New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-14
STONE VICTORIA HOTEL
5-o,,;cob Drfrer FciLs to Stop Strk-
er's Missile.

-. restaurant of the Hotel Victoria
- sIled last night a stone crashed through d
an on the 9th street side, landing among
-, 4,,e-s II said that a striker threw
-, .,o,e at the taxicabs standing in front OF
=, ho,e1 When the patrolman who had been
tened 10 watch out for strikers ran up 10
- hotel from Fifth avenue the stone thrower
had disappeared.
fb+ that he did not mind the red taxicaos
-.e-7,rg IN front Of the hotel in the daytime
- be wished they would not stay there at
II. The chauffeurs took the hint, and soon
ta-e vas not 2 red taxicab in sight
-, -,grs-es d" as the strike breakers call the
ling cars which the strikers are using,
= ,r,sz, Yesterday. Just before o'clock yes
.o5ay morning long. low, rakish craft with
-a,, ~ three aboard, drew up alongside
Itch AZ Goth street and Broadway Walter
.,.-r g plain clothes man. OF the west ooth
-, station was in command of the taxicao
z-s,rers / Carlin. who went back to work for
10 oon7nauv few days ago, was at the wheel
,-,,, +bree men boarded. Carlin was being
.,.e, over the head when Berry fired a shot
:. vent wild and the touring car fed The
sa..c+,ve fred again. but failed 10 hit, the
..,3rate'' was scudding along at about sixty
miles 81 hour ,--,.,-
II. Il.
locker had the bureau Of licenses revoke the
.r-7,it for the red taxicab stand in front Of his
t.al YESTERDAY. Sunday night some person
-, . brick through the window OF the cafe
- .-o+bAr one through a window OF the main
dining room.
,rbe notice have decided that the chunk Of
..,,-a,a which went through a window Of the
rzo,sl Majestic was thrown from an Eighth
avenue car
Some Of the men who returned TO work for
The taxicab company yesterday received fun
,o,- far the time they were of. President
,1Ian told them that II those who are now out
harmed them ne would pay all expenses Mr..
.uen said that 154 strikers had returned 10
.he,r iobs I'D 10 yesterday noon Twenty OF
,basa he had refused TO take back, as they had
been the ringleaders in the strike.
c.,,eraI chau1eurs who were standing in
front Of the Jefferson Market court last night
I'll, offence when Clement Tlenitz. clerk, OF
N II West Sth street. called them scahs-
The court officers rushed out prepared TO queli
. 5o+ and Tlenitz was arrested. He was dis
,,,arTed hut on leaving the courtroom he again
.,,,,,tAd "Scab.' was taken back and fined 81
Tor intoxication-
! representative OF the taxicab company
Eold earlz- this morning a strange story Of an
alleged attack on Joseph F. Higgins, the gen.
eraI superintendent OF the company As Hig-
gins was leaving the Hotel Empire at about
l2.30 O'Clock. according 10 the story, he was
attacked by three strikers According TO the
taxicab man. he more than held his own, for
he broke the jaw Of one Of his assailants and
smashed another's nose. One Of the supposed
strikers was knocked unconscious in the fight,
lut soon revived and was taken TO the West
GSth street police station by a policeman, ac-
oording 10 the story. Mr.. Higgins it was said.
refused to make a complaint
At the West 6Sth street station the police
said they knew nothing Of the alleged assault.
nor could any verifcation be obtained e. the
Hotel Empire.