The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-26
POLICE MAN SOUTH STREET.
sUPT. BYRNEs SENDS INSPECTOR WIZ
LIAMS down TO MAKE ORDER.

Mobbed Occasionally Around the Corners,
Tho backbone OF the strike OF the long
shoremen was badly damaged yesterday by
Inspector Williams and 200 policemen.
When Superintendent Byrnos reached his
office yesterday morning he found q full re-
port OF the proceedings OF the night before in
the neighborhood Of South street Policemen
had been thumped with bricks and stones
thrown from the surrounding darkness
Italians had been pounded and hammered
until the Chambers Street Hospital surgeons
through South street or oven cross It to one Of
tho ferries.
Inspector Williams told Superintendent
Byrnes the actual state OF affairs The Super
intendent said:
Get Capts. Allaire. Slevin. md Grant. and
take all the policemen you want Go down to
South street and clear it, and keep It clear"
Inspector Williams took 200 men and massed
them at the foot OF Wall street The strikers
swarmed in South street. An Italian happened
to stroll down Peck slip. The strikers saw
him. Before the Italian could retreat he was
surrounded by bowling mob. He was knock
ed down and trampled upon and kicked. He
staggered to his feet and started through
Front street He crossed Wall street Just as
the police arrived. The big crowd OF strikers
that were in pursuit ran into the 200 police
men. Inspector Williams drew UP his men be-
hind him, then addressed the strikers.
where is your leader 2" he asked.
Hes Just disappeared" said somebody.
Then will talk to you direct" said the In
spector. You have been violating the law
during tho past few days. You have done it
knowingly and wilfully. You have assaulted
innocent people. You have INSTRUCTED the
streets You have been dlsorderly. You have
disreEarded the law. This must stop right here.
! am hero to see that 1t does stop. ANY man
has right to work IL he can find work. Every
man has O right to walk in the streets II he be-
HAYES himself. We are not here to club capital
or welt labor, but We are here to keep the peace.
and II any clubbing is done by any one It will
be done solely for that purpose"
Tho crowd instinctively moved back.
1n ~ am gSSnE to clean out South ,h street"
hsGs pSs1 Et GH hi,
in aeross Sou strsse
The Win Of tsem mem om
the Oak street station. facing them up, the
cae seSn Grant sfew hs Ssp I,
order % march The police: four deep: Stretched
the crowd and 1t fell back and ran for the
Shpt- Sl9Vlu, Cleau OUT tuOb6 btOEeS anu ga
looms p shouted Inspector Williams
The Oak street men jumped into the saloons
and in a twinkling the strikers shot out into
no Cart Aa W men sp1e9d out the nesh:
every corner Capt. Grant dropped four police
men and told them hem to stay there and let no
a1 and
street opposite The main pies Of the Clyde line
wNile the crowd mora than triDled Inaa
6s s5sSd xSs SsEly 64S been is5Ssd snS
:, Move back" shouted Inspector Williams
Drive them back!' shouted the Inspector.
rise and iali. ana the crowd melted. INSPECTOR
Williams smiled grimly.,
ri guess the street is clear now" he said.
Throughout the day the Inspector kept NOV
ing. So, did the strikers. Italian laborers
passed through South street to the piers I'M
work unloading the Cherokee. Inc Mallory
linz used a ~ lYU Of them to LOAD the Leopa which
sixty Of them employed.
Gathered In groups at safe distance from
South Sou street the 0nEshhoreme1 discussed the
forty green Italians. They pointed put that
shoremen Would do for 80 cents an hour.
Ien lnoy bduuCtTeu DHcI tOWdFu south BLro0t,
several OF the, Italians had bad accidents at
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trucks. some Of the strikers slipped In among
the trucks. and in short time there was bed
ioneshoremen. It Is part Of their business i aAn
inspector Williams took twenty men and
were quiet after the police got through. ons
Of them. with black eye and cut head pesped
s hs s nna G hs q in
reporter. IBID YOU see, the Landlord pass"
About O'clock three 'longshoremen among
g numbeE Of strikers who were getting. pay
es se Breok
ana ram at the h ne
police looked him up IN the Old slip station.
In the aI ne the ionGssh9prepea Songrs.
Water street They had pickets out looking
tered ab0u. The corner Of Pearl ana Fulton
The seven grabbed the Italians. threw them
nd on sh9P P.ro The three
but no one helped them s4s one Of tSe
strlkeIs got z stone and pounded the smallest
knocked one Of the 'loneshoremen down. Two
blTlkoEb .thou kTbpDcQ hlLu, WHll0 ullTu
knocked him down. The man jumped up. |
to truck. and armed himself with cart |
stake. The first 'longshoreman he hit with |
tho cart stake fell like log. The next man |
turned and ran. The stranger beat of the |
others until the Italians wers safe In an area
way The longshoremen carried oil their
The man with the cart stake was Policeman
William j. Newell of the Old slip station in
plain clothes The Italians were Antonio
Coslinsto Of 1ls Multi berry street. Joseph Cap
parrelli OF 40 Mulberry street. and Pasqu
Alno OF 1872 Elizabeth street. A Cha ulbers
Street Hospital surgeon dressed their wounds.
Cosineto's left eye was mpet ely closed,
his nose was cut; md no was Injured inter
rally. tapparrellps face was cut and bleed
Ing, and his right hand was crushed. Alino's
right eye was closed. his right check md chin
home to his wife.
shortly before q o'clock the strikers work ed
back into South street. They massed them-
selves opposite the pier whero tho Italians
were working. When tho Whistle blew for q
o'clock they pressed forward haif way across
he street. To their surprise no Italians ap-
Deared. The 'longshoramen drew nearer TO
he pers and pecrcd into the sheds. They saw
scores of Italians sitting about eating their
'uppers while the police paced TO and FRO. Tug
boats at the ends of the piers landed scores
more OF Italians to work through tho night.
The Italians who wished 10 80 home were
l. On 3 hnt ~