The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-07-31

men Arrested for Assault and
Threats.
About 500 mine workers gathered in
the open field near the italian church,
in Dunmore, yesterday afternoon and
listened to addresses by District Board
Member stephen Reap, of Olyphant,
and Martin Memelo, an Italian organ
izer, who spoke in his native tongue.
Mr.. Reap's remarks were mainly di-
rected to those who might be dissatis-
fled with the present manner of fur
nshing relief, and showed the utter
uselessness of attempting to distribute
the money now on hand alike to every
member, saying that each member
would only receive about thirty cents.
He implored his hearers to hold to-
gether and be patient, and victory
would surely come. He said the money
from the bituminous men would not
reach here until the middle of August,
and at that time they would be better
able to determine the final means Of
distribution.
The latest - - to befall men
who have continued to work during the
strike, Is their being expelled from a
lodge on the charge of being "scabs."
This happened to Joseph Setelyn and
John Lowandowski. Of Maple street,
who are employed at the Bellevue COL
liery.
This fact was brought out at n hear
ing before Alderman Millar yesterday
afternoon, when Louis Proznesky and
John Zorosa were arrested. The pros
ecutors have remained at work since
the strike was inaugurated, and alleged
that the defendants called them
"scabs," threatened to kill them and
had them expelled from lodge to
which all belonged, because they re-
turned to work.
Magistrate Millar fined each of them
$40 and costs, and in default sent them
to the county Jail for thirty days. Proz-
nesky was also held in $1,000 bail for
making threats and to keep the peace.
Zorosa was held in $500 bail.
WOME NARRESTED.
Minnie Borden and Josephine Nc
Coutski, both of Priceburg, were ar
rested yesterday at the instance of
John Button, also of PriCeOurg, on the
charge of aggravated assault and bat
terry. The prosecutor is a miner in the
employ of the Ontario and Western
Railroad company, and while return
ing home from work a week ago last
evening he was set upon by these wo-
men and assaulted.
They had their aprons filled with
stones and struck him with such force
that he was laid up for a week. They
also called him "A dirty working
scab." Attorney John j. Murphy ap-
peared for the defendants. and Attor-
neys Joseph O'Brien and j. Z. Burr for
the prosecutor
The women We're each fined $40 and
costs, and in default committed to Jail
for thirty days for calling Button d
scab. Each We're held in $500 bail to
appear at court in answer to the charge
of aggravated assault and battery. +.
Eail was given and an appeal taken
from the summary conviction.
The five local unions of Olyphant will
hold special meeting at 1.30 o'clock
this afternoon in Father Mathew hall.
One hundred mules were yesterday
brought back here from pasturage in
Wyoming county. They belong to the
Pennsylvania Coal company. The Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western COM
pany yesterday placed an order for 100
kegs of mule shoes.
Frederick Warnke made the an
nouncement yesterday that he will
start his washery, at Duryea, next
Monday, if it takes three hundred
armed men to do it.
President Nichols yesterday made
the following reply to the letter of
President Crawford, of the Peoples
Coal company:
MIR. NICHOLAS REPLY.
Editor of The Tribune
Dear sir: In yesterdays issue noticed
number of acknowledgements by Mr. j.
l.. Crawford of events as he claims to
know them. Regarding the question of
"bluffng' Will say that when questioned
regarding the statement that the Oxford
would be started | said l did not believe
1t could be done; that our members would
not go there to work, until the strike
was ended. You think it's only blurf,''
remarked the reporter. l said Guess So"
Now my opinion still is, from the Snowl-
edge OF the Oxford miners l possess, that
If the Oxford is operated before q settle
ment Is effected, it will have to be done
by new hands entirely But this is not
why l take notice or exceptions to Mr..
Crawfords Acknowledgement but be-
cause he says that Mr.. Nichols has sue
Setucu III cillpIClllts lIlleS OI my men TO
break their contracts First was a fire.
man who was the only support OF a wild
owed mother. Mr., Nichols, or those he
sent to her, told her that the son would
be killed If he continued TO work"
want to say emphatically that / am not
the kind of a man Mr. Crawford pictures
me to be; that | know of no cases where
! have forced his men 10 break their con-
tracts, that l do not know anything of
the widow and her fireman son mentioned,
and am not guilty of threatening his mur-
der, as told by Mr.. Crawford. If Mr..
Crawford knew these things to be true
he should have me arrested for threaten
ing murder, and duly punished. / CHAR
lenge him to do so now, In the event OF
any personal loss through the effect of
Mr.. Crawfords libel l shall expect him
to acknowledge his mistake and make
proper reparation.
In the kind of a struggle we are all en-
gagged in l am willing TO overlook state
ments made in the moment of heated
passion, but cannot see the necessity of
quietly submitting TO carefully written
letter charging me with threatening mur-
der. | have never said anything about
Mr.. Crawford and hope he will carefully
consider the injustice he has done me, and
acknowledge the same If l am labor
'agtator," l try TO be, and expect to be,
considered "a man for a that"
Yours respectSu,iv
IEEVgfliMW T. d. Nichols.