Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1894-10-12
CLOAKMAKERS CLUBBEB
Defenseless Strikers BrutallJ
Beaten by Policemen.
RESERVES CHARGED THE CROWD.


shops Hsd Gathered 60 Parade by Per.
mission. but the BIue Coats Took occa.
sion TO Break Some Heads.
NEW YORK, Oct 12-There was wild
scene OF excitoment in Rutgers square,
caused by a most brutal and from all &C.
counts unwnrranted attack made by the
police on the striking oloakmnkers who
had assembled there TO forn in line fol
parade 70 Union square A dozen men
were dubbed some Of them into q state
of insensibility. Rovolvers were flashed
IN the air and thousand girls were pan
io stricken and ned screaming into near
by stores for protection Three persons
We're arrested, and riot was for some
minutes imminent
The police permit for the parndo named
O'Clock as the hour for starting, but as
early as 5.4b o'clock about 6 600 people
had gathered IN tho square. A roundsman
ana three policemen from the Madison
street station wrro on hand to keep ordor
The crowd kept on increasing. and &c
oording 90 tbs strikers the roundsman
stepped up to w. Stetzor OF the Cloak
makora' union and asked him for tho per.
NIT ho snid it was on its way The
roundsman ana tho other policemen be-
gan driving tho crowd back, and becom-
ing angry because the people who were
jammod in one solid mass did not move
fast enough they drew their clubs and
began striking right and left
People begged For Mercy.
rho people begged the police not to kin
them, and crowds ran into the nelghbor-
ing barber shops, drug storos, coffee houses.
etc, for protection Tho girls became
panic stricken and aed In every direction.
shrieklng with fright Tho crowd foil
back into Division stroot, up Fast Broad
way and the excitement was greatly In
creased whom 20 reserves from the Madl-
son Street station arrived under charge of
Captain Grant and began TO force She
crowd still further from tho square
just thon Joseph Bolawsky came along
with tho permit. and the italian branch
of tho Clonkmakors' union marched into
tho square headed by band Of music
The Italians knew nothing about tho
clubbing.
Although the permit said O'Clock, the
police concluded not to stand on further
ceremony, and tho parade started with
two bands of music, American flags, red
trade banners and TO- 900 mon and /, 600
girls ia line tho girls heading the pro-
oossiun and being wildly oheered as they
marched
In Canal street, near Mulberry, the pa
rade was halted By tho police Of the Eliza
both Street station, who requested Baron
doss 70 step around 70 tho station house
and explain matters. Ho did ao
Police headquarters was called Nd and
tho information given that the permit was
all right. Barondoss returned Co the head
Of bis army and tho march TO Union
square was resumed
Twelve Seriously Clhbbrd.
Tho strikers say that at least t9 mon
were seriously dubbed Al Habinovitcb
was standing In front of his father 3
store, l8 Canal street, whom he saw q po-
liceman club man over tho hoad, telling
him
~ won't TO his assistance, % said Rabl-
noyitch TO the reporter and said / would
help him TO drug store. When I said /
would try and get tho number Of tho po-
liceman who clubbod him, policeman
grabbed mo and hurried me 10 tho Madi-
son Street station, where no charged me
with disordorly conduct / was released
on bail. I saw men dubbed in most
brutal way. I am willing to 20 before
the Lexow committee and tell all know
about this brutal clubbing
AT the Madison street station &C was
said that no reports had been 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
big affair, and when the procession
arrived thore was scarcely room to move
about. The police pushed the crowd
about in all directions and a man who
said his name was Harris Phillips claimed
TO have been dubbed by Park policeman
No 1S1.
Joseph Barondess presided at the meet
ing. When he stepped TO the front Of tho
cottage a tremendous cheer went up
People be said, we have been assault
cd by tho police. Hoots. / viii now
show you a specimen Of the work Of a po-
hceman who is paid S25 week to protect
the people
Living Picture.
Israel German, with his shirt covered
with blood and his head bandaged, was
then shown 20 tho crowd, who hissed and
denounced the police in hot language.
You SOC this man, continued Baron
dessi and they tell Us the police are the
protectors of the people. tell you they
are tyrants. II the Lexow committee can
not mako men Of these beasts, va will
call upon the public. DO not commit any
violence In return. Let the polise be re-
sponsible for these outrages They viii
soon try and make friends OF you, for
election Cay is coming but do not forgive
them.
No. noW shouted the crowd.
The police are your enemies, " Baron
doss won't on. They have shown it to-
day. There was no necessity for blood
shed. Keep up your fight The people arc
with you. The police are with the sweat
ers, but we will win, for the police can
not make cloaks. Let US give three cheers
for our brave girls and our italian broth
ors and the outtors and our union. Long
live manhood and womanhood, and let US
push the fight for living waeesl"
The cheers were given with will.