The evening world., 1894-03-14
RIOTERS SENTENCED.
-Four Paterson Strikers Sent to
Jail for Thirty Days.
Other Members Of the Mob Likely
to Be Arrested.
Troops May he Called Out II There
Is Another Outbreak.

PATERSON, N. j., March 14-Four Of
the ring leaders in the riot Of yesterday
were arrested this morning and SEN
fenced by Justice Van Cleve to thirty
days each in the City Jail. Warrants
are out for four others Of the striking
weavers and dyers. and 1t Is expected
that more complaints will be lodged to-
day, and either warrants or summonses
issued.
The prisoners are August Muller. a
Frenchman; Giuseppe Britto and Giu-
seppe Tolo, Italians, and b. Won der
Van, a Hollander. All are said to be
Anarchists. These are the men who are
accused Of being directly responsible for
the demonstrations of yesterday. when
dye-shops were broken into, property de-
stroyed, and workmen driven out by the
mob. The prisoners were simply accused
of disorderly conduct.
Justice Van Cleve, in p~ronouncing SEN
tence. took occasion to deliver a lecture
ostensibly to the prisoners, but actually
for the benefit of the hundred or more
strikers who were present.
you must understand" said the JUS
tice. that every man has a right to
work in this country and to pursue his
~ eNy
one. The laws protect every one in his
peaceful. pursuit and you have no right
to Interfere with people who choose to
work whether It be contrary to your
wishes or not.
you have violated the law in inter-
fering with men engaged in a peaceful
thy. II o are SO ignorant that you
dom know this fact, then 1t Is time you
made yourselves better acquainted with
1t is very probable that a further com
plant Of rioting may be made against
you. That is a State prison %offense;"
mob that looted Auger's dye shop yester-
day. All of them made speeches, it is
alleged. of the most incendiary charac-
ter, advising that force be used II neces-
bring the employers TO terms.
4 Committee of the Board OF Trade
Sa5lsd on s Gsies a.H Hf P hIm wS Srau pro tels
tion he proposed to furnish in the future.
The Chief told him he would detail the
entire force of sixty men to protect
Thought there would be no further
trouble. ..
The Committee was composed of silk
manufacturers and boss dyers. They in
formed the Chief that they believed the
police force inadequate to cope with the
thousands of idle men and that at the
or interference they Would cali on the
Sheriff and have him swear in ifta
deputies.
II the Sheriff is unable to put down the
mob. then they would call on the Cover
nor for troops.
The committee denounced Mayor Braun
for his evident sympathy with the
strikers, and declared that. they looked
for no assistance from him.
The weavers repudiate the conduct OF
the mob. They declare they were not re
sponsible for the riot. 1t was the worl
of the dyers, who are principally for
eigners, they say All the striking dyers
went back to work this morning, and nc
further trouble is anticipated, as the
weavers are peaceably inclined and will.
ing to submit their grievances to arbi'
tration.
The demands of the dyers were gen.
orally acceded to. Helpers wages, wert
raised from 81 to 50: shakers, from 81
to $40; fnishers, from 80 to S12; dyers,
two tubs. from SO to- SIS, and .dyers,
three tubs. from SIG to SIS. For all over.
time the employees are to receive time
and a half. They will also receive sixty
hours pay for ffty-five hours work.