New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-13
Ten Strike Leaders Arrested.

afternoon, among them Lecarte = gru Sc.
who. II is alleged, opened the battle by
firing point blank at Robert Bankey. Of
Camden. leader Of the deputies. The bull
let scraped the crown of the deputy 5
hat and was the signal for an immediate
opening of hostllities
The strikers, most OF them Italians. and
| all in an ugly mood since they were paid
| of and discharged by the railroad com
pany Yesterday and this morning. used
revolvers and knives Only the fact that
the Italians were poor shots and That
| the deputies at first shot only to scare
their opponents prevented bloodshed on
the train and among the big crowd that
watched the battle.
Sheriff Jordan had been at Roebling
until this morning. ready to swear I'm an
| army Of deputies II disorder occurred.
There were no strikers left in the fac
! tory. Town and county business re-
/ Guired the Sheriff attention at Mount
| Holl9 50 he was absent when the fight
started this afternoon. II Is believed
/ the strikers learned that the Sheriff had
| Withdrawn. and. hearing that work
| train filled with strike breakers had com
menced road repairs at Roebling. dig
crowd Of the strikers set out from Bor-
| dentown. four miles distant.
! The strike breakers and guards. out
| numbered two To one. made only a short
resistance when the strikers charged the
| train Noise OF the melee drew big
crowd of non-combatants. mostly women
and children. from the neighboring VII
| lagos OF Roebling and kinkora. Their pres
! euce added To the excitement of the stfik-
| ers. as the women. most OF them foreign
ers called encouragement To the men
Az the strikers had been discharged, the
railroad viewed them as trespa ssers. and
a hurry call was sent To nearby towns
for deputies to dslodge them. Robert
Bankey. Elisha Lloyd and Joseph Daily.
| OF ia. Camden Terminal force. were At
Hordentown and reached Roebling on the
next train. They rallied the guards and
some of the strike breakers, ana called on
the strikers 10 dispense and get Off the
! railroad property. Degrosse's shot AT
| Rank.v was the answer. and the fight
/ was on.
The deputies arrested Degrosse and nine
/
I They we're handcuned and lett under
I guard on the train. while the deputies
| charged the main body. drove them from
! m. train and down the River Road tow
| ard Florence one of the prisoners Is an
| American Somrrs Pittman. OF Borden
! town-who has a wife and five small chill
| dren. The ten men. under heavy guard.
were held On the work train. which made
| a ouick run To Burlington. where they
were locked in the city jail and later sent
| TO the county prison by trolley. Riotins
and assault was charged against nine and
attempt to murder against Degrosse.
The county authorities and railroad po-
| lice fear much disorder tonight. The
| strikers have established rendezvous be-
tween Florence and RoebliEg. where they
are caring for their wounded and expect
endorsements from Bordentown and
| Trenton. The seriousness of the situation
| f. aggravated by the presence or two
! hundred Italians at Florence. who went
IN strike and were discharged yesterday
| from the Wood Iron Works and ordered
| TO Immediately vacate their homes which
| the company owns