Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-01
Four Arrested After
Attack on Non
Union Workers.
VICTIM OF BEATING IS
TAKEN TO HOSPITAL
Held by Judge Herr for Hearing
Tuesday-coIby Scores
Authorities.

-Four garment-workers. one Of them
a woman. were arrested BY the notice
Of the Fourth precinct, following an
attack upon workers employed by
Benedict q wendin, on Seventh
street. near Sixteenth avenue. early
today
In the melee the police were forced
to use their clubs, and the woman.
Concetta Cossiovanni. Of 2SS Seventh
avenue. was struck on the side ii file
head by Pafrolman Kromefbein.
After her injuries had been treated
at the City Hospital she was taken
to the Fourth precinct station and
locked up with the others. on a charge
Of melting riot.
According TO the police several nom
union workers employed by the firm
were on their way to work when ehez.
were attacked and threatened By
about hundred strikers.
Patrolman KromeTbeln. who was
escorting them to the factory, pla ced
Frank Morano. of . Comes alley. ain-
der arrest, and as he did so the Cog
siovanni woman attacked him. he
claims.
Uses Club on Mob.
He was forced TO bring his club
i:ito play to keep his prisoner from
being taken away from him by the
incensed mob. and the Cossiovannl
woman was struck on the side OF The
head. Patrolmen AIcAdams. Brady
and MoeIler f1asfened to his assist
ance and arrested Samuel Bruno. OF
IS Fourteenth avenue. and Arturo
D'Aloia. of 2sS Fairmount avenue.
along with Morano and the Cossio-
vanni woman
Later The four. along with Louis
Macchiavernia. of Bergen street and
Fourteenth avenue, who Ras ar
rested yesterday afternoon during the
/ outbreak 81 slae-sl1ep Of Sau1oTe 3sF
SaIomiae. at s69 Camden street. Here
arraigned before Judge Herr in tbs
/ Fourth Precinct Court on a charge
Of melting a riot Macchiavernla
was held in 81, 600 bail for the grand
jury while the other four were held
in the same bail for a hearing Tues
day morning.
y
the defendants. declared their was no
evidence to substantiate the rior
charge. and protested against what
he termed the "exorbitant bail.
Released Under Rail.
Judge Herr replied it was merely a
difference of opinion between him
and the counsel as to whether the
bail was exorbitant or not The FIVE
were later released on the furnishing
of the required bond by Antonio
Blast. of Fourteenth avenue and
Bruce street, and Peter Granata, Of
236 Fourteenth avenue.
After bail had been furnished, for
mer Senator Everett Colby, who has
been interesting himself in the cause
of the strikers for the past week. ap-
peared and was closeted for almost 4
half hour with Captain Oscar yogel
Mr. Colby stated afterward that he
had come to get the police version OF
this mornings affair from the cap
tain. He was strong in his dennneia-
tion of the clubbing Of one of the
women strikers by the police and de-
clared he could see no Justification
for it,
II developed today that the attack
made bv the strikers shortly after
noon Yesterday on the shop Of San
toro & Salomine was the result OF
threat made by Mr. Salomine upon
one Of the women strikers with re-
volver Adele Allesandro. IN COM
many with several other girls. WAS
walking on Fourteenth avenue, near
Rereen street. when they encountered
Mr. Salomine. They upbraidfd hii11,
n is said. for hiring strike e-breakers.
and he retaliated by pulling a re-
volver from his coat pocket ana
threatening the Allesandro girl.
With tears in her eyes the girl
rushed to the strike headquarters AZ
Broome and Morton streets. and ae-
onainted her friends with what had
taken place
A crowd OF four hundred immedi-
atelv hurried 10 the factory OF San
toro s. salomine despite the pro
tests Of the Rev. Bismarck J Coi-
torti and we're about TO attack the
place with rocks when the police
arrived.
Mr.. Colby said he had the afiidavits
az the witnesses to the affair and
thai he had also received a state
ment from Mr.. Salomine in whicn
tho latter denied using a revolver 10
threaten the girl He admitted TO
Mr. Colby that he had taken out a
hermit to carry a gun for his own
protection since the strike began, but
declared that he did not have i with
him yesterday.
The strikers viii make public
statement Of their grievances tomor-
row night through their leaders at st.
stephens Episcopal Church. Clinton
and Elizabeth avenues. This oppor
tunity has been offered them BY the
rector, the Rev. f. A. Wasson. In or
der to make public their cause