The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-11
LONG LIST OF UNION CRIMES.
IRON TRADES ARGUMENT FOR
TIE OPEN SHOP.
Moro Than Os Hospital Cases in Three
Months, Say the EmplOyers-Many AS
saults Not RepOrted-One Death Re
corded-Derrick WTecking Common.

nNA WV
corded Derrick Wrecking Common.
The strike committee OF the Allied Iron
Associations will continue to keep tab on
The acts OF violence committed by the strik-
ing housesmiths. 1t was announced yester-
day that a complete list OF all the outrages
from the beginning Is being prepared,
which will show convincingly that the union
should never again be recognized by the
EMPLOYERS. A statement was made yester-
day on behalf Of the Allied Iron Associa-
tions on the subject, which says In part:
From November % Of last year TO March 1
OF this year there have been si1ty-eight
hospital cases following attacks on non
union men, starting shortly after the strike
against Post Il McCord began. This is In
dependent OF hundreds Of attacks on nom
union men where the latter were able to
defend themselves. Some OF those cases
we're rough and tumble fights In which the
attacking parties got the worst Of 1t.
Since the general strike for IS a day began
men employed by Mllliken Bros, the Henkel
Iron Works, the Hecla Iron Works, j. B. a
!. VI. Cornell. the George A.. Fuller Company
and other firms have been attacked. There
have been Eve dynamite assaults and o num-
Der Of attempts to wreck derrioks. One
non-unlon man named Jarstofer died several
days ago from tho effects OF q blow from a
lead pipe on February 7 last, while no was
employed by one OF the firms against which
the houseemiths are on strike.
The FIRST OF the outrages which attracted
public attention was the wrecking OF a der
Pick at the American Can Company's building.
Tenth avenue and Fourteenth street. on
November IS. The iron work for this build
ing Is being put up by Post 4 McCord. E. II.
Scott. a special policeman employed by Post
h McCord. was attacked at the same place by
one or two of the strikers a little later and
shot, but not fatally. Among the recent
outrages was an attempt on January Q to
dynamite the Bliss building on East Twenty
third street, another Post e. MoCord contract,
when a derrick vas thrown down.
The apparent attempt to dynamite this
building made last week. followed by the
arrest Of Guthrie. Moran and Weir, 10 still
fresh In the minds OF the public. On january
II anon-union housesmith employed by Post
4 McCord named John Krause was thrown
into the Hudson River at Nineteenth street.
but was rescued. One striker was held In
$500 bail on the charge Of being concerned in
this assault.
On January is two non-union housesmiths
we're attacked at Little West Twelfth street
By strikers OF their sympathizers and two men
we're Identified as being among the attacking
party and held In $4,000 bail for the Grand
Jury,
There have been many cases where attempts
have been made to wreck derricks In which
the ~culprlts were never found out. At one
Of the Post 4 McCord contracts the ropes
Of a derrick we're cut In such a way that the
derrick would have fallen, causing great
destruction of property and probably loss
Of life il 1t had been used before the cutting
Of the ropes had been discovered. An abor-
tive attempt was made to wreck the bureau
Of the Allied Iron Associations at 7 East Four
'eenth street by means OF a bomb but IL
proved a failure. though some damage was
done.
These are only a few Of the outrages. There
10 q long list of attacks on non-union men
which have not come 80 prominently before
the public. They have been waylaid by thugs
In going to and coming from work and some
have been 80 frightened that they have re-
manned at home for several days. Non-union
men who lived in Brooklyn have been followed
40 far as the Brooklyn subway entrance by
gan 70 bent on attacking them. Many OF the
attacks on the non-union men are not reported
70 US until long after they have taken place.
In most OF these cases the parties who we're
attacked have been able to protect them-
selves.
The employers cay that these outrages
furnish the best possible reason for deolar-
Ing the open shop. both nationally and
locally.
In all the violence that has grown out
OF building strikes in this city not one mar
has been convicted of assault. This list
Of acts Of violence committed since jan
uary 20 shows the extent OF the union ter
rorism.
January 20. Theodore Derancy. Brooklyn; en-
ployed By Post 4 Mccord.
January 20, Albert F. Dion; employed BY Post q
January Fritz Dobler: superintendent for
jangsr IS, Guard Kunznan; employed by Post
January IS, Mark A. wetzel: employed by Henkel
Iron Works.
v: $s2u AZ, =: :;,. sr sn1 t ssySgR s at %sa working at
January y. William H.. Aeeker; employed by
January %, Sam Smith and two men; employed
January IS, II. Lee: employed by Post q McCord.
January 20, william Lynn; employed BY Post
-febTary Z, Sam Anderson; employed by Mliiken
fsSrary 5, J. T Ryan employed by Post d
February :, J. Jahrstorfer: employed by Hecls
February "a. Attempted dynamiting of Bliss build
February 70, I. Abruni; employed by scherbner
.Tebrurafy a.. Fritz Dooler: superintendent
1fe6Hiafy ., Rayiic6 Bros; mest and e9oT on
March 5. Fir resulting from alleged explosion of
d. Mantle al ONCE OF Ravltch Bros.
Arrests have been made in only six Of
these cases. The plan is now to prosecute
all those guilty of these attacks, when they
can be found, for felonious assault, and to
try to get them sent to jail for the full ex-
tent OF the law. In the Jahrstofer case
the man committing the assault has been
discharged by a Magistrate for lack of
evidence. Jahrstofer, employed by the
Hecla Iron Works. in Brooklyn, was as
saulted on February : by two men when he
was on his way home FROM work. and was
struck down from behind vt.h a blackjack.
The only witness was a DO, u twelve, who
Fwore that he saw the man who struck
Jahrstofer HAND the black Jack TO IN ac-
complice and then run away.
The alleged assailant was chased by a
policeman and captured, He gave the ficti-
tious name Of Peter Cooper. He was held
by Magistrate H~igginbotham in $500 bail
Jahrstofer was taken to the Deaconesses'
Home and died there on February 20 of
meningitis, believed to have resulted from
the blow On his head, Magistrate Higgin-
botham disclosed of the case by saying
that there was not enough evidence to hold
him. Two men swore they were I laying
cards with him in a saloon when the assault
was committed.
Another aggravated case was that of
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