Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-06-15
STRIKE LEADER
SENT To JAIL.
Alleged Attempt of Deputies in
Perth Amboy to Assault
Woman.
CITIZENS ARE TNCENSED
Rloodshed and Terror Last Night Fol-
lowed By More Tranquil Conditions
Today.

Perth Amboy, n. j., June l5.-
Found guilty Of "Inciting to riot"
John Dunchas, j member OF the local
general strike committee, was senten-
ced to serve year in the county Jail
by police court Judge kehoe. In pass
ing sentence Judge Kehoe ridiculed
Dunchas' claim that he was at the
scene Of last nights fatal rioting
merely as an On-looker."
"You had no business to be there
anyway said the judge land | will
soak you good"
Six other prisoners were in court on
similar charges, or for carrying con-
cealed weapons.
Citizens were incensed today at the
action of five deputies who they al
lege dragged Polish woman into an
outhouse on the American Smelling
and Refining Company's property and
attempted to assault her. Strikers
heard the woman's screams and q
score Of men nenanced the guards. The
demonstration frightened the special
deputies into releasing the woman.
The strikers and many citizens
claim that the special deputies are
"bums" picked up in Jersey City,
Newark and Patterson, and were chos-
en- for their ability with fire arms or
their big physique.
Following a night Of blOodshed and
terror, the day began without incident
and with 400 more armed deputies on
hand Sheriff Boschwegler said he had
the situation we'll in hand.
The official report of last nights
clash between strikers and sympath-
izers and private detectives guarding
the American Smelling and Refining
Company's plant gives the casual
ties as one man dead and ten injured.
two critically.
The $50 strikers at the American
Terra Gotta Works went back to work
today having been granted an increase
of one half cent an hour. This victory
was expected to relieve the situation
somewhat.
An examination of official records
and a canvass Of the hospital today
disclosed that the casualties since the
opening of the strike week ago are
two dead and q dozen injured. Only
one man. Stephen Dudock, is known
to have been killed in yesterdays
roting. The authorities fears that
others dead and injured may have
been carried away by their comradS.
One striker who had been leisurly
picking off the private detectives with
q rifle behind breast works, was the
target of furious return fire and was
seen to topple over. He was not
found by the authorities.
Scores were arrested yesterday ana
corralled by the private detectives IN
an outbuldng of the refining COM
pany's grounds. The injured strikers
were dragged in also. Arms and am
muniton were invariably found on the
arrested strikers. The great maJorl-
tv of the rioters however, used orlcK-
bats and stout clubs. Many deputies
we're cut and bruised by the shower
of bricks and in the hand to hand
fohtinp some heads were cracked.
But none of the private detectives or
special deputies is known to have been
seriously injured.
The strike is revolutionary in many
rasnccts. The radical Industrial
Workers of the world are organizing
tho men and women who left plants
shutdown by sympathetic strikers
and are working in other shops to call
the men out.