The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-11
NOT ONE ACT OF VIOLENCE
BEST RECORD SINCE STRIKE
 BEGAN IN WATERBURY.

et0,OOO In RewaI ds Provided the State offers S3,OOO-strIkers Say MendeIs- sohn Was a Union Man.
 Waterbury, March 10.-For the first time since violence was resorted to in the present difficulty between the off, cials of the Connecticut Railway & Lighting company and it's motormen and conductors, there was not single act of violence of any kind reported to- night. Not even a car window was broken, which shows the sobering effect the murder of Policeman Mendelssohn has upon the citizens of Waterbury.
 Deputy Coroner Pond is still investi- gating the circumstances surrounding the murder and it is expected that his work will be finished tomorrow. The local police have made no arrests and, so far as can be learned, have not yet been able to secure clue which would give them definite ground to work up- on.
 The large reward which is now hang ing over the heads of the men con- cerned in the murder is an incentive which other persons than the local po- lice are working for and it is believed that Pinkerton detectives are in town upon the case.
 The trolley company took action to- day which practically puts the wife of the dead officer on pension. Fifty dollars month will be paid to her ''un- til further notice"
 A sum total of $9,S50 now hangs over the heads of the murderers. At least this is the sum which will be offered for the arrest and conviction of all im- plicated in the crimes of the past three weeks if Governor Chamberlain grants the request of State Attorney Kellogg for a $3,00O reward by the state.
 The Connecticut Railway & Lighting company to-day offered reward of $200 for the arrest and conviction of each one of the assailants in the fol- lowing instances: Assault upon Will liam A. F. Harvey on February 29; as- sault on George Morrissetta (name pre- viously given as George LaMonD, and William F. Merna on February 26; as- sault on Paul Mendelssohn, George ~ Weberndorfer and J. W. Chambers on March 8. The company claims to have reason to suspect that not less than fifteen men were implicated in these assaults and thus holds that it's total reward is S3,oOO
 It was rumored about the city to- night that the Central Labor union had increased their reward for the appre- hension of the murderers from $250 to $1,0O0, but the secretary of the union denies this statement.
 Because of the differences which they claim have been made in different newspapers that the murderers of Po- 1iceman Paul Mendelssohn were either strikers or friends of the strikers the executive committee of the Trolleymen's union in their statement to-day declare that Mendelssohn was a member of the Central Labor union belonging to the Amalgamated Association of Wood workers and that it was he who made the motion at meeting of the Central Labor union that the strikers be given aid, both financially and morally.
 The statement also says: The idiocy \ of suspecting any member of union of having any information concerning or any connection with his terrible death is too apparent to point out Brother men, delssohn was an ardent union man and at the same time proved himself to be an efficient police officer.
 General Manager SeWell of the trolley company this morning addressed the following letter to Mrs. Paul Mendels- sohn, wife of the dead policeman: Mrs. Paul Mendelssohn, 50 Beacon
 street, city:
 Dear madam: Permit me to send you herewith the check of the Connecticut Railway and Lighting company for $50 and to inform you that the same sum will be paid to you on the first day of each month during the corrent year and until further notice.
 For the other officers of the company and myself desire to express our ap- preciation of the high character and manly courage displayed by your late husband during his life, and especially at the time of his much regretted death, and to offer you our sympathy in your aff1iction. If in any other way than that indicated above this company or any of it's officers or employees can be of any assistance to you, we hope that you will make it known to us.
 Respectfully, The Connecticut Railway and Lighting Company.
 By John E. SewelI,
 General Manager. A committee from the strike leaders have ordered beautiful floral piece to be sent to the funeral of Police Officer Mendelssohn tomorrow afternoon.
 The funeral of the late Officer Paul Mendelssohn will take place tomorrow afternoon at o'clock from his late res- idence at 50 Beacon street. Interment will be in the family plot in Melchize- deck cemetery. A platoon of police will head the procession to the burial ground The members of the various lodges and societies of which the de- ceased was a member will attend in a. body. It is expected that every mem- Der of the Knights of Pythias in the city will be in attendance.
 The Rev. Oscar Haywood, pastor of the First Baptist church, will officiate at tIe house.
 
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