New-York tribune., 1892-03-27
HIS THROAT CUT BY A MOB.
TIE MURDERERs SAID TO BE STRIKERS
A wArcHMAN KILLED IN THE STREET IN LONG


The strike in the Simonds Manufacturing Com
panys stove foundry in Long Island City resulted
in murder last night. The murdered man was
the watclman OF the firm and the only employc
of the company at work except the superintendent.
1t is thought that the murder was the result of
ill feeling the part of the strikers toward the
murdered man for standing BY the company, and
that the murder was done by some of the strikers.
The name of the murdered man b. c. Arnold,
and lie was q member of the Hammond Detective
Agency of this city, and lived in Montague-st,
Brooklyn.
He on his way TO work last night and is
thought 10 have gone to Long Island City by the
Brooklyn Crosstown Street Car Line. He
alighed, it is supposed, at Borden and Vernon
avcs., Long Island City and started to walk
up Vernon-ave. toward the foundry. lie had
nearly reached the point where the Long Island
Railroad runs under Bordcn-ave. and where it
switches into the freight yard. At this point he
was set upon by number of men and a struggle
cnsucd. The crowd Swayed back and forth once
or twice, with Arnold in the centre, and then
broke, the assailnnts running away Arnold sank
TO the sidewalk, blood flowing in streams from
a terrible knife wound in the throat which had
severed the jusuar vein.
Officer Keegan was attracted to the spot by
cries of Help" "Murdcr.' The officer found
Charles McElone, q grinder, living at No. | 0S East
Eighth-st., Long Island City, STOPPING over the
murdered man, with his hand pressed against The
wound trying TO stop the flow of blood. McElone
works in the Simonds stove foundry. The officer
placed him under arrest DIR. j. B. Kennedy ar
rived on the scene five minutes after the scuiile
was seen 10 take place. Arnold was dead. The
doctor said that death had been almost instan-
taneous.
John Hmpling, a nicke-patcr, who went out
with the strikers yesterday morning, was taken
into custody last night by Officers Muligan and
Kccgan. IIimpling, when arrested, told Officer
Kccgan that he saw the dead man surrounded by
a number of strangers. He saw him fall to the
ground, Immediately after which the strangers
ran away. One of them was heard to remark
We've fixed tLat fellow at last'
IIimpling says he thinks the men belong to the
gang whom Foreman Hammond, of the stove foun-
dry, brought from Boston last week Hammond
had inserted advertisement in The Boston
Globe calling for a number of stove moudcrs.
About forty men replied 10 this advertiser mcnt
Hammond agreed 10 pay them 81 - a day with
board. The men were taken to Long Island
City in closed van and taken into the factory.
Here they were met by Superintendent Richards,
who told them there was strike in progress, and
that they would De required to eat drink sleep
and work in the factory for at least month.
he also wanted them 10 sign contract To work
for that length Of time The men refused, and
after some indignant rcmonstrance with Richards
they demanded their return fare 10 Boston Rich
ards refused 10 give them cent. and
ordered them 10 leave the place. They subse-
qucntly called on Mayor Gleason and told their
story The Mayor told them he poweress
20 aid them but 20 call next day and he would
ls,y their expenses back to Boston himself
The strikers say that 1. IL these men who com
mittcd the murder, out Of revenge. rs they re-
fused TO accept the Mayors offer. and are still
lounging around Hunters Point, out of work
and out II pocket.
Sergeant Bushnan thinks that it is a case of
suicide and scouts the idea Of murder He bases
his suspicious on the following letter found in
the dead mans pocket:
Icri / had hoped never 20 hear from you again.
but see | was disappointed. dill not answer your
last letter. "a did not want to encourage fnlso hopes
~ you persist In torfentIng me, write this In self
defence. As to Your coming y zee me- M nT" ,n mc'sr %
yon II you shopd call now or ut any other ,unc .
We'll you may say. IT VIII be very dangerous Job.
That Is sncaltng position, and II you are hurt You
deserve II. and have no one to blame but yonSel
!, for one would not do such mean trick have
II YOU Will persist in being miserable that your own
trouble and yon cannot blame me, as told yon over
that attentions 10 me were very pir'
wund cease. / will sl0t at amy other iimc
reconsider what have stated to you before ara nat
ike To seem harsh but You force to say this. This
my an" doS ,c%o n There ssI need s IS a'SsT a. 70 TINS
No. - Irving ST.. Worcester. Mass.
In another pocket Of the dead mans clothing
was found this letter. which looked aS if it had
just been written:
Dear Mother; an writing With my paper, in mn my
night wachman In mill In this city rs special de
tectivc and watchman where the strikers threaten to
strong and wlli be home by April l. IloT is Percy
n fulnedgcd professor now. What Is Percy going to
do this sumner expect to go 5 to Ia .,rGng voTr oTr
self There IS every prospect OF an early spring
down here. II seems good to hear the birds sing
once Write 70 me as soon ns YOU can. Your
affcctIonaie SON. II. {. ARNOLD.
Long Island city. March 90, 'oe.
Arnold was about twcnty-cght years old. and
WAS over six feet tall. From letters found in
his possession, it appears that previous to his en-
ployment as a detective he was the agent for a
stove polish houec In Philadelphia. His appear
ance at the Slmonds foundry created great
deal Of comment every day. He wore a large
cartridge belt about his waist and II brace OF
rcvolvcrs were thrust into il. The belt was
found upon him after he had been wounded Du'
tbe cartridges and revolycrs were missing.
bear good reputation. Frank Davis, eighteen
wears old living at No. l65 East Fourth-st9 was
subsequently, taken into custody ny Sergeant blsh-
man. who declined to tell upon what grounds he
made the arrest. =.
The strike at Simondss foundry has been IN
nrogrcss for over a month. IL originated with
the stove moulders, when Superintendent Richards
was placed in charge. They say that Richards
was formerly a superintendent OF gang OF con
victs i'm Sing Sing prison, and that he tried to
introduce convict rules into the Long Island City
stove foundry and that he said 60 cents q day
was enough for IA single man and IS cents for a
married man. Mr. Richards denies this latter
statement. and says that he was willing to pay
as much as any other man.
Up to yesterday the strikers conducted Them
selves in an orderly and peaceable manner
number of the strikers called at police headquarters
last night. and said taey had nothing whatever to
do with the crime and condemned it, The strike
assumed a new phnse yesterday morning when
the burnishers, nickel lplaters, truck drivers and
every cmployc OF the establishment, with the ex-
ception OF the dead man and Superintendent
Richards left the foundry and joined the strikers
Arnold's body was taken to Undertaken Conway's
ktth man