New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-12
STONES ROUT DINERS
Small Panic in Hotel knicker6ocker
UhiLe Men Fight Outside.

Windows in the Hotel Knickerbocker were
h-oi-en and diners thrown into Smai Pai''0
early last night. when an attack was mace oii
i. ,,,-,her of strike breaking taxicab drivers oy
strikers and their syInpathizers- Fol nan 90
hour a battle between the rioters and the ponce
,r.1a5 and II was only after hard work by the
ia+fe- under the command Of Acting Captain
Mccullough. Of the Traffic Squad. and Sergeant
-Thurstou. OF the Tenderlon station, that the
streets were cleared.
one Of the features Of the ARRAY was NoroN
war zen James r. Regain. manager Of the
hotel. and Thomas Gibney, chief inspector OF the
taxicah company. one OF the strike breakers
was arrested for refusing TO move away from
the front Of the hotel He gave his name as
Albert Lind. and said he lived at No 701 Tenth
avenue. Brooklyn
The trouble started shortly after o'clock,
when the restaurant and cafe of the hotel were
full Of diners Four Of the taxicabs stood on
the 4od street side. and crowd Of strike sympa-
fhizers stood the opposite side. abusing the
drivers A stone was thrown At the strike
breakers and went through restaurant win
dow In a minute another stone crashed through
the cafe window on the Broadway side. The re-
serves Of the TendeTloin station arrived soon
after. and with drawn nghtsticks fought the
crowd. which gave way reluctantly
Mr.. Regain. seeing that there would he trouble
IS long as the taxicab remained near the hotel.
ordered them away and they obeyed. Gibney.
on arriving. disputed the right Of the hotel man
ager 10 order his men about. asserting that he
had contract with the hotel. He ordered Lind.
who had gone up the street short distance, 70
return to his station. Then Lind. complaint
of Mr.. Regain. arrested
In the station house Mr.. Regain admitted that
he made an agreement with the taxicab COM
psny. but said that on Saturday he ordered the
n the strike breaking aWaV
from the hotel. Gibney said that both his COM
pany and the chauffeur would have a good case
against Mr.. Regain In the courts.
When Lind arraigned before Magistrate
Hermann in the night court. he was discharged.
the magistrate informing Mr.. Regain that he
would have to get an injunction TO prevent the
cabs from taking their stand there. Gibney an
nounced that he would keep his cabs there the
rest Of the night.
Joseph P. Murphy. the much arrested "busl-
agent Of the strikers. whose night car. the
Red Demon. was seized Saturday by Inspector
Walsh. in the West Side court again yes
terday. charged with assault Two other mem
bers OF the union were with him on the same
charge Counsel for the company told the court
that Murphy and hts friends went around in the
red automobile and assailed the strikebreakers
with bottles and stones. Counsel for the union
men told the magistrate that Inspector Walsh
was holding Murphy's car. and that his client
had $50 call for his machine to-day. The in
spector said he would not give up the car.
You nave no more right to hold that machine
than you have 10 hold mine" said the magis-
trate.
Ii comes under the same class as a pirate at
sea said the inspector. and on that ground
! hold it
The magistrate said he was sorry that he had
no jurisdiction in that phase of the case and
told Murphy to get a writ Of replevin. The three
men were hailed out by ex-senator Plunkitt
who put up $500 piece for them. He also baiIed
out James Murphy. a striker. charged with as
ssUIting 2 chauffeur A prior charge Of assault
ing another chauffeur with an umbrella was dis
missed
In the Yorkville court Frank Quarrel was
placed under 800 bonds for Special Sessions.
charged with assaulting special officer. The
complainant said Quarrel who is not a striker.
hit him without provocation. The special officer
charging George Braun, a chauffeur. with dis
orderly conduct failed 10 appear against him
and Magistrate Breen discharged him. Charles
Foster was held for examination for driving his
cab in the way Of taxicab. and Axel Peterson
a motorTan who held his car while Foster and
the chauffeur were arguing and refused to move
on. was fined So
Harry Allen. president Of the taxicab com
panv. said that 204 machines were being op-
Grated, and that only eight OF the old men were
running them He said he would not WELD to
the strikers. and the strikers said they would
not Weld as the 2-cent tax on the members of
the transfers union would keep them going
some time longer. There were several arrests
for speeding and reckless driving by the green
chauffeUrs.