Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-11
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FEARED IN RIOTS


cinct station. They were charged with
atrocious assault with intent to kill.
Held for Grand Jury.
The prisoners were held III s2,0o0 bail
each by Judge Herr in the Fourth Pre-
oinct Police Court today.
According TO the story told In court
and verified by Patrolman Linnenkohl,
who was the first to reach Weippert and
Frillinger. a large and noisy crowd Of
Italians collected in Fourteenth avenue,
near Bruce street. in front of RATA
saloon.
The two patrolmen ordered the men
to move on. Then, when they continued
to block the street. Weippert went after
n OF the men he took to BIZ a ring
leader. 1t was then that he was stabbed.
1t was revealed In court that Weip-
pert's watch was what saved his life.
The stiletto struck the watch and was
DETECTED by II.
One Of the policemen seized Rata, the
saloonkeeper, but In the struggle he broke
loose and ran back for his revolver.
Weippert and FrilIinger fred their revolv-
ers for aid and then the general alarm
was sent out.
After the story had been pieced together
In court Judge Herr held the men in
5000 bail.
The first riot of the day took place in
the afternoon near Branch Brook Park.
A detachment of 500 strikers marched
along Clifton avenue to the park en-
tronaa Tbar1 tIo Qo.o,d ..oat,.4 .orSo~
were forced to stop because the precinct
line is rigidly drawn.
The men are said to have tried to stop
eight laborers from working. The crowd
was driven back to Clifton avenue by the
park police.
Strikers Make Stand.
AT Seventh avenue the strikers made a
stand against the police. Plainclothes-
man Garry was struck in the surging
mob. Then Plainclotbesman Owens, dart
ing after the man who hit Garry. was
stabbed in the thigh. As he swung
around he was stabbed again in the
shoulder.
By this time the policemen were firing
their rerolvers in the air, and the auto
patrol, packed with reserves, was rush.
ing to the scene.
Patrolman Thomas Gran "a the next
victim OF the moi violence. He was
struggling alone in the crowd when a
~stiletto flashed out and caught him. An
instant later he fell under seven knife
wounds He lay bleeding on the ground
until the reserves fought their way to
his side.
In getting into action Captain Brown
led his men a few yards.
Captain Brown Felled.
''Here's the bossl Hand it to him."
some one cried.
Michael Dl Marc, welding n baseball
hat. rushed up behind the captain and
swung the stick down on his head.
Twice more he struck Captain Brown
the shoulder and on the elbow be-
fore the latter grappled with him.
After the rioters had been driven away
and dispersed the wounded policemen
sent to the hospital. Captain
Brown took his captive back to the pre-
cinct police station. Then he collapsed.
Besides Marc the prisoners taken were
Vito Maccio. of % Cutler street. and
Eelici Geramone. of III Canal street.
They will be held until Owens can ap.
pear In court and pick out which one of
stabbed him.
Judge Herr today fined three of the
$25 each. They could not pay and
we're sent to jail for fifty days. The pris-
,ners were Felicia Geramone, 20 years
Did. of III Canal street; Angelo Besone. 26
years old. of 80 Verona avenue, and Louis
Dell Rosso. 81 years old, of q Cutler
street.
After. hearing Judge Hers strong de-
louneiation of lawlessness on the part of
he striking laborers, =. Mancusi-Ungaro,
he lawyer. went to the unions head
quarters at AZ Garside street and advised
he nine officers of the organization, who
we're in executive session, to content
with sending committees to
he contractors on Monday.
This was agreed to, with the addenda
hat the strikers would call on strike
breakers Mt night at their homes mi
ask them to stop work.
The president OF the union communi-
this new plan of battle to the 500
men in the hall. He added that fifteen
contractors have already signed the
agreement.
The police see increased menace In
The proposal Of the strikers to carry on
their recruiting at night. Violence, it is
thought, will be the certain outcome.
The entire Kearny police force is on
duty today, in case the strikers invade
he town a second time. The men were
kept at the station house during the
night and all day ready for instant
action.
In East Orange Chief O'Neill had n
squad Of police in readiness all day for
the appearance Of any of the striking
laborers, and the patrol wagon was also
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