New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-05
TWO RIOTS IN BROOKLYN.
AND KNIYES USED
italians Especially Ugly IN Franklin
aUe.-Nineteen Arrests.

The italian members OF the Excavators' ana
Cellar Diggers' Union OF Long Island who have
been on a strike since May l. got into trouble
with the Brooklyn police at several points yes
terday. Two small riots took place in which
pistols. knives. clubs and rocks were used
Many shots were fred. but all the bullets went
wild. The knives also found no victims but
the policemens clubs did Several policemen
were slightly injured by rocks PatroIrnan
Charles Murphy. better known as Mile
Ute" Murphy. a former bicycle rider. had his
nose broken
About two hundred strikers started to parade
down Gates-ave. in the morning When they
passed Gates-ave. station Captain Buchanan
ordered out the patrol wagon to follow the
parade until il left his precinct at Bedford-eve
The parade went down this thoroughfa-e 20
LexIngton-ave. Looking down the latter street
the men saw a crowd gathered at Franklin-ave
around deraiied trolley car. Thinking that
members Of their union in trouble. the
Italians broke ranks and ran down lexington
ave to Franklin-ave surrounding the car
Patrolmen Murphy and Mclaughlin. OF the Gas
son-ave. station. started after the strikers, and
attempted to hustle them along. One Italian
made a motion as If to pull gun, and Murphy
knocked him down The fight was then on
The patroImen blew their whistles for assist
ance. calling policemen from all directions and
Captain Baldwin. of the Classon-ave station
with ten men sOo1 arrived Murphy had blood
all over his face and clothes. and the other Do
hcemen were pretty well used up. The Italians
began to run Immediately. but after the round
up it was found that nineteen arrests had been
made The station looked Ike an arsenal after
the men had been searched Later the prisoners
were held on a charge Of rioting.
Several hundred members OF the italian union
caused trouble for Captain Gardiner. os the
brownsville station. IN the morning. They
marched to Dean-st. and Stone-ave., and tried to
set thirty Italians laying sidewalks there 10 quit
work a call for the reserves was sent In and
captain Gardiner persuaded the strikers TO
sent to Esockaway and GlenruOre aveS. Here the
strikers persuaded twenty-five men at work
an excavation 10 stop. and conflict was thus
avoided An hour later another call came from
Blake-ave- and OSbOrne-st-. but the Italians had
fled when the reserves arrived. The most serf-
Gus disturbance Of the day IN that precinct
CURED in front OF the station a Liberty and
ROckaWay aveS., where assault was made
four Italians. When the policemen tried TO
disperse the mob they were assaulted with rocks
and soda water bottles After a fight six Of the
strikers were arrested
Other slight disturbances were caused by Ital-
ian strikers at Grand and Putnam aves.. and
Broadway and Myrtle-ave.
Edison Lawrence president OF the Excavators'
and Cellar Diggers' Union, Of Brooklyn and
three thousand men il the organization and
they expected to get as many more. The men
demand So for day Of nine hours. and viii
work only for contractors who employ union
labor Mr. Edison says that before any strikers
will go back TO work their employers must call
at the unions headquarters. No. 1332 Gates
ave. and sign agreement to observe the de-
mands Of the union