The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-09-01
B. R. 7. INSPECTOR
ATTACKED BY MOB;
TRAINS STONED
Brotherhood Member
Iniured-Strike Crowd
OVerturnS Auto.

Among reports of strike disorders
by the police this afternoon were sCy-
eral VIII ch showed that the wire not
ting protection OF surface cars was
ample TO save passengers and crew
from injury by ordinary stone throw
, ing attacks
! In one instance Policeman Harry
Schwartz, guarding a Park slope car,
reported that shower Of stones came
against the netting on the car from
shrlbbery behind the Prospect PARK
wall AT Tenth Avenue. The glass in
the car was not broken and thoro
was not tho slightest injury TO the
/ three women and two men passsa-
gers The stone throwers ran awaV
/ T.. Il. Snyder a switch operator in
the Thjrd Avenue power house,
/ Il}rool<lyn, appeared in Flatbush
Court to-day against Joseph Try
moslty Gf No, l42 23d street Brook
ilyn, a fireman In the establishment
who II now on strike. Snyder
charged that Trymoslty tried to get
him to "gO out" and when he re-
fused struck him.
Magistrate Reynolds asked Try
nosky why he was on strike.
81 don't know" the prisoner re-
piled lie was held for examination
| Friday
| Joseph Wagner. a striking conduc-
tor, was fined $40 In New Jersey Ave-
nue. Court ror laying hands upon
Speoial Guard Crawford at the en-
trance Of the East New York Yards.
Inspector briggs of the Flatbush
depot was ordered out Of taXicab
by n union chauffeur at the instance
OF pickets in front Of the depot to-
day.
Briggs was standing in a threaten
ing group when an automobile owner.
who apparently did not sympathize
with the strikers, offered him lift
The pickets warned the automobilist,
but he ignored them and tried to drive
of. Tho pickets then pulled the ma
chine over on its side, dumping out
Briggs and the owner, whom they
punched n few times and then ran bs
the good Samaritan emerged from the
clash with blaCkened eyes and lacera-
tions.
John w. Fairbanks OF No. 462 Pros
pect Avenue, "A motorman, and Fred
Friedman of No. 213i cath street were
reported in a serious condition to-day
in Kings County Hospital, where they
were taken last night with fractures
Of the skull as a result Of the stoning
Of two Sea Beach trains, Showers OF
missiles struck the trains as they
passed through the cut on 62d Street.
between nth and 18th Avenues Freld-
man was on the train following Fair
banks's train. Fairbanks is a mem
Der Of the brotherhood Of Locomotive
Engineers,
While the trains we're being bonn
barded there was u near riot at the
East New York barns, at Alabama
and jamaica Avenues, near which
groups OF men had congrcgatcd on
hearing that 500 strike breakers were
auartered in the B. r Il. clubhouse
next the barns,
Edward Crawford, one OF the new
men, was taking a stroll down Geor-
gin Avenue, when crowd attacked
him. He was badly beaten before
he could be rescued. New men were
rushing TO clash with the attaclSer,
when policemen drove them back
During the proceedings two shots
were fired. but whether by strikers
or strike breakers the police coulC
not say. After the strikers had beer
dispersed, a striking conductor Wa,
arrested.
d 1t was said that when the new meI
4 were sent to the East New Norl
' barns to begin training last night /
!, was learned that many of the carr
. had been damaged.
Shortly after this damage was dis
z covered, strike breakers getting
r. breath OF fresh air outside lie Der
X gen street barns were attacked ant
u stoned by men who fled in automo
, hles when the police charged them
, No arrests were maze.
z While "A two-cur Myrtle Avenu
q elevated train was passing Onder
u dOnck Avenue, in the Glendale sec
ton, at l3O A. NJ, three men in tn
street bombarded II with stones, on
u broke window and barely misse
j. Motormun Hook, but no one was hur
- The men got away,