The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-06
Mayors Efforts To
 Gag Labor RidicuIed
 in City Cour Gases
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 meeting was held on private proper l ty?'s SergeantWheeler didn't want to deny. his superior's statement
 Sergeant Wheeler said Nelson and Bowen shrieked at the men: Stand lby the eight hour day!" when they EBere being carried away.
 Passing the Bullard Machine Tool Go. he said they shouted at men, and l he thought that was a disturbance. This was ruled out because 1t happen ed after the alleged violation for which the arrest was made.
 MT. Bowen was put on the stand. Ion examination he replied that he is a property owner, a taxpayer, a ma. chinist and business agent of the Ma chinists' local
 He said he attempted to address the mass, meeting.
 At whose behest2. asked MT. Law 'ery
 At the behest of ernployes of the. Loconobile Co.,.
 Asked about the circumstances of It1e meeting he said it was held at. a yard inetheS rear Of a building fac l ing Seaside park. He said they had permission. He showed the follow ing permit from the owner.
 This is to certify that have given permission to Machinists' local No ] 30, to hold open air meetings in the rear of Lecen1obile Co at noon hour.
 D. APsTEN.'
 MT. Bowen, confirmed the state
 nents of Superfntendent Birmingham.
 He told me if spoke I would be Earrested.''
 MT Gederholn was placed on the l stand He answered in reply to lquestions that he has lived here since I 1890; has held office as the gift of l the citizens of Bridgeport, as alder i man from the Twelfth district; he is l 8. machinisk and he said he was enn- pIoyed by the Locomobile Co.,. until lone week ago Tuesday. He said he ] was at the meeting to speak, at .tf1e behest of the employees of the fac 1 tory He said Superintendent Bir- nainghana's s statements were correct.
 Nelson said he had lived in this city q six years off and on worked in the Loco Co., until two years ago. today, I and said he was at the meeting to s speak tethe behest of the ernpl oyes. E Strictly in accord with facts, he J said Of Superintendent Birming ghaIn's $ z statements.
 The chief told me he had orders I from the mayor. told the chief
 we were going to find out if he had a right to arrest us
 Mr.. Gray asked Nelson if he had
 ever been known. under the name of A. Robbins He replied in the af-
 flTnaativ To questions in regard
 to the names of .sRohino'' and stFo- binovitz, q he replied in the nega- z s l why did you give the name of RsoBbins at the Eocomobile Co.?st
 Robbins Nelson is his real 1=sname 2 given him in Russia. he said. and q i mistake had been made in the Loco mobile Go. cards. He admitted he had lived iii Chfcag once. He saif , lshesd been in Law ne week or Sd | he hadn't been in New Brunswick ! never worked in Rochester. and never ,. stayed there
 Judge Wilder put an end to MT Gray questioning along this line when Attorney I4av'ery said : 3 lSssss w hats that got to do with breach 2 of the peace in tf1e city of Bridge. Z port r,
 The bench agreed. What these
 gentlemen want is simply an interpre- : ta.tion of what they can do and wha1 : they can't do in a case like this fe refused to allow a further inquiry in, to Nelson's history.
 Mr. Gray then began his argument
 After talking at length he sunlnaartz
 ed by saying:
 ,, .-To my mind the case is this. These 2 three men, two of. them citizens, ant 2 one don't know anything about }, never have seen him before-wer, z told by the chief Of police that a,cting :. on orders from the mayor they couIc < not address the meeting. # T @They defied the police authoritie . Of the city and did as they pleased z :, Consequently they were arrested ane Y brought up here.
 sIt is innateriaI what the superin ' tendent arrested them for. They. ar = being prosecuted here on warrants }, They might have been arrested fo '1 murder or rape or anything he wants Something serious might hay ' happened. These are citizens wh
 know better. one of whom is an of
 ficer of the local. and he deliberate1 Fl defied the police. Ii couldn't hav 3 been any worse if he had thumbed hi
 nose to the superintendent stIf I had a party Of friends at. m if house and an officerScame to me an said Mir. Gray, stop this meetin
 right now should be guilty Q
 breach of the peace if I didn't obey II If H1F. Lavery were sitting on his iron n steps and a policeman told him to g F into the house it would be Mir. La ss very's duty to go in.
 This caused a litter, and later MI z Layery showed cause why he wouldn' t go in. despite Mir. stray's tribute t i the powers of a policeman. f Its too bad to inject the 1abo "a I question into. this case,s' said MT. Gray
 ssThe only question is whether or no : t constituted a disturbance of tn ' peace
 "a Mr. Lavery said: These gentleme . were brought up here on warrant f charging them with commission c
 the crime of breach of the peace - The statutes of Connecticut show ths al such a crime must be proved beyon v shadow of reasonable doubt fha r. these men did something against Sec
 ton 1284 of the statutes of the Stat
 of Connecticut.
 = ssIt's not what might have happen lgI ed Its what did happen that is tn e. point in question. The mere fact the Id somebody ordered the arrest doesn r. matter The queStlon iss " as EneI
 anything in the actions of these me
 that might be called 'tumu1tuous ( . Ioffensive carriage
 ye1 He said the men had hired propert. e. GlIy or Brld8epOFt HsS no authority