New-York tribune., 1903-10-07
TRY TO SEIZE BUILDING,
DETECTIVES GUARD IT.
Bufter1ck Co.'S Men Outnumbere6
by Fuller En- ploves.

Inc trouble the Butterick Publishing Com
pdny mas mad in getting its new sixteen story
unohs put up at Vandam. Spring and Mac
e's-' lor the erection Of which the Fuller
-, ~ e'ol company had the contract and
suolet III TO Richey. Brown & Donald on account
oof trouble. came to another climax
last night about midnight A score Of the rut
oerick men tried to gam possession of the buid-
4He py main force The Fuller con,nanv had
sixty detectives of the Dr,,rn,oo,5 r,o+a..,,o
agency on the ground to hold possession and
'hey did. They would not let the others in.
'iie" one man out bodily. and then after a
duOe' ooth sides agreed to a test case Walter
harrison, Of No Al Charlton-st superintend-
eht OF the Fuller Construction Company. was
arrested on a charge of trespassing. and hostili-
ties were temporarily closed
Inc contract the Butterick people had with
the Fuller company called for the completion
OF the building in August. Owing to the labor
trouble the building is not finished The top
noors are not ready and the inside is far from
completion Sam" Parks held up the building
and then the Fuller people got tired Of their
contract and sublet it to Ricbev. Brown e
donald The contractors were TO have had four
Huhored men on the work and agreed TO rush il
'"ioush' nut the ButteriCk people say that only
Iorty men were put on the work. They declare
that the Fuller company was behind this. walk
ing 70 see how Parks would fare at Kansas CITY
Farks won. and on returning to this city or
Uered mat his ironworkers receive work on the
building The Fuller company wanted to COM
Ply nut the Butterick people. it is declared.
uled 10 hold that the contract was void on
account OF the lapse OF time This led the Fui-
,,tr company TO take decisive action, and it
nItu the sixty detectives and armed them
WIN nlghtsticks and placed them in charge of
the building
nth The Butterick gang in charge of G. W.
" Huer. NlCe-preSident of the Butterick Publish
ing company. and the firms attorneys Noble
q oordon- The score of found the build
ing occupied by the detectives but they deter
mined on a sortie They rushed at the doors
ana found them all locked and guarded. One
man, an employe named Roach got past a door
nut several men picked him up and threw him
out podily- Another skirmish showed the But
terlck forces they were I'm hopeless minority
ana they resorted to police aid.
AZ the Mercer-st station il was said CAPTAIN
brennan was on duty Police Headquarters
ana Nj Wilder went there. AS soon as he
lald his troubles before Captain Brennan the
latter hastened 10 the telephone and ordered
the reserves to the building post haste TO see
tnat 10 trouble took place there.
Wilder and his went back and held
parley- The Fuller people said they agreed TO
truce and test case. and Captain Brennan
suggested that some one be arrested to put II
into effect The Butterick and Fuller generals
decided that that would be a good way out of
IT. ana Harrison was chosen 10 be the victim
He consented and was placed under arrest on
2 charge of trespassing The Fuller company
went back to its quarters, remaining in charge,
however. and the Buttericks went home.