New-York tribune., 1920-09-07

Greenpoint; julius Harrowitz, 760 Yer
mont Street; William Coultas. 5S3 SEN
eca Street; James Silver, Snedeker
Street; Reuben Taer, 623 East Twelfth
Street. Manhattan; Louis Drubin, 1851
st. Marks Avenue, and Arthur Walton,
166 Chauncey Street.
Coultas. who was badly bruised about
the head, was treated by DR.. Cabot be-
fore being taken to the police station.
The four last named and Coronia were
in army uniforms.
The prisoners were all charged with
IN 'lr;ng railroad property under
Statute 1891 Of the Penal Code. The
act provides q maximum penalty of
twenty years in the event lives are en-
say the lives Of passengers on the car
and bystanders were seriously menaced
by the violence.
The battle at the arch ragged for
more than twenty minutes. and was
witnessed by large crowds, which
sought whatever shelter afforded. 1t
was the most serious outbreak since
the strike began, a week ago.
Strikers Stone q Car
The fact that the rioters were deter
mined when they began to shoot is at
tested by two bullet holes in Inspector
Lahey's automobile. These, it is be-
lieved, were fired at the trio Of detcc-
lives "'no came 10 the rescue OF the at
tackled car.
A few minutes after the violence at
fhe a"rh mai n'r1 suppressed Flat
bush Seventh Avenue car was stoned q
few blocks away, and Patrolman Ed
ward Staunton, it's guard, was assault
ed. William Jones, of 13 Atlantic Ave-
nue.. was struck in the head by brick
in this attack. He was treated at the
Swedish Hospital. Mr.. w. H. Rulius,
wife of a city detective, was struck on
the head by negro during the attack.
Matthew Maldo, of 334 Palmetto
Street; Frank Canspbeil, Of l2O Bergen
Sr'ect: John ~ " of 3E5 S@ntn
Fourth Street, and Thomas Donneliy,
of III Sterling Place, we're arrested in
the vicinit" ny Police Sergeant Kearns
srd Detective Barney Dowd. The po-
Ire say they have been identified as
Participants in the first violence.
With only one or Two exceptions all
the men in CUSTODY arc said to be strik-
ing emplo, ees. One of them, Arthur
Walton, gave his occupation as an cleo
trical inspector. The others are mo-
tcrmen. guards and conductors.
Detectives who arrived first at the
ac"nc Of tho major disturbance said
they recc2nized in its leader man
with a police record.
Police Vigilance Redoubled
Aid" from thc two nearly stimuli
tQreous outbreaks near the Plaza, there
were sporadic instances of violence
yesterday. john Lawd, a striking mo-
tcHm;:lt, of 29G Stanhopc Street, was
arrested at Seneca and Cypress ave
nucs. in Ridgewood, charged with ston-
in., De Kalh Avenue car.
John Meaghcr, q striking checker at
one Of the company's car barns, was
arrested uy Patro!man Frank Weiss
after Re Is alleged to have stoned a
car at Sn"iey Street and Coney Island
Avenue. N.eagher lives at 212 Green
wood Street
Charles Sloan, strike breaker.
whose home is at 624 Buckingham
Place. Chicago. was sent to Kings
County Hospital. mentally deranged,
thc police say Sloan's condition first
manifested itself when he wanted to
lake walk in the ncighborhood Of
the Fifty eighth Street and Third Ave
nue. car barn. When the guards
sought to restrain him he became vio-
lent, it is said,
A.; result Of yesterdays rioting
the police redoublcd their Wig lance
last night and did not permit any
lettering along the lines over which
surface cars were being operated. No
effort Will De spared. they said, in
bringing to justice the men response
bic for the trouble and additional pre-
cautions will be taken in the future
TO rrcvert recurrence of the out
breaks