The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-26
SHERIFF PUTS
STRIKE GUARDS
UNDER ARREST
Tide Water Oil Supcrinten-
dent Also in Custody for
Shooting From Plant.
SAYS SITUATION IS
NOW UNDER T

NOW UNDEK CONlKOL
Sheriff Eugene r. Kinkead of Hudson
county. upon whom has devolved the en-
tire responsibility Of maintaining order
in the Constable Hook section OF Bay
% onns. where the Standard Oil employees
are on strike, took summary measures
yesterday to prevent the guards OF the
plant from firing promiscuousiy upon
the idlers near the oil works.
The Sheriff arrested Samuel H.. Ed
wards, superintendent of the Tide Water
Oil Company I. Leo Gergoff, head OF
. private detective agency, and thirty
Of Bergon's guards. who were on duty
inside the Oil works. OF a charge OF In
citing t. riot. Edwards was held in
$500 bail. Bergofr in $1,000 bail. while
the guards were locked up In the Hud-
son county Jail.
The Sheriff charged that the guards,
contrary to his orders, have been show
ing themselves with rifles in sight OF the
strikers and their sympathizers. He
accused many of them of firing shots
from the plant in the course OF the night.
Not being able to ascertain who had 30
offended. he decided to take into custody
all the men who were on duty in the
plant at the time the shots In question
were fired.
Mr.. Kinkead had informed the officials
OF the oil plants on saturday that no
shots must be fred by the guards except
In fence OF life. He explained that he
would be responsible for the property
and would see to 1t with his policemen
that no damage would be done to the
works. When he discovered yesterday
that his orders had been disobeyed he
decided or severe measures.
Mushroom Bullets Used.
The Sherifr also knew hat the strikers
were greatly incensed because the guards
were using lead bullets that make ter
ribly gashing Wounds. investigation
yesterday proved that such was the case.
Al the Bayonne Hospital there were
found soft nosed bullets that had been
removed from the bodies OF the wounded
strikers.
The Sheriff entered the Tide Water
plant and made the arrest of some of the
guards. although one OF them threatened
him with a rifle. He saw several of the
guards standing out on the fence of the
plant with Their rifles. Followed by two
Of his deputies. he jumaed the fence of
the plant and rup~ - 1Sward the plant
stopped for a moment when he saw a
guard taking careful aim at him. lie
directed his two aids to take aim and TO
hre at the guard unless the latter
lowered his weapon Then rushing for
ward he commanded him TO throw his
gun away and put up his hands. There
was no further resistance.
The guards, eight of them, who were
collared. were compelled to march with
hands up into the fire engine house
across the street. Afterward they were
taken to police headquarters.
Much excitement vas caused by
the discovery that a rifle bullet
had been fred at the rectory occupied
by Father Sigismund Zweider Of the
Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
in Bayonne street. and had struck the
house two feet from a chair where the
priest was accustomed TO sit at times in
the early morning before going to mass.
Policemen Guard Priest.
II had been the plan OF the priests In
Bayonne TO urge the strikers to return
peaceably TO work. on account OF the
intense spirit displayed, however, it was
deemed wise not to do so. The priests
announced from the pulpit that Sheriff
Kinkead had commanded all the strikers
and others TO go quietly to their homes
at the end of the services and no, e
appear on the streets except when bound
on important matters.
A policeman was assigned specially &c
guard Father Zweider's home for the re-
mainder of the day. and last night two
patrolmen were stationed there
Throughout the day, however, the strik'
ers were extremely orderly and very
few OF them appeared in the streets
There will be a meeting OF the strikers
this morning.
The funerals OF two of the striker.
uvhn MARA lilIaJ In the rintipp- last waal
were held yesterday and there was ne
demonstration whatever, Sheriff Kin
kead had taken precautions insure
quiet and peace. lie had arranged sc
that the priests went to the homes Of
the two families and there blessed tn,
dead without the ceremony of having
the bodies taken to the church.
Kinkead Defends Fielder.
Sheriff Kinkead at the end of th'
Gay issued a statement in which he sale
that he believed there wou' be NJ
further rioting and in which he de
fende Gov. Fielder's attitud toward
the qestion of sending troops To guarC
the Standard OH plants. "ha. state
> ment was In accord with a Statement
issued at Sea Girt by Adjt.-Gen. w. +
Sadler. The Sheriff said:
There has been some serious edltoria
criticism OF Gov, Fielder in connection
with the Bayonne strike. ] have, o
course. not cricicised him. nor have
spoken in criticism of any official. city
county or State, since my arrival on tn
scene. In Justice 10 Gov. Fielder | mus
now state that he has been at all time
ready to give me assistance which III
situation required. Conditions chang
rapidly where so many contrary interest
are involved and so many thousands o
men are affected thereby.
Conditions have gradually grown be,
ter here and for three days there Ia
bee, no bloodshed, much less death re
sul.ing from the strike conditions. y
Damage has been done to the affectc
rOmpany's property, and ! am convince
that from the orderly manner In whiC
the strikers went to the Standard O
plant on Saturday, received their pa
checks and departed there is no reaso
to fear further outbreaks.
THE police of Bayonnc are patrollinj
their usual posts and normal condition
are gradually being resumed. Hudson
county owes "A debt of gratitude to tn
municipalities that have sent police ali
to the police, especially the Boule var,
police"
Fourteen saloon Men Arrested.