The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-06-20
MAYOR HEADS POLICE
Prompt Action of Hinchcliffe
Quiets Paterson Rioters.
ANARCHIST LEADERS In HIDING.
Silk Mill Employers Furnished Arms
and Ammunition In Case of Emer-
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 c.
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 Grossman, 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 Passaic 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 Galleano, who is
reported to have led the attacks on
the mills, escaped after several shots
had been fired at 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 firemen 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
dered that they be instantly purchased
and cartridges as well. Then it ap-
peared the chief yielded, but in place
of sending some one to make the pur-
chases he went himself around to hard
ware stores to buy the revolvers. He
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He did not return.
While the chief was buying the re-
volvers he stopped to talk with a mill
owner who demanded protection. He
replied that there was no need, that
the people were getting excited over
nothing. While he was talking patrol
wagon loaded with men dashed past,
and a moment later a trolley car 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 in
definitely. About 10000 hands are in
consequence out of employment, and
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 Pelgram
& Meyer mills on Matlock street, re-
ported for work yesterday morning,
every fourth man of the 300 male en-
ployees was provided by the manage
ment with gun.
During the night shotguns, Winches-
tiers and revolvers comprising a 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 employees
went to their looms armed and pre-
pared for any emergency.
"We are prepared to meet the riot
ers," said a member of the firm yester-
day, land give them warm reception
if they attempt to repeat the perform
ance of yesterday, 1t is self protection
with US and our employees, who pro-
test to a man against the display of
violence witnessed Wednesday. They
are determined; so are we."
Union Hill Mill Threatened.