The sun., 1908-04-10
ASK RELIEF FROM THE UNION
Doubleday, PAGE g co. SAY 1T
TRIED 10 WRECk 4 PRESS.

LOnE FiEht for Open shop Carried 20 Police
COqrt-TNO Men Fined for Row at q
Door Nhlch II IL Alleged They Forced
IN Attempt 10 Reach the PressrOOm,
An appeal for protection against violence
was made to Magistrate Harris in the York
vile police court yesterday afternoon by
former City Magistrate Alfred f. Ommen
on behalf Of Doubleday, Page 4 Co., pub
fishers, Of 1888 Fast Sixteenth street at whose
plant a strike Of the pressmen has been
going on for the last year.
Conditions arising out Of this strike
have become intolerable and we appeal for
justice and the protecting arm Of the law.
which we are entitled to-" said Mr.. 0mmen,
-Our employees are assaulted, thugs and
rlfflans hang about our premises and intim-
idate persons who work for Ms and men
force their way into our establishment and
try to wreck our property. As law abiding
citizens and taxpayers we claim the right
10 carry on our business without molesta
ton aud we ask the city authorities to give
us protection
his premises protected and | am here to
see that justice is administered responded
the Court as the examination Of John
Julians Of 1888 Fast Fourteenth street aud
George Worth, a negro, Of POS Third avenue
was takenup Julians was delegate OF the
pressmens union. The men we're charged
with forcing an entrance into the press.
room at Doubleday, Page 4 Co 3 on Tues
day night and refusing to go out when
ordered They were defended by Lawyer
Alexander Rosenthal, Lawyer Michael j,
Joyce said he appeared on behalf Of the
pressmens' union, as he understood that the
union was to be charged with conspiracy,
The Court said that there was no complaint
against the union and its counsel could not
appear in the case. Mr. Joyce replied
that Julians was delegate Of the union
and he would defend him.
Policeman Tank testified that he was
called To eject the two men at O clock
Tuesday night They refused 10 90 and he
got other policemen, who helped him arrest
the men. The two lawyers for the men
labored hard TO have them discharged but
the Magistrate said they were guilty Of dis
orderly conduct
Discharge them with a reprimand and
put IN Lawyer Joyce.
mo, will fine them s. each" announced
the Court
Julans aud Worth paid and we're about to
leave court when Mr.. Ommen said that he
had another complaint to make-that Of
unlIwful entry with the intent 70 do ma
liciOus mischief
Thomas Sweet the night watchman,
testified that on Tuesday night the two
men broke the lock. forced the street door
open and made a dash for the pressrOom,
knocking down woman employee in the
hall. The men then tried 20 get az one
Of the presses, saying This one is the one
we want" Sweet said he got in their wav
and stood them Of while William Tall
madge, a press feeder, went for Policeman
Tank
Il believe they wanted 20 wreck the
press and would have done IL il | had not
kept them away and il the policeman
hadn't come quickly" went on the witness
ROsanthal wanted TO know il the watch
man didn't carry a club. The watchman
replied that he carried neither club nor
revolver
III the watchman had been armed he
would have been justified in meeting force
with force remarked the Magistrate
Tallmadge corroborated the watchman,
and Magistrate Harris held the defendants
in SjOO bail each for trial lie adjourned
the case until to-day to give them chance
TO get bondsmen.
I'VE want 10 make another charge against
them tEat of assault The woman they
knocked down aud injured is here to testify,
said NJ. Ommen we propose 10 break
away from this tyranny that has hedged in
our business for 81 long" |
The Magistrate responded that the case
had taken up 80 much Of the Courts time
that he couldn't hear any further com
plants IN that case. Mr.. Ommen then
said he would return to-day to make the
Of assault
William Butler Of AZ West Thirty-ninth |
street, brother Of Ass.mblyman Butler, |
was nrraigned on a charge Of lettering in |
front Of Doubleday, Page a Go. 8 Oh Tues
day and having billy in his pocket, De-
tectiye Nugent said he had been informed |
that the strikers had got strong arm men |
from hrlls Kitchen to hang about the |
printing establishment The Magistrate |
held Butler in SsO hail for trial Assembly |
uHu Butler went security for him.