The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-26
Nov Iork steck Market.
GIRL STRIKERS ARRESTED.
Employees OF "A Shirt Waist Company
Charged With Assault.

NEW YORK, June Z6.-Wheu the strik-
ing shirt waist workers, 80 Ia number,
employed by the National Shirt Waist
Company. at 200 Canal Street, went to the
Office Of the company yesterday TO get
their pay there vas a fight between one
Of the striking girls and ncn-union girl,
which resulted in a call for an ambulance
and the arrest Of the union girl and the
young man who took her part
According to the story told in the Office
Of the company. Annie Greenberg, eight
cen years old, of 70 Monroe Street. de-
Tnanded all of her pay. but the cashier
deducted 80 cents for the shuttle used on
the machine, which the employees keep in
their possession In the dispute which
followed it is alleged Miss Greenberg
struck Eva Josephson, eighteen years ola,
Of gs Orchard Street one of the non-un-
ion girls The latter tainted, and an am
buIance was Summoned from St Vim
cents Hospital The ambulance surgeon
said that the girl was suffering from syn
cope, and she soon revived
Miss Greenberg was accompanied by
Abram Levine, twenty-five years old, Of
= Jackson Street, who joined in the dis
Fute over her pay and refused TO leave
the Office He was arrested fer disorderly
conduct. Miss GreenbeTg was also arrest
ed. charged with assault. The prisoners
were taken to the Macdougal Street sta
ton and then to the Jefferson Market
police court
Various eyewitnesses to the scrimmage
said that Miss Greenberg, when assault
ed. so vigorously handled her antagonist
that she tainted When Dr. Summerfield
wanted to take Miss Josephson to the hos
pitaI she refused to go
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court Miss Josephson said she would make
a complaint against Miss Greenberg. She
was about TO do this when she tainted
again She was carried into a private
room, where water was dashed into her
face and she was restored to conscious
ness
Later Miss Josephson made charges OF
assault against both Miss Greenberg and
Levine She declared kat Levine had
struck her several times on the arm
Magistrate BranH said that both the priS-
oners would have to give $500 bail for
trial. AT this Louis e. Miller, counsel for
the prisoners, pleaded that his clients
should not be locked up for the night He
said that he could furnish bail in the
mOrling- Magistrate Brann then said
that he would parole the prisoners in the
custody of Mr.. Miller for the night with
the understanding that bail be furnished
Emma Ginsberg and Nora Schriner,
both of III Madison Street, who were ar
rested on Monday night, charged with as
sauiting Jena Fiedman, the foTewoman of
the company. were discharged by Magis-
tTate Brann in Jefferson Market Court
yesterday with q warning
One Gf the strike leaders is Herman
DTuck, q member Of the Shirt Waist
Workers Union, which has men as well
as women among its members he said
yesterday afternoon after the arrests:
The girls can stay out as long as they
like without Mountaineering themselves
Every one Of them has a bank account
and can enjoy herself with a few months
of idIeness Some Of them do not need to
go back to work for a year If they like, 8"
The strike took place because SIX girls
we're discharged, and. according to the
strikers, the.r dismissal was because they
belonged 10 the union Manager Broad
of the firm denied that this was the rea-
son they ws1e dismissed,
Instead Of coming al go in the morn
ing. the regular hour, and remaining IN
Ill the ggofkday was through, he said
me discharged employees would come in
at or in the morning and leave when
they felt like it Sometimes they would
/ only remain few hours If there was not
much to do. This was GemGTaliZing TO
/ the others. and as We needed some kind Of
discipline these girls had 10 be discharg-
ed. That was all there was to il