New-York tribune., 1910-11-02


The wagons. four or FIVE in a line
sometimes, kept moving in and out of
Madison avenue at frequent intervals all
DAY patrolman was detailed TO the
seat beside the driver on each wagon
and mounted officer accompanied the
wagon until it was well out of the terri
tory considered within the danger zone.
The policeman on the seat remained with
the driver until he had made his de-
liveries and returned I'm most instances
with a load for shipment to outgoing
points.
Some thirty or forty of the men from
the mounted squad kept their horses
blan' eted and corralled in the yaro Oh
the Adams Express Company, in Madl-
son avenue, during the day, in order TO
be on call in case riot was reported
in that part Of the city. Except TO Ill
.n occasionally as escort to an outgoing
wagon. these emergency men had moth
ing to do.
Wagon Delivery Increases.
Police Inspector Walsh, with about
four hundred patrolmen and the ASSIST
ance Of the mounted men. kept the DIS
trict about the Madison avenue once
and the companies stables, in 43d street.
between Lexington and Third avenues,
well guarded. A police signal station
was established in front of the Adams
company's building. at 4Sth street and
Madison avenue, and the inspector and
his Heutenants were kept Informed or
the situation throughout the city.
When either Of the companies desired
10 move wagons at other points in the
.itv the inspector and his men were
notified from the general offices in the
Madison avenue buildings. They in turn
communicated with Police Headquar-
ters. and the nearest police station TO
the roint of departure of the wagons
was drawn on for guard. 1t was said
by the Adams company officials that
they had moved a hundred wagons
loaded with local deliveries during the
dav. and the American officials said that
twice that number had been sent out
from their Madison avenue depot.
Inspector Walsh said he believed the
figures of the express companies officials
were correct and that nearly double the
number of wagons were sent out yester-
day than on the day before.
Conditions were much better to-day"
Inspector Walsh said last night That
Is true because we had much less trou-
bic with the strikers and the companies
did much more business"
Private Citizens Assaulted.
The district where most of the trouble
IS 10 be feared according to the police,
lies between 42d and 56th streets and
Madison and Second avenues. That ter
Titorv includes the Madison avenue de-
pots and the barns of most of the COM
panies. where Inspector Walsh is in
charge Several arrests were made in
this neighborhood yesterday for assault
on private citizens by the strikers, who
evidently mistook their victims for
strike breakers.
lanes Brown, of No. 325 East 30th
street. a striking helper of the American
Express Company, was arrested for as
saulting Leo Cohen at 42d street and
Depew Place. when Cohen was on his
way to work from his home, in the
Bronx.
John RYAN. driver Of the American
Express Company, on strike, was arrest
ed about the same time for assaulting a
citizen at 51st street and Third avenue.
Frederick Silvia, a striking wagon
helper of the American Company. was
arrested at seth street and Second ave
nue. for striking James Meyers, ma
chinist over the head with club. There
were other instances. of the same kind.
The prisoners were taken to the West
Side Court.
Harry Mooney. a strike breaker from
Pbiladelphia caused the arrest Of Denis
Burns, q supposed striker, who picked
I'D MONEYS whip when he dropped it
from his wagon at 4Sth street and Fifth
/ avenue. Mooney said in court that Burns
. had been following his wagon for an
u hour. Burns was fined by Magistrate
Breen in the Yorkville court. The same
magistrate imposed SO fines on Angelo
De Carmino. a chauffeur OF the Ameri-
can company. and John ]. German, a
striking helper of the same company, for
participating in a small riot at Park
avenue and fifth street. The police said
the two men were in a crowd of about
five hundred men and boys who chased
an American Express wagon and hurled
sSones and missiles at it.
Say STRIKER rieo TO CUT 7arheSS.
Magistrate Herman, in the West Side
court. held William j. Ebert. striking
driver Of the United States Express
Company, in 500 bail for examination
on Thursday for attempting TO cut the
harness of horse on one of the Ameri-
can companys wagons at 47th street as
il was moving i'm slow procession with
seven other wagons up Broadway.
Before adjourning court for the day
Magistrates Herman and Breen an
nounced that. beginning to-day, con-
xicted strikers would not be fined, but
would he sent to the WOrkhouse.
Police guarded the elevated stations on
Third avenue near the express COM
panies' barns yesterday afternoon in or
der TO protect the strike breakers who
Were taking trains downtown. A de-
tail Of police accompanied the men to
and from the barns, but no trouble was
reported at these points.
Officials of the United States Express
Company said last night that they had
succeeded in making all deliveries be-
Low 23d street. Between 23d and 59th