Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-07-17
FIRED ON
WOMEN IN
A I: CHARGE
, Announcement that Men Will
Not Be Taken Back Starts
Fresh Rioting.
UNDER MARTIAL LAZY
President OF Pressed Steel
Car Company Refuses to
See Employees.
RIDES HORSE INTO HOUSE
One of the Mounted Constab-
uIary Makes a Bold Arrest
--Mhiskey Is Secured.
RIDES HORSE INTO HOUSE

Pittsburg, July 17.-More rioting ano.
bloodshed came with sudden and
unexpected fury at the Pressed Steel
Car works at McKee's Rocks on the
announcement by officials of the COM
pany that there would be no arbitra-
ton of the strike and that the strik-
ers would never be re-employed by
the company McKee's Rocks Is un-
der martial Mw.
One woman, the wife of a striker
was shot aud seriously wounded by a
state trooper four injured foreigners
were carried away and secreted by
fffenos. several women were wounded
by the troopers bullets and twenty
arrests weie made. The strikers cap
tured trolley cjEs, turned back river
steamers cal supplies to the
works and "a Ne plant and stock
ade from the d ke in spite Of the
charges of the mdkhted constabulary.
Hunt For Strike Breakers.
Intense excitement followed report
that the company intended bringing in
strike breakers Hundreds of men
and women rushed, to the car tracks
and held up the street cars. The cars
were searched, and every passenger
who was unable to give a satisfactory
excuse for his presence was sent back.
Wives of strikers are packing their
belongings, following threats of evic-
fion on the part of the company Off
cials.
WilF1lncrease Guards
There. were rumors that agitators
were melting the strikers to take des-
perate measures and that the latter
had procured quantity of dynamite,
but nothing developed to confirm these
reports.
There are now on the riot ground
over 200 police officers, including city,
county and state authorities. This Is
at the ratio of one police officer to
every seventeen strikers, not including
the hundreds of sympathizers. Sheriff
Gumbert stated that he would increase
.-lhiiiss- his force Of deputies. Pittsburg's re-
serve police are also stationed near
the riot, center.
The constabulary are doing effective
work with the strikers. Riot maces
three feet long seem to have quelled
the spirit of the more daring of the
strike leaders. However, the strikers
complained Of the drastic measures
employed by the troopers.
The constabulary have divided into
squads Of four and are making a
house to house search for firearms.
Under law passed by the state legis-
lature last year foreigner In this
state has no right to carry firearms of
any description. Under this law the
troopers are entering houses and
searching suspects.
Attempt to Mob Hoffstot.
An idea of the temper of the strikers
was shown when the cry went up in
Nickel avenue that Frank N. Hoffstot,
president of the company, was in the
next street in his auto.
The strikers rushed from all sides to
this street, and it was fortunate that
some of the leaders saw that 1t was
not Hoffstot and checked the mob,
else the auto rider would have been
torn to pieces. 1t is asserted that
President Hoffstot is so afraid of the
men that he will not trust himself in
the streets of the town even In times
of peace.