Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-10-12
CLOAKMAKERS CLUBBED
DefenseleSs Strikers Brutally
 Beaten by Policemen.
RESERVES CHARGED THE CROWD.

The wretched ToiIers From the Sweat
 shops H,d Gathered to Parade by Per-
 mission. but the Blue Coats Took Occa-
 sion to Break Some Heads.
 NEW YORK. Oct. 12.-There was a wild scene of excitement in Rutgers squarc, caused by Q most brutal and from all ac- counts unwarranted attack made by the police on tho striking cloakmakers who had assembled there to form in line for parade to Union square. A dozen men were clubbed some of them into O state CT insensibility. Revolvers were flashed in the air and n thousand girls were pan- ic stricken and fled screaming Into near by stores for protection. Threo persons were Irrested, and a riot was for some minutes imminent
 The police permit for the parade named o'clock as the hour for starting. but as early as 5:45 o'clock about (, 900 people had gathered in the square. A roundsman and three policemen from the Madison Street station were on hand to keep order.
 The crowd kept on increasing. and ac- cording to the strikers the roundsman stepped up to w. Steltzcr of tho Cloak makers union and asked him for the per init He said 1t was on its way. The roundsman and the other policemen be- gan driving the crowd back. and becom- ing angry because the people who were jammed in one solid mass did not move fast enough they drew their clubs and began striking right and left.
 People Begged For Mercy.
 The people begged tho police not to kill them, and crowds ran into the ncighbor- Ing barber shops, drug stores, coffee houses, etc. for protection. The girls became panic stricken and fed in every direction, ahrfaEfnu xrff frf~hf hn faII back into Division street, up East Broad way, and tho excitement was greatly in- creased when 25 reserves from the Madi- son Street station arrived under charge of Captain Grant and began to force the crowd still further from the square.
 Just then Joseph Bolawsky came along with the permit and tho Italian branch of tho Cloakmakers' union marched into the square headed by hand of music. The Italians knew nothing about the clubbing.
 Although the permit said o'clock, the police concluded not to stand on further ceremony, and the parade started with two bands of music, American flags, red trade banners and 10. 900 men and ,OOO girls in line, the girls heading the pro cession and being wildly chcCred as they marched.
 In Canal street, near Mulberry. tho pa- rado was halted by the police of the Eliza beth Street station, who requested Baron dess to step around to the station house and explain matters. He did so.
 Police headquarters was called up and the information given that the permit was all right. BarOndess returned to the head of his army, and the march to Union , square was resumed.
 Twelve Seriously C1ubbed. The strikers say that at least l2 men wero seriously clubbed. A. Rabinovitch was standing in front of his fathers store. 43 Canal street. when he saw po- liceman club Il man over the head, felling him.
 Il went to his assistance. '' said Rabi- novitch to the reporter and said would help him to n drug store. When l said would try and got the number of the po- liceman who cluEbed him. policeman grabbed mo and hurried me to the Madi- son Street station. where he charged me with disorderly conduct. was released on bail. l saw men clubbCd in a most brutal way. I am willing to go before the Lexow committee and tell all know about this brutal clubbing" At the Madison street station 1t was said that no reports had beon received of the clubbing, and that the policemen did not draw their revOlvers. One record read that three men had been arrested for dis orderly conduct
 The mass meeting at Union square was n big affair. and when the procession arrived there was scarcely room to move about. Tho police pushed the crowd about in all directions, and n man who said his name was Harris Phillips claimed to have been clubbed by Park policeman No. 1sl.
 Joseph BarOndcss presided at the meet. ing. When he stepped to tho front of the
  People, ' he said. We have been assault ed by the police. Hoots. l will now show you n specimen of tho work of a DO liceman who is paid S25 a week tu protect the people.
 Living Picture. Israel German, with his shirt covered with blood and his head handaged. was | then shown tO tho crowd, who hissed and l denounced the police in hot language.
 ''You soo this man. continued Baron dess. and they tell us the police arc the 1 protectors of tho people l tell you they are tyrants If the Lexow committee can not make men of these beasts, wo will call upon ths public. Do not commit any violence in return. Let the polioo bc re sponsihle for thcso outrages. They will soon try and make friends Of you. fol election day is coming. but do not forgive them.'
 No. no" shouted the crowd
 Tho police are your enemies, Baron dess went on. They have shown it to day. There was no necessity for blood shed Keep up your fight, The people ar' with you. The police arc with tho sweat CTS. but WIG will win, for tho police can not mako cloaks Let us give three cheer for our brave girls and our Italian broth CTS and tho cutters and our union. LOnl live manhood and woman hood, and lot u push the fight for living wascs''