The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-09
FIERCE GANG FIGHT AT CHAIN FACTORY
 LAID TO RIVALRY

1 Battling for his life in Bridgeport hospital is Frank sChocho. aged 19, of
 7s ,HalIam street, while seven men are held in custody at police headquarters
 pending the investigation of the po- lice into a brutal and cowardly gang
 fight. which resulted from the anal gamation of the Weed Chain Company
 with the American Chain Company or New York and Bridgeport.
 | Those held for Investigation by the police are John Ondack, 627 HalleIt
 street; Thomas Gernich, 32 Caroline street; Harvey De Lorne, 257 DeFor-
 est avenue, fre1eased upon surety
 bond); George Noll, S34 Connecticut avenue; Samuel Jones, Joseph McNa-
 mara and Joseph zipf, all of the same
 address.
 Chocho, during the melee, was stab
 bed in the left side, apparently with a long bladed knife. The wound, which punctured the outer walls, did
 not penetrate deeply into the lung and
 unless unforeseen complications arise
 it is believed he will recover.
 1 According to immediate inquiry
 made by Sergt. John O'Connen and Detective Edward Cronin, who last
 night put the prisoners through rig i'd examination, the difficulties arose
 from jealousy between the New York crowd of foremen brought to this city
 with the Weed Chain Company, who
 are moving from 28 Mott street, New
 York, and the local boys. over some
 girls
 i At noon time yesterday there was an argument over precedence in ringing
 up the time clock Joseph Zipf. of
 New York and John Opdeck- of this
 city became involved in the dispute Ondeck alleges Zipf pushed him from
 the clock. The New York aggrega-
 ton including Samuel Jones, the fore man. alleged this was not so. Ondeck
 was heard at this time to state he would .sknocl< the block off,' Zipf Later in the afternoon one of the local men was upon the upper floor i talking to a girl when he was or dered to transact his business quickly and return to his station
 I At o'clock Ondeck, attired in a red sweater with the sleeves rolled up was outside the factory backed by about forty of his personal friends
 Three of the Weed Chain men appear 1 ed and Ondeck wanted to know if
 they would fight. He was accommo- dated and after a few blows had been
 their companion, who had fallen be-
 meath his antagonist
 l During the excitement someone l with a knife chased Joseph NolI of
 New York, now living at SS4 Connec- 1 lieut. avenue. No1l finding a piece of |
 blow upon the head
 1 The other Weed Chain men, who were outnumbered, fled in company with Hubert De Lorne of 257 DeForest avenue, who had attempted to act as fpeacemaker. It was claimed up to l that time that none had been stab bed and, Chocl1o, the victim, believed he had been only struck by a piece of gas pipe. AS he was talking to Thomas Chernick he felt great pain l in the side and upon examination saw blood. But when he was taken into the factory for examination by the factory superintendent, J. J. Steven son, there was disclosed a deep wound. The lad was sent to the oface of Dr. Dan c. Patterson, Myrtle avenue. The l physician, realizing the gravity of the I WoundS had him conveyed to Bridge l port hospital in the ambulance.
 | When the prisoners were lined up by Detective Cronin last night. Cher nick identified Zipf as the man who had the knife in his possession.