Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-26
FEAR OF FRESH
OUTBREAK HOLDS
PH|LA. IN DREAD
City Quiet, but Terror Reigns in
View of What Tomorrow
May Bring.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 26-rhe be-
ginning of the second week Of the
strike against the Philadelphia Rapid
Transit Company finds the city authori-
ties aprrehensive of what today and to-
morrow may develop, in spite of the
great gains toward the complete re-
establishment of order made in the last
two days. Today is a haf-holiday in
many of the industrial plants. whose
employees are strongly in sympathy
With the strikers, and the ability of the
police to control crowds is expected to
be again severely tested Last Sunday
proved 10 be the hardest day on the
police OF any during the strike.
The arrest of John j. Murphy, the
young president OF the Central Labor
Union, on the charge Of melting to riot
has added to the uneasiness in labor
circles. The warrant for Murphy's ar
rest was issued by the direction of Di-
rector of Public Safety Clay, following
the publication in an afternoon paper OF
the following statement, said to have
been made by the head OF the Central
Labor Union:
"You can depend upon it that by sun
days meeting general strike will be
called IL one man is shot in kensing-
ton there will follow carnival of riot
and bloodshed which will startle the
entire country. should not care TO
be responsible for such an outbreak.
The State police would be helpless;
want ii understood that there are men
in the Northeast who can shoot as
straight as any trooper who ever drew
breath. Just walt little while for de-
velopments and you will see something
which will open your eye8."
This statement was made to news
paper reporters for publication said
Director Clay, "one of whom was sent
for and who stated that the above
statement of Mr.. Murphy's, as published,
is substantially correct. I have been
advised by the law officers, of the city
and county that the same is q violation
Of law and melting to riot, and there
fore, it is my duty, as director of pub
lie safety. to place him under arrest"
President Murphy was arraigned to-
day and arraigned in $4,000 bail This
was quickly forthcoming and he was
released.
Three newspaper men were reluctant
witnesses against Murphy. They finally
admitted, after much cross -exan1ina-
tion, that Murphy uttered the words at
tributed to him in the newspaper, on
which they are employed. The magis-
trate asked Murphy If he had ever been
arrested before Murphy hesitated and
before he could reply the police records
were produced which showed that he
had been arrested several years ago on
d charge of selling policy. At this
juncture Murphy interrupted the pro-
ceedings to say that he had not under
stood the magistrates question and adj
mitted that he had been arrested but
had been discharged.
Assistant District Attorney. William
A. Gray, in pleading to the magistrate
to hold Murphy in heavy bail called at
tention TO present conditions in the
city and declared that the utterances of
Murphy were serious enough to hold
him on the charge of melting to riot.
Murphy's counsel denied that he had
committed any offense and asked for
his discharge The magistrate. how
ever, held him for the action of the
grand jury.
After the hearing Murphy said: IT
stand for everything the newspaper
men said. have nothing to take back.
and they can go to their limit on what
1 said"
The fiat refusal of the board of direc-
tors of the Rapid Transit Company to
entertain a proposition for arbitration
leads many to believe that the contest
between the company and union will
continue until one or the other sur
renders. The committee of prominent
clergyInen who proposed the arbitration
plan win hold another meeting to CON
slider what further move. IL any, shall be
made.
The menace of general sympathetic
strike still hangs over the city Pres
ident Murphy, of the Central Labor
Union, says he fully expects the central
body at its regular meeting tomorrow
to indorse such move. He would not
predict whether all trades unions in the
city would join in walIl-out.