Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-04-14
WORKERS HELD; To
PROBE PROCEEDINGS
Three Men Charged With Afro
ciouS Assault Were Not
Brought to the Lookup Here.
OR MADE TO GIVE ANY BAIL
Clark lntimates That Alder
manic Investigation Would
Likely be Made.
OR MADE TO GIVE ANY BAIL

because three men CHAR 6Su WIN
atrocious assault in warrants sworn
out yesterday by striking pressers OF
the Phoenix Ceramic Works, of
Metuchen, were not brought to the
lookup and made to give bail for
their appearance before the recorder
this morning, Alderman John j.
Clark intimated this morning that an
aldermanic investigation would like
ly be started to determine why the
men were given special consideration
on being charged with a serious
crime.
However, two OF the men for whom
warrants were sworn out by the
strikers appeared in the recorders
court this morning to answer the
charges in the warrants. Joseph Il.
Stricken was present as their counsel,
having been retained by the ceramic
company On behalf of the two men
he waived hearing for the grand
Jury and bail was fixed at $500 each,
and the men were paroled in Mr..
Stricker's custody until the two
bonds may be executed through a
bonding company represented in this
city by Fred Cox. Thomas Brown
appeared for the strikers, and though
he afterward declared that $500
bonds we're small for the crime
charged, he made no objection to that
amount when fixed by Recorder
Pickersgill.
In a battle royal Monday night
Thomas Neil, of Jersey City, was bad
ly beaten about the head in CLASH
between strikers and employees OF the
Phoenix Ceramic Works. Mr.. Neil
was in company with John MathIa-
sen and Harold Holden, of Trenton
The three men were formerly en-
ployed at the ceramic works, but
have not returned since the inaugu-
ration of strike last November. They
claim they are still out of work. They
kun..clares IL. .st ril6ls6 i,sre A on;
day to attend the semf-montfly meei
ing of the Brotherhood of Operaffy
Potters. They claim to have bee
! pounced upon by six men, most Q
whom being present employees OF tn
ceramic works, when they we're fol
It lowing the men at a good distance, i
: upper State street, Monday nigh
f When Neil appeared before the re
: corder yesterday morning he coul
y give the name of but one man, Wh
i was alleged to have attacked him. II
s tried to describe two of the other
6 for whom John Doe and Richard Do
y warrants we're issued, all of theI
r charging atrocious assault. One c
It the warrants was for Antoine Noylr
" sky, OF 2SS Hall avenue, and JON
e Doe, it developed, was John Blacf
e owicz. both men being employees c
1t the ceramic works. Richard Dot
" whose real name the striker did nc
r. know, is still at large, and City Nal
shal Desmond is searching for hin
He is said to be employed at tn
South Amboy Terra Gotta Compan,
"a A few hours after the warrant
\ had been issued and turned over
the city marshal, Superintendent
Minton, of the ceramic works, cam
to the police station, and assure
= - Chief of Police Burke that Novinsk k
- and John Doe, in reality John Blact
- owicz, employees of the plant, woul
= be on hand this morning. Chic
u Burke thought this satisfactory, an
y so did City Marshal Desmond, an
- the two men were not locked up, bU
= appeared at court in time this morn
y ing. Superintendent Minton at frs
= started to swear out cross warrant
= claiming that his men had been a
10 tackled by the strikers.
a The three strikers from Jerse
"a City and Trenton, who formerl
worked at the ceramic works, denie
is this morning that they had ever bee
It in trouble before and said when the
,s heard that warrants were out fc
\ them from Justice Of the PeaC
10 Barrs Office at Metuchen they wei
to the justice to answer the charg
and that the ceramic works refuse
to press the charge.
Alderman Clark appeared at IL
recorders court this morning wit
the strikers, as he had done on Sc
e eral occasions, some of which tim'
4 he went their bail. He declares he
If trying to see that they get a squal
1t deal.