The Cairo bulletin., 1913-03-29
Moo Stands Under Fire Of Police, Bat
Reading Of the Law Drives
il in All Directions.
LISTEN TO THE READING
And Later Dispense in All Directions
and No Further Disturbance
IS Evidenced.

New York, March 2S,-The riot
net, which first came into being III
the reeign OF George l. OF England
md which was taken over. almost
erbatim, as the common law of tn"
,arly Colonial and late statehood
lays. was utilized to quell a dis
urbanee Of strikers in the City OF
kearney. on Passaic river, opposite
Newark, late yesterday afternoon
! Single reading OF the act was eff
acti,e in accomplishing what the
searaey police department mum
1ering twenty men--eould not do.
There had been disturbances in
he manufacturing town for month,
aver since the employees Of the Ari'
agton Company. makers OF celluloid
ware. took the ground that a num-
Ter Of union men had been dis
| harced nniustly TO give way to
igH-QatOH HttH' hetShtisf "hOia
he ran; "a .srrers yefueed to rein
tate the discharged Gniun oinplo. cs,
III OF tae 500 r see mal ard VIC
nsn workers walked out. Since
| hen excitement has ben running
| ,igh, and almost ach day some one
oand himself in the hospital be-
ause OF trouble with the police.
Brick Thrown at Police.
About D. M. yesterday Policemen
lanes Collins and Edward Darcy ef
he hearnv force were walking
dong Forest street in the neiehbor-
iced of the Arlington Company
plant. A man hurled a brick at
| hem from the rear and felled Col
i ins. who, only temporarily stunned,
| Joined Darcy in pursuing his as
| allant ain Italian. and dragging him
10 the ground put chain handouts
/. IN HI wrists,
Collins and Darcy were surround
d ty a hundred or more strikers a
hey proceeded to the village locku,
j with their prisoner He forced th'
policemen to pull him along ny ta
he short chain binuing them t.
rim, and All the time the crow
: grew Before the police station wa
+ reached the mob had grown to 50I
i md attempts were made repeateM
to rescue the prisoner.
When fourteen policemen and dc
! tectives came to the support OF Co
! Inns and Darcy on the dead run. wilt
night sticks and revoleers drawn
the mob still held its ground an
awaited the attack.
Listen to the Reading.
Shot aftei shot rang out, the bu
ets going vel! over the heads Of tn
strikers. The reserves struck rist
and left. and. finally succeeded
: SCATTERING the stubborn crowd, h'
" | only step by step Twelve men WEI
q arrested, charge dwith melting rio
The news Of the arrests sprea
throughout the manufacturing dl
! trict. aud within half an hour aft
the struggle fully thousand pc
y sons were assembled in ArlingtC
square, near the Erie railway st
ton in Kearney All kinds
E threats were made and it was fear,
that a general riot would ensue.
nj Excitement was high and pa
~ sions were becoming infamed
y Lewis NJ. Brock, mayo OF the cit
= came forward and made his W
a through the mob With him carr
n ing q large book. was Adolph Aman
IN Justice OF the peace. Both mount
is the platform In Arlington square.
lg Listen. listen" shouted May
ei Brock, THE justice OF peace b
something to say to you"
The angry crowd of workm
drew nearer the speaker and tn
r Justice of the Peace Amann re
from the leather bound volume;
er Il am directed to charge and
IN mand all" he began.
". Listen, listen" Interrupted
h mayor. Hes reading the riot &C
.st II am directed to charge and
Vi mand all persons being here
Dr. semhled," started the justice OF
ay peace once more. Immediately
he disperse themselves. lpeaceably
part TO their places of habitation
TO their lawful business upon
pains and penalties of the law. {
IN. save the state.
nv Perhaps none there had ever
lore heard the riot act read. 2
al haps none knew what the riot
q was. Notwithstanding. there !
he silence when Mayor Brock explain
- ths penalties of the provision.
"Ycu must clear from this mel
a borhcod within one hour" he err
lie THAT is the law. He who viola
liz Is guilty OF felony. The fins