New-York tribune., 1902-05-16
MOBS IN NEAT RIOTS.
Continued from first pnge.

the Eliza beth and Fifth st stations were added
10 those that had been called earlier in the
evening, making about three hundred policemen
In the district Captain Walsh struck on
the back of the head by a flying stone and
slightly injured. Sergeant McDermott got a
blow on the side of the head from a flying club.
A crowd went down Broome-st.. between Lud-
low and Essex SITS. and went through a row Of
tenement houses on the south side OF the street.
throwing all the meat they could lay their hands
on out of the windows.
While these exciting scenes taking place
In the streets the wOmen's meeting in the New
Irving Hall taking place in comparative
peacefulness. The dominant notes of the meet
Ing We're infeXible purpose not to pay the price
for kosher meat which the women believe the
retail butchers unjuStly demanding and an
earnest desire that the agitation shall be
ried on in peaceful way. Every speaker in
sisted on these two points. All speeches
in Hebrew. Rabbi Zefft. vice president OF the
American ZiOnistS advised strongly against any
fOrcible protest.
Joseph BaronIess deprecated any violence
Don't buy beef" he said. "A man can live on
bread and water, and If he can't he is not tit to
live" He outlined plan of action which, in
effect. was to abstain from meat for month or
more. and try by this means to bring the retail
butchers TO terms, Then, if this failed, cooper
alton was the word. Form a cooperative so
ciety; buy your own cattle, slaughter them and
sell the meat in your own shops" he said
1t was decided that five women should walt
Mayor Low either to-day or tomorrow, and
obtain permission for an open air meeting
At Allen and RivingtOn SITS a big crowd gath
cred late in the evening. Policeman Branchi
tried to jisperse the crowd. They gra bbed bricks
attacked Aaronstein. Branchi and he was get
ting the worst of il when Policeman Hayes ap-
Peared The three men We're taken to the FL
dridge-st. station. They had scalp wounds and
bruises. and were cared for by ambulance
surgeon.
Later Policeman HAYES was ordered TO dis
perse crowd near New Irving Hall Three men
pitched into him, got him down in the street
and pommeled him. He lost his helmet, his
coat was badly torn and he rolled about
the street. Finally he got the upper hand and
In five minutes had the three subdued.
After number of persons had been locked
up IN the DelauCey-st. station a crowd of hun
dreds gathered in front of the station house
and hooted, jeered and yelled. The police stood
in the door, and every time a group got near
the door a score of bucketsful of water were
dashed on them. Finally the hose at
tached to faucet and water turned on the
crowd. Even then they did not disperse, but
backed away out of reach.
BY midnight the crowds had quieted to
great extent, and the streets We're rapidly clear
ing II was said that there would be another
outbreak at an carly hour this morning.
DISORDER IN AFTERNOON.
on Wednesday. in all Of the five newspapers
published in the Hebrew language. a notice
was printed calling meeting OF women at
New Monroe Hall. No. IS Monroe-st. When the
hour Of meeting arrived the hall. which will ac-
commodate five hundred. full and the
streets in the neighborhood were packed with
excited women. Fiery denunciations of the re-
tail dealers We're made. and pic1ets ap-
pointed 10 stand IN 'front.' or each Kosher meat
shop in the city. OF which there are about one
hundred. at a. yesterday. and try to per
suade women not to buy meat and if they did
to take the meat from them.
The piCkets took their position yesterday. some
as early as 3 o'clock. AS women approached the
shops to buy they We're met by the pickets and
asked not 20 do so. In many cases they re-
Trained. but II they spurned the pickets' requests
as soon as they left the shop they were set
upon the meet taken from them, and I'm some
cases. II is asserted they We're assaulted
As the news spread the whole OF the neighbor-
hood included IN the Madison and Eldridge SITS
precincts became alive with excited women
9cuiiies were frequent. and the police had
their hands full. The police OF the Madison-st
station alone made fourteen arrests and in get
ting their prisoners to the station house they
had their hands full in forcing their way
through the excited crowds.
When the prisoners arrested We're arraigned
In the Essex Market court the courtroom was /
crowded Light fines were imposed nearly /
all OF the prisoners.
Joseph Goldman, president OF the Hebrew /
Retail Butchers Kosher Guarantee and Rencvo- /
eut Association. said that the stories told of /.
ne high prices demanded by the retail butchers /
nad been exaggerated. He said that the whole /
sale dealers had within couple OF days raised .
ne price half a cent pound. and that notwith- /
standing this the retailers had made no advance .
n prices. He attributes the present disturb
tnceS TO the presence in the affected district Of ,
1 large number OF socialists and anarchists and 4
he fact that housewives want cheap meat Ue
asserted that so far as he could learn the re-
all kosher meat dealers would not purchase an
)ther pound OF meat from the wholesale bousas
Jut would walt the course of the trouble