Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-10-07
STANDS.
By His Charge
Against Police.
Manager DruckemilIer
III Still After Them.
Has Heard a Story
About Officer Duffy.
He Reviews the Conduct Of the
Strikers.

Central Union Telephone Co., has
taken exceptions to the strenuous de.
malls of his story that three policemen,
standing at the corner of Main and
Mill sts., Friday evening, hissed the
company's new employees.
To a Democrat reporter he said
Monday morning; 1t is ridiculous
for the officers referred to to attempt
to deny that they Missed; our new
men. They did hiss them, and l can
put 10 witnesses on the stand to tes-
tify to the truth of my statements.
"Another instance of an extraordi-
nary character has been brought to
nv attention. A friend and brother
member of a club to which / belong
! told me that he was approached sat
urday by an officer named Duffy, and
that the following dialogue took place:
"Duffy-I understand that Manager
Druckemiller obtained from your club
food for his new employees Friday
evening"
'"Club Member--'Yes; what of ity
"Duffy-T think It's very small
business for your club to be in
."Club Member-'Well We have
habit of exercising our own minds,
and doing what We please
II believe impeachment proceedings
could be brought against those Of
ficers. who Kissed our new; employees
and 1 do not mean to recede from my
position in the matter. If citizen in
ordinary life stops on the sidewalk
for a few minutes to, talk to some
friend, or in front of show window,
an officer promptly orders him to move
on; yet men have been allowed to con-
gregate about our place of business
and disturb our men. and they are not
molested by the officers. We have a
strict ordinance against lettering.
Why is. it not enforced?"
CHIEF DURKIN TALKS.
Chief Durkin stated to a Democrat
reporter Monday: Anything MI.
Druckemiller asks for in the way of
reasonable protection he will get, and
he has been given such protection
cheerfully. We cannot detail our
whole force to watch this strike, which
is most peculiar one. The men are
scattered all over the city while at
work, and we cannot hope to have an
officer with every gang at all times.
with reference to Mr.. Druckemil
ler's statement that three of our Of
ficers hissed new employees, l mean tc
investigate this charge thoroughly.
began the investigation Saturday
have been told by a striker who
claims to have been standing with the
officers referred to that they did mo-
hiss; that it was he who did it in
stead of they" T
| Regarding this, Manager Drucke
miller says that the policemen wer'
standing alone, and that none othe
than they did the hssing.l
IT, published statements of th
: Strikers Press Committee are ais,
' challenged In part by Mr. Drucke
+ miller. 'They say" he remarked
that none of the strikers hissed o
9 jeered the new men. They know thi
statement is false; the only abus
: heaped upon the new men has com
O from strikers or persons influenced b.
o the strikers.
p Again, they say the policemen wer
n called to defeat law-abiding and tax
C paying citizens.' They know that b
l. their congregating about our plac
of business and interfering with ou
work, they sthemselves presented
most absurd example of law-abidin
d citizens. Again, who among tn
. strikers can show that they are payin
taxes? s r
''In this whole matter the men hav
sought by cunning ways and false r,
o presentations to wiring from the pee
l. pie sentiment in their favor. The
l. have gone to the liverymen of til
+ town and demanded in the name @
unionisln that they refuse to hire u
rigs to haul our material Regardles
1. of this, however, number Of livery
q men have made It plain to us that the
4. will not be dictated to In matter Q
!. their ideas of serving the public.
y "It is not merely to defeat tn
strikers that l have taken vigorou
action in this natter Ithops som