The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-08-23

fast getting choked up in the vicinity.
The first prisoners name was Albert
Rosenfeld, and he said he was tailor,
but refused to tell where he lived.
Resented was pointed out by Proprietor
Fliegman as the ringleader of the mob
and as one of those who had been active
in smashing in the doors.
Two other arrests were made. One OF
the prisoners was Joseph Gold. thirty
five years old, tailor OF 103 Hester-st.,
and the other Abraham Simon, twenty
seven years old, of 80 Richardson-st-,
Williamsburg, also tailor. They had
assisted Rosenfeld in leading the attack
on the doors and windows of the saloon,
1t was said.
The bowling mob followed the officers
and their prisoners to the very door of
the station, but the prisoners were safely
locked up.
Meanwhile the crowd which had re-
manned in front of Walhalla hall had not
dispersed, and the little room in the rear
of the saloon was packed with shouting
Poles and Russians. Proprietor Flieg-
man thought it was best to let them
remain in there, for in reality he was
afraid that they would kill him and his
family If he interfered with them. In
side there We're about hundred men
talking excitedly all at once in Russian
or some dialect which nobody could un-
derstand
The doors leading through the saloon
were locked tightly and the people inside
were allowed to have II out among them
selves in their own way.
Leader Talks.
The leader of the unemployed for
eigners seemed to be w. Belkowitz, who
said he lived at 222 Madison-st. He
made a speech in his own tongue. which
stirred up his audience to the highest
pitch of excitement and the bowls and
yeils could be heard outside in the street.
He afterward told a reporter that the
object of the meeting was to discuss
some means Of finding employment as
the families Of those men were all
starving.
Belkowitz explained that in his speech
he told the crowd that there ought to be
no discrimination aginst Russian work
ingmen, and that they ought to be able
to apply for work on equal terms with
Americans or those of any other nation
atty. What he advocated was an appeal
TO the L. S. government to furnish them
with work.
government ought to make work for
them
Several other speeches were made de-
nouncing the government for not giving
the poor people work
Joseph Barondess arrived at the hall
ing. He urged the crowd to leave the
hall The proposition created a storm
of opposition, and the men almost unan-
imously cried out that they would not
leave the hall until the three men taken
prisoners were released. Barondess
argued with the crowd for some time,
but 10 no purpose, and finally he asked
if they would leave if he secured anoth-
er and larger hall for them. This prop
osition was assented to and Barondess
left to see If he could secure Clarendon
hall.
Beside the excited crowd who thronged
Walhalla hail. there were 1000 others
at Covenant hall, So Orchard-st.. a few
doors away. A speech was made from
the curb-stone by one of the unem-
ployed men, in which he said that unless
the three men were liberated from jail
today the Essex Market police court
and Jail would be stormed.
At Walhalla hall a series of resolu-
tons were passed condemning the po-
lice for their conduct this morning.
The resolutions set forth that the men
are peaceably disposed; that they want
work and must have it, and working
men are warned to prepare themselves
in future for a repetition of such con-
duct on the part of the police.
The three prisoners were later ar
raigned before Justice Voorhees, in
court. Manager Fliegman refused to
men would modest him If he pressed the
complaint, and he preferred standing
the damage to losing their custom.
Fliegman was also afraid that a prose-
sutton of the charge would involve SER
ious injury or death to himself.
There was nothing else for Justice
Voorhees, to do but discharge the pris-
oners. He took occasion, however, TO
denounce the manager for his cowardice
While this scene was being enacted in
Essex Market court the police We're NOV
ing The reserves, in two parties, swept
down upon Covenant and Walhalla
halls at about the same moment. Many
a bruised and bloody head resulted
from the encounter. Those driven from
the two halls which are but forty or
fifty feet apart. gathered about the pO-
hcemen and the more enthusiastic set
up cries Of Stone them Dynamite
them"
There was another rush and men were
tumbled in the street cutters, and an
all round rough-and-tumble fight took
place. The enraged men struck right
and left, sometimes inf1icting injuries on
their fellows in their blind rage. The
policemen again used the club freely
scattering the men in all directions
Without a leader and with policemen's
billies waving in every direction, the
crowd, when driven into the street,
knew not which way to turn Inch by
Where the men will meet tomorrow
is problematical. Joseph Barondess said
the men were under the impression that
Clarendon hall had been engaged, but
he found on investigation that such was
not the case
NEW YORK, Aug. 1s.-Since 10
o'clock this morning there has been a
continuous meeting of unemployed
workingmen at Golden Rule hall on Riv-
ington-st.
This afternoon the meeting was ad-
dressed by Emma Goldman, the wife of
Bergman, the man who tried to kill
Henry c. Prick of Pittsburg. Her
speech was Of a highly infammatory
wanted bread to go and get it, meaning
that they should loot baker shops or
whatever they thought necessary. A
committee was appointed to arrange for
monster parade of the workingmen
throughout the work quarters of the
city. Another committee was also ap-
pointed to procure bread for idle men.
One Of the principal speakers at the
meeting was an anarchist of the name
of Blanck, who was rabid in his ut
terances and inspired his hearers to a
remarkable state of excitemnt. Meet
ings were held in two halls. one on AL
len-st. and the Golden Rule hall this
evening.
busy in Golden Rule hall, and the bar
tenders in the other hall had all they
could do. Emma Goldman distributed
peaches to those in the Allen-st. hall.
One Withholding man spoke in part as
follows at the Allen-st hall: "Re-
member Chicago, where they hanged
men. Why? Because they were hungry.