New-York tribune., 1902-08-01
JEWS OFFER REWARD.
SEEK EVIDENCE OF CLUBBING
AND WATER THROWING.
VIOLENCE COMMITTEE WILL TRY To
PREVENT CROSS FROM IN
VESTIGATING.

The East Side Vigilance Committee was
formed at q meeting of several hundred He
hrews at the Educational Alliance yesterday
afternoon, with the avowed purpose of getting
. fair investigation OF the riot in Grand-st, at
he time Of Rabbi Joseph's funeral. DR.. Julius
Halpern, Of No. go East Broadway, was chair
Of the meeting. Several speakers de-
nounced the police for alleged brutality in club
bing Hebrews. An investigating committee,
consisting Of DR.. Maurice Fishberg. Dr. J. Vein
stein DR.. Joseph Balsky, DR.. Pierre Sieselstein.
J. Bernstein, Elias Rosenthal, Isidor Lerner,
L. E. Miller and A II. Sarasohn, ap-
pointed It viii be the work of this committee
collect evidence from individuals who were
concerned in the riots and put it into shape.
When the evidence is obtained il Will be turned
TO the law committee OF the organization.
consisting Of A. Il Sarasohn, Otto Rosalsky.
Professor Levusson, Louis E. Miller and Ru-
dolph Marx
DR.. Joseph Bowsky was elected treasurer Of
the committee The funds for the prosecution
IF the work Of the committee Will be raised
among the members Of the committee.
While the meeting was going On, telephone
message was sent 20 Mayor Low He told the
officers Of the committee that they would have
ms hearty cooperation in the endeavor to place
the responsibility for Wednesdays terrible
scenes
A II Sarrasohn. one of the leading spirits in
The movement. said the law committee would go
before Police Commissioner Partridge or Mayor
Low to-day, and offer assistance in placing the
blame for the clubbing; last night the investi-
eating committee would take the testimony Of
men who were dubbed, and that of disinterest-
ed witnesses To keep Inspector Cross from get
ting the assignment TO investigate the affair
would be the principal aim of the committee
Il had, he said, undisputed evidence that would
act as bar against the inspector from con-
Quoting the investigation.
Arrangements have been made for a mass
meeting, to be held in Cooper Union this even
ing.
The indignation meetings of the Hebrews
filed three halls on the lower East Side last
night. and found expression in much heated ora
tory both in English and Yiddish, directed mainly
against the police and the employees of the Hoe
factory. The closing OF the Hoe factory and
the removal Of Inspector Cross were demanded.
There were Kisses for District Attorney Jerome
and Magistrate Mayo. and praise for the atti-
tude of Mayor Low.
City Marshal Albert Levune presided at a
meeting held at Seminole Hall. No. Ala Grand
St. and the Rev. Morris Epstein at meeting
held at the New Windsor Hall. in the adjoining
building At both meetings there were several
speakers Both halls were crowded TO sufoca-
ton with typical East Side crowds, who dis
played plenty Of feeling.
A committee of lawyers was appointed, which
viii be IN session daily at Seminole Hall, 10 re-
ceiVe complaints and evidence growing out OF
the riot. and 10 render free legal assistance to
such as may be in need of it. A resolution was
also adopted calling for the appointment OF a
committee 10 find out which tenement houses
on the East Side are owned by the Hoe people
and to call the Hebrew tenants to move out
Alexander RosenIhal at the Seminole Hail
meeting praised the fairness OF Mayor Low.
Benjamin F. Spellmsn said:
But let me tell you. watch Low, Jerome and
Partridge. and slap them hard if they do not
give you justice
The most caloric of all the speeches was by
Elias RosenIhai, a lawyer
4 was never proud Of my fellow country
men, the Russian Jews, as when l passed Hoes
factory Wednesday and saw the whole front
Of the building smashed he said Il fully ap-
prove your course, and i would have counted
you towards had you done less If 1 had my
way the whole establishment should have been
razed and wrecked utterly with dynamite.
no anarchist at that And what shall we
say about beautiful, admirable Inspector
Cross? You must demand the removal Of In
spector Cross, and make the municipal govern
rnent close up the factory of the Hoe firm If
necessary"
Another large meeting held at Pacific
Hall. No 209 East roadway. where the He
brew-American League. whose purpose is TO
bring the assailants of the Hebrews Wednes-
Gay to justice and to protect the Jewish people
from occurrences Of similar nature, was or
ganized-
Another meeting vas that under the auspices
u the United Hebrew Community, at No 10
East Broadway. The community is made up or
telegates from the Jewish synagogues in New
orE- Ex-Ass:stant Corporation Counsel Gus
4Fus Rogers was chairman Five hundred dol
strs was subscribed TO be paid in rewards. One
.lhored dollars will be paid for the arrest and
JnVlction of any VINO threw missiles or
'oured water on any Of the paraders Wednes-
ay, and $500 viii be paid for information lead