New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-09
KS AND CHEER
Union LEADERS
rREEDOFN MURDER
v.,, and Women Struggle
vs. V peach Five Acquitted
Men in Court.
,HpoNG ON STREET
lives THEM OVATION
orlv a Short Time in De-
." !,;,o Fate of Cloakmakers'
Officials.

,,oskmakers' union officials
.. - Of the murder in 1910 Of Her. Her,
go ,;.Souit-. a strike breaker were
~ -, last night. As soon as the
..,,.ring The men innocent came
$40, 80 foreman Of the jury the court
~ r,s in an uproar, friends and
20 -. n the defendants dropping
-..,r,in, Of their pent emotions.
. - o,e was clsppinE and shout
-. wife Of Morris Sieman' one
y =. attendants. shr.eked and fell
s,. Il, into the arms Of friends while
- -. stood sobb.nc The judge
80 with his gayol and court officers
~ ~, for order. p,ouehing their way
- ,be crowd trying to Quell the
iasrssnee -,
-. .,,ore surged forward and finally
-. through the gates in the coart
-, and man after man threw his
-, -ound the acqu tted mems necks
.Ia,..s them. Women sympathizers
-. radical labor group fought with
,or a chance 90 kiss the five heroes
t,ss hour. .
or..i5e the courthouse a crowd Of
=, .bs, thousand. kept at bay by a
....s, Of police thrown about the
,.g3ing received the news with shouts
81 Tough, with the bluecoats in an eff
sr to rush their lines.
Grafton from Throng in Street.
Ts,v were finally broken into groups
- driven into side streets. When the
,,,,,, came out a few minutes later
.sr received an ovation and were fol-
t.,d By sections Of the crowds as they
-sas their ways home.
Anticipating that a demonstration
v,aS follow the verdict Of the jury,
,,sssbly Of G violent sort 4 the find
,rvers unfavorab.e. the police cleared
b Criminal Courts Building Of all VS.
r- when recess for dinner was
,isr 8, 6 o'clock. From then until
iW. when the courtroom was opened
,n',. there was a continual exchange
iysrbal skirmishes between the police
harding the outside doors Of the build
Il and the gathering crowd.
The FIVE men acquitted last night
rs Morris Stupnicker, g union picket,
,~used az being one Of the two men
a, struck the fatal blows; Max Sig
"a, general secretary and treasurer Of
n International Ladies' Garment
Keiksrs Union, chairman IN 1910 OF
N vicke, committee, also charged with
bslrg an actual assailant; Max Singer,
y.kst; lsidor Auspitz, treasurer Of
he general picket committee, and Abra-
ran Keidinger, q member OF the COM
,nii,ss
There were originally seven defend
ants, julius Woolf and Solomon Metz
hviag been acquitted al the courts
erection Thursday on the ground that
10 evidence was adduced connecting
.itn with the crime. They were in
tor; when the verdict was announced.
Wanted TO Share Same Fate.
When turned out they had expressed
rgrti al being separated from their
szraies, saying they wanted 70 suffer
vtaiever fate should come TO the other
.Yt
As be realized that the same LUCKY
'iN had come 20 them all, julius Woolf,
, nan with soulful eyes and poetic
'ask locks, stood by the railing in the
nsriroom with his hand on his heart,
ns tears running down his cheeks, gaz-
70 a. his comrades Then, overcome
. emotion, he collapsed for a moment
go bench. Then he jumped 10 his
l'si and began fighting his way TO en-
'5.s and kiss tNem.
After the courtroom was cleared the
Nlse fought a way through the crowds
,',soe the court and took the acquit-
q men 10 the sherif's room, where
s'y we're joined by their wives an
,htaos. When greetings and congratu-
4aons slackened the acquitted men
ssi' out, 10 receive a mighty welcome
rer The ihrong iu the street
a numphSl parade was formed, and
aessy were escorted back 70 the East
Ms with SCOUTING, singing, kissing
70 hugging.
~ me case was given 20 the jury at
81. and the verdict was announced az
Two hours Of this time was taken
y dinner. Justice Tompkins in his
Age 10 the jury said that, although
e Indictments CHARGED all five mer,