The sun., 1884-12-07
FIGHTING THEIR BOSSES.
SOUTH kORFALK TAKES SIDES WITH
THE STRIKING UAI1EhS.
New workmen BrouRht TO Town Only To be
Captured By Union Men-Both sides Give
VkSir Version OF tho Bitter Struggle,

New workmen Hroush, to Town Only to be
Captured By Uniou Men-Both sides Give
their yersion OF tho Bitter Struggle.
SOUTH NoRwALK, Dec. 6.-Whatcver cx-
element was left over from last nights per-
formancos Of the striking hatters has been
pretty we'll Quenched by tho cold. steady rain
which has beon coming down ever since morn
Ing. Everybody has kept In doors. and tho
village is as quiet as Quaker meeting. few
striker patrols paced In tho vicinity OF the fac
tories. and thero was o larger crowd OF loung-
ers than usual about the depot. But the
streets wero deserted.
Mayor Glover says tho telegram to the Gov
ernor was wholly unofficial act and was not
warranted by the situation. 1t was sent and
signed By the manufacturers. The Mayor sEys
further that he does not recognize that thero 10
even enough danger to warrant his calling on
the Sheriff and he has not done so.
Sheriff Swarh says he thinks tho despatch to
the Governor was a good thing because 1t has
awakened the attention OF the strikers to the
fact that every breach OF the peace will be in
stantly suppressed. and will put an end to
their raids on the non-unlon recruits with
whom the factory mon are trying to all tho
vacant places.
While the situation last night was no doubt
critical at moments the excitoment put some
sXaggeration into the reports sent to tho press.
The facts nrn briefly theso:
Eleven .non;union recruits wore brought
bosses had been followed from New York by
agents s.;s1s OF the str,kers WHO informed their
would arrye sfs crowd Ha"f several ss fhsry han
;hS drSa aSssmGIsd Tss il ,.s, :. % ;5o donot sSt NET
SnaSs aaS for %G% Ls;sr one q the
crIits were captured BY the 1 crowd. ro The re- re-
naming sevcn. escorted by tho Mayor the
te9 SprS SEG roSG force o"
Il knapp's hat factory No. 2. n quarter OF u milo
The crowd followed at their heels hoo,lng.
On arriving at tho door of the factory tho war
10 the Mayor sevora stones were thrown. NA W
OF Ia. huge n obs a ~ Ss WI
have it on exhibition on their ofiice mante-
rS Th srEss sHS TSS sroMa asa h;
persed poaceaby when Mayor Golden urged
Four OF the bossos won't up town soon after,
and the crowd gathered threateningly around
them; but again dispersed when, the Mayor
called calls upon them to do 3d. All this was before
The excitement was kept up. however. by q
Music Hal at tho invitntion OF the Hatters'
Executive Committee. The hall was hacked.
The specches wore not incendiary. but urged
About IL o'clock Sheriff swnrtz. in, view OF
the MESSAGE h semitic mt the Governor and feeling
made quiet round OF the town. He found
al. al p%eaceable %.s. and signed despatch e
the tho % 'ns 'is sses Af Sss
il wS ssE @ s.a V:
should bc. He snys that he did not mean to say
was, dated New Haven though it was sent from
There was one other act of violence besides
th%ss ,n OF FRIDAY night. austin Wilson had been
fused to 20 ont with the strikers. In the dead
of Wednesday night his house was bombnrded
@ E aSG m the dsSrs sS s0Rt
dirty scrap OF raper bearing u drawing OF o
coffin and the words:
This is our frs, visit beware of our second
Julius Ellendorf. Secretary Of tho Local Hat.
strikers had Anything to do o" with H this an$ and
says that the Executive Committee passed.
the Wilson family.
began on IN Friday H last. % Wien ite"n were brourhs
from Newark. 1t was with great difficulty that
ssousS the sG's Ssw s them asen 5 Of Of Hyk Il. sp$
Union. they; say dogGsd them at every ,ster:
sns Ss SSnr Of the % strikers sriva 6 Sorsnk s1yns q
the strikers captured all but two OF the fifteen
recruits. These two were stored in the brick
uuu lleHl WeTS uuuel IHe SHVen
saved on. of the eleven who arrived on Friday
night That makes nine men in all that the
the twenty:six they have brought to town. Not
hotel or boarding house In the village will
lodge Or , feed one OF these men,
for a while until he, learned for whom they
were intended led t then he q said he could furnish
and other manufacturers then brought food
Ter tT the men from their own private houses.
Ihp uDpOpular ntnD began TODAY going 70
MIR. Goodwin's for their meals. Goodwin lives
Hxt door to the aSc2sy and is ts wstShmnn
refuse anything to the firm who had fed thcm
and clothed them for SO long time. She
waited on her. this aiternoon and requested
thero to do them injury. She refused. They
then told her they could arrange II so tina, she
s YORK ne
Croirt knnrp paid hers25 in advance in the
unions in the village nr" taking great interest
Couch was before tho com rnltteo in the morn
for calling gin in the ' aid Of the mill militia tn" Thn ri es%n cem
ntn mi,es hGys "nsnsra e. isgs counsel 'ns Hon
them rs to their rh,s and tho mnans an Whch
they ma- lawfully uso to prevent out utsilers
from on ,nkins their vacant places In case any
defend them.
d. J. lIoEEarty Of BROOKLYN. tho President Of
tho National ltatmnkers Union went back to
New York by the noon train on SATURDAY.. He
went m at the strlkors., request, and remained
with thcm three days advising them,
The strike Involves nve fnctories--two be-
longing to Crofut knnrp and one ench to
Conn, Ilurlbut K Co.. Adams brothers K Co.
and 4. soomons These five do four. lfths Of
the hat making work In tho village. They pay
ont In the community about $4,000 every
fortnight. The strikers number 9l0 persons.
$50 Of whom nre women employed as trim
mers. They have. organized rs n union.
chosen officers. had speakers At the Friday
night mass meeting. md on Monday night
they " III hold n womRn's mass meeting Of their
own. Only seven Of tho womcn trimmers in
the town refused TO 20 out with the strikers.
and only three Of the 500 men in the union are
paid week men.
The strike began on Nov. 90 On the day b.
fore, the manufacturers had posted n schedule
OF reduced wages. which they requested their
employees to agree toacrept until Juno |. 1885.
Mr., Eliendnrf. the Secretary OF tho IIntmakers'
Union. said tO-lay.