The evening world., 1892-07-18
SHERIFF IN CHARGE.
Striking Italians on the Reading
Road Subdued.
The Rioters Are Quiet and Will Re-
sumo Work.
A Large Force OF Deputies from
New Brunswick aud Amboy
Is on Guard.
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SEwARRS, N. j., July 1s-4.3O r. NJ. Sheriff
Thomas Aeker, OF Miodlesex County, came to
the striking Italians camp at 4 O'Clock, with
nifty deputies from New Brunswick and
Amboy.
The strikers surrounded the Sheriff and his
posse, and listened to the proclamation cal.
ling on them to lay down their arms, submit
to the law and disperse. The proclamation
was interpreted to them by Jim segero, who
holds the locomotive attached for his 800
claim. e.
The Sheriff also told them that they were
not to Interfere In the work OF removing the
distractions on the track, and that they
would eventually be paid.
The Italians, contrary to expectation, gave
murmurs OF approval. and said that they were
willing to submit to the law.
At 2,l5 this afternoon, Frank Daniels, who
is said to have pointed q revolver at the con-
dvctor OF the construction train yesterday,
was arrested at Woodbridge.
The Huns will now 60 to work.
The cause OF Brendinger Nearing's with
drawal from their contract Is supposed to be
because the eastern embankment, which is
founded on a kaolin substratum, which con-
along the road near where the strikers en-
camped.
sEwAREN, N. j., July 1s.-The Italian
strikers on the Bound Brook and Carterct
Division Of the Port Reading Railroad have
not yet been paid all OF their wages for June.
On this account they struck last Friday.
Seventy-five OF these disafYected laborers
have intrenched themselves on the western
embankment along tho road about two and
one-haf miles northwest Of this place.
They are determined to allow no other
laborers to go to work on that road until they
have been paid.
Frank Dennis. an Italian, is providing the
strikers with food. He said to an EVENING
WORLD reporter, who was at the strikers
camp this morning: "The claim OF these
| men is perfectly Just. Some Of them worked
q number Of days In May, for which they
have not been paid. The strike, however, Is
for the pay tor the seven days from June to
the 7th. don't know how long they will be
able to hold out. will stick to them as long
as have a cent in my pocket. They will re-
| pay me as soon as the railroad company has
paid them on
Not far from the Italian camp is group OF
| fiity-three IIungarians who are waiting for a
chance to 60 to work. They, too, claim that
the railroad company owes them four days
wages, and that even II the Italians per-
mitted them to go on with the work, they
would not lay hand to shovel until their
four days wages were also paid.
Both camps are very orderly and all the
men deprecate the thought OF fighting.
The Italians have the greater grievance
however, and claim that II any attempt l.
made to drive them from their stronghold
they will resist with as much force as they
can command.
stephen kajepas, who acts as leader OF the
Hungarians, told an EVENING WORLD reporter
that in case the railroad company does not
pay within week the Hungarians will leave
peaceably and seek for work elsewhere.
The railroad companys pay tent stands
midway between the camps OF the Italian,
and llungarians. Supt ID. D. Mclean, OF the
Port Reading Construction Company. was
sitting In the tent this morning, but denied
his Identity to an EVENING WORLD reporter
lie claimed to know absolutely nothing
about the strike.
The Hungarians and Italians feel very sor,
against Mr.. Mclean and seem To conside
MIN tne cause OF tnelr TROUBLES.
The road on which the Italians have strucl
Is u branch, eighteen miles long, from tn,
main track OF the Jersey Central Railroad q
Bound Brook to Port Reading, the new coal
shipping point OF the Reading Railroad sys
ten.
The Port Reading Construction Compan!
is building the road on behalf OF the Reading
system. The Port Reading CONSTRUCTION
Company suble. It's contract to Contracto
d. d. Mclean Tor the construction OF par
OF the road, and Mclean, In turn, contracted
with Brendlinger & Nearing for the building
OF his portion Of the road. Brendlinger 4
Nearing held the job only short while, ate
which work was resumed on II by the Read
ing Construction Company, with Mclean a
superintendent.
A week elapsed, however, between the quit
, ting OF the one Company and the resumption
OF work by the other, and II is Tor The pay 70
!. labor performed during this period that III
, Italians have struck.
The strikers claim that the Port Readin
Railroad had timekeeper at the job during
the period from June to-.
There are several foremen IN and about III
compsnys tent, but they all refuse to speak
one OF the tracks OF the road has been CON
pleted, but there Is big obstruction, con
sisting OF two freight gondolas, a number I
work cars and heap OF ties, placed upon II
: No train has come near this barricade sine
yesterday.
About IL O'Clock train OF three cars fror
Bound BROOK approached the striker
camp. one OF the strikers pickets sig
nailed II with red nag 10 stOI
!. which Il did about a quarter OF mile frot
! tine barricade. A number OF linemen alighte
allowed To WORK telegraph DDle
, and wire fences along the road. The irai
: then returned TO Bound Brook.
Patrick Fitzgerald, Hae Of tho workmen " n
are IN enforced idlentsS on account Of tn
, strike, told an EyEslNG WORLD reporter tina
jim Sigro, a boarding house keeper, has
claim against the Port Reading Company 10
3 s70O for boarding the men.
sigro says Fitzgerald, Is holdingloneof tn
locomotives above the parrtcade - satisf