The sun., 1919-08-08


of the cars were insulted and were
threatened with bodily harm II they
again appeared upon the streets on cars.
"In one Instance a truck load OF strike
sympathizers barred the passage of a
| string OF cars and the policemen re-
fused to require the truck TO move OF
the track and all the cars on the line
were backed up against the obstruction,
with the result that a large crowd gath
cred and conditions such as have Just
recited ensued. In addition thereto,
while the cars were at standstill owing
to the obstruction. various parts OF the
cars were tempered with, interfering
with their successful and safe operation.
| TN other words. while II IL true that
policemen have been furnished and have
been placed upon the cars. 1t Is not true
that they have acted In way to pre-
vent intimidation of the crews and the
placing OF distractions to the progress
of the cars or actual physical damage
to the operatives.
I'm each depot visited found many
crews which were competent to take
1 cars out and said they were willing to
take them out as soon as they were
convinced similar experiences to those
previously experienced would not be re-
peated. They feel that while the police
men would be bodily present they would
dalton or tampering with the cars or
injury TO the operatives. They believe
that the policemen either had no in
struetions to prevent intimidation, or IL
4 they had such instructions refrained
from acting on them.
| The condition Of the road at this time
IL that we can operate a very great num-
Der of cars and render q very large part
Of our service II order were maintained and
Lar A..
Intimidation ana the cars themselves
were free from physical interference.
We cannot do this while the men are sub
Dject, as at present, to intimidation and
while the property Is subject, as at pres
ent, to being tempered with.
II am inclosing herewith a partial
list. which has been hastily noted. of the
occurrences to-day. a glance at which
will indicate the general character of the
conduct of the strikers and their SYM
pathizers and will indicate why 1t is that
we cannot get the loyal men to continue
at work while such happenings are con-
stantly occurring.
~ feel assured that upon your being
advised Of the facts you will issue such
instructions to the police as will indicate
your own vigorous. firm and unqualified
determination that law and order must
prevail, and that men who desire to labor
may do SO in peace, and that the COM
munity must have the benefit of the ser
vice that we are ready to render II con-
ditions permit.
Up. S.-while debating the above I
am just advised that at about s P. NJ.
seven cars were started from Fresh
Pond depot with fourteen policemen.
two to each car. accompanied by four
mounted policemen. Two Of the cars
got as far as Silver street and Fresh
| af n
as Fresh Pond and Myrtle avenue. when
the cars were attacked by q mob of
1000 people, strikers and sympathizers.
A motorman acting as a conductor In
trying to replace the pole on the wire
which had been pulled OF. was struck
with a blackjack; an inspector acting in
the capacity OF conductor had his eye
blackened. No assistane was given them
, by the police on the cars and at the last
report when the cars were moved bach
to the depot the full number of police.
men were still trying to disperse the moi
at this point"
) Sample Acts of Violence.
The list Mr.. Garrison enclosed to tn.
Mayor follows:
/ Conductor Rockefeller assaulted by mar
: who was carrying concealed weapon.
seriously fnjured-fractured nose and
. possible fracture of skull. Police pres.
ent
Conductor Middaugh assaulted by mob
: Injured on right side and face. Police
present
5 Conductor Kuhn; gang boarded car
tore conductors coat. pulled pole of
threatened. &C. Police present.
Conductor on Reid avenue struck bJ
: stone; glass broken. Police present
Conductor Moran hit on side by bricl
. and three panes of glass broken.
|. Motorman Albertine and Conductoi
. Amado abused and threatened with
? blackjack.
!; Motorman stapleton and Conductor
. Smolinsky had stones thrown at them
= Glass in car broken, woman's ha
: knocked of.
/. Motornan Cyr struck by stone.
Conductor Kandman assaulted b,
strikers struck on head with stick ant
. pulled of car.
Motorman Defeo threatened by men
) one OF whom drew knife. Police present
> Motorman Guider threatened b!
!. strikers, one Of whom drew knife. Pc
= lice present
/, Men boarded Gates avenue car ant
Z attempted to interfere with air valves.
= Inspector Fitzgerald assaulted b!
= striker.
Conductor Guschen struck with black
) jack by striker. Face badly injured.
Motorman Louis Werner hit on wris
r. by baseball bat Injury required medica
attention.
l. Inspector Teiten assaulted by strike
, while protecting conductorette.
Ferdinand verantee, passenger, hit Il
a eye by mob on street throwing things a
: car; bottle smashed against car. Polio
present
Conductor Jones attacked by mo-
= while on way TO depot; injured on RICH
= leg, shin and side.
Conductor Wilson leaving depot TO &c
rest attacked by mob. Kicked in shoul
. der and ribs and knocked down.
o Conductor Goldstein assaulted by ma
b while two other men held door of ca
: open. Conductor called upon office
$3.50 to make arrest. but officer replied
= ''Oh. let him 60"
conductor Mitchell's car held up b
gang. who broke windows and three
y stones. Conductor injured. Conducto
10 pointed out man who threw rock
y officer 2s45. who did nothing.
N Motorman Pierce, hit with rock o
% right side. Crowd around car. Rock
were also thrown from elevated station
"a Police officer present
70 Conductor O'Connor. car stopped b
4 crowd. pole pulled of. crew ordered b
he strikers to take car back to barn pal
N sengera chased OF car. Police Officer
% present on car. Two officers on stree