New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-30
DOWNTOWN MAIL BACK
TO ITS OLD SCHEDULE
Some Little Delay Here and
There Due to Inexperience
of New Chauffeurs.
STRIN ING DRIVERS AWEO
"Persuading Committee Activ-
tiles Along Postal Transfer
Route Check Violence-Sym-
pathetic Strike Threat.

The movement Of United States mall
about the lower city resumed It's Norman
schedule yesterday, with the exception OF
a DELAY here and there, due to the mex
rerience of the new chauffeurs. on each
mail truck there still sat policeman
beside the driver, but though the trucks
continued TO follow the route on EiShth
avoruA from the Pennsylvania station
mast the headquarters of the striking
cbauffeurs. at Eighth avenue and 2Sth
street. no violence marred the days prog
ress.
The turning over OF the four prisoners
arrested for disorderly conduct the oay
before to the federal authorities seemed
70 have awed the strikers. The ubiqulV
of the members of the Bob Emmett Asso-
citation, an athletic organization OF the
West side. is acting as another detetfeh"
touring car full of members OF this
,ossociation was sent from the garage oil
tho Postal Transfer Service Company at
No 5As West 25th street, yesterday alons
the routes used by the mail trucks 10 aV'
as a "persuading committee Soil'e
bruised noses and swollen lips among the
strikers gathered at Harley Hail. their
HEADQUARTERS. testified 10 the acuVines Oh
these athletes" Tuesday night and early
yesterday morning.
one marty of strikers in particular
found an unexpected obstacle In its pain
when engaged on a scouting expedtioh III
,be neiehborhood of the company's garage
rr,asdav night Frank Ritteriser. OF NO
o4o East S6th street John Hoyt, Joseph
cluck and Herman Schmidt made up TINS
marty on picket duty bent On hnu'ns
their progress along West 25th street CD
structed by the police reserves they pro-
ceeded along West 26th street instead 10
uithin short distance OF the rear OF the
caraea in the hope. they said, Of meeting
come of the new chauffeurs there ana
reasoning with them.
They met instead, they said' oo%e"
members of the "Humpty' Jackson gang
pitteriser bears his memento on his nose
srd Hovt on his mouth. They insisted
that their intentions had been entirely
peaceable. o.,
George Canning. of No. 232 East 7Sth
street. and Patrick Brannigan, OF NO Wv
Fast 95th street, who were arrested d.
ricbth avenue and 2Sth street on TUESDAY
afternoon. charged with violently inter
ferinc with the progress OF mail truck
down the avenue, were arralgned yesleI-
dav in jefferson Market court before Mag
istrate Breen. who turned them over 10
the federal representatives. Later Com
missioner Shields held them in $3.50 baii
each for examination on Wednesday.
Canning it was alleged, threw stone
al the driver and patrolman sitting on
the front seat, and Brannigan was charged
with breaking a lock on the rear CT the
truck in trying TO liberate Canning "hoih
Patrolman McFall had forced into the
cage with the bags Of mail
Patrick Johnson, of No. 1920 Avenue A
yice-president Of the striking local. ana
William Eusillis, Of No. 3S5 East 1SAth
street. arrested earlier on Tuesday FOR a
similar offence. were also up before Com
missioner Shields. Eusillis, II was charged,
threw bottle at Roy Calderon, driver OF
a mail truck. johnson, II was alleged, be-
ing a party to the act.
Their counsel argued that as the truck
contained no mail at the time the gov
ernment's charge Of conspirlng to obstruct
the mails should be dropped and one oi
disorderly conduct submitted Commis-
sioner Shields reserved decision, holding
The two men in $500 bail each.
]. ]. Cassidy. vice-president of the Pos
tai Transfer Service Company, announced
that no more applications for Jobs as
chauffeurs would be received; that he had
filled all the strikers places. TIE strik'
ers threaten sympathetic strike by the
chauffeurs Of express and baggage carry
ing companies. This, they say, will be de-
cided upon to-day.