Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-22
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mitted that il the garbage men were
forced to stop work the city would be
confronted with serious trouble. H. ~ d
that there were about ten men as far As
he knew, who had been intlmidate,! by
the strikers aud had stopped WORK.
The strikers invaded the very centre of
the city today and stopped all the labor
ers at work tearing down the Kinney
building at the -Four Corners
No effort will be made to replace the
thirty men who stopped work for at
least a week or ten days, according to
the foreman who had charge of the de-
molishing of the building.
The laborers swept down upon the
Kinney building at 8 o'clock. when the
-Four Corners had its proverbial crowd
Rushing through the partly disrnantied
building. the strikers issued hoarse o.
ders for the men to lay down their tools.
They did so without parley.
Gaining New Recruits.
The strikers and their new recruits
were away in n few minutes. A few OF
the men who remained behind but did
not attempt to resume work said that
they had been threatened with violence.
John %vlaanderen. a representative of
the Kinney Realty Company, which is to
construct a skyscraper ON the site of the
old building, said that he thought Van
Keuren g. Sons would make an attempt
to secure new men.
Not only In Newark. but throughout
the northern part of the State, the strike
IL spreading with nnexampled rapidity.
Police Use Clubs.
Using their clubs, the police of Ruther-
ford and Woodbridge yesterday repealed
an anvading army of 200 strikers, after
the laborers had used violent tactics.
The strikers dragged three men from
q dredge and threw them into the river.
A negro driver, who was pulled from
his wagon, knocked down three strikers
before he was beaten into unconscious
ness.
Armed deputies we're rushed to the
scene by Sheriff conklin. They rescued
ffteen laborers who were surrounded by
the strikers.
Preparations have been made for the
immediate swearing in of deputies, who
can be armed and rushed to any one of
the towns which are invaded.
The Hackensack police expect trouble
q are prepared to combat the strikers.
Despite threats to kill them unless
they gave up a laborer whom they had
rescued from the mob. Patrolmen Weld
man and Widman, of the Second pre-
cinct, yesterday afternoon. with drawn
revolvers, held a crowd of 500 strikers at
bay until the reserves from the Second
and Fifth precincts arrived and dis
persed the crowd.
The two patrolmen were walking along
Sixth avenue when they saw the mob
dragging the laborer by the collar
toward the strike headquarters in Gar
side street. The patrolmen dragged the
man away from his captors.
The crowd of angry strikers. enraged
al being thwarted, surrounded the po-
licemen.
YOU'D better give him up yelled one
OF the strike leaders in English. 'They
say they'll kill You If you don't"
HI reserves, rushing to the aid Of the
two patrolmen, dispersed the mob
Alexander Granerlo. a laborer. 30 years
old, OF As Stone street, was arrested.
He was lined s25 In the Second Precinct
Police Court today by Acting Judge
Oehrlng on a charge of lettering.
At Dickerson and Jay streets today,
where the street is being paved, a crowd
ef 200 strikers gathered and threatened
the men at work. Patrolmen Firms and
Bailey and Mounted Policeman Anderson,