Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-19
Deputies Are Beaten.


well. you will after this" she
retorted. I'm a strikerl"
Deputies Are Beaten.
she is alleged to have sent Mac
Donald staggering back under a
terrific blow in the face. Her three
companions Immediately sprang upon
the two specials and proceeded co
give them thorough beating. One
Of the men slashed Macdonald with
a knife.
The cries of the officers brought
four patroImen running to their aid.
Policeman Zimlinghaus, who was in
the lead, was felled by brick be-
fore he reached the scene of the fight
and the other three had their hands
full.
Donegan was on the ground, with
Louis soleran kneeling on him and
choking him. The POLICEMEN had to
club Soieran into insensibility before
he released his hold
, Macdonald, too, was down, calling
to the policemen to pull that wild
cat off,"
Macdonald was found to have been
badly bitten in the arm, but he ac-
cused one Of the men, and not the
woman.
soleran had to be sent to the Cen
erai Hospital After his injuries were
dressed he was taken to the police
station to be arraigned with his four
companions.
Pasquale Piseri, of Al Ellison street.
one of the quartet, was arraigned be-
fore Recorder Carroll on charges of.
atrocious assault and battery upon
two special officers. He was held in
$1,000 bail on each charge.
The three others, Vincent madonna,
of 300 Belmont avenue: Mrs. Mary
Procopia, of 81 Prospect street. and
were held in $4,000 bail each.
In court Mrs, Procopia told a diff
ferent story to that of the two special
officers and the police. She said that
she had seen the two detectives seize
Soleran and handle him roughly
while she was walking along Ellison
street. Two policemen then ran up,
according to her.
IT told them that was no way to
arrest a man." she continued. Then
enc of the policemen pulled revolt
yer and the other dubbed the pris-
oner."
She said that her husband was a
striker, that she had four children and
70 do a q
washing to "try to make the price OF
bread for them"
Three women and man for whom
warrants had been issued surprised
Detective Cervino by surrendering
peacefully to him They are charged
with disorderly conduct in connection
with a riot at the Paragon mills on
Saturday night.
Detectives Seek Tresca and Scott.
s Prosecutor Dunn had detectives
looking today for Carlo Tresca and
Alexander Scott, editor of the Weekly
Issue, a Socialist publication. The
warrant for Tresoa was issued upon
an indictment handed up last week
charging him with unlawful assem-
blage." He is to be tried first on a
charge of melting to riot" together
with the other l. w. w. leaders.
Meetings were held by the strikers
in both Turn and Helvetia halls to-
day. All the leaders except Tresca
were present.
Frederick Somner Boyd, at Turn
Hall. reiterated the statement that
the city would be plunged in dark
ness during the week by a general
strike among employees in the power
houses and gas plants.
big Billv Haywood, who had just
heard a report of the morning $ riot
ing, made stirring appeal to the
strikers to stick together, There are
20 600 men and women to do picket
DUTY" he said. We'll have just as
many out tomorrow as today. If the
county is satisfied to feed our pick
cts in Jail, we have no objection. Let
them do it,
What Upton Sinclair described as
zone little pink cheek policeman,
constituting the police department of
Haledon. had the sole responsibility
of preserving order at the strikers
meeting IN lIidl uoiousi' ySo W etty
afternoon.
Although fully 5000 men and
women from the Paterson mills and
curiosity seekers gathered in the open
air in that Socialist borough, the pink
checked one had nothing to do but
sun himself and look important.
Mr.. Sinclair who said he never be-
fore made an outdoor speech, paid
his respect to the clubs of the Pater-
son police" Big Bill Haywood said
sarcastic things about Jersey Justice.
Miss Elizabeth Gurley Flynn had her
fling at the Paterson silk mannfac-
turers and Pat Quinlan, the hero Of
the strike since his conviction, re-
ferred to Sheriff Radcliffe as "a piece
of putty"
But the great crowd never got ex-
cited and the demonstration was as
orderly as a Sunday school session.
Carlo Tresca, against whom another
Indictment has been found. this time
for "blasphemy." was at the meeting
long enough to make a speech. He
was told that deputies from the