Evening journal., 1909-11-20
WEAPONS USED
In STRIKE FIGHT
continued From Page !

As an aftermath OF the strike two
Poles. charged with assault and battery
and one Italian. charged VITA calryipg
concealed a deadly weapon, were ar aign-
ed in city Court thi morning. Af.er nm
ing one OF the Poles $50 and costs, sem
/ fencing the other to 80 days in the work
house and continuing the case OF the Ital-
ian. judge Cochran gave warning that
he would deal drastcally with all persons
moiesting workmen and instructed pa1rol-
men not to hesitate to bring them In.
Bring these men in" he said. This is
the place for them. / want officers TO pay
particular attention to these strikers. I'll
break this rioting up III sentence the
next one brought here on such a charge
10 a good Ing term IN the workhouse.
have no sympathy with people trying 10
keep others from working when they are
willing"
The fine Of $50 and costs was imposed
upon stephen steponslSi, and the sentence
OF thirty days imprisonment was given
Theodore zalifslSi. The italian was Joseph
Pepe His case was continued until We'd
nosday owing to the inability Of his at
torney, Leonard r. Wales, TO be present.
steponski, who Is employed at the BLU
menthal plant but says he not striker,
was arrested about $50 o'clock last even
ing by Patrolman sherwin on Front
street between Monroe and Madison,
where the Blumenthai pant Is situated.
shorwln said he saw Steponski pick Up a
brick and with an oath hurled It at two
Italians, who ran away. The officer ar
rosted steponslSi on a charge OF disord-
erly conduct. but when Judge Cochran
heard the officers testimony he ordered
, that the disorderly conduct charge b
j nole pressed and a charge OF assault ant
? battery substituted. To this charge Step.
onslfl pleaded ''half-guilty." Ills defense
was that the men had approached to at
tack him and that one OF them displayed
a knife.
"were you one Of those who were try
ing to keep the Italians from workingr'
asked the court.
mo. sir" said steponski blandly
through the interpreter. This was a diff
ferent matter. have no sympathy with
the strikers"
'Of course. knew you'd say that"
remarked Judge Cochran.
George PazinslSi, who admitted that
no was one of the strikers, said
Steponsh picked up a brick because
one Of the Italians had a knife.
Michael Bruno. an Italian strike.
breaker. was the complainant against
! lalifski. Bruno said he was leavinl
= the Blumenthal plant last evening
= shortly after o'clock, when zalifslS
o shiod a brick at him, hitting him IL
= the back. Bruno pointed Zalifslxi ou
4 to Patrolman Hutton and his arres
followed zalifski. Bruno said. wa
one Of a crowd OF Poles standing a
< the corner. Zalifski denied throwin
g a brick az Bruno, saying that he kne,
J. nothing OF the affair until he wa
p pointed out and arrested. job
d Govrenski, an empioye Of the Phila
n celphia and Reading Railroad, said h
Is didn't see Xaiifsld throw any bricl
AR. Chaytor informed tho court, how
ever, that Govrensli had been drum
last night and probably wasn't abl
to see much Of anything.
Pops was arrested by Patrolman Lon
= in front Of the BlumenthaI plant abou
L 8 o'clock. He had his right hand in
- serted IN the breast OK his coat, an
when the patroinan demanded to isnoy
what he had there, he exhibited a re
volver.
= Several hundred people gathere
e. around the plant Of the +. Blumentha
Morocco Company az noon to-day, ex
a pecting 70 see a repetition Of yester
. days riotins, but nothing OF the sor
= occurred. The police service was bet
ter than yesterday and the person
y who stopped too near the plant wer
told to move on. Many others fear
n ing that something would happen re
v nlained q respectful distance awav.
About twenty-five policemen wer
: stationed around the square ocounle,
!. by the big morocco plant. ana tba,
q managed to keep everybody on IA
\ move.