Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-06-13
Mob Attacks 50 Of His Deputies
One in Hos pita| With Head Gut /
by Flying Brick.
POLICEMEN HITs WITH ROCKS
300 Girls Walk Out Of Clear Fac
tory This Afternoon, Making Total
"A Number Of Strikers 5000. y


the American Smelling Refining Company at o'clock
this afternoon, Sheriff Albert Bolschweer may
the state militia here to take charge of the strike situation
Thirty of his deputies attacked by mob of angry
strikers they neared the gate house One Charles
Manu. of 217 Nelson street, New Brunswick had part of
his scalp torn with brick and rushed to the city hos
pita while the remaining deputies forced to take
refuge in the gate house.
Rev. Francis Gross, who had labored with the sheriff
In endeavorng to keep peace pronounced the situation
serious than and said the only thing left to do
to call out the troops In the fight in which Bowman
hurt, Samuel Leoner striker of the northwestern
part of the city, cut the right cheek with sharp
stone. The being repetition Of the
last night in which shot and three police
men were stoned when the entire section under mob
rule
The sheriff with the assistance of the city officials and
priests has worked hard today trying to effect amica
BILE adjustment of differences Every effort being made
spread of the strike stampede The sheriff decar
ed today he would arrest sight William D. Haywood and
William Aron alleged representatives of the Industrial
Workers of the World the body alleged to be responsible
for the present condition of affairs here.
Approximately 1900 men, boys and girls employed in
the Perth Amboy Cigar works at Johnstone and Neville
Streets struck for apparently no cause whatever according
to Superintendent Kaufman about o'clock this afternoon,
making 5000 the total number of strikers in the city
Thirtyive men in a section gang employed on spur
of the Lehgh Valley railroad the United Lead Works
strike for an increase in pay this morning They
want an increase of about twenty five cents day Nine
uniformed officers sent out by the company to keep
peace the local territory of the company it
ported brakemen would strike today.
Iaborers at the Atlantic Terra Gotta plant in Totten-
VILE it is reported strick this afternoon.
Sheriff Bollschweiler announced to about 1000 Ameri
can Smelling Refining works strikers in Pulaski hall last
night that had been given charge of the situation which
at that time had become serious than that of any
Of similar nature in the history of the city He told them
where he stood and advised queness and peaceuness
The alternative he gave appeal to the for
troops spoke along similar lines to the strikers IN open
air th morning and afterwards appealed to General Mana
ar Alexander the American Smelling Refining
and later Superntendent Darrow of the Barber Asphalt
Paving COMPANY and assured that those employers
would entertain demands from committees of the strikers
Mr. Alexander said he would be ready to receive such
committee about O'Clock this afternoon. Arrangements
then made to organize Tue stkers ana nave oaoh
committees named.
Prosecutor Silze Assistant Prosecutor Stricken Sheriff
Rolschweer Acting Mayor Garretson and Chief Of Police
o conferred in Mr. Strickers office last night when the
alarm Of riot became prevalent The appeal
d +o for aid from the sheriff and the latter Immediately
began preparations. At the time the regular and special
nocemen the city completely powerless to deal
with the strikers Three regulars were LAID up with stone
inuries and In refuge.
Tn addition the twenty regulars about Of
snecia officers in by the acting mayor, Sheriff
Roschweer detailed thirty specials from the county They
viii he placed on strike duty and aid in relieving local reg
uar and special officers The day force besides the twenty
nine regular officers composed Of the following
cals: Louis Connolly, Lawre nce Jafe, John G. Brown,
1ames Moran Augustus Gerns Frank Conard, Frank Nc
Cormick Alfred Chrstopherson and John Bachman. The
snocal nolicemen night duty last night Robert
Sbonnard Lester Seaman 10 hn Mullen Robert Sheppard
T Alexander Konowsk, Ed ward Stuber George Bosick
Albert Baumlin Henry Odum, John Bachman, Harry
ORren William Howley Job Germs, John Toolin Angus
to smith Frank Conard, Lawrence Jafe and Louis
Connolly. ,r..,n.. ~ .,