New-York tribune., 1912-08-15
SAY STRIKING FURR|ERSI] !
USED A BAND OF THUGS
Some of the Gangmen Then,I
selves Swear They Were
Hired for "Heavy" Work.
PROSECUTOR TAKES ACTION
On Complaint of an Employer
Files Information with Nc
Adoo as to Strong
Arm" Methods.

An information alleging that the strik-
ing furrers hired East Side gangmen 70
persuade those who did not join the
strike and that an effort was made 10
bribe the police into blindness was fireif
Yesterday with Chief Magistrate McAdoo
by William A. De Ford, an Assistant Di%,,
trict Attorney. The information is sworn
TO by Joseph Cohen, president of the Star
Fur Manufacturing Company. and is supT'
ported by several afidavits made by meR.
who say they were hired TO do the.
strong arm work.
The first hearing will take place before
Chief Magistrate McAdoo in his ofiicV
at No. 80 Mulberry street next Tuesday,
Those who have made affidavits support
ing the Information and others will ~
called as witnesses. The Information al
leges that Abraham Salkin. chairman OF
the general strike committee OF the Fus-
riers' Union, and a man named Margo-
lies chairman OF the general picket COM
mittee. were the ones who had charge Of
the work, and that their acts amount to
a violation of the conspiracy law. " the
evidence taken confirms the allegations
in the information a summons will be
issued for each ~ the two men. -
Names Strong Arm" Squad.
Those whom Mr.. Cohen. mentions as tBs
strong arm squad Of the. strikers are
Samuel Goldstein, Morris Schne!d IsidoS
Tischler. Joseph schecter. Albert TannenE
baum, Bennie Cohen, Dan Delmar. Ed
ward Gerber. Joseph Sheppard. Harry
Brown, Ike the Iceman." Abe Fink. .
Ga FL
Reichbach. known as Kid Ranch" Sey. ,
eral of these have signed sfidavits WHICH
are attached to the Information, 1t Is
alleged that they received s. a day and
got 30 cents a day expenses for their
work ....-
Cohen also alleges that Irving Rafsky' 4
whose brother ne is Informed is a new
tenant OF police was the man who passcd .
on the qualifications OF candidates for the +
strong arm" squad. Rafsky, he SAT-
also had the job OF protecting those who 7
We're arrested. securing bail for them.
providing lawyer and seeking to min
im'ze the charge against them.
Joseph Schecter. who says that be was
one OF the strong arm squad, swesrs
that Rafsky. whom he believed 10 be from
the Federation Of Labor, was instructed
a. have policemen out OF the way when
the strong arms we're going TO beat
up a strikebreaker.
How was he to FIX the policemen?S
he was asked.
''To see that the coppers should be ~
the place"
How was that? %
"It was TO be done With sugsr--Nits
money"
How was he supposed to do it,
got to produce to the copper that ne
should get of the block
who told you that?'
II heard II over at he union
Isidor Tischler another of the strong
arms" said that he was mechanic by
trade. but that he had Joined the furriers'
Union because they wanted him FOR
guerilla work" he said that SalkiR
killing 10 be done and TO dc whatever he
was ordered The general picket COM
mlttee, he said. did the beating and easy
Jobs" while the hard work was reserved
the strong arms" we're members Of ths
union.
Taken in Union for Bluff"
II know some OF them were made menf-
bers Just for a bluff." said Fischer. They
get the cards in case they are pinched.
so they can say they are members OF the
union. Ike the Iceman' and all the resr
got card / got a card without 9 penny !;
paid: got a union book without apy 4
money. 10 show in case there was any
trouble
Albert Hannenbaum, who as a NShter /
Is known as Al Kenny. said thar he got
job as guerilla because other work
he had done for Rafssy had proved thst /
be was 'all right. Eie said that RsfsSv
and Sheppard told him that lieutenant
AID a patrOiman I'm the 9TH street pre-.
CinCt were lin trouble because a map
under arrest for theft had been allowed ~
escape and the complainant was making
a hoiler." -
'Fafsky wanted me TO go TO the pobcy
station and pretend that | was the man
whom the police had let &c" said Tannen-
baum in his affidavit Il said TO Rafskyi
rs this frame-up? VIII get into trou-
bieg and he said that he would not let
any friend of his get into trouble: THAI
they had the bail all ready ~
Tannenbaum says that he went TO the
station house and was introduced 10 the
lieutenant as the man who is going 10
do you a favor" He was told. however.
that the real thief had been found. Then,
he says. Rafsky got him job as picket.
Samuel Goldstein SAYS that man whom
he took down TO the union headquarters
was so badly beaten that he was three
weeks in the hospital When GoldSteip
protested that he had promised the man
protection II he would accompany him
he was told that they would make II
right" with the man As soon as the man
got out OF the hospital, says Goldsteip
he was given job with the strong
arms"
1t is believed that the District Attorney
views the statements made by the que
rllas" with some suspicion and thai
there is some doubt OF obtaining othaf
Otherwise. it is pointed
out warrants would probably be ISSUED
at once. instead of thrashing the matter
out before a magistrate TO see whether .