The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-09
ITALIANS. ATTACK WoRKMEN.
A Mon MARCHES THROLGH HAR-
LEM AND THE BRONX.

Famed BY the Clubs OF Three Police Pre-
clnots Before They Quit-33 Arrest I'd
and THEY'LL stay In Jail Two M0nth
Unless Bail Is Furnished for Them
When IL wasn't raining raindrops 1t was
raining brickbats Yesterday up in Harlem
and The Bronx wherever a group OF la
borers was caught working by mob OF
marching and trouble-hunting Italian
strikers
A mixed gang of several hundred union
men set out from hall at 1929 First avenue
and they were famed hard by the clubs
of three police precincts before they quit
Twenty-three were arrested. No work
man was seriously hurt or kept from his
lob for more than fifteen or twenty
minutes.
IS The rioters first assembled In the First
avenue hall. the headquarters OF the Italian
union, and after passing the daily batch
of resolutions about digging sewers and
capital and contractors, ADJOURNED IN
body to the street.
At Hath street and First avenue they
saw the horrible sigh. OF four men placing
curlostones around Jackson Park.
Three hundred strikers rushed the four
workmen. and the job on the curb was sus-
pended till the reserves from the East 10th
street station arrived IN a patrol wagon
and, led by Acting Captain Lanser, rccapt--
ured Jackson Park. Three policemen and
citizen with revolvcrs held the mob IN
check before the reserves came. There
were no arrests here but lot of whole
some clubbing by the cops and some stone
throwing on the other side
A short time later Robert Dunn, city
cont rao tor, and his four employees were at
work on the curb again.
The second row was in l25,h street be-
tween Second and Third avenues. where the
Barber Asphalt Company is repaving. There
were fifty men at work there when the mob
arrived by way of Second avenu" from Jack
son Park.
The police OF the precinct below had
quit the chase at roth street. But the
rioters kept on running for five blocks be-
fore they got their nerve back.
Then they saw the PAYERS at work and
began another rumpus by throwing stones.
The PAYERS stood their ground and pelted
hack. This fight was stopped by squad
from the East 10th street station with
their sticks The Irish workmen who
were not on strike helped some, too, with
their paving tools, and it was sorry,''cokln 3
across Willis avenue bridge into The Bronx.
The l2eth street police stopped r'ishing
them .at the Harlem River, When the
Italians reached l4ist street and Willis
avenue they saw some men making an
excavation for a new building.
The rioters surrounded the pit and began
TO throw dirt and stones at the twenty
men working below The workmen re-
taliated. made rush, all together. up one
side Of the partly dug cellar and broke
through the line of their assailants.
q. George Kelly of 842 East l4ist street
Saw the fight and ran with the news to
the Alexander avenue police station.
Then the third set OF reserves had q
whaok at the same gang Of strikers and
made the most of the opportunity.
They not only famed, but made twenty
three arrests and rushed their prisoners TO
the Morrsania police court.
Reinardo Gedersarre OF 2213 First avenue.
one OF the prisoners. was picked out by the
police as the ringleader. He and the other
twenty-five were arraigned on the charge
Of dieorderly conduct, and Magistrate
Crane put each under $500 bonds to keep
the peace.
, No bondsmen appeared, so the prisoners
were started for jail, where they'll stay two
months unless bail is furnished.
The Magistrate told them that he wanted
TO teach them that they were not In Italy.
IL don't object to your being idle your
selves" the Magistrate said. "but you
that you are all really guilty Of intentional
rioting. You are the victims OF agitation,
but you've got to have lesson that you
won't forget