Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-13
SHERIFF MAY CALL STATE TROOPS HERE AS
RESULT OF MORE RI0TINC THIS AFTERNOON
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lyoring to give all protection
/, the public assist in keeping
ld children from the scenes of
settlements at any of the fac
Der Asphalt Paving Company
Is of about 900 of their work
pay at the rate Of time and
, day and quitting time at 5
Conner Of the
works states emphatically
,rikers yesterday that the
increase Of fifteen per cent.
iustments.
Rev. Francis Gross Of the
~, Edward Tymrakiewicz and
Der and A. S. & R. plants this
They appealed for
on strike from the New Jer-
ant in Catherine street this
< a short time afterward upon
5es.
| in the northern section Of
to remain closed until furth-
!, President John II. Fritzinger
had been ordered in readi-
notice was denied by Sheriff
He stated the calling of the
&c to the community and be-
some Of the prominent citi-
he declared he had not done
Sheriff Houghton about
this afternoon, the sher-
protection at the Perth Am
If the Atlantic Terra Gotta
position as he could, but the
tie with the handful of avail
number were unable to check
became troublesome.
and the mob fell back. Then the strik
ers began to stone the milllun-dolla
acid plant. The armed guards evident
ly thought extreme measures were du'
and shooting for blood started.
As brick bats and stones hit the iron
sheeting of the acid plant with bang
that could be heard for several blocks
the sound of a flsilade of shots from
the guns of guards rang through tn,
air. Even this did not have a ten
dency to halt The drink-crazed strikers
They were determined to wreck havo,
upon the ~eompany's property. A pitch
ed battle continued for two hours anC
a half, at the end of which three mel
laid stretched out on the roadside AM
four others walked about nursing les
serious shot wounds. The injured per
sons are:
Names of Injured.
Martin Bartoszcivicz, of Catherin'
street, shot seriously in the thigh o
the left leg. Taken to the hospital.
Tony Rochetski, 64S Elizabeth street
shot in left side. Attended by D1
Meinzer and sent home.
Frank Sachera, 1876 State street, sho
in the right side. Attended by Dr.
Meinzer and sent home.
Charles Miklos, of Inslee street. Sho
in the left leg and treated at home.
George Cjoni, of Inslee street. Sho
in first joint of left hand, Attended b
DR.. Meinzer and sent home.
Ignatz Panek, of Inslee street, wa
shot in the left leg, a bullet goin
through his trousers and just grain
his skin.
Joseph Machesky was probably save
from instant death by his suspender'
which stopped a bullet that would prob
ably have entered his heart. He proud
ly went among the mob and displaye
the bullet and a hole in his ~suspender'
Hurl Rocks at Ambulance.
None of the injured persons ar
likely to die unless complications sc
in, the attending physician declares
B~artoszcivicz appeared to be tn
most seriously injured. He wa
taken in charge by Patrolman Cal
vim. When the ambulance was sen
after him 1t was stoned as it passe
through a gang of strikers. Whe,
the victim was taken aboard 1t wa
taken around the back way throug'
Maurer for safety.
The shots were fired by guard
patrolling the top of the sulphur
acid plant. They used riot guns
Winchester repeating rifles and re
yolvers. The sight of persons sho
and lying in the roadway evtdentl
caused the strikers to desist In at
tack on the plant shortly before /
O'Clock.
Roundsman Morris and Patrol
men Calvin. A. Jensen, Harding
Hartung and Weitzen were com
PEELED to stand as dummies Will
the strikers waded in to the A. g.
r. plants and guards were shooting
AT the time Roundsman Morris wa
lying In Joseph Gadek's place with
badly ~lacerated scalp as the result
of being hit with a stone and Patrol
man Andrew Jensen was standing Il
front of Gadek's place with bloc
trickling from a scalp wound an
from a wound In the calf of hi
right leg into his shoe. They ar
Patrolman Gutowski were the vic