New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-01
WOMAN HIT BY BULLET
Striking Street Cleaners Attack
Negro Driver.
BRICK FEELS A POLICEMAN
Knocked Unconscious Off His
Horse in Riot Following
Brief Pistol Play.

Frightened by an attack made on him by
striking street cleaners and sympathizers. a
strike breaker drew a revolver Yesterday
afternoon and fired it wildly. woundjng a
woman and causing general excitement
around Eleventh avenue and 55th street. a
mounted policeman was also injured during
the small riot
William Barnett. negro, Of No eo2 West
s1st street left Stable X of the street
Cleaning Department and as there had
been no trouble in this section since the
strike started, police had not been watching
the place. Barnett had hardly left the
stable, however. when crowd darted from
a vacant lot and pursued him. Shouting
XIII the scab,' they chased him through
Eleventh avenue. AT Eleventh avenue and
55th street Barnett took his stand. He drew
a revolver and fired in the air The crowd,
pellmell, fell upon him
Mrs. Frances Young. tWenty-six years
old, of No 80 West 5ith street, paying a
visit 10 her mother heard the shouting Of
the crowd. Curious, she went TO the front
window. A bullet struck her under the
right eye. Her screams brought the police
Dr Miller, Of Flower Hospital, attended
her. She remained at home
Nearly a thousand persons were attracted
to the place by the fusillade of shots. John
j. Kennedy, a mounted policeman assigned
to Stable 3. darted after the flying negro,
who, after Shooting up the avenue, ran
up the street. Kennedy at Eleventh avenue
a
his man. The crowd, pursuing. made way
for the patrolman. Barnett, believing he
would be attacked by the mob, still flour
tshed his revolver. The patrolman, swing
ing his horse around shouted TO the crowd
30 give way He got his man. In front Of
No. 79l Eleventh avenue bricks and stones
were thrown from the roof Kennedy was
thrown from his horse, and lay uncon-
scious in the street. Rderless, the horse
ran away. 1t was caught by Sergeant
William Irving OF the traffic squad, who
teephoned for the reserves Of the 18th
street station.
Upon the arrival of the reserves they
cleared the avenue and the streets for
blocks around. A passing taXicab took
Kennedy to the Roosevelt Hospital Or.
Porter said the patrolman was suffering
from Commissions and a possible fracture
of the skull. Barnett, I'm the West 47th
street station was charged with felonous
assault and with carrying concealed weap-
Ons. While in the station Barnett was
charged by Christopher Brooks, of No. $50
West SD street, with having placed "A re-
volver against his heart. Following this
Lieutenant Sherwood, OF the West 47th
street station. arrested man who said he
was George Dietsch, OF Chicago, "A strike
breaker. living I'm the stable. IN the mans
possession was large revolver. He was
held on charge of carrying concealed
weapons.
The incidents of yesterday were simply
an aftermath Of the street cleaners strike.
Brooklyn is clean The upper East Side
Of New York is not The Bronx is in only
fair condition. ON the West Side, from
106th street to 140th street. garbage piles
remain. In the downtown districts Commits
sioner Edwards has removed most Of the
garbage. In the business district he has
done well. lie said last evening that, with
improved working capacity, he would be
able in few days to have normal condi-
tons restored The fact remains, however,
that little has been done on the upper East
Side where cans filed with ashes and
garbage of all kinds still "adorn" the side
walks
None of the drivers of the department
nor even the dump inspectors or stable fore
men, were allowed TO beg off yesterday, and
all had TO report for work A dump in
spector at Stanton street and the East
River, who got day off to get married
on Wednesday, had to report for work and
will have 10 spend most OF his honeymoon
at the dump.