The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-09-24
STEPHEN REAP ARRESTED.

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Stephen Reap.of Olyphant. member
of the United Mine Workers executive
board of District No. l, was arrested
yesterday on a warrant issued by Alder
man Kasson charging him with inter-
fering with an officer In the discharge
of his duties.
Constable IRA Mitchell was sent up
to Olyphant yesterday morning TO ar
rest William McNally. Michael Nealon,
John Davis and Thomas Hefferon VINO
were charged with throwing stones at
Frank Whitesall and James Rose, two
Delaware and Hudson teamsters. AS
soon as he arrested each man he turned
him over to a coal and iron policeman.
several of whom had offered to assist
him.
Nealon was turned over to the care
Of Harry Cardell, who is a former
member of the Philadelphia police force.
1t is claimed that Reap came up follow
ed by a crowd of strikers and questioned
Cardelrs right to be in charge of Nea-
Ion, claiming that he had no authority
except on the property Of the company
employing him. 1t is further alleged
that Reap and some of the other men,
bers of the party threatened and IN
Inundated Cardell to such an extent
that he let Nealon go because of fear
that he would be mobbed.
Nealon was later rearrested and
brought to this city for hearing to-
pether with the other three men. Reap
and a number of other strikers fol-
,owed and assembled in Alderman kas-
sons office Here a warrant was sworn
ont for Reap's arrest and he was held
under $500 bail for his appearance at
court. Reap is the man who led
party of strikers from the Cathollc
church at Olyphant some months ago
because non-union man was attend-
ing church. He later made a puphc
apology which was read from the altar
on the following Sunday. :,
The cases of the four men arrested
by Constable Mitchell were held under
advsement by Alderman kasson after
he had heard the evidence. George
Ryan and Joseph McGinty, two young
bows, were held under $500 bail each,
however, on the same charge.
CAUSED ARRESTS.
John Button. of Priceburg. a nom
union workman, employed at one or the
mines there, yesterday caused the ar
rest OF Isadore Barden, Joseph Wacow-
ski and David Arachoski, on the charge
of malicious mischief. AT a hearing
late yesterday afternoon before Alder
man NJ. ]. Ruddy, Button testified that
the three men battered down his front
door and otherwise damaged his house
to show their resentment. Alderman
Ruddy held all three defendants In S4oO
bail for their appearance at court.
Alex. Slavinaski. of Priceburg, had
cl Yesterday.
the charge of disorderly conduct. alleg-
ing that the latter had called him
"scab." Alderman Ruddy fined Yarettl
So and COSTS He paid the fine and took
an appeal.
Two brothers named Williams resid-
ing in the AGO block on West Market
street and employed at the Cayuga
were notified yesterday morning. while
at work. to report for duty with the
Thirteenth regiment, of which they are
both members. They left their work
about II o'clock and We're on their way
home when they were surrounded by a
mob of children and women, who hooteo
and jeered at them. The young mel
became scared, and drawing their re-
volvers fired into the air. This scat
tered the crowd, and they managed tc
reach home
\ little later, their mother came dowr
to the police station and reported thai
Il 17-year-old boy named John May, re-
siding at 1777 McDonough avenue, haC
entered her house and. pointing re-
volver in her face, had threatened tt
shoot her if she didn't see that her boy:
quit the regiment. She went before
Magistrate Fidler and swore out a war
rant for Mays arrest. He was taker
before the magistrate and denied Mrs
Williams charges in toto. He was helt
under $500 bail
Two Arabian peddlers, residing OF
Scranton street, named George Smiti
and William Abrahams, We're set upoI
yesterday, near Olyphant, by one of thu
parties of foreigners who have beeI
causing bother in that vicinity of lat,
and were badly beaten. Their packs
We're taken away from them and thei
clothes badly torn. They went to th
Lackawanna hospital, where numbe
of ugly scalp wounds which they hat