The evening Republican., 1902-06-20
MAYOR HEADS POLICE
Prompt Action of Hinchcliffe
Quiets Paterson Rioters.
ANARCHIST LEADERS IN HIDING.
Silk MIL Employers Furnished Arms
and Ammunition In Case of Emer-
gency-HudsOn County Mills
Are Shut Down.

gency-Hudson County Mills
Are Shut Down.
PATERSON, N. j.. June 2O.-In the
main quiet reigns in this city. The
most important event is the suspension
from duty of Chief of Police Fred G.
,, Graul by Mayor Hinchcliffe and the
assumption by the mayor of the duties
of that position. William Mcqueen
/ the English anarchist who was promi
! nent at Wednesdays meeting before
the rioting began, has left the city and
| is believed to be in New York. Gale
, anO, the Italian, and GrpssllaD, the
German, who are said to have been
! prominent Wednesday, have also kept
from public notice. Mayor Hinchcliffe
wishes to interview all these men.
The police are under orders to shoot
straight if they should have another
encounter with the rioters, and the
mayor has had copies of the riot act
distributed.
This weeks edition of La QUESTION:
Social, one of the anarchist papers, was
set up here, but sent to Pass,lic print
er to run off the forms. He was Or
dered not to handle it and complied.
The police late in the afternoon broke
up an anarchist meeting near Sandy
Hill, in the outskirts of Paterson, and
arrested three women and four men.
The leaders Of the anarchists, one of
whom was said to be Gulleano, who is
reported to have led the attacks Oh
the mills, escaped after several shots
had been fired ut them.
The real reason that Mayor Hinch-
cliffe lost all patience with Chief Graul
has become known. Wednesday when
the riOting became serious the mayor
over the telephone ordered the chief to
arm the fircmen with revolvers and
clubs. The chief protested that it
would be bad policy. The mayor is
sued an order Then the chief protest
ed he had no weapons. The mayor or
dercd that they be instantly purchased
and cartridges as we'll Then il Hp-
peared the chief yielded, but in place
OF sending some one to make the pur-
chlses he went himself around to hard
ware stores to buy the revolvprs. lie
took them to The station house and left.
He did not return.
While the chief was buying the re-
voiv'rs he stopped to talk with Il mill
owner who demanded protection. He
replied tIat there was no need, that
the people were getting excited over
nothing. While he was talking patrol
wagon loaded with men dashed past,
and moment later Il trolley ear taken
possession of by the men who could
not get in the wagon flew past, but the
chief did nothing.
All but three Of the silk mills in Hud-
son county, n j.. have closed down i'll
definitely. About 10000 hands ure in
within the next twenty-four hours the
number will likely reach 1900. The
immediate cause of the shutting down
of the mills was the dyers' strike riot
in this city.
When the employees of the pcgram
X Meyer mills, on Matlock street. re-
ported for work yesterday morning,
every fourth man Of the 300 male en-
plnyc2s was provided by the manuge-
m"nt with IA gun.
During the night shotgunS. Winches-
tcrs and rcvolvers comprising IL small
but formidable arsenal were quietly
carried into the mill. Accompanying
the weapons were thirty rounds of am
munition for each piece. With the ar
rival Of the men workers the firearms
were distributed, and the empluyers
went to their looms armed and pre-
pared for any emergency.
Nv" are prepared to meet the riot
Crs, said member Of the firm yestcr-
day and give them Il warm rccpption
II they attempt to repeat the perform
ancc of yesterday. 1t is self protection
with us and our employees, who pro-
test to man against the display of
violence witnessed "Wednesday. They
are determined; so are We"