Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-07-26
KIOTIN0 IN JeRsEY UITY.
R0uGhs Again making Trouble for the
Freight Handlers.

RouGhs Again making Trouble for thu
Freight Handlers.
At half-past five o'clock Tuesday after
noon gang of about fifty strikers gath
cred around the tobacco inspection at
Twelfth and Provost streets, Jersey City,
Although gh they made no attempt to inter-
fere with the Russian exiles employed
there the latter stopped work as soon
as they saw tho strikers and quit
tho building. The strikers were then dis.
persed by the policemen stationed at that
point. After the strikers had been driven
from the tobacco inspection the line was
formed again and the march was resumed.
They filed down Grove street and arrived
at the local freight depot of the Erie just
as the Italians, having finished their work
for the day, were coming out of the build
ing under the protection of six policemen
to march to the Pavonia ferry. The strikers
jeeIe at the foreigners and their escort,
and this imprudence emboldened some
hoodlums and hangers on, and they, led,
it is said, by Michael Hart, approached
the Italians in . threatening manner.
The police ordered them back, and all
obeyed but Hart, who roughly seized one
of the Italians by the shoulder. Police
man Connors pushed Hart back, out no
renewed the attack, and was again forced
back by Conn0rs. Hart then assaulted
tho policeman and he drew his club and
with a stunning blow felled his assailant.
Hart's followers uttered threats and began
to advance towards Connors, but he drew
his revolver. On seeing the weapon the
crowd fell back. Hart was then taken to
the Grove street police station and after
his wound, slight injury to the scalp,
had been examined, he was lodged in .
cell.
This version of the encounter is cleaned
from some disinterested spectators who
saw it. Hart's friends, however, say that
the assault was unprovoked and that Con-
nors dealt the cruel blow without the
slightest occasion, and after he had
knocked Hart down drew his revolver and
pointed it at his pr0strate prisoner, who
was then semi conscious, having been
stunned by the blow on his head. In this
state they aver Hart was literally dragged
through the street.
Late Tuesday evening Hart's friends
waited on Lawyer DAILY, counsel of the
Freight Handlers union, and he advised
them to have the policeman arrested, and
a warrant was issued by Justice Warren.
TIE police say that body of strikers
made rush at tho forty Italians and that
the policemen drove them back, but that
they were persistent and attacked tho 70.
who was compelled to use his
club. They add that the Italians were
followed to the ferry and that an inces-
sent shower of stones was kept up.
Hart is not ono of the striking freight
handlers. He is employed by the New
Jersey lighterage company. His impru-
dence has given the law abiding strikers
a deal of trouble. He was taken into Gus
tody q few days ago for attempting to
boycott > grocer, in front of whose shop
he took up a position and stood there
the patrons of tho place not
to buy goods of the firm as they supplied
the Italians with groceries.
Nicholas Spoonstran, one of tho Erie
trackmen, was repairing the tracks across
Pav0nia avenue and was severely beaten.
John Bridgman, another employee, was
badly whipped at Ninth and Provost
streets. Both men were attended BY ply
'icians and sent home. It is supposed
hat the assaults were made by some of
he many rufisns and loafsrs who infest |
tho neighborhood. No arrests were made.