Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-13
Mob Attacks 80 Of His Deputies--
One in Hospital With IIead Cut
BY FLYING Gr.ck.
POLIGEMEN HIT WITH E0CKSS
1900 Girls Walk Gut Of Clear Fac
tory This Afternoon, Makine Total
Humber Of Strikers 5000.

AS the result another outbreak the plant OF
the American Smelling & Refining Company at o'clock
this afternoon, Sheriff Albert Bolschweer may
the 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 Bow
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 endeavoring to keep peace pronounced the situation
more serious than and said the only thing left to do
was to call out the troops In the fight in which Bowman
hurt, Samuel Leoner, striker of the northwestern
part of the city, 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 AMIGA
BILE adjustment of differences Every effort being made
to prevent spread strike stampede The sheriff declar
ed today 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 whatever according
to Superintendent Kaufman, about o'clock this afternoon
making 5000 the total number of strikers in the city
Thirtyfve men IN a section gang employed on spur
Of the Lehgh Valley railroad the United Lead Works
went on strike for increase in this morning they
want an increase Of about twenty-five cents day Nine
uniformed officers sent out by the company to keep
peace in the local territory of the company as it was re-
Iaborers the Atlantic Terra Gotta plant III Iotten
Vile it is reported strick this afternoon.
Sheriff BolIschweiler announced to about 1000 Amer
an Smelling & Refining works strikers in Pulaski hall last
oh that he had been given charge of the suaon 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 peacefuness
The alternative he gave appeal to the governor for
tops He spoke along similar lines to the strikers in open
air t morning and afterwards appealed to General Mana
oar Alexander Of the American Smelling Refining concern
and later Superintendent 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 Che s1rhelS ana Have
committees named ~ =, .r
Prosecutor Szer Assistant Prosecutor Srcker Sheriff
p1oualor Acting Mayor Garretson and Chief of Police
BURKE conferred in Mr. Srckers office last night when the
lo Of riot became prevalent The prosecutor appeal
ed t for aid from the sheriff and the latter Immediately
ooan nreparations At the time the regular and special
ocomen of the city completely powerless to deal
with the strikers. Three regulars were LAID up with stone
niuries and were in refuge.
Tn addition to the twenty regulars about score OF
enocia officers sworn in by the acting mayor, Sher
Rolschweer detailed thirty specials from the county They
will be placed on strike duty and aid in relieving local
a and special officers The day force besides the twenty
;ne regular officers composed of the following spe
cals. Louis Connolly, Lawre nce Jaffe, John 9. Brown
Tomas Moran Augustus Gerns Frank Conard, Frank Nc
Cornick Alfred Christopherson and John Bachman The
enocial policemen on night duty last night were Robert
Shannard Lester Seaman John Mullen Robert Sheppard
r. Alexander Konowsk Ed ward Stuber George Bosick
Albert Raumlin Henry Odum, John Bachman Harry
ORren William Howey, Jacob Gerns John Toon, Angus
+,s Smith Frank Conard, Lawrence Jafe and Louis
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