Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-26
STRIKEBREAKERS
/. BROUGHT TOPLANT
Arlington Mill Brings Workers
over to Take Place of
Men Out.

I Statements by Mayor Louis NJ
Brock and Recorder Leonard A.
WINNER. the hiring of fifty strike
breakers and two arrests were the
features today of the strike that has
been going on at the plant of the
Arlington Company, Arlington, for
more than month One of the men
arrested was a special detective. He
was the second sleuth to be taken
into custody since yesterday.
Mayor Brooks statement was to
the effect that he will not permit
lettering in the Arlington section
hereafter The near RIOT which
wound up day of doings yesterday
spurred the mayor on to action, it is
said. The trouble which occurred yes
terday was the result of feeling said
to exist between the strikers and the
detectives hired to do duty at the
plant.
1t was believed the detectives had
no authority except on the grounds
of the company. Recorder WINNER
today made it plain that the detec-
t1ves. who were sworn in as special
policemen a few days ago. are in
vested with the same powers as are
regular policemen. This statement
caused quite a sensation among the
strikers. who are very resentful re-
Garding the hiring of the detectives,
The sleuth who was arrested to-
day gave his name as Joseph Shine
and said he lived in this city. sHe
was taken into custody on complaint
of Patrick McNabb. who charged
that Shine had knocked him down.
The detective was paroled until to-
night Molientz Czernich, of 3 North
Third street. Harrison was arrested
early today 1t was said he was
iostling in a crowd. The prisoner
was discharged with a reprimand.
Just before noon thirty-fve strike
breakers. said to have been hired in
New York. arrived in Arlington and
We're escorted to the plant. After
having dinner ten of the men left the
plant and refused to return. Gerrish
Newell. euncrintendent of the com
pany. SAID Just before noon his con-
Germ had today hired fifty men. He
declared the work is being handled in
a satisfactory manner and no great
effects of the strike are being felt.
Acting Chief of Police John Smith,
was commended for the manner in
which he handled an outbreak which
occurred at the plant last night. A
number of the strikers had gathered
before the gates of the plant and were
rushed by the detectives.
Acting Chief Smith ordered the spe-
cial officers to go back inside the
gates, and then escorted, alone, sew
eral strikebreakers through the ranks
OF the strikers without any demon
stration being made whatever.
Later Henry Lohshe, business agent
of the Metal Polishers, Buffers and
Platers' Union, Local No. A. declared
that Richard Grady, of 43 Rutgers
street, this city, had a revolver.
Grady was taken into custody and
held on charge of disorderly con-
duct for when searched at the station
house no revolver could be found. He
will have hearing tonight.
Recorder Leonard A. WINNER last
night admitted four men to bail I'M
der bonds of 5000 each who were
charged with having assaulted Alfred
Ward, of S45 Highland avenue
Kearny, workman in the Arlington
Cornpany's plant. The men were
Peter Chernavak, 525 Hamilton
street. Harrison; Robert Miller. 1T
Windsor street. Kearny; Frank Nc
Leon, 81 Grove street. Kearny, and
Grin Poole, of Butler, N. ]. All four
will have a hearing tonight. James
Murphy a striker, was arrested on a
charge of disorderly conduct and was
also held under bonds of 5000 for
bearing tonight.
Henry Heller, a strikebreaker, was
being escorted to his home from the
plant by one of the detectives when
he became frightened and ran into
the home of Chanceman George Ell
wood. He was later taken to his
home by the chanceman.