New-York tribune., 1902-05-17

rush for the basket. tore ii out Of her grasp.
pulled out the vegetables inside and scattered
them on the street. The poor old lady didn't
have any meat. either. All night long there
were gangs Of hoodlums running up and down
the streets smashing windows. But. back OF II
al, the really sensible hausfraus are stirred up
DR.. David Blaustein of the Educational All
snce. said he believed the fault lay With the
dealers
of course they have some defence" said he,
but the feeling Z. very bitter against them
Personally, l saw only one riot. and noticed
that st the sight Of a bluecoat the crowd scat
tered, showing they not violent as is
said think that there may be further mani
fiesta tions to morrow night
The proprietor IF cafe near Rutgers-st IN
East Broadway. explained the local opinion
THINK THEY'VE BEEN ABUSED
we feel said he that We have been abused
wEo is there locking after our interests? The
Mayor doesn't care; he rides home in his auto
mobile. Jerome takes a vacation, the police beat
cur women and drag them :; Jail Even in
Russia not So badly treated. In nv
oun province I have known the Governor to
compel the bakers 70 sell bread SO the poor
could buy But here re have NO one Why, the
price Of meat and provisions has risen 50 that
81 makes the difference of $50 week to ne in
this cafe The people here lay il 10 the Low
government They will have tc pay the piper.
Joseph Goldman president of the Hebrew Re
tail Butchers Kosher Guarantee and Benevo-
lent Association. whose store is at No 10 Suf-
fclk-st.. said yesterday that his life had been
threatened, that he knew the instigator Of the
projected crime and should apply 70 Magistrate
Cornell for a warrant
President Goldman and his associates lay all
the blame for the trouble meat spectators
uho had formerly acted q naiddlennen between
the wholesalers and the retailers There are
FIVE such speculstors who have done business
on the lower East Side Mr.. Goldman declared
that they stirred up the trouble. because az
lsst Tuesdays meeting an arrangement was
made whereby the retailers should deal directly
with =the wholesalers. It was the spectators.
he said who PUT the notices Tor me eetles
80 the Hebrew women 10 tell them that the re
tailers had got 4 reduction Of three cents
pound from the wholesalers, and that the wom-
en- should get reduction of at least three cents
pcund ,.,s
rot be sold for less than the price his assooi-
alton was asking for it Those who are sell
ing cheaper meat he said. are selling meat that
has not been killed in conformance with the
Jewish Law, or kept for more than three days,
which is also in opposition to the Hebrew re-
iigieus Law.
Attacks We're made on few restaurants last
evening, but they were soon suppressed by the
police. and few arrests were made.
Soon after o'clock there great excite
rnent near the Essex Market Police Court. A
runlor spread that attack was 70 be maze
en- the court prison In less than tWinkling a
thousand people had crowded 10 the scene The
crowd moved toward the Jail with whoop and
howl but they stopped before reaching the door
Nobody seemed to be willing 10 lead the nop-
While the excitement at its height ana
things began 90 look serious. half q dozen po-
iieenen from the Eldrdge-st. station came up
on run Instantly there a scramble on
she part Of the crowd. The police had compare
lively little trouble in dispensing the big crowd.
and Israel Weinberg. tailor, twenty -hVe wears
old OF No. 50 Ludlow-st., was the only prisoner
taken.
There was 2 slight disturbance last evening in
front Of No 103 Rivington-st., where earlier in
the day an attempt had been made "a set the
place on fire As a result of the noise police
reserves were summoned and several hundred
people gathered. The police behaved with great
brutality clubbing and assauiting innocent by
ISLANDERS The sergeant in charge assisted in
clubbing.
Il The widespread Indignation the East Side
at the conduct and brutality of the police or late
was heightened by their behavior last evening
A protest VIII be made to Mayor Low because of
the manner in which the police acted.
James 3. Reynolds. Mayor Lows secretary.
who lives in the University Settlement. went
10 investigate the condition. He will report 10
the Mayor to-day
WOMEN ASK PERMIT FOR MEETING.
Three women called the Mayors ofioe yester-
day to try 10 get permission to hold mass meet
ing tonight I'm jefferson Square 10 protest against
che price Of meats.
The delegation consisted Of Mrs. Pauline Finkel,
Of Ne 45l Grand-st.; Mrs. Clara Korn, Of No 1879
Madison-sf. and Mrs. Caroline Schurgberg, Of No.
2o4 East Broadway. They were unable to see the
- rtlies FTeadauarters for the permit They
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