New-York tribune., 1885-02-02

found necessary, and to devise he'"'
of nuttinp an end to them the meeting OF the dry
goods merchants was held in the Holman Rouse.
The Equality Association is an organization VI
recent formation Upwards of year ago move
mcnt was begun to induce the Grand-st. dry-goods
merchants to close their places of business at D
n m. and TO push forward the movement an or
gon,zation of dry-goods clerks was formed under
tbe title The Grand Street Dry-Goods Clerks
Union The movement was successful, but two OF
tbrce firms resisted and would not consent to close
at the hour mentioned. Among the most deIer-
mined were Edward RIdley's Sons. The same tac-
tics were adopted against Ridley as against Garry
and one night last June some unknown person
smashed number of the plate glass snow "ihoo"S
in the Grand-st side of Ridley's store Inc perPe-
traitors of the outrage were never dlscovereo' A'
tba success of the Grand-st men in securing a re-
duction of the hours of work the clerks Ill other
parts of the city also organized and worked Tor
similar reduction of hours In the course Oh tiihe
ali these local organizations were ama'gamated
into one organization, which was made aosoiuteiy
secret pass words grips and the other hecessi'leS
for such an organization being introduced. By
timing their efforts and not attempting 10 90 700
much at once the united clerks succeeded in forcing
nearly all the dry-goods clerks in the city TO JON
the organization and the association now is one OF
the most powerful trades unions in point OF num-
hers and influence in the city. Their method of re-
cruiting is simple. First gaining a foothold
in store the union works until IL mas
succeeded in getting majority of the CLERKS INTO
the OIL @ anization. The demand is then maze lhat
those who will not join shall be DISCHARGED on
mand is complied with, and the clerks VINO 90 not
wish to join the union are forced to do SO uhder
penalty of being DISCHARGED.
The Ridleys have from time 10 time had more or
less trouble with their employees. Dnt not Tecentb.
Because of this fact the police believe the crime
committed by inexperienced persons wi t ere
plosive substances, and that the eneGt
was more far-reaching than, was intended.
storied brick building and was built only lew
years ago. Ridley's coruer store Is hye-storled
brick building; the other stores are q lou Oh ola
barracks.
OPINIONS OF INTERESTED PEOPLE.
TT. Naupbton. tho walking delegate of the
Eouality Association, said yesterday to a TRIBUNE
reporter:
do not know anything about the explosion. We had
nothing whatever do with it, and no knowledge OF tue
ton did it, he did it without any connvance Of ours. |
will say this that after the way Garry has acted he
has right to expect something worse than lltte ex
plosion which did not do them any damage Mr. Garry
has persisently bounded of his late employees iol
lowed him around wherever lie got work. ana had MN
discharged from every place he could get. The man
has large family TO support and they are almost starr
fully insured windows that would have been blown on
beeve thoroughly that the explosion was ts % woR o 1s
good than 1t will us, and both he and we know Know
f. He the doesn't Window. Ss0 wSgS aghns are e are &
sred their full value while on the other mana ne gers
OF public sympathy We get blame for the explosion
despite the fact that hadn't anything to do with H.
and the sympathy of the public don't think the Equal
ity Association will take any ac'on III the matter IL is
none OF our business, as can see
Another member OF the association said:
Its barely posi- lie that of Garrys strikers may
had something to do with the explosion but don't
believe it, merchants have entered into an assocla
on 10 blacklist our members and Garry strikers par
tcuarly, and some hohlooded young fellow anHion. TO
emulate the example Of Dick snort may have done Ihe
business am inclined to believe however that carry
himself knows gooddeai more about the explosion 'hi
Edward Ridley said:
The dana e to our is much greater than to Garry
Brothers There Is this difference, ho~eyrT- was
INTENDED rsn en ,rnnor He terms with the strikers at Garry
Brothers and offered to hire many of the when their
inred think it proof the dynamteurs. whatever
you call them were men who knew nothing oi e1,
am sorry that this thing has occurred even outside
own damage.
Inspector Byrnes was on duty all day at Police
Headquarters. When called upon bya TRIBUNE re-
porter he sat at his table cOnteuiedly strOkng hs
long brown mustache and looked at peace with all
the world. But the INSPECTOR Is always at peace
with the world when the world Is not at peace
with itself When asked If he had taken any ac-
ton which might lead 10 the arrest OF the perpe-
traitors Of the outrage, nc SAID lie must decline 10
answer the questions Of reporters or make any
William A. Moore. Of No 24i Hewes-st.. Brook
lyu superintendent at Ridlev's said that he did
not believe that dynamite was used. because there
was no hole torn III the ground. ana he had picked
up some of the sphnters which had been blown
across the street from Garry's and there was
strong odOr of kerosene about them.
Thomas Garry was found at his home. No. $40
MadIsOn-st. He said:
left the. the store about 1880 p m.
Saturday, and went home. one OF my clerks
named 9ssn iS store 'Ga s n he oSay S. struck n in e
as @ one Of the strikers Bergen is of seven Who
had been one OF the strikers but was aerward taken
back. believe that the explosion was caused by
Of ,ne sEss, The To9Se with rsnSa9 Sns9
the wages of one OF the men; and
locked night walking DELEGATE came to me and
said that 1 must take the man back. refused.
eT a rSS SGN IN he Country %aGps to &
trouble We have received hundreds. of threaten
Vas' We newer SsS Si SaG amy any 0" fear of vioiSnce %
Gs fS Sf U in e pas e E e Of
strikers heretofore has been entirely AGAINST the men
who may, take the places they yacate: There were
semSed @ " m@edaey after m s the sxposon and
they did not fail to show the satisfaction they felt There
coced and carried out by Ire same persons who have
been seeking to annoy us for weeks past and is the enl
81, 800 The thing could have been caused by the
explosion of gas pipes on the inside of the building.
TIE ARRESTED MEN.
The police are determined to leave stone Bn-
turned to ferret out the perpetrators of the ont
rage aud 10 bring them TO punishment. Captain
Alaire, of the Tenth Precinct, at Police Head
quarters yesterday afternoon and had a long con-
sultation with Inspectors Murray and Byrnes Some
of the Central Office men will he put on the to
assist captain Allarc's men.
TRIBUNE reporter called at the house No. z
Mangin-st., and found the wife of Joseph Lamb.
She SAID that her husband had not lived with or
supported her for two years and that he was hard
drinker. He had been working for the American
weeks AGO. lie was ont no emI