The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-27
MURDERED BY STRIKERS.
A SHOCKING CRIME COMMITTED IN
LONG Island CTTl.
Private Waterman Arnold Set Upon Iast
Evening n. lie was Going to the simouds
stove Foundry and stabbed to Death W
some One In - Crowd OF STRIKERS,

Some One In Crowd OF STRIKERS.
A man. supposed to bo Burt +. Arnold, IN
employee of Ilammond's detective agency In
Montague street. Brooklyn.nnd who was work.
ing for the Simonds Manufacturing Company
in Long Island City. was murdered last night
by gang OF strikers whilc he was on his way
to tho factory.
Tho Simonds Company make stoves. and
their works were built about year ago out on
tho meadows between Grccnpoint and Bliss.
willie. just beyond tho bridge whore Borden
avenue crosses Jack Crock.
Tho Puritan Club rooms building Ia on tho
other s!dc OF the creek, and there is no other
building anywhere near. All the funerals to
Calvary Cemetery pass by it. and Mayor Glea-
sons electric cars 90 by also once an hour Ia
the daytime. but as night comes on 1t Is Q
lonely place
A strike began n month ago in the factory.
and tho mouldcrs-anout thirty out
There were threats made. and tho managers
OF the fnctory applied to tho Long Island City
authorities for police protection. A solitary 20.
liccman was sent TO thcm and he remained
on duty every day until tho workmcn who
were still in loft the shop, then he left too. 1t
is well known that the sympathy OF the
police was with tho strikers. Tho mould.
ers kept u picked guard OF dozen or
more men at tho bridge to intercept any
new workmen who might seek employment In
their places and the police did nothing to dis.
pcrsc them. since Wednesday tho situation
had grown worse. On that day tho company
got eight men from Boston into tho works by
carrying them by the pickcts in II closed van.
, The men. however. refused to remain when
thcy learned OF the strike. Thoy walked out
and Joined tho strikers. and grew bitter
against the company hccausc the hitter would
not pay their expenses back to Boston, Mean:
timc the company set their own guard around
their property day and night.
=, The man supposed to be Arnold was one Of
more than SIN. six feet tall. and the polce say hs
angercd the Strikers by walking around his
beat outside the works with big pistol stick.
Night before last the striking moulders got
who had remained at work in tho factory to 90
on strike also. Arl!ol went to the factory
way ther" last night when he wa. vs. attacked.
He had got nearly to he bridge when he
met the picket guard. He bad luncheon
his waist, bu, apparently no weapon with him.
A f Mi been %%ro by aboS Cor
dozen men in the picket guard. Some of
them h,d been drinklnS and when , these saw
tried to restrain them but failed.
ono witness says he saw three mon strug-
Cling with Arnold. One, had hold OF his legs,
fell, He had been stuhpei in the neck.
ne W''uIli WIS Ill lU' ITbHl " lIt NECK On
the right side. and seemed like one made by q
jab with IA pocket knife. deliver from behind
over the victims shoulder. 1t cut the iuguar
The news got to the police from three
sources; Several men reported tho occur.
WITH il: Al Of these men disappsa,ed
drew johnson. one Of the striking .moulders.
OF 2t5 Harris avenue. Greenroint He was one
The Rrsf ont slider who is known In n q GOT
to the scene of tho murder was Dr.. John Ken
nedy boy named Frank Davis. nm aprren.
tins caught , rGg tD oasn rotHrniRs from s%s
drove at once to the spot. lie found A mold !y-
ing in the road where he. fell. Charles Nc
Of s 1"s Esnh 5se FTnhs asS
trying to staunc.h the flow of blood fcom the
wound by pressing pre- his thumb on it, Df: Ken;
1t was McAloGn wh9 said he saw the three
to the works we're gathered in by the police.
and Coroner Neiners said after he had ex-
that he believed he knew who
The following letter was found in Arnods
As IRVING STREET. WORCESTER Mass.
"BURr: ! had hoped never to hear from yo4
answer your last letter rs did n OF want to on
courage false hopes. Asyou persist In torment
ing mo write this in s"lf-defence. AS to your
coming to see me have never wanted you to
do SO. and | shall not he at home to you II you
should call now or at any, other time. We'll
you may say. 1t will be very dam
gerous Job That is sneaking posi-
ton. and II you are hurt you
deserve it and have one to blame but your.
self for one would not do such mean
trick. have no interest only so far as COM
mon humanity demands. II you persist In
and you cannot blame me. as told you
over IL year ago that your attontions
to me were very disagreeable to me-. and
should he much obliged II they would cease.
will net now or at my other time recon-
ana that is / will not have anything
to do with you. do not like, to
seem harsh. but you force me to say this This
is my final decision. There need be no an
swer to this whatever. Iremain as eyer.
Arnold's PARENTS live in Worcester
ln Inn in Itr,n lyp In al