Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1906-08-09
THREE WERE HELD
FOR ROITING.

Those persons of Carmel who were
&cbarges with rioting at that place on
Friday, July 27th, last, we're given a
hearing at the Court. House Friday
afternoon before Justice Of the Peace
EH. Byron Lore.
There was one young woman in the
zRroup, Miss Sarah Rodevsky, yellow
haired, pink checked, fair skinned
'young woman, who giggled throughout
Sthe hearing, evidently feeling that the
whole affair was joke; there were
3three young men, Abraham Confer,
Bpronounced by the witnesses Counter)
&Julius Drucker and Abraham Kazan,
They were all charged with rioting
Eand all pleaded not guilty.
They were represented by Lawyer
Roscoe O. Ward. The prosecution was
In charge of Rex A. Donnelly.
There we're number of witnesses
called, whose testimony want to show
fthat those four people were COM
kmittee--self constituted or otherwise,
Swho went to the shirt and waist
Factory Of A. Morochink & Son to
}induce the operators at work there, to
cease work. They we're not admitted
into the factory, and they were soon
ioined by the employees of Dix &
Sons factory, near by, who consti-
Muted considerable rabble and made
kmuch of an uproar, so much so that
officers were telegraphed for at Bridge
&ton and Sheriff Souder sent Constable
&Woodruff and Detective Lore out there.
The first witness called was Miss
1Dora Barnett, of Carmel. She said
|she was working in the factory when
|those four people come to the door,
|Mr. Morochvik closed the door to
keep them from entering, and they
tried to force their way in both at the
door and windows. They tried to pull
the door open and they followed. at
which the employees of the Dix
factory rushed over there, some 40 or
more people. The Dix people were in
such hurry to get over there that
Jumped out OF the windows.
The people at work at Morochvik's
we're SO frightened that they left their
machines they didn't know what was
going to happen. She saw the three
men and the girl first at the door.
She said she was scared. She was a
cousin to Morochvik, she said.
Lille Jackson, right black girl,
neat looking and intelligent, said she
was working on the third machine
from the door when the four people
come and tried to enter the shop. Mr..
Morochvik not let them come in, but
pushed them away and closed the door.
|She saw all four of them. They set
up hallowing, but it was in Jewish
|and she did not know what they said,
put all the people from Dix's factory
came over whoopiDg and halIowing.
ssehe become frightened, as did all the
Other operators.
Jennie Benjamin, very bright
8llttle girl, said she worked at Moroch-
Flk's. and when these four people were
Fefused admittance to the factory.
Ghnter yelled out in Yiddish and all
me people from Dix's. and woman
Rnd children from around, come rush.
Rng up. She was frightened. Dix's
people jumped out of the windaws to
hurry over to Moroohvik's. The crowd
Ftayed around there about an hour.
N Minnie Koslick, of Philadelphia
fala she was visiting at Carmel, and
fistlng on a porch saw the scramble
II she door, and then the crowd rush.
ing from Dix's. She saw the 'scom.
aittee" try the door and then saw
snem try to get in the window.
ney shouted fiercly, and men, women
Fao children gathered around.
10 this Alex. Morochnik also testi.
~ When called to the stand.
EDWARD Rosenthal testified that he
roaro one OF the defendants say to
10y 70 another one Of them, "Iet's 90
.oand to the back door and stop the
us'ne." He said there were rs or
~ people in the crowd.
as sne close Of the hearing Mr..
"iu made motion for the dis
natge OF all excepting Confer. The
lo'ion was denied, and all we're
saeea under 5000 bail each, for their
ppearance to the Grand Jury.
Bakers Busy,