The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-10
WATERBURY, ROUSES HERSELF
CITIZENS ALLIANCE TO END THE
REIGN or VIOLENCE. "a,


Exists-Reward Of - 900 FOR Policeman
Mende,sohns Murdercrs-sl 900 fer
the Wsdow-litlzens TO Ride on Can.
WATERBURY,, Conn, March e.-The OUT
break Of labor union violence last night,
resulting In the murder OF policeman and
the attempted murders Of the conductor
and motorman Of the trolley car on which
the policeman was riding as escort, has
stirred the people of Waterbury as they
have not been stirred before since tho
strike began.
A secret meeting OF business inen was
called for this evening in Friendly League
Hall to take some action that would bring
to an end the intolerable condition OF vir-
tual anarchy which exists here. The
Board Of Public Safety, at a meeting this
afternoon, passed resolution calling upon
the Board of Aldermen TO offer a reward
OF $500 each for information leading to tho
arrest and conviction Of the murderers OF
Policeman Mendelsohn and to request the
Governor to offer a reward Of % 900 for the
same purpose. This the Board Of Alder
men did at their session this evening.
There Is a settled conviction in peoples
minds In Waterbury tonight that the limit
OF endurance has been reached and that II
the authorities do not now show lvelier
appreciation Of the critical conditions
which exits here. steps will be taken In the
line Of independent action by some sort Of
a citizens organization. Tho city has
been boycott-ridden and murder-ridden
by labor unions for weeks, until virtual
reign of terror has been established. BusI-
ness men, strangers coming into the town
have had their footsteps logged to sec II
they rode in street cars. II they did and
then entered a business house here and
tried to transact business the proprietor OF
the establishment was notified that II ho
dealt with them he would be boycotted.
The merchants and shopkeepers OF
the place have been completely cowed,
apparently by these tactics. The 5000
organized labor unionists here have been
and still are practically ruling the entire
community OF about $4,000 people with .
bludgeon.
To tell the story Of the outragee that have
been committed would be TO make up a
catalogue that would all columns Of The
SUN. Not tenth part Of them has ever
got into the newspapers. or become known
generally Fully fifteen motormen and
conductors have been brutally beaten.
Their names and the facts have been with
held by the railroad company for the reason
that the men themselves did not wish to
have the stories made public on account
of their friends at a distance and because
such is the labor union terror that they
did not wish to have their names made
public as being engaged In earning living
at q place Of employment that was under
thu han Of labor union displeaslire
Yet there are other cases. hospital cases.
which could not De cohceaieo' DUN many
OF these were never made puohc In the
newspapers. ihey were 700 numerous
to be OF interest. For instance take the
piack record OF Jan l. oh tnat Gay nVe
men were 80 saNaeeiy oea'eh 'ia' 'ney hau
10 go 10 the hosphai LOT treatment mess
were George Gallagher arm orokeh' neao
cut oy KICKS ana oooy mass .. oius'e
George hitter. mead cut by KICKS aiter oeihg
knocked down. ana coVereu WIN p'u"eS'
arthur summons, severe ih'e1nai INJURIES
ana head cut "iihafn BONO ana H. o. "'o'e'
beaten untii they Were heipiess'
lhese were ohiy 'he hoSp'ai cases Oh ,nas
one DAY seven more men were a''sau'. s-a
ana carried 10 'he company preih,ses 10,
treatment. oh req ~ "hha,ii MOE,
al" o. " -.
car by gang ot masked men ana pea'eh
horribly anderson TORE 'lle mass IRON,
one OF ms assaiiah'S' iecosniNeu nm sno
reported ms name 10 'he oolnpsnS' INC
company reported 'he name 70 ,he ponce
There were no arfr-,s' ana ngn, mere
may De sA'd u,a' III an ''fSe 'ouh''f~s oAs -s
OF Viilalhy h"fe mas NOT oeen sing"
arrest
mere mas p'eh no a'eS, mace 'o' 'nS
murder OF SUNDAY h'sh' ana up 10 une pres
"n' uine uie'e is nov q cue oi any "a,us
10 the iaehu'y on 'he "u,aefens' inc
p"ho" nave i,ahe vigorous enof. 0-asy'
bu' WIN ao-oiu'e'y no fe'un iurthes tneh
=" e-tabnsh "hh' 'he'e s'uhhy was A ~
tack mAn" upon w" unfortunate ponos-
man 10y -"i'~body "'h'f 'hah 'h" o"hdu@es
and m"'orinAh WIN whom he ~ss ndihs
an TIE car 'of 'h~'i IHo'~""h'
sa curious INDICATION OF "ertAin wing
o' pubic -rh''i's' her, 'i'a' i.is'rs ssss
-<-' an tosh to-uhN 'ta' 'iEf" Nas ho s'isch