The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-04-20
CRUSHING OUT THE STRIKE
ARREST or THE LEA ADERS Al
CROTON LANDING.
Twenty-six Men ImprisOncd-se"Tch OF
the Strikers Houses by tho Sheriff and
Posse Supported by the Mtlftta-FeW
Weapons Found-Many of the Men
Leaving.

Croton Landing, N. Y, April 19.-This
was the livelest day in and around the
Croton valley since the strike began,
seventeen days ago. The civil and mill
itary authorities played prominent
part in the days proceedings and the
result is that twenty-six Italians are
now behind prison bars awaiting exam
ination on charges of melting to riot
and carrying weapons with intent to
inhict bodily injury. Sheriff Molloy Sc
cured thirty-two warrants for the ar
rest of the leaders of the strikers, ard
also search warrants for the houses IN
the Italian colonies where the laborers
lived, from Judge Lent at Sing Sing
last night. This fact became known
last night, and more than one hundred
Italians fled to avoid arrest. 1t was
said to- day that fully one hundred and
fifty of the strikers had gone to New
York and Syracuse, where they have Sc
cured other places.
Since the arrival Of the cavalry on
Tuesday the strikers have been very
quiet and did not repeat their drills
with the accompanying display of shot
guns, rifles and revolvers. The result
of to-days raid would show that the
arms have been carefully hidden away.
Early this morning troops were placed
so as to prevent any persons escaping
from either Little Italy or from the
Bowery.
The sheriff and posse of twenty-five
deputies escorted by Co. ID of the Sew
enth regiment arrived at the Bowery
about o'clock and began thorough
search of the houses for weapons and
ammunition and whenever they came
across a person for whom they had a
warrant they placed him under arrest.
There was not ,the slightest resistance
made, except by one man, who was
boisterous and tried to escape. In the
Bowery nine prisoners were captured,
three of whom were Marcelo Rotella
and his two sons, Angelo and Antonio.
Very few weapons were found The
sheriff afterwards secured the houses
in Little Italy. Seventeen prisoners
were capured here. Seven of the men
arrested were taken into custody with
out warrants and they were brought
before Judge Baker, who held them for
examination tomorrow. The other
nineteen were taken to the jail at White
Plains, where they will have an exam
fnation tomorrow They were escort
ed by the sheriff and his men and Co.
"A and Co. B OF Yonkers and Mount
Vernon.
The Mount Vernon and Yonkers
companies broke camp this afternoon.
Shortly after the arrests were made
on the Bowery four strangers appeared
and visited the saloons They haranged
the men gathered there and advised
them not to return to work. 1t was
stated that the men We're an
archists from New York. One of them,
who was on crutches, stayed around
the Bowery during the afternoon and
the other three went 20 Little Italy,
where they repeated their harangue.
Just what effect the arrests will have
on the other strikers remains to be
seen. Very little work was accom-
plished at the dam to-day, and only
four additional laborers were working
with the thirty which are quartered at
the dam.