Morning journal and courier., 1880-05-25
Molders, Troubles.
The Recent Assaults Here-TronbIe in
 Bridgeport.


 The Recent Assaults Here-TronbIe in
 Bridgeport.
 James G. Skelly, molder, who came to o. B. North & Co.'s from New Britain and en- tered into their employ, was set upon Satur- day night by men lately employed at the es- tablishment who are among the number en- gagged in the strike, and severely handled. He was first confronted on East street by five mens who were strangers, who warned him that he had better quit work at North's. He declined, and soon after when on Wallace street he encountered several men, and was struck violent blow on the side of the head, which prostrated him. He was unable to recognize his assailants. He is confined to his bed under Dr. Iinquist's care. Another of She holders working at the same establish ment, Thomas Pagan, was dealt a terrible blow on the head when in East street, near Reynolds bolt works. He was felled to the ground. His assailants struck him again 1 when he was down, and cried out, 'Let's l finish him." He wandered about until he met policeman, who took him to the police office. He did not recognize his assahants. Pagan claims to have received 8 notice Satur- | day to quit work from some of the striking molders. Fifty-eight of the iron molders en- gagged in the strike. The firm have twenty or thirty men in their places They offer ! $1OO reward for the conviction of either one of the assailants of skelly, and like amount in the case of Pagan; also 1925 for the con- viction of any one threatening or intimidat- | ing any of the holders in their employ, as is set forth in an advertisement elsewhere.
 In Bridgeport further trouble among hands l is reported in last evenings Farmer, which ' says: --o, n
 ''One of the molders employed at the Nal | leable Iron works since the recent difficulty l with the old set of hands was stoned in Park ! avenue Saturday night, while on his way to his boarding house. He thinks the two men { who threw the stones were some Of the old ! workmen. They commenced following him l at the corner of Main and State streets and kept on behind until he reached home. In Park avenue one of them threw large stone, which whizzed unpleasantly close to his head. Three other stones were thrown, but none of I them struck him. He came to work in the shop about four weeks ago and has since received two or three warnings that he had better quit or it would be the worse for him. These messages he paid no heed to and believes that the attack made upon him Saturday night was a fulfllment of the threats they 1mDll0Q. All 6u0 new nduuS hired by the company received similar warn ings on their arrival in town, and in conse- quence three or four of them left without
 attempting to go to work. Others with more nerve remained, but the company have had so much difficulty in getting help that there are now in the shop only five or six men be- side the apprentices. When the old set of
 hands first quit the shop in consequence of
 the discharge of two of their comrades
 whom they deputized to wait upon the
 company to protest against the en- ployment of apprentices, their behavior
 was peaceable and it looked as if they had
 decided not to attempt to terrorize the com pany or the new hands who might be em. ! ployed That they ever have made any or
 ganized attempt of this kind cannot be safely
 asserted, but individuals of their number
 have certainly threatened and annoyed the new workmen in the hope of driving them
 away This has been done by warnings
 such as were sent to the man who complained
 to the police to-day, and by stoning them | from the corner of the Park avenue bridge. l If the men are wise they will abandon all | such tactics as the programme is not one that will aid them to carry their point ol
 gain for them public sympathy in their be- half The company invited them to return
 to work again Monday, but they refused the offer, unless the two men originally dis | charged, were taken back also"