Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-04-15
TWO STRIKERS
ARE ARRESTED
FOR ASSAULT
Chief Engineer Colds, of HoI-
lander & Co. Plant, Victim
of Attack.
MEN ARE BAlLED OUT BY
BUSINESS AGENT OF UNION
Colds Admitted He Had a Re-
voIver in His
Pocket.

Two strikers. formerly employed at
the fur dressing and dyeing plant of
A. Hollander & Son. were placed un-
der arrest today, following an as
sault upon Jacob Colds, chief engl-
neer at the plant, while the latter was
on his way TO work this morning.
The men taken into custody are
Isaac Epstein, thirty-eight years old,
Of 10 Hillside place, and Max Leven-
thai, forty years old, of 1856 Spruce
street. Epstein was arrested last Fri
day for assaulting Louis Schwartz, a
foreman at the factory, and was out
on 500 bail
Both men were arraigned before
Judge Grice in the Third precinct
court this morning and bail fixed at
$500. Abraham stiglitz. business
agent of the Garment Workers
Union, who is one of the leaders Of
the strike. furnished bail for the men,
Leventhal was formerly foreman
at the Hollander plant. and It - said
worked there for fourteen years.
The assault ON Colds took place
at Mulberry and East Kinney streets
shortly before o'clock this morning.
According 70 Colds he was set upon
by about forty of the strikers with
shouts of ''scab," and was struck on
the face several times. he asserts.
Colds took to his heels as soon az
he got past the crowd and ran to
police headquarters, In Green street,
q distance of six blocks. He was
then escorted to the plant by police
officers.
The strikers. after the assault,
went TO the factory, and Colds
pointed out Epstein and Leventhal
as the men who had struck him.
Plainclothesman Chenoweth and Pa
trolman Duffy, Of the Third precinct.
placed Epstein under arrest, while
Leventhal was taken into custody by
Sergeant McEvoy, of the traffic
squad, and Patrolman Fitzsimmons
Man Had Pistol in Pocket.
Colds is a special policeman, and
is permitted to carry a revolver, and
had it with him, but said he did not
want to draw the weapon, because
he feared serious injury might re-
suit
Apparently, the strikers have a par
ticular grievance against Colds, as
he was assaulted once before in front
of the plant. One of the alleged as
sailants was Morris Rubin, OF Isl
Broome street, who was killed in the
row which occurred at the strikers
headquarters on Sunday. The first
assault on Colds took place a week
ago last Sunday, and was prompted,
according to Colds, by his refusal 70
Join the striking faction. Besides
Rubin. Joseph Eisen, twenty-five
years old, of 5S Ward street, and
David Sfernbarr twenty wears old
of 172 Waverly avenue, were arrested
on the first assault charge. The trio
were released In 800 bail each.
Strikers Counsel Visits Plant.
Mortimer L.owy, counsel for the
strikers. paid visit to the plant this
morning and was taken on a tour OF
inspection by Benjamin Hollander.
The object OF Mr.. Lowy's visit, ac-
cording to Samuel F. Leber, counsel
for the Hollander company, was 70
enable him to ascertain how many
men were really employed at the
plant at present and also to look over
the conditions at the factory from a
standpoint of sanitation.
Mr.. Stiglitz said today that fifty
men. who had been working at the
plant, Joined the striking forces to-
day. The men we're brought to head
quarters by pickets, he asserted.
This statement was denied by MI
chaeI Hollander, who said that in
stead of losing fifty men the firm had
gotten back about twelve Of their old
employees.
So far, Mr.. Hollander said, the
strikers have not accepted the offer
of the firm to arbitrate the matter