New-York tribune., 1911-03-14
VIOLENCE MARKS STRIKE
Express Drivers RepulSed by the
Police at All Points.
COMBINE ON ADAMS co.
Others Will Not Be Affected, 1t Is
Said-Rumor Chauffeurs Would
Go Out False Alarm.


Go Out False Alarm.
The attcmp, 10 break tho strike OF it'
drivers and helpers ny the Adams EXrres'
COMPANY yesterday morning was ATTENDED
AZ first I'm the neighborhood Of the stables
at 18th street and Second avenue by attack
on the drivers. none Of which resulted seri-
ousIy. the drivers escaping generally by
whipping up their horses. one man was
was cut in the leg and his assailant was
arrested. The representatives of tho com
many said that the first day Of resumption
Of work was encouraging. While there Was
some violence in Manhattan. they said there
was none in Jersey City or Brooklyn t'
speak OF.
Al the stables I'm 5Sth street. 18th street
and Madison avenue and other places II
Manhattan only patrolmen were on snaIo
but the depots in jersey City We're guarded
by mounted policemen as well. There was
a large detail of police on strike duty al
tho latter depots and a mounted policeman
escorted each wagon sent out. 1t was said
ty the agents of the company that theN
succeeded before night in moving pracu-
Cally all the perishable freight.
meeting Of the strikers union was held
in the morning at Curry's Hall, NO. ~
East 18th street. at which IL was rumored
a call might he sent out for a strike OF the
employees of the other companies. All tha'
was done. however. was to appoint strike
pickets
Howard BiGgs. secretary OF the union
re1eated his statement OF Sunday that the
strike was not to extend TO the other com
panies drivers and helpers The night ne
said would be concentrated against the
Adams company. Another meeting was
held in the afternoon, but did not change
the situation as far as the strike was con-
cerned
The wagons sent out by the company
were not guarded bv policemen, but each
wagon had two extra men. who sat oe-
hind taTpauin cover. Most Of the wag-
ons were unmolested. except at the 'oth
street stables. Five of the wagons which
left these stables in the forenoon were sur
rounded ny a crowd of persons, VINO shout
90 threats and threw stones at them Four
of the wagons got away, but the NTH was
caught in a Jam at 18th street and Madl-
son avenue and delayed
large mob Of strikers or strike sympa
II izers gathered, and, sezing pieces Of coal
from a wagon in the street, began 10 throw
them at the driver. Charles Wardman Of
No 23S Bowery. \ man hit him with .
milk bottle. cutting his leg. The assailani
was followed and arrested. lie said nc
vas George Yeaser. a driver, OF NO. Ssl
East l54th street. Wardman's injury was
attended - by an ambulance surgeon from
Flower Hospital.
Jerome Paid Prisoners Fine.
.- - o@,n-,..,d arraigped on a
charge Of disorderly conduct in the York
Vile court. where William Travers Jerome
srpearins for the Adams company. whe
saw tho assault. appeared in the double
role OF witness and prosecutor. Yeager said
b. never was employed by the Adams com
parv. and Mr Jerome made little speech
in which he said he believed the strikers
themselves We're not responsible for At
tscks on strike breakers. Ye9g7r was fined
S1c He said he he'd no money, and was
about - be sent 10 prison when NJ. te-
rome pulled out 4 roll of bills and gave
YeGcer s." bill, with which he paid the
fue
There was VOW between TWO strike
breakers in the yards OF the company al
Hth street and Madison avenue, and
Charles =. Friedlander, one Of them, Was
charged by the other Ralph Gillespie. with
holding him up by presenting a revolver
a. him and demanding s. He COMPROMISED
On -. he said. and had Friedlander ar
rested Friedlander. who appeared to be the
worse for liquor was held in $500 bail In
the Yorkville court for examination on the
charge Of highway robbery. \ revolver
was found on him, but it was empty.
Most Of the wagons which were sent out
later in the day were not moested. At the
different depots only few policemen were
IN charge. At the big depot 4sth street
and Madison avenue. Sergeant Murphy, OF
the East 51st street station. was IN charge
with half a dozen patrolmen.
\ meeting OF the Greater New York eX-
ecutive council OF the teamsters will b,
held in Chelsea Hall tonight. 1t was said
that II the strike was TO be extended thc
council would have a voice in the mater
as IL would have the power TO extend the
strike. II may take up the question al
the meeting.
Company Satisfied With Results.
On behalf of the Adams Express Com
many a representative of the company saic
last evening:
we were able, ] may say. 10 do all our
normal business above 4sth street, but di
not try 10 do our normal business belo"
<sth street we will. however, have more
men Tomorrow and expect 10 have MAJ
ters In good shape by tomorrow night. We
did nearly our normal business In jersey
CITY and Brooklyn without trouble, ana IN
Manhattan there were less strike disturb
ances than we looked for
we are employing men from depots OF
,he company in other cities, 10 large
extent. and a number of the men who re-
noained loyal have been shifted TO points
,vbere thev were not working before. The
strike may collapse at any time, and FOR
that reason we are continuing our adVer-
fisements from day to day.
we succeeded to-day in moving pracl-
calIv all our perishable freight and thf
freight will be shifted at night IN the de-
nots. but there will be no night deliveries
We are pleased with the results of to-day
on the whole
Daniel ]. O'Connor, the president OF Loca
az of ihe teamsteTs representing the dflN
ers and helDers Of the Adams Express Com
panv IN Jersey city. was one OF Inc -
drivers and helpers m Jersey City who di1
,ot strike. ON account of his prominent
,lace which might make him mark foi
,ioI4nce. ne was excused from working Ioi
,b. preecnt and sent home. Though Tho
mon were willing 10 20 alone on the Wag
,,s ,bo conpany insisted on providing a