24 Dec 1896
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1896
Page
1
Multiple West End divisions halted service as conductors and motormen refused to run cars at various hubs including Charlestown Medford and Everett. By 5 to 6 am some lines resumed while others stayed stopped. union leaders faced accusations amid a disputed decision to extend the strike to noon.
A roster of surnames and ward annotations appears, listing Conry Crocker Dennis Dugan Falvey Ward 5 Farrington James Jones Kinney Millar Ward } Lane Morton Lewis Newmarch Mahoney Ward Ryan 13 Strangman Maier Woop McCarthy Ward 20 For Salary Grab Brock Dunn Cadigan Gaddis 15 Callahan Haley Mahony Ward 4 Connorton Hickey McColgan Costello Hirshon Murphy Doherty Horgan Naugle Donovan Kiley Noonan
The Common Council rejected the salary grab ordinances 29 to 28 in a dramatic meeting. Ward 20’s Timothy I McCarthy led opposition, citing a 160 page pamphlet and fast tracking fears. The vote, with Democratic attempts to sway the party failing, ended with a narrow defeat and a next meeting set for further action.
Bram described his actions and those aboard the Herbert Fuller during the night of the murder. He claimed to have learned of the crime from Monks after a revolver confrontation and suggested the wheel could be lashed for minutes. The defense argued wheel casing and lack of blood show possible innocence. Cross examination by Hoar was anticipated as pivotal.
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