Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-13

bed and attended by DR.. Meinzer.
When all this was happening
| Patrolmen Joseph Gutowski and
Charles Quinn were at the corner OF
| State and Chauncey streets. The
mob of strikers, upon seeing the
officers after they had chased two
others, went after them. Quinn fed
to the home of Patrolman Robert
Harding at 719 State street, where
he remained until early this morn
ing. At the same time Gutowsk1
took refuge in Romeo Rossi's barber
shop at 74O State street, ~diagonally
across the street from MaZgaJ S
place. Rossi was cutting a mans
hair and a fusilade of bricks, stones
| and other missiles which smashed
all the glass in the front of the
shop caused the patron to be cut. A
large piece OF glass hit him in the
face. Gutowski fled from the rear
of the place and escaped to his
home. While pursued he was hit on
the head with a stone and sustained
a scalp wound.
Break Trolley Windows.
A trolley car of the Public Ser
vice Railway going southwark on
State street hit a striker while the
mob was running wild and chasing
officers at State and Chauncey
streets. The motorman in charge
stepped off to render aid to the man.
He was threatened with being mob
bed and hastily retreated to the car
and set it In motion. Before the
car could be hauled from the scene
a score or more bricks and stones
were hurled through its windows,
mourning considerable damage and
hitting a passenger, Frank Lawson,
of Woodbridge township. He was
hit on the head with a stone. Later
the motorman refused to drive cars
near the strike scene, fearing for his
life.
A new gasoline propelled motor
bus Of the Perth Amboy Transpor-
tation Company was attacked and
several windows were smashed by
the strikers.
Division Superintendent Gettings,
of the Public Service Railway Com
pany, came here this morning and
took charge of the trolley situation.
The rioting was continued to a
small degree this morning and
| Michael Herney, a striker, was shot
in the right hand In an attempt to
scale the fence of the A. s. & r,
| plant neal the sulphuric acid plant.
A special car with thirty deputies
named by Sheriff Bollschweiler ar
rived from New Brunswick this
morning to aid the police. The
sheriff and city officials recognize
the fact that the police protection
still remains far from ample. For
this reason and because it will be a
difficult matter to secure enough
deputies, the sheriff has repeatedly
warned the strikers that further
outbreaks on their part will mean
invasion by troops. The strikers
seem to realize this would be disas-
trous for their cause. They seem
to know that all rioting would then
have to cease or they would be shot
down like dogs.
Sheriff Speaks with Strikers.
Sheriff B~ollschweiler spoke be-
fore the strikers Immediately after
the riot, In Pulaski hall, commenc-
ing about 10 o'clock. He warned
them to be quiet and ~peaceable, not
to throw missiles and this morning
he repeated his warning in a speech
to the strikers, making it plain that
further outbreaks must mean mill
tary intervention.
One of the more peaceable strik-
ers who believed In proper arbitra-
ton addressed the A. S. & r. work
! ers In a field opposite the works at
3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. He
advised they refrain from all riot
ing, that they organize, name an ar
bitrating committee and endeavor to
settle the strike as soon as possible
and In a quiet way.
Sheriff Bollschweiler's speech last
night was along similar lines. He
made 1t plain that at the time, ever
though the mayor had turned over
the situation to him because the
police were powerless, he was not
appearing before the strikers as
sheriff but as plain, everyday Boil
schweiler. He advised the men to
stop rioting, to think over the situa-
ton. Above all to refrain from
shooting and throwing stones.
The sheriff reminded his listeners
that he settled a strike for them
once before and that he stuck to
them when others called them Hun
g~arians, Polaks and Slavs. He ad-
vised them to keep a level head, re-
frain from drinking to excess, stat
Ing the world had its eyes on Perth
Amboy and 1t was up to them not
to darken it. He appealed to the
men to stay away from the plant, to
hold meetings and organize. The
official told them to take a slight
increase if that was all they could
| get and try to get more later on.
Alleged strike-breakers are work.
ing at the A. S. & R. plant guarded
by armed men. Officials and others
going to and from the plant do so by
boat now. it being too dangerous to
use the gates.
Peter Coogan, of 1914 Front street,
one Of the men operating boats for
the officials, was threatened with
bodily harm at the hands of strik-
ers last night. A number called at
his home and it is declared he re-
ceived warning that his home would
be burned down if he did not desist.
Gable Works May Remain Closed.
There is little indication of any i'm
mediate settlement of the strike of
more than 1000 men, boys and girls at
the Standard Underground Gable works.
Vice President Conner says he will not
accede to the demands for a general in
crease Of fifteen per cent. and will keep
the plant closed until the people on
strike return. When a committee of
about twenty workers conferred with
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