Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-06-19
TROUBLE At PATERSON.
Police and Mobs of Riotous Strikers
Come Togather in Clash at
Paterson N. ].
One of the Officers Receives Bullet in
the Arm and Striker Shot in
the Neck.
Other Outbreaks Follow, One Woman
Being Reported Killed and Several
Injured.

New York, June ia meeting Of
the striking dyers' helpers held at
Paterson N. j., was followed by
riot in which one policeman and one Of
the rioters were shot. The wounded
policeman, Charles Robinson, received
a bullet wound in the arm. The
wounded striker was shot in the neck.
He was carried away by his comrades
and the police have not learned his
name. The trouble did not last long
and the mob soon was dispersed and
quiet restored in the city.
All the strikers were present at the
meeting as well as considerable num-
ber of silk workers. Many outsiders
also were attracted to the meeting, as
some trouble was anticipated, and it
is estimated that altogether fully 5000
persons were in and about the place
Of meeting. The strikers decided to
send details to all the mills in the city
to order the men out. This programme
was successfully carried out at all the
mills with one exception. When a big
detail of the strikers, accompanied by
hundreds of sympathizers, arrived at
the mill of Banford Bros, the men re-
fused to go out and trouble Immediate
ly began. The strikers hurled volleys
of stones at the mill, smashing every
pane of glass in the building and then
forced their way through the main en-
trance and drove out the employees.
The only physical resistance they met
with came from two policemen Nho
were on duty in the vicinity of the mill,
but they were swept by the mob, which
carried everything before it. Police
reinforcements were quickly dis
patched to the scene. They were re-
| ceived with volley of stones and sever.
al shots were fired from among the
mob, one bullet wounding Patrolman
Robinson in the arm. The police re-
| turned the fire and one of the rioters
fell. He was quickly picked up and
carried away by comrades. The action
of the police dispersed the mob, which
scattered in all directions. One ar
rest was made. The prisoner, an Ital-
ian named Tony Mast, had an open
knife in his hand when arrested.
There were two more outbreaks
later in the day ana several rioters
are reported to have been wounded.
A mob attacked the Augusta silk mill
on Lawrence street and a scene was
enacted similar to that at the Bam-
burg mill. The mob offered strong re-
sistance to the police, who had to
charge the mob repeatedly before it
could be dispersed. Another outbreak
occurred in the Empire mill on Full
ton street and number of shots were
fired. It is reported that at least two
or three of the rioters were wounded.
The situation has become so grave
that it is believed the militia will be
called out before night.
1t is reported that woman who
took a prominent part in the riot was
shot and killed. Four wounded per-
sons have been taken to the general
hospital. One of these is Harry Har-
ris, reporter for the Morning Call.
His condition is serious. Four other
men, one of them an Italian, have
been shot and are in the general hos
pital. One of the wounded is col
Ored man