New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-15
NONUNION WORKMEN ATTACKED.
SEVERAL. SERIOUSLY INJURED IN
SERIES OF DISTURBANCES CAUSED BY
STRIKING IRONWORKERS

STIRLING ,-onworkers who have been out OF work
for Some time. have Leen causing trouble about the
new buildings nj Fifth-ave and Twentieth-s''' anu
AZ Nos 50 and 50 Fourth-ave. some or them ue-
uberatcly boarded a Broadway car nj Twenueth-
ST Yesterday and attacked ten non-un'on men, III
turing three \ dozen non-union men also got INTO
a fight with strikers at No 81 Fourth-aVe, ana
three OF the non-union men were hurt. NOBODY
however was seriously injured
James Kelly OF No $50 Leonard-st. BROOKLYN
n striker. was arrested as the result OF the hsht
in Broadway. Ten OF the non-un!on men VINO
came from Brooklyn. Jersey city ana other places
10 take the Jobs of The striking ironworkers' were
put on n Broadway car by Edward Briooy' the
foreman in charge OF the work. As soon as he left
the car half dozen OF the strikers who had
been in hiding in The neighborhood, boarded 'he
car and attacked the non-union men Thefe WIS
great CONSERVATION IN the car. The other passen-
gers hastily got out the women shrieking ana run
ming away. Thomas Peterson OF Coles-st.. Brook
lyn. was cut about the head 1t Is supposed by a
piece Of lead pipe. His injury was dressed and he
went home r Anderson. Of No. SO Bergen-st.,
Brooklyn. and r. Lynn. OF No 49, St Mark save.
brooklyn were also slightly bruised and they went
home after having their injuries dressed. Kelly
was the only one OF the strikers arrested. lie was
held in 81 500 bail Cor further examination to-day
IN the West side Police Court.
William Butler OF No 1f6 Slxth-ave. and John
Sweeney OF No GA East One-hundred- and-twenty-
second-st. were arrested In the trouble In Fourth
ave. Complaints against them were made by
Frederick Schevcman. superintendent OF ironwork-
ers on the new building; George Warner. OF NO
DAB East Eighty-thlrd-st., and Daniel Bowe OF No.
$50 second-ave For two weeks the strikers have
been causing so much trouble at this point that an
extra force OF police has been kept near the build
ing. This extra force was discontinued Yesterday.
The strikers took advantage of the absence or the
pollce TO attack the men who had taken their
places and there was general hSht. Schcveman
and Warner said that they were Knocked down.
and Bowe complained that he was assaulted with
bricks Scheyenan and Bowe had cuts about the
body and Warmers hands were bruised. Magis-
trate Flammer In the Jefferson Market Court. yes
terday held Butler and Sweeney In 500 ball each
for examination.
Later the trouble broke out afresh at the Glas-
gov Building at Fifth-ave and Twentieth-st., soon
after noon. A crowd OF seventy-hve eighty
strikers attacked the non-union men they We're
returningt to work ard many OF the non-union men
were roughly handed. II was not until o'clock
that work assumed on the building by the
non union men -Four FIVE arrests were made.
a tailor named Solomon Poesk was among the
men arrested, and the police told Magistrate Cor
nell that he was the leader OF the strikers: The
Magistrate said that the conduct OF the strikers
was most reprehen3ible. and he would see TO II. II
It lay In his power. that It was stopped. Poleski
uas $40