Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-08-02
HEARING In
CONSPIRACY CASE.

r. Vernon and A. Pastermak, the
two Philadelphia labor organizers who
vent to Carmel last. week to organize
the workers in Morochnick & Sons
ooat factory, were given hearing be.
fore Justice of the Peace Fl. Byron
Lore Tuesday afternoon at the Court
House. They were charged with con-
spiracy and inciting to riot. and, as
was expected, the hearing developed
much interest among the Carmeiites,
and, for that matter, among others
also.
Roscoe @. Ward appeared for the
defendants, fand Rex A. Donnelly rep.
resented the prosecutors.
The defendants, who reside in Phila-
delphia, and who had given bail for
their appearance. were present and
ented plea Of not guilty.
The first witness called was Edward
Rosenthal, of Philadelphia. who said
be was visiting in Carmel last week.
He attended a meeting in the hall at
Carmel on Thursday night which was
addressed by the two defendants, he
also attended an open air lecture at
which Vernon was the speaker. He
said the two men, in their address,
told the people to tell the employees OF
Morochnik's factory to stop work and
/ il they didn't stop to fight them and
4 force them to stop.
Il On Friday morning he said there
E was great noise, hallooing and shoot
ling around the factory by crowds of
8people. These people tried to enter
\ the factory and strike the people but
the door was shut against them. Saw
lone OF the men in the crowd try to
pull a young man out through win
low from the factory.
Miss Minnie KasJik, also of PhiIa-
delphia, said she was visiting in Oar
mel, was at the meeting and heard
Wernon's speech. Vernon was intro.
duced by Pasternak. In his address
he told the people to proceed with
working at Morochnik's; one was to
use soft WORDS; follow this by threat.
ening to fight them, and third. fight
them and force them to STOP Friday
morning she said she was near the fac
tory and saw whole crowds rush
towards the Morochnik factory and
surround it, whooping and hallooing.
The people rushed oat Of Dix & Sons
factory and joined the tumult. Saw
|one OF the strikers try to pull a boy
|out of window of the factory. They
|created great ncise. She got scared
land thought there would be fight.
IL looked like war, she said. Wer.
|non had told the people to fight them
land make them stop work.
Max Diamond. of Carmel, was in
the meeting Thursday night; he is
Employed in Morochnik's factory. He
was at the meeting and lecture; the
meeting was in the Hall. the lecture
pn the open air. The speakers were
ne two defendants and others, 1.-The
curly y-headed n-Wernon-was talk
night. and the other one, too," he
zsaid. Friday morning he was work
ing with some 10 or Is others in the
factory when the crowd came and
PRED to get into the factory. They
Pcafeo the employees; saw them try to
pull one of the men out of the win.
now These were relatives of Moro.
Hbhnik.
Eva Cramer, small American girl,
FAC she was employed insthe, factory.
IN Friday morning the operators
from Dix's factory came rushing to
neir factory and tried to get into the
puilolng to make them stop work.
Inc girls were scared and left their
uacnines, going back into the back
part OF the building. Saw man try
u pull Sam Mitnik out Of the win
low. The man was Mr.. Kouder.
Samuel Mitnik was called and said
LII Jumped out of:the window, nobody
rleo to pull him out
& Lyman Kilman testified that the
~o men in. their speeches advised the
eople to fight and force the Moroch.
* people to stop work. And the
sowo that surrounded the factory
iiaay morning there were about a
undred people.
Dora Barnett said she was employed
'ne factory; said she was at the
ves'ng on Thursday night. FASTER
= addressed the meeting first. intro
ng vernon. Both advised the
Sp'e how to proceed to make the
ssVonnik people stop work. II they
= vaia not stop they should use force
ua q make them stop.
~ Friday morning when the crowd
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