The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-07-28
Justus Schwab Heads an
Anarchist Tumult in
West Hoboken.
TWO POLICEMEN INJURED
Pistols and Clubs Freely Used---
Hideous Scenes Of Sunday
Disorder.
FIVE MlsCREANTs ARRESTED.

FIVE MlSCREANTS ARRESTED.
The Arbeiter Mannercher, a singing so
ciety whose membership is principally
composed of Anarchists, held a singing
festival at the Union Hill Scheutzen Park
yesterday. The Anarchists became in
toxicated and became irate at the an
nouncement made by the president of the
society to the effect that Anarchistic ideas
would no longer be tolerated in the So
ciety, and general fighting took place.
Hugo Kroebel, the proprietor of the park,
threatened to put out the lights.
This quieted the Anarchists for awhile
and hostilities were postponed until the
angry disciples of Herr Most were out
side of the park, where conflict oc-
CURED between them and the local po-
lice. One officer is badly wounded.
Five of the rioters are lodged at the West
Hoboken Police Station. The affair has
created intense excitement In North Hud-
son.
The Arbeiter Mannerchor Is one of the
many German singing societies of this
county. Each year it holds a singing
festival. 1t ia generally held on Sunday.
All OF the other singing societies In the
county are invited. as are also the differ
one time the society was avowedly anar-
chistic and its festival was always
looked forward to with anxiety by
the police. Herr Most and Justus
Schwab were always honored guests.
or late, however, the society, it
members did not like to. be classified as
anarchists. Yesterday was the day set
for the annual singing festival. The
West Hoboken and Union Hill authori-
ties, fearing trouble, had several special
officers sworn. in. At noon the crowds
nickers wore red ribbons, the insignia Of
anarchy. The red flag was faunted in
the faces of the police, but the stars and
stripes also foated in the breeze. Stream
ers of red decorated the dancing pavil-
ion. ss
THE TROUBLE COMMENCES.
At three o'clock 1t is estimated that
there were fully three Thousand men,
women and children in the big park. The
men enjoyed themselves sitting at the
tables drinking beer. AT i've o'clock the
first outbreak occurred, and 1t is said was
instituted by the famous Anarchist, JUS
A black bearded Anarchist snatched
a tiny American flag from the hands
of a ittleM girl and tore it into
sh9eds. "A bystander made some remark
and was set upon by the drunken crowd
and beaten. The man left the park
in hurry. About six O'Clock the lrest-
dent of the singing society arose and
said that he wanted 1t distinctly under
stood that the society was not affiliated
with anarchy in any way. Justice
Schwab was in his shirt sleeves, tapping
keg of beer, when news OF the speech
was brought to him.. He advised his col
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said that the presidents remarks were
bluff for the police and reporters present.
Several hot-headed Anarchists mounted
the platform and tried TO dance. They
were stopped by the police after some
trouble.
The crowd was guzzling beer all the
time and several free fights occurred as
sort of preliminary to the real affray. All
the women and children left the park at
an early hour.
Hugo Kroebel. the proprietor, threat
ened to put out the lights. AT nine
O'Clock several hundred Anarchists, sing.
ing and yelling ana headed by band OF
music. left the park and marched up the
Hackensack plank road.
THE ANARCHISTS ATTACK THE POLICE.
They had gone about block when
they were ordered to halt by Policemen
De Bevoise and Quirk, of West Hoboken
line policemen told the leader OF the band
arrested. The leader of the Anarchists
waved red flag in the air and yelled
"Down with the police. They are the
enemies of liberty"
The two policemen were then set upon
by the drunken crowd. Policeman De
Bevoise was knocked down and kicked
into oinsensibility. Policeman Quirk drew
his club and pistol and blew his call
whistle. The pistol was knocked from
his hand, and he was rapidly
being overpowersd when squad of
police, attracted by the call whistle,
arrived. There was pitched battle
which only lasted few minutes. The
police brought their clubs down on the
heads of the drunken Anarchists with
telling effect. They soon had the leader,
black bearded fellow, and four others
under arrest. Justus Schwab, who was
in the crowd, escaped. The prisoners
were brought to the West Hoboken Po-
lice Station followed by an enormous
crowd
This morning they were arraigned be-
fore Recorder Hanenstein. They pre-
sented a battered appearance. The leader
of the crowd, Otto Schmidt. who is ac-
cused OF striking Policeman De Bevolse,
is held without bail for the Grand Jury.
The others were fined for being drunk
and disorderly. The West Hoboken po-
lice say that the next time Justus Schawb
comes to West Hoboken he will be ar
rested.