New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-21
Deputies Await Arrest.

manSlaughter IHey were tdheH ~
Morristown.
Deputies Await Arrest.
The defendants were evidently pre-
pared for this outcome or toe invest
cation, for when posse Of county de-
tectives, headed by Sergeant John +.
Ferguson. visited the plant OF the Will
ians & Clarke Company the men want
ed we're. with one exception, seated IN
the company's office. clad IN overcoats,
waiting to be taken 20 New Brunswick.
Otto Guenther is the missing man.
Officials Of the fertilizing plant an
nounced that he would surrender NM
self
Those arrested were Harry Peterson.
49, BROAD 81. Newark; John Gordon.
81 Beacon st. Newark; Carl smith, IL
Orange St. Newark; Thomas Murphy,
1876 Penn av.. Newark; Robert ). wal
lace. 2s1 Plane ST.. Newark; James D..
Williams. 191 Plane St. Newark; FRANK
J. Rick. 157 Plane St, Newark; FRED
erick Mullen. 444 High St, Newark;
lanes Bavier. 81 9th st.. Paterson;
Fd Gillcn. s. Mechanic St, Newark;
Walter Bedeil. 100 Demarest ay., Ber-
qenfeld; Michael Manning. 42G High
e. Newark: Harry Tone. ~ Wycllfie
st Newark: William Erwin, AZ Bank
81 Newark; John c. Moran. lO4 Will
low av.. Jersey City; Harry Gilmore
1857 Washington St. Newark; John
O'Nara. 326 Sussex av., Newark; Alex
onder Brunner. 140 Badger av., New
ark. Harry Tirrell, 800 Halsey St., New
ark: Harry c. Tyler, 1 Jacob st. New
ark. and John Smith, PAP Montgomery
st.. Jersey City.
Tho prisoners were arraigned before
Countv Judge Peter F. Daley and all
entered pleas Of not guilty. Joseph r.
S+ricker. former assistant county pros
ecutor. appeared for the accused men
ord argued that the deputies had hre5
in self-defence.
Blanket Bond Is Refused.
Judge DALEY refused 20 accept n
blanket bond. He then bound the men
over for the action Of The grand jury
which will convene next week.
Rail was subsequently furnished for
tho prisoners by n surety company.
Tho most important testimony con-
s;,ted of the affidavit made by Patrol
man Joseph l.. Bowling, Of Roosevelt
Rorouch. which was in part as follows:
al saw the strikers gathering at the
station. and am positive that not a
single man carried a revolver or any
sort Of A weapon. unless II was q
pocketknife The men seemed most
peaceful, and | know that they we're
not bent on making trouble.
Several of them told me that they
we're simply going 20 do picket duty, a.
thev expected strike breakers TO come
from New York and were trying 70 per
shade them 70 return 20 their homes or
ioin the ranks Of the strikers.
"When the train drew in there Ger
,.irlv werc no ties on the rails. nor
did anv one attempt 20 flag the train
with rcd sweater in front OF the loco
motive. | saw several men board the
train. and they did il without the least
disorder.
Strikers Shot Down.
"Ahou, this time the big gates OF
.Lo Williams q Clarke mill were
,brov.n omen and out rushed the depu-
.,cs The shooting began At once ~
.hosc dcnutics say that they fred m
~ air or that the strikers fired first.
.he,. lie The strikers did not fire.
Tbcv had nothing with which 10 nre.
Tbev simply were butehered.
"It is impossible 20 describe no"
,boee unarmed. defenceless men were
sbof down. Some ran and escaped IN.
smov s,oC Those who were unable 20 get
10 o' high ground made for the ..," swamp mp,
anu and then shot again. got
zee Ue1 the thick Of the trouble. but ono
man man in that frantic mob ana ana desperate
crowd rTov Of gunmen was nothing; ,o.ao,
soThe deputies shot until their @ 'eSue1 Sep
gave the signal A. 'naI nal, 'mr, Hers Iyins %
the shooting stopped J men wers scresning. i,:
ali about. wounded "a. ana ,be s'rYsI't, siirbtest
The deputies made not lne hs5 sbot
effort effort hocteS 20 of toward Lafayette st.
and then 10 the Williams
plant" .~.,o,. representing Ad-
.,, ON maze g. column