The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-30
MOB RULE
Is Prevented
BY Police.
PROTECTION ASKED.
Mayor Hoitt and Marshall
Curtis at Wits End.

Marlboro, Dec. 29.-The feeling of
resentment which some of the strikers
at least entertain for those men who
have gone to work in the factories
against which a strike has been de-
clared, was shown this evening, when
a crowd of several hundred followed
four men from the Frye factory to
their homes nearly a mile distant.
The men We're protected by City Mar
shal Curtis and detail of ten men, so
that they suffered no bodily harm
Had there been no police protection,
it would not require much speculation
as to the fate of three men. The trouble
occurred after the factory shut down
at 4 o'clock. \ large crowd of people
gathered i'll the vicinity of the factory
to watch the help come out from work.
A detail of II policemen We're on hand
under the personal supervision of CITY
Marshal curtis. The police kept the
walk
When the operatives came from the
factory, the crowd moved towards the
entrance portion of the operatives
escaped IN safety, and it seemed as if
there would be no further trouble.
suddenly some of the crowd was seen
TO run towards four men that We're
walking down Chestnut street The
!attef proved to be men working in the
Frye factory. 80 'i'e
Inc word quickly spread who thew
were, and in few moments a crowd Of
several hundred was on their heels The
police We're quickly behind the pursued
men consequently no bodily harm was
nt1lcted upon them.
Followed NV +I,- 1,...1
thelr way over Rowland street. down
Lincoln, over Short to Rice. where
three of them resided. The fourth man
escaped his escort on Lincoln street
Inc mon then went to the Middlesex
factory, and after waiting in that vic
unity a short time, dispersed.
IN the meantime the police had ia
ken the names of several persons in
the crowd, and arrests may follow.
Last night a crowd of several hun
dred visited the home of Victor Arsen-
eault, on MaDleWood avenue and de-
manded that two men that were report
ed working in the Frye factory be
turned away. Violent language was
used by the visitors, and severa! stones
were hurled at the house.
one of the stones broke a window.
Threats were made that unless the two
men were sent away that the house
would be burned. After satisfying their
anger, the crowd dispersed in the
darkness.
The two men against whom such a
demonstration of ill-feeling was shown
went to work in the Frye factory yes
terday morning, and left at noon. They
say they will not return until the trou-
BILE is settled. They think that the peo-
pie who showed such enmity towards
them acted under a misrepresentation.
The events of the past few days have
stirred up the people of this city to
the highest pitch. Rumors that the
state police viii brought here are fly
ing fast and thick. This morning May
or Hoitt, several of the manufacturers
and business men talked over the stu
alton.
Reporters We're conspicuous by their
absence while the conference was go
! ing on, but it can be STATED tina. the
sentiment of the meeting was that the
. manufacturers must be protected, and
that those who desire to work in the
factories should not be intimidated, and
\ il necessary to attain that end, string
ent measures must be used.
Mayor Hoitt left town on the
noon train, presumably for Bos-
ton. He refused to say any
thing at first on the matter, but af-