New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-23
Roceo's nose, and the crowd rushed for

RoccoB nose, ana tne CROWD Iusneu lVi
ward and caught him up as he fell.
This attack subsidized when the work
ers scattered, and with the exception
of a few intermittent volleys from the
plant the afternoon was quiet. One
salvo was caused by an apparently
drunken striker who persisted in walk
ing slowly before the fence, directly IN
the path of the Springfelds. A shot
in the air warned him to hurry, but ne
disregarded il and slowly continued has
Journey. occasionally taking off his cap
and waving it at the guards. He was
dragged into the street and hurried
away by strikers.
Guard Badly Beaten.
While the last attack was in progress
900 strikers had gathered IN Mydosn's
Hall. where Baly and other members OF
the committee reported on the question
of mediation. The crowd was told
that the conference scheduled Tor yes
terday morning between the committee
and representatives Of the company
had been called off because Of the riots
at Constable Hook. Baly exhorted the
men to desist from violent measures,
but not to capitulate to the OIL In
terests. -
At the close Of the meeting Sheriff
Kinkead said:
81 have endeavored to keep matters
as quiet as ] could, but / have seen
that il is necessary to call for the mi
litia. | don't know just when the troops
will arrive. The strikers are unable TO
distinguish between my men and the
company's guards, and will respect only
soldiers in uniform.
81 have told the Governor that the
situation was beyond my control, and
asked him to send troops TO protect life
and property. The only thing to do is
to take the guards out of the plants
and put uniformed men in their places.
| had hoped the strikers would coop
crate with me, but If their committee
cannot control them | cannot"
Later in the afternoon, when trouble
near the works had calmed down,
small riot broke out nearer the centre
of Bayonne. Harry Olsen, one OF the
Tidewater guards, walked out OF the
plant and started unobserved for a
downtown barber shop. Just as he was
about to enter il a striker noticed his
badge and set up shout. Still clean
ers, barrel makers and all the sympa~
thizers that could be reached by noises
ran to the man and beat him badly.
tered in by the clubs which the men
carried. Police tried to rescue him,
but had TO be assisted by eight Hudson
County patrolmen, who traverse the
boulevard on motorcycles.
After a struggle the guard and two
men, whom the police accused of as
saulting him, were separated from the
crowd. A patrol wagon was sum
moned, and when it did not arrive the
policemen tried to commander an ice
wagon, but the driver whipped up his
horses and got away. Twice the po-
lice drew guns to keep the strikers
away from the man, and then a woman
rushed forward, shouting that one Of
the prisoners was her son. She was
restrained, and the two men were
taken 20 Headquarters, while the in
jured property protector OF the com
pany was placed in an automobile and
driven to Ne City Hospital. He may
die. The prisoners gave their names
as Waslaw Sakowikski, % East Twen
ty-eighth Street, and Andrew Bredlic,
20 Avenue +. They were charged with
assault.
200 Deputies Called.
Strikers also grew threatening at the
ferry slip, Avenue { and FIRST street,
and shouted "Scab!" at company en-
plo, es being taken from the works on
tugs. Patrolmen beat them into sub
mission.
During the afternoon fifty additional
guards were brought into the Standard
plant by boat, and 200 deputies LETT
Jersey City for duty under Sheriff Kim
kead lust before dusk. They had not
been sworn in, but it was said that
Justice of the peace would be on hand
IL trouble arose These men were
landed at one of the company's piers
unknown to the strikers. Three hun
dred more men are being held in readi-
ness in Jersey City
Mayor Pierre p. Garven yesterday
asked Prosecutor Hudspeth TO investi-
gate the killing of the two strikers,
es,ar .or,rittea had visited him The