The sun., 1897-06-09
STRIKERS DISORDERLY.
THEY RESORT TO oWHLSKER-PULJL
AND INTIMIDATION.

| Four or Them Arrested TOR Assaalting Centrne-
| ter stnbeek and Ore Fined-A Comustttee
visits SHOPS where Non-Untos SIen Are
Employed ana Induces Tse, 70 Leave.
Tho striking east side tailors made things
lively yesterday forenoon and carly in the after
noon by pursuing the tactics they usually adopt
at the fag end OF strike. whisker pulling was
started and mob OF several hundred set out to
terrify contractors and non-union men. and sue
| ceeded to q great extent until tho combined in
huence OF the drenching rain in the afternoon
and several arrests Of supposed ringleaders sub
! ducd their ardor.
Tho trouble was caused by q number OF the
strikers becoming impatient and returning to
work. This put the strikers. when they col
lected together into fighting mood. Early in
tho forenoon q crowd OF strikers stood around
the headquarters Of the striking children's jack
ct makers. at Essex and Broome streets, when
Louis Stubcck. contractor, OF SO Willett street,
appeared and was recognized as q man who en-
pioyod non.union mon.
Look at him. He has scabs in his shops!
shouted striker in jargon.
A rush WAS made for Stubeck. and several
pairs OF hands began clutching at him. He
lodged, and his assailants caught the wrong
! whiskers. A fight, independent Of Stubeck. be-
gan among the tailors themselves. but as
stubeck was trying to slip away all hands made
Here the accounts became conflicting, somo
say Stpbeek b, drew revolver Others that ne pre- re
crowd at bay until the police arrived and scat
tered 4; Four men were arrested, charged with
street, Israel Kupiermann OF IS Columbia street,
| All four were taken before Magistrate Mott in
Essex Market Court, but proof OF assault was
Greenileld was lined s. for disorderiy Conduct.
| A committee OF twenty-five strikers organ.
tailors, started Oh a tour through the shops TO
| see II any non-union were at work. They found
twenty.hye men nat at work n Contractor Rotten,
ordered them to quit work. The workers were
| frightened and went out.
RottenberH called policeman and had three
OF the committee arrested. The rest of the COM
inittee went on its sef.imposed task and intimi-
oT f"sh
street into quitting work.
At 2T5 Delaney street the committee found a
number Of tailors at work on the fourth floor for
two brothers named Lyman. some OF the com
mittee got into the shop by clambering over the
building into the belief that there fire.
Men and women began to Chamber down the
committee who told them their errand. The
tailors AT work joined the committe and the
| twenty non.union men AT work for Contractor
Samuel Lewis at 277 Delaney street TO quit
work.
just then rain came down in torrents. The
committee quit work itself for the day on the
understanding that it should start in again this
morning.
There was as much talk about guns and re-
! volvers among the contractors yesterday as il
| each one had gradual, in the wild West and
carried SHOOTING irons as matter OF course.
Benjamin Witkowski Secretary OF the Con
| tractors Association. who il the least warlike,
! was asked IL the contractors had sought special
/ police protection.
No. he said well protect ourselves
How: with gunsl
No; with crowbars and clubs IL We have to-"
Witkowski said the cause OF the trouble was
hraa In fkas frfl. 1yl. ~. of
1 the strikers had already broken ranks. he said.
Meyer Schocnfeld. the leader OF the Brother
hood OF Tailors, said his men were ali right. He
! laid the whole blame on the childrens jacket
makers. Among the arrests yesterday was that
! OF man, who. the strikers boasted. threw a
| piece OF lemon peel at a policeman. The police
! msn was not seriously hurt. II to-day is fine
| whisker pulling on an extensive scale is ex-
| pected on the east side.