The evening world. Newspaper, January 23, 1895, Page 1

STRIKE EXTRA NO. 6 PRICE ONE CEN ———— SHOT ON A HOUSETOP Private of the 13th Regi- ment Scriously Wounds a Roofer. BULLETS FLY RIGHT AND LEFT. \ Orders to Close Windows En- forced by a Reckless Fusillade from Soldiers’ Guns. TROOP A’S SABRE CHARGE ON A CROWD. Imprisoned Strikers Released Before the Courts Could Act -Linemen Said to Be Out. {fhomas Connelly, a roofer, twenty-two & “es old, of 481 Marion street, was shot tm \alde by @ soldier of the Thirteenth Regh.rnt, while on the roof of 444 Hicks @tweet this afternoon. ‘The first car on the Hicks street line fame through that street under a mill- tary guard, the militia and police left the depot on Butler street, near Nostrand avenue, at 2.45 o'clock, Instead of from the regu- lar depot in Bergen street. The trip was without incident until Hicks street Was reached, The Myrt'e avenue Une began business to-day, but the streets near the depot are Connelly left his work and walked to! practically under martial law. Soldiers the edge of the roof, where he stood | patrol the sidewalks, and orders to clos watching the procession. windows are enforced with musket at When the soldiers got opposite the | shoulder, house one of the privates stopped, took deliberate aim at Connelly and fired. {ieanea out of ke window. A man in a house on Irving avenue A private The roofer was seen to stagger and of Company G ordered him to close it, fall, and when witnesses of the affair reached the roof they found that the bullet from the soldier's musket had pierced his side. He laughed, and two shots were fired instantly. He ciosed the window. A woman thrust her head out of a second-story window on Myrtle avenue, Connelly was taken to the Long Island j,ear Knickerbocker avenue, as a car was College Hospital, and it is said he may dle. According to accounts from trustwor- thy eyewitnesses, the conduct of the two companies of the Thirteenth Regiment, which accompanied the car was most ex- | traordinary. As soon us the car turned from At- lantic avenue into Hicks street the sol- diers began blazing away with their muskets. Wherever an open window was seen a shot was fired at it, no matter whether any person was looking out or not. Citizens were driven before them like sheep, On the return trip through Hicks street the s ved. of the militia me reckless conduct was ob The soldiers were Lieut.-Col, Watts. Conflicting reports Headquarters was an innocent sp’ be wus throwing stones. More than fifty shots were fired in all The same threw no stones. A citizen telephoned quarters that of the Jabbed a bayonet through door. 4 escorted py si a ' | ey ler command of reached ether Ltor oF as to Ww Connelly eyewit os Ray ad) had front Police He oldiers his to one ‘The car whick Police | whether | Connelly | passing to-day. Two soldiers ordered | her to close the window sash. | She didn't understand the order, and | the soldiers fired .wo shots into the cas- ing. ‘The long blockade of Third avenue was also broken to-day, and cars ran under a strong guard of military and | police. No demonstration was made by the strikers. | The Reid avenue and Sackett street lines also run cars to-day for the first | time since the strike began. They had | no trouble, | Troop A was called upon to disperse SIGNAL TOWER UNG AMERICA FOLLOWS THE SOLDIERS. mob at Fifty-second street and Third avenue, Brooklyn, this morning, The crowd gathered and began to throw Stones at @ gang of men who were clear- ing the tracks of obstructions. The troopers used thelr sheathed sabres weapons, and beat the men in the crowd ubout-the heads and shou!- ders, The rioters scattered, but later return- ed to the attack. Then the troopers drew their eubres and charged again. | At sight of the glittering steel the mob fled precipitately. ‘The soldiers whisked thelr weapous about the ears of a few, and scared them so effectively that no further effort was made to continue the assaults, It was reported this morning that all the linemen had been ordered out on strike. As there had been extensive wire cutting during the night, It was thought the compantes would only be able to start cars on a few of their lines. All the cut wires, with the exception of thowe on Gates avenue, near Ridge- wood, were repaired within a few hours, and cars were started as usual without any trouble. Master Workman Connelly this morn- ing denied that he had ordered the line- men out. ‘This afternoon, however, he had all struck. He added that more will £0 out to-morrow, but wuold not expla.n how more could go out if all were out now. Notwithstanding Mr. Connelly’ tion, linemen were at work in parts of the city at 2 o'clock, and those who were questioned said they knew of ho order to strike. John Ahrens, who was shot by a sol- dier at the Halsey street depot last night while trying to pass the picket line, died in’ St. Mary's Hospital at 10.60 o'clock this morning. Private Frank Ruppert, of Company C, Forty-seventh Regiment, son of the millionaire brewer, Jacob Ruppert, was almost shot last night by one of the guard. He received permission from Col, Evans to go to New York last night. When he returned he attempted to pass the lines in the dark and one of the guards fired without warning. The bullet passed over his head, and then he yelled out, and he was recog- nized He was in his uniform at the time, but the night was very dark. He said this morning that he didn’t want to have another such experience, It was bad enough to be a soldier and sleep on boards, without being fired upon | by his comrades At Albany this afternoon Assembly: man Brush, of Brooklyn, offered a rexo- lution, which was adopted, calling for | further investigation by the State Board | of Mediation and Arbitration into the| causes which led up to the present trou- ble and a report. | A motion was made before Judge Gay- nor this afternoon for a writ of habeas corpus against Gen, MclLeer, alleging | that @ whole assemblage of strikers had been forcibly detained in Odd Fellow Hall by order of the military comma: ders and by force of arma. Judge Gaynor was much excited, and called for the appearance of the Gen- eral's answer by 4 o'clock thls afternoon. The_ proceedings were dismissed, as ;Hobody wae found detained in the hail when a granted order was sent to be served, id they —_--— LAW VERSUS MILITIA. Alleged Imprinoned Strikers Seek Release by a Writ. | Lawyer Baldwin F, Strauss appeared before Justice Gaynor this afternoon and secured a writ of habeas corpus directed to Brig.-Gen, James McLeer requiring him to show cause at 2 P. M. why 300 strikers who were imprisoned for several |hours in thelr headquarters, Odd Fel- ON THE HALSEY STREET STABLES. lows’ Hall, 381 not be released, It was alleged that the soldiers who were In Gen, MeLeer's command had de: prived these men of their liberty with- out authority, Palmetto street, should At 2.30 Lawyer BE, M. Grout, for ¢ r, asked that the argument be wened until to-morrow, | No, no,” said Justice Gaynor, “if 1 thought a thing so lawless h i done by the militia 1 would not adjouri: this case twenty minutes.”* The order was issued and given to court attachee to When Gen, MeLeer heard of It he tele- phoned Col. Appleton to releare the men and the guard at the door was 1e- moved. nan attempt was made to serv: order to show cuuse at 415 o'clock trikers had left the hall an could be found on the detention of whom to make a habeas corpus writ. The application was dismissed, Judge Gaynor declared that the military had not detained men enga,ed in a peaceable reting and ordered that the entire pro- ceedings go on record, BRICKS THROWN AT A CAR. Windows Broken and Smashed In. One of the Gates avenue cars was at- |tacked near Knickerbocker avenue to- |day by a crowd of people in a house, the Root strikers and non-union men had been assigned to duty at 1 Kitzer questioned Donnelly his badge and exp. SUPT. HARRIS ARRESTED. wit! and then te Unnecennarily Supt depot lle pany G, F rge of 1 avenue this afternoon by and Clayton, of Com- eventh Regiment, on the was 4 TROOP A DRIVING BACK A MOB WITH FLAT SABRE STROKES AT FIFTY: SECOND STREET AND THIRD AVENUE, The soldiers complained to Col, Greene that whenever they sought rest in a car in the depot the Superintendent would order them out under pretense of put Ung the car in use, Col. Greene sent word to Harris not to disturb the soldiers in future. This afternoon several men of Com- pany G were in a car when Harris, usual, told them to leave, as he was gong to run it out. They refused, and he jumped on the front platform and turned on the power, When the car moved the Heutenants arrested Harris and took him before the Colonel. The two held a secret session, Corner in who threw bricks at the car from an upper-story wi: dow. ‘The windows of the car were all broken | and the roof was smashed in veral | places When the news reached the Ridge-! wood depot Police Capt. Kitzer, with a squad of officers started to the scene He said he would try to find out who threw the bricks. —- + POLICEMAN AS GO-BETWEEN. Probation Man Deprived of Cap and Shield for Carrying Messuges. Police Capt. afterncon tha} the special policemen, was acting as a medium to carry messages between the Kitzer was informed this (Sketohed by an ast New York. le subdued, He refused to talk CONFISCATED WAGONS. Thirteenth Regiment B Cart Provisions. A corporal and (wo privates belonging to Major Thre teenth Regiment and wagon at I third street onfiseated th avenue and afternoon, whi driver d ed to lend them to move provisions from the Twenty-fourth street depot The wagon belonged to W hg and was standing in Hupineker’s provision store. et front ot The sol- and when it was over Harris returned to} Books Open truck and when he refused the Corporal said Vell, well take It'* The Corporal took t the horse, while the two privates stood Wagon With fixed bayonets |prevent the driver from gettin The | driver stood on the curb as the soldiers away amd wondered where he was on the to on drove The solilera managed to get haifa dozen wagons with which to carry their provisions, and the drivers held an indig- nation meeting on the sidewalks, TROOP A IN A CHARGE. The Crowd Fled at Sight of the Drawn Sabre While a gong of work- men were engaged this morning In clearing the Third avenue tracks at Fifty-second street, under the protection of a squad from Troop A, a crowd of 260 strikers and their friends assailed them with a shower of stones, Troop A charged the crowd, using their sabre sheaths for weapons. The crowd seven scattered, but soon returned, and a sec- ond charge was made upon them. This time the troopers rode down upon the mob with drawn sabres, They looked dangerous, and the mob didn't wait to try whether they would cut or not, but fled precipitatety. At 1045 o'clock Court street car No. 204 and Halsey street car No, 1,300 ar- rived at the Third avenue line depot at Fifty-elghth street. They were loaded with non-union men, Two policemen rode on each platform, and mounted officers rode In front and behind, As the cars approached the depot Compantes I and H forced the crowds back into the side streets and lined up along Fourth avenue. Companies F and G guarded the depot. The Halsey street car entered the depot, but the other car continued on up to Sixty-fifth street, where it turned down and came back on the Second ave- nue tracks to the rear entrance of the depot. The motormen and conductors were Jeered atl along the route, A big crowd started, to make @ rush upon the car as it stopped, before turn- ing into the building, Capt. Thorne, in command of com- panies I and H, Twenty-third Regiment, ordered the men to disperse, They refused, and the order was given to charge. When the crowd saw the soldiers com- ing towards them with fixed bayonets, they broke into a run, Meanwhile a crowd had gathered around the depot on Third avenue, Some- body threw a stone, which came dan- gerously near hitting @ militiaman on the bead. The soldiers chased the crowd up the street and over the hill. The street was then cleared of people, and word was passed along to keep all doors and windows closed. A crowd of laborers engaged in con- structing a building a block beiow the depot were ordered to come down and remain below until ordered to return to work. Troop A, Capt. Roe, was quartered at the Brooklyn Heights Company's depot, Fulton street and Tompkins avenue, last night, No trouble was experienced with the strikers, ‘“K-aetail of ten men was sent out this morning to guard a wagon load of men who were engaged in removing obstruc- | tiona from the tracks thereabouts, An- | other detail left Hendquarters at 8 o'clock and made a tour of the town, travelling shout twelve miles and visit- ! THE TWENTY-SECOND AT REST. | z | ; all the places of activity, The troop ne two hours, and returning re- ace everywhere. o'clock Capt. Roe sent a de was porte At ders asked the driver to loan then the| tachment of twenty troopers to South \ Tit WARS orld” Artist.) The Killing of Ahrens by a Seventh Regiment Picket. “ Evening | sponded to the call for to Ail. Brookly This was the detail that charged on the crowd, UNDER MARTIAL LAW. Section of Myrtle Avenue Closely Guard y¥ Troops, Supt. Goodwin gave orders at 8.99 o'clock this morning to start the Myrtle avenue cars, In order to prevent trouble, Company 1 of the Seventh Regiment was picketed for fifteen blocks along Myrtle avenue from the Ridgewood station. When car No. 1,700, with Motorman Driscoll, was ready to start, a crowd of half @ hundred men gathered in front of the Bushwick Avenue Cottage saloon and begun to yell and hoot. A detachment of men from Company G, Seventh Regiment, charged and dis- persed them. ‘Then the car started and went as far as Knickerbocker avenue without trouble The switch at this point was blocked with fine stone, and it took the motorman some time to clean it, Then he proceeded on his trip. Myrtle avenue, from depot to Cumberland etreet, Is practl- cally under martial law. ‘The pickets were withdrawn from Gates avenue aitd stretched along Myrtle. Every pedes- trlan who appears on the avenue Is chal- lenged by the soldier boys and made to explain his presence. If he can give no goott reason for being there he {s given to uaderatand that the sooner he disappears up a side street the heaithier the neighborhood will be Windows are kept closed all along the avenue, and the moment one {is opened @ gun is pointed at it and the order shouted to close tt. Up to noon forty cars were running. Twenty of thene are the regular Myrtle the Ridgewoott A WRESTLE WITH STRONG, Delegation of Sunday Pre-| servers Try to Make Him Declare Himself. THEY LEFT OSIPOUTED, And with Misgivings that He Favors the Sale of Liquor — on the Sabbath Day, avenue cars and the others are those of the Greene and Gates avenue line. All of these cars went to Fulton Ferry, but in returning the Gates avenue cars went over their regular route to Broadway, and ran between that point and the ferry thereafter. ‘The managers of the road announced their intention this morning of running cars up to 10 o'clock to-night, but Major Abrams kicked. He argued that the Company was de- riving no pecuniary benefit from such a course, and sald that his soldiers could not stand the strain put upon them. Most of the soldiers are unfitted for such duty and there is no necessity to be too hard. The Railroad Company finally agreed to call in ail the cars at 6 o'clock. pemmenine aise CLUBS ARE TRUMPS NOW. ‘The new attitude of the Brooklyn au- thorities, who had for nine days vao- illated and contented themselves with proclamations, sometimes against the railway companies, sometimes against the striking operatives and occasionally against the disorderly persons, who are really turning the city of Brooklyn into a very bedlam and making her streets unsafe, was shown in every direction this morning. The police were being handled vig- orously, and every command, from a de- tall of two up to @ whole platoon, was being instructed that the end had come to fooling, and that clubs and pistols were made for use. The inspectcrs were on duty in troub- led places, and it was made evident early in the day that a determined ef- fort would be made to give to the three trolley companies all the protection that they could demand tn law, and that for the future they could not take refuge In the excuse for failure to operate their lines that thelr men were not protected. | The nalls and lobbies of Brooklyn's | Police Headquarters were thronged with men to-day. To each man was given, after a brief consultation with a repre- sentative of Commissioner Welles, @ long club, familiarly known In police circles and to the heads of misguided and disorderly people as “night sticks.” These were the men who had re- special police- A squad has been sworn in each and there will be This is the first in the day time. men night since Sunday &) of them all told. squad sent to duty Overcoata. SMITH, Guard, GUARD Croainon, champa THE TWENTY-SECOND ON GUAR There were of them this morning, ail voung, sturdy, decent-looking tel- lows and they grasped their sticks and practised on air with them in a “Continued on Second Page.) For MRS. GRANNIS MAKES A PLEA. But She Only Learned that He- Is Not a Church Com- municant. For neerly an hour this afterneen @ | delegation composed of clergymen, yers and women representing @ or 60 societies for the advancement. temperance and the suppression P crime wrestled with Mayor Strong #/ an effort to learn his position om Bunday saloon opening question, MRS, ELIZABETH GRANNIS, ‘The delegation left the Mayor's office’ disappointed at their inability to suade the Mayor to come out openly favor of Sunday closing, and with inward misgiving that the city’s Cl Executive favored the sale of lai during at least half of the Sabbath Mayor Strorg had teen looking for the visit of the temperance people all ing, but {t was not until after 3 o'c the first instalment of the delegation arrived. i“ It was composed of members of the National Society for the Preservation of the American Sunday, as follows: Rev. Dr. J. H. Knowles, Rev, Dr. A. J. Elmendorf, Rev, C. H. Payne, Rev, Dr. H. K, Carroll, J. M, Sterns, Lawyer Willy fam Irwin and Col, Bacon, of Brooklyn. Col. Bacon had just begun to speak when the door of the Mayor's office opened and in filed the Committee head- ed by Mrs. Elizabeth B. Grannis, whe notified the Mayor some days ago that she was coming. In his speech Col. Bacon dwelt prin- cipally upon the economical and polit- ical reasons which should prompt the (Continued on Third Page.) If Price Male Childrea's, gad Meaty iklyn strike called out the National hey’ she nM rs ie ieee ea rd urest and most wholesome, ite importae during 1804 aggreg: fate NO, 778 cases, Gd cases wore than any osher brand. "96 ——_——— = Cutting—Business Suite ene $0 ald Fane Sure ORE.