The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-13
HEADED BY AN ANARCHIST.
PATERSON sTRIEERs ATTACHING MEN
VINO sIIT ar WORK.

Tseir wives ssa Dsuehters Cheerss Thsr
Os-A Protest Arsf-.t Isterfersses ~
the Foiiee-Nsro worSue- Dat o. strike
Paterson. March ia riot followed strik,
Of the dJers' helpers at Jacob weidmsnn's silk
dyeine works to-day. The men wanted an in.
crease in wages from 81 to 50 q week. and sent
= committee to Mr.. weidmsnn TO ask for It.
| The com mittee consisted o. Carl Starke and
two brothers named SchillinR. Mr. weidmsnn
refused to have anything to do with them. and
discharged them from his employ. He said
| they were Anarchists. and always melting the
work m n to violence.
There are several nationalities represented
in the works. and Starke lie said to be leader
| OF Anarehists. He succeeded in getting about
100 OF the men to follow him on strike. The
Holland workmen we're going to Join the
strikers but were stopped By Mr.. Wiedmann.
who promised to give them what they de-
handed They remained in the vorks At
noon. when they went to dinner. they we're met
by the strikers. headed by starke. starke
asked them to Join the strike Some were
willing and others demurrod. saying they had
obtained the increase in wages asked for.
Starks took a thick belt from around his
waist wrapped the strap about his right hand.
and. using the buckle rs . brass knuekle. be-
gan striking right and left. He cut and bruised
the faces Of two men. broke anothera Jaw. and
put many TO flight The SehillinR brothers
beat one man till he was insensible and tore
his clothes on. The Anarchist strikers were
encouraged in the fight By the cries OF their
wives and daughters.
While the fight was in progress Mr.. Weld
mann kept the telephone wire hot calling for
the police. When the police reached the scene.
which is mile and bali from police head
quarters. the fight was over and the strikers
had put tho workmen to flight. Eight police
men remained at the works for a time. Only
two policemen were on duty, however to-
Fully 500 men set upon two who had remained
At work and beat them before the police could
Anol her dem onstrat,on occurred at the Bar
bour thread mills when the carders and wet
and " retarne1 to WORK. came from m' the 5 mi
The girls prodde6 the men In the ribs and
sees s. s sh ca mud s S,d Ri
aged IL years. struck Policeman Titus in the
face with lump Of mud BY mistake and was
a.y S.a Of stTt M lib s9 Fs
police be Kept from the mil when the strikers
conRregate by hundreds to- parade those who
Captain Bimson drew . revolver the other dSy
n and thrsatened &c, crowd Of strikers with II
to aone him Because he hsd arrested ose
their number. The com mittee said he came
me-, near ineiting riot They further impaired
carry arms.
The Com mis- sioners told the committee that
the police were sworn to uuell all disturbances
and must obey tho city ordinances. Mayor
Braun took sides with the strikers. and said
he did not think 1t right for the police to dis
play long night sticks and reviewers. II in
cited riot. Police Justice Van Clevo told the
committee that Capt. Bimson was one OF the
coolest msn on the force, and had q right to
use his revolver II he believed his life was In
danger.
Sixty dyers' helpers employed by See 4
Sheehsn struck to-day for 80 week. and got
T. About 100 mosquito net weavers at X. Il
II. Adamss mill went on strike this morning
for an increase OF IS Der cent. and are still out