Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-03
Bluecoats. Ambushed
at 4th Ave. and
Bergen St, Are I ar
gets for Cross-6re.
GARMENT STRIKERS ARE
CHARGED WITH ATTACK
Red Blaze Spits Out from Alley
to Which Officers Run for
Shelter-Six Men and a
Woman Are Under Arrest.

Ambushed gunner and ten police
men of the Fourth Precinct fought
a desperate revolver battle in Four
teeenth avenue early today
The guerrilla warfare lasted for
more than twenty minutes. Scores OF
shots were fired.
Striking garment workers, the po-
lice believe. were responsible for the
sudden outbreak Of rioting and de-
Hberately planned it in retaliation for
the stringent repression of disorder
In the factory district during the
long drawn out strike.
The men are said to have been in
famed by |. w. w. organizers. Al
though the shooting was general
while it lasted, darkness prevented
both the police and gunmen from fir-
ing effectively. SO far as it is known
no one was injured
Seven prisoners. one a woman, were
taken by the police. Every one of
the men who took an active part in
,the gunplay however. escaped
The fighting took place in Four
teeenth avenue near Bergen street.
Joseph Heisler's shop, the largest
garment factory in the city, is on the
corner, and the homes of workers
are in the immediate neighborhood
Four Men Are Suspected.
Policemen Mccarthy, Axt and
Hammer were patrolling Fourteenth
avenue at l o'clock, when they saw
four men walking down the street.
At Ais they saw the same men
Walking in tie same direction. Me-
Carthy halted them and demanded
what they were doing.
Going home from ball." grunted
one of the quartet.
"Yes?s said Mccarthy "I sup
pose you were doing the same thing
when you passed along here three
hours ago"
The four men refused to give any
more satisfa ctory explanation and
the policemen placed them under ar
rest. The auto patrol was sum
moned and the four were sent off in
charge of Patrolmen Goldberg and
Mum.
No sooner had the wagon rolled
away when a single revolver shot
split the silence. 1t was followed by
another and another.
The amazed officers reached for
their guns and ducked for cover.
From the alleyway toward which
they headed spat a thick red streak
and a bullet whizzed past them.
Trio Are Caught in Cross-hre.
Shooting began from across the
trio oh
in eross-fire.
Firing point blank into the alley
way in front of him, Mccarthy
dashed into it. AS he ran shot
came from the other end and passed
over his shoulder
He plunged into the yard, tripping
over ash boxes and blazing away at
the figure he could see dimly hur-
ding a fence Then he retraced his
steps to take part in the uncertain
warfare being waged in the street.
Flatted against the telegraph post
on the corner, Patrolman Axt
called up the Fourth precinct sta
fion and besought Lieutenant Nc
Govern to rush the reserves to the
rescue.
Sergeant Troy and Policemen Par
10. Bender, Burns. Smith. Thebold
and Eckert were driven in the auto
patrol to the scene.
Fire Upon Police from Windows.
The firing was still going on spas
medically. Upon the arrival of the
auto patrol ii broke out more f1ercely.
From windows far above the street,
hidden gunner shot down into the
street.
The reserves joined vigorously in
the battle and soon silenced the guns
of the ambushed men.
Not a single man actively en-
gagged in shooting, however, was cap
tured, although the police charged
through the alleyways and formed
Gordon around the block.
Small groups of men and women
soon began to appear on the street,
hut the police kept them moving.
Maria Barramo, "a years old. of 24S
camden street. was arrested because
she refused to obey the patrolmen,
Nine large Jumps Of coal were found
in her pockets.
Gacintc Marrano, Is, of POI Bruce
street. and Louis Peanco. 20, of SO
Bergen street. were also arrested.
Carried Improved Weapons.
The first four prisoners who were
taken before the riot gave their
names as Natala Wolpe, 49,, of 274
Paramount avenue; Philip Caparizzo,
3S. of so Prospect place; Nathra
Lewis 20. of 1865 Fifteenth avenue.
and Enrico Covino. 2l, 1S9 Bruce
street. When searched Wolpe was
found to be carrying a two-foot piece
If iron pipe and a homemade billy;
l,aparizzo had a broomstick, and
Lewis a piece of gas pipe.
Mortimer Bowy as counsel for the
strikers, appeared in the Fourth pre-
cinct police station and asked per-
mission to interview the prisoners.
This was refused by Captain Vogel,
on the ground that no charge had
been made against the men. and
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