Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-06
STRIKE R|OTER
HELD FOR JURY
Cases of Arrested Garment
Workers Disposed Of by Judge
in Precinct Court.

One garment worker was held in
5000 bail to await the action of the
grand Jury, two others were held In
81 900 bail for examination tomorrow
morning on a charge of carrying con-
cealed weapons, and the cases of five
others, charged with lettering, We're
laid over till tomorrow morning by
Judge Herr in the Fourth Precinct
Cour1 today They we're all the result
of the outbreak ea.ly Monday morn
ing, nser, the shop Of Joseph Heisler,
at Bergen street and Fourteenth ave.
nte. in which several shots were ex-
changed BY the police and the
strikers.
Rocco Viola, of 81 Fourteenth ave-
nue.. who was held for the grand
jury. was charged by Frank Denori.
| OF 225 Mulberry street, with assault.
Denori. who was employed at the
| Heisler factory, told the court that
he had been set upon by crowd of
strikers In Fifteenth avenue and at
| tackled. He later identified Viola as
one OF his assalants and the latter
was arrested as he was coming out
| of a building in Bruce street by
Lieutenant Tenore, OF police head
quarters and Patrolmen Moeller and
Schmidt. of the Fourth Precinct.
Denori admitted on cross examina-
! ton by Mortimer Lowy, who repre-
sented the defendant. that one of
the officers had told him that Viola
was, the man who had attacked him.
The charges of carrying concealed
weapons were preferred by Captain
Vogel against Natalie Wolpi, or Zif
Fairmount avenue and Louis Peanco,
OF Bergen street and Fifteenth ave-
nue These two men with four other
men and women were arrested early
Monday morning after the shooting
Nicholas La Vecchia, who appeared
as counsel for the men. declared that
he was not aware that the captain
was going to make the concealed
weapons charge against his clients
and asked to have the case adjourned
until tomorrow. Judge Herr con-
sented TO this but refused to enter.
tain motion by Mr. La Necehia
to have the two defendants paroled
in his care Mr.. La Necchia also
asked that the other FIVE cases be
laid over. which was granted.
The mayor has granted permission
for meeting tomorrow night to
which Miss Elizabeth Gurley Flynn,
national organizer of the I. w. w,
who was prevented from speaking
Monday night by Captain Vogel. will
be permitted to speak. The mayor
told a committee who waited upon
him yesterday that he had no OBJ
lection to Miss Flynn making a
speech provided she did not incite
| riot.
The Rev. Bismark j. Coltorti to-
! day denied a report that the strikers
had bitterly alta ked himself and
Abraham Stiglitz. the strike leader,
because of the agreement entered into
| by them with the firm of Charles A.
Rosenwa sser Mr., Coltorti admitted
that some of the 1. w. w. organizers
were exerting great influence upon
the men, but denied that they were
up In arms against the leaders.
Mr.. Stiglitz declared that any gar
| ment worker who was found to oe
afiliated in any way with l. w. w.
would be expelled at once from the
| garment Workers locdi ! MS Step
was decided upon at a meeting held
at the headquarters at noon. James
Citrano, the chairman of the shop
! chairmen, also took occasion TO deny
report that had been circulated at
the headquarters that he has signed
an application blank OF the |. W. w.
Two shops, those of Wiegel G. Engel
and Haber & Beck signed agree
ments with the leaders today Stig-
litz also said that a new agreement
with the Rosenwasser shop, satisfac-
tory to the. union. would be drawn up
| this afternoon.