New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-14
BARRIERS RIOTS SPREAD
TO HOTEL DISTRICTS
l4th Street Favorite Battle
ground for ShaverS, Who Use
Paving Stones as Weapons.
MAGISTRATE ONE VICTIM
Then He Retaliates by Sending
Striker to Workhouse-Po-
licemen and Others Hurt
in Fights About Town.

Growing holder as their numbers in
crease the striking BARRIERS, in an at
tempt Yesterday to extend their activities
10 the hotel district of Manhattan, caused
several small riots and toward night at
tempted to wreck number of shops that
refused TO close up al the command of
the Entertainment committee whose
call is generally understood as threat of
violence.
Police reserves were called 10 stamp out
trouble which began i'm front of shop IN
18th street. Two strikers were arrested
on Eighth avenue windows were smashed
and one of the strikers drew a revolver
over on the West SIDE, in 18th street. an
attempt 10 rescue a striking barber from
the police made II necessary for the blue
coats to use their clubs.
Magistrate Cornell denounced the strik-
ers i'm sentencing one of the troublemak-
ers. This rioting and lawessness must
stop" he said. and then sent the man
10 the workhouse for two months. Mag
istrate Cornell said that while he was in
the Hotel Brevoort waiting TO be shaved
mob OF strikers intimidated the BARRIERS
so that they could not work
At the shop of Adam BALI, No. 81 East
1ath street. a crowd Of the strikers and
sympathizers gathered at $50 o'clock last
night and succeeded in badly wreckine
the place with bricks and paving stones.
Police Sergeant John Apple attempted
TO put the mob to rOut, but was badly
cut about the back OF the head by bricks
and stones.
Reserves from the 5th street station.
under Captain O'BriCn, were called and
two arrests We're made The men said
they were Frank Cusair. of No. 2S6 East
9th street, and Giuseppe Racazielo. OF
No. 507 East 18th street. Both were locked
up charged with disorderly conduct and
malicious mischief.
There were fights at intervals in many
downtown districts The strikers before
they went uptown got three BARRIERS to
walk out at No. 27la Frankfort street, and
tried 10 get the BARRIERS to quit at Charles
Spey's shop at No. l96 William street.
we breaka ds shop if da barbs don
come outa," said the strike leader al
Spey's. but the threat was futile AT the
shop in the Tribune Building. Spruce and
Nassau streets the BARRIERS laughed in the
faces of the strike committee and re-
NAMED at work. There were plenty of
policemen on guard.
When the mob reached Joseph May
nard's shop, at No. 400 West 18th street
thirty of the strikers invaded the premises
with Paul Torrent of No SO East SSth
street as their leader, and demanded that
four BARRIERS who were shaving customers
quit work at once. Meanwhile Patrolman
King who had been summoned from the
street. appeared and ordered the strikers
TO leave the shop.
Joseph Gresceuzi defied the policeman,
and King promptly arrested him. The
strikers made a rush and tried to rescue
the prisoner. Torrent striking at King
who whistled for help. Policeman Sindt
came TO his aid. and two firemen leaped
from a passing surface ear. Together
they managed to beat off the BARRIERS.
Marnard. his four BARRIERS and mani
cure girl ned with four half-shaved Gus
toners Later all returned and the shaw
ing operation was continued.
John j. Bealin and Colonel Michael ).
Reagan. OF the State Board of Mediation
and Arbitration. took hand in the strike
yesterday and arranged for meeting
to-day between representatives. OF the
strikers and the employers