National Republican., 1878-09-23
COHEN,s GANG.
Mob Proceedings saturiay-A Collision with
the Police.

| Mob Proceedings saturday-A Collision with
the Police.
Isaac Cohen had bis mob out on the streets
again Saturday, and there was greater excite
ment than usual on account OF q strike which
occurred at the yards Of the Washington Brick
Machine Company aud collision between the
police and the mob. In the morning ninety
out Of one hundred and two men employed at
the yards Of the Washington Brisk Machine
Company struck, refusing to go TO work until
the company agreed to Hx 81 80 per day as the
standard price for labor The superintendent
Of the yards stated that the strike was insti-
gated BY outside brickmakcrs. The strikers
refused to go to work, and prevented others
from working, so that operations at the yard
had 20 be suspended. A detachment of mounted
police under Lieutenant johnson, arrived at
the yards and soon drove the strikers away.
One Of the strikers, named Charles Rogers.
who was very turbulent was put under arrest,
After this nearly all the strikers resumed
work. Rogers, who was charged with iuciting
n riot was taken to the Police Court and
committed to Jail for hearing.
Cohen remained at his headquarters until
after one o'clock in the afternoon. lie dis
laimed all connection with the brick.yard
strike.
PARADISG THE STREETS.
Cohen and a mob of about hundred started
out from their headquarters on Louisiana
avenue about halfpast one o'clock. After
| traversing several streets they halted Oh
| Fourteenth street, near Massachusetts, ave.
nuc, where Contractor Murdock had a gang
Of men at work, aud Cohen hanngued the
| crowd. The result was that number ofmen
| quit work and joined COhen's brigade. Their
| next point was Seventh street, where lot of
| men were engaged in work under Contractors
Kelly and Gleason.
As they struggled down the street they ere.
atcd great excitement among the laborcrS.
Lieutenant Austin, Of the Fifth Precinct being
| notified of the approach of the mob, hastemcd,
with fourteen mon, TO the corner of seventh
aud d streets, Cohen arriving about the same
| time, his mob blocked up tho whole street,
which at this place is torn up Cohen's mob
| at this time numbered about 300. The officers
attempted to clear a passage, but, being re-
sisted, Lieutenant Austin ordered
CHARGE,
| aud the fifteen policemen marched with solid
front right into the mob. For q few minutes
| there was n lively time with bRtons, and then
| the policemen had the ground to themselves,
tic mob having dispersed in al directions.
Cohen, who was in hack, drove oil rapidly at
an Carp stage Of the proceedings. Ono of the
| rioters, named William SHINES was the only
one who offered serious resistance to the OIL
Gers.
lie struck Officer Oliver severe blow on the
| face, and scratched his neck. Simms was ar
| rested and locked up In the Fifth Precinct
Station. After this rout the rioters again
assemble at their headquarters on New Jersey
| avenue.
THE CITY HALL MEETING.
A meeting was hcll on the City Hall rortico
at eight o'clock in the evening. Before the
proceedings began Marshal Douglass appeared
| on the portico aud addressed the crowd. stating
that lie WAS personally responsible for damages
done to the City Hall building, and the annoy.
\ anCe caused by holding public meetings there.
| They could hold their proposed meeting, but
| none should be held there in the future. This
speech was received with decided disapprohA.
tion by the crowd. After that a meeting last.
| ing several hours was held, addresses being
made by Cohen aud n number of his followers.
| There was no disorder, and the crowd finally
dispersed quietly.
| THE BWCK.YARD STRIKE.
A number of the employees at Chids' brick
| yard struck for higher wages saturday, and
| work WIS stopped. some of the strikers stated
that Cohcn's followers had threatened them
| with violence if they did not quit work
Many Of the strikers were getting Il day, aud
sUIuv only sixty cents. They complained be.
rnu.c they were paid off in orders i0r provisions
to he obtained at the store connected with the
yard
THE PROGRAMME FOR To DAY.
| 4 representative Of THE REpUHLTCAS Wis
itrt, Cohcn's headquarters. No. l2B New jersey
avenue northwest, last evening, and founl
Isaac engaged IN earnest conversation with
about u dozen Of his followers. They all ap.
pcarcd dcspoudont, aud during a short talk II
was cleaned that they were decidedly Rv9r,2
TO any mprr street puidca. Chen avuwcl
his iIt nlinn Ui prcl"rriug chnrg,s against IT,
officers who broke up his procession lNsl Stur
day. lie stated tGGt he would take few mer
with him to-day aHI endrlyor tu collect pro
visions from several merchants who were f.!
vomhly disposed toward him. I3 was no
sure that he would ;n "ut after any more re-
cIuts, as his men were ciaUOring for food !
laigc force of policemen will be on duty nca
the corner Of fourteenth and VI streets north
west this ln0ra.G-, to protect the men working
Tor Contractor MGrlock.