The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-16
RIorors EAST SIDE srRIKERs.
Fei,es ne. Hesph.y's shou,der D,.,oes,.a-
Several Arrests.

The police Of the east side have had more or less
trouble recently with the striking cloakmakers
in their district, who are for the most part He
brsws. Yesterday some Italians took hand.
Bernard Cohen owns tenement at 316 De-
lancey street, in which many Hebrew cloak
makers live. Some strikers: those who are
not have been threatened and assaulted.
Cohen's son Philip obtained permit to carry
revolver to protect the household from harm
Shortly after noon yesterday. when both Ber-
nsrd and Philip Cohen were absent, about 100
striking closkmakers assembled in front OF the
house, the leaders of which demanded entrance.
Mrs. Cohen sat with her two daughters in the
front room. The leaders explained that they
had heard that 800 sewing machines were
let committees of two invsstisste. The leaders
sns the sS door SGpe yelled wei.
house., Knocked the woman down IN" and proceeded S
to rensack every apartment,
Cohen's daughters and their mother retreated
some reighbors. rushed of for the Delanoev
house the majority. Of the strikers had gone.
Mrs, Cohen Identified Nathan Schlussef and
Bernard and Philip Cohen returned home
shortly after, and the son said lie would shoot
the next person that made trouble. His mother
persuaded him to load his pistol with blank
An hour later crowd Of about the same num-
UeT hppeAEeu III tut stItet anu iuNut ulTeCtiy lot
shouted "scsSs But This time both father thr and
inside and send the women out. You might get
hurt" shouted q striker.
Philip Cohen. who could not stand the taunts.
crowd, who was an Italian.
The sight Of tho revolver frightened the He
brews, but the Italian stood still, and soon he
who carried heavy clubs sSoot away You
ho%od dshtp the steps
Philip Cohen pretended to aim carefully and
fired. The effect q that shot was to inhame the
Policeman Thomas Heaphy of the Madison
street station. who lives opposite. was in q bar
and he was without hat or coat.
He ran across the road and forcing hi. way
angry Italians and demanded Of Cohen what
right he had TO nre revolver. He gave no
have TO 20 TO the station house with him..
Cohen had no chance to warn him against the
the back Of the polcemsn's head. Telling him.
somebody yelled: Hes policeman, do him
FORE ssS, SsDss4 and A s'a su The
A bsiestck handled by another Italian landed
struck out with his left hand, however. and
brought another italian down.
IN q sss nG
Several 1ongshoremen ran mp the street to his
Two OF the Italians, Leopold Tavelatta of $50
Wooster. street and Francisco Scheltona OF III
Elizabeth street, were captured and two
capped. The reserves Of the Delaney street sta
ton soon came up and drove OF the rest OF the
crowd.
Heaphy, who was covered with bruises was
taken TO the Gouveneur street Hospital. After
his shoulder was set and his wounds dressed. he
was sent home. The two Italians who were also
badly used up were taken to the station house.
A policeman was left on guard In front OF the
Cohen house.
Nathan Schlissel who was arrested for strik-
ing Mrs. Cohen. was held for trial in Esssx
Market Court. BoKert was also held on the
charge OF asssultinga pop-union cloakmaker.
Ephraim wedaug And Abraham Tunia were
afraisusd for susesinG . CLOAK factory ct 81
CheEles sossky 81 200 Delaney stsret .
IN the Jsfsrson Msrkst charged with inttmi-
dating and felonfoasiy asszuittng Lewis Eeiden-
a. sS SraaS street.