Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-01-22

From STAR Correspondents.
ROOSEVELT, Jan. 22.--There was
great rejoicing here today when 1t
was learned that Sheriff Edward F..
Houghton, of New Brunswick, had or
dered the discharge of the twenty-five
deputies arrested in connection with
the fatal riots here Tuesday.
A committee of citizens went to
Trenton today to lay the facts before
Governor James r. Fielder tc see IL
the State would not take action have
them removed. Coincident with that,
an effort will be made to have the
governor use his influence TO nave
Prosecutor W. Edwin Florence have
the charge of manslaughter against
the deputies changed to one OF MUIR
der.
The latter effort comes at the i'm
stance of Henry Carless, a Newark
lawyer, who is general counsel of the
State Federation of Labor. He came
here with a stenographer and took
the sworn statements of several
strikers and witnesses of the fatal
rioting. He says the charge should
be out-and -out murder and not modi-
fled to manslaughter.)
Mayor Joseph A. Hermann learned
today that an effort is being made to
"whitewash'' the deputies.
I'VE won't stand for any white
wash-we want those fellows re-
moved and punished" he said to-
day. ~ have discussed the matter
with County Judge Peter F. DAILY
and we are about to take action
would rather not say at this time
just what the action will be, for the.
reason that the opposition would be
given an opportunity to counteraet
the move. But wen get them out OF
here"
The mayor is convinced that the
strikers were not TO blame for the
rioting and that the attack was un-
provoked. He says disinterested
citizens bear him out in this, and
that they are willing to give testi-
mony to that effect.
1t was reported iate yesterday aft
ernoon that the deputies would be re-
arrested and held in bail for the
death of Carmen Patty, the secono
man to die from bullets fired by the
deputies. Patty died at noon yester.
day in the Alexian Brothers Hos
pital, Elizabeth, The warrants were
not issued, however, because of the
investigation made here yesterday
by Prosecutors Detective Richard A.
Peltier. Detective Peltier took the
statements of several strikers, and
believes he has the names of eight
deputies VINO USED Inelf guns WIN
such effect that the two men were
fatally wounded and twenty others
more or less injured. The prosecutor
will proba bly, have warrants issued
for these men this afternoon.
1t is learned that Detective Peltier's
list contains the names of three men
who were not among the twenty-five
arrested Wednesday afternoon.
Sheriff Edward #. Houghton, of
Middlesex, who has been criticised by
Mayor Joseph A. Hermann and others
in the borough of Roosevelt, will
issue a statement today, giving his
side of the case. The statement will
contain an arraignment of Mayor
Hermann, who, the sheriff says, had
agreed to see that proper police pro-
lection was furnished on the streets,
SO that there would be no trouble
there. Tuesdays rioting took place
on borough property in from the
Williams & Clark plant of the Amer
lean Agricultural and Chemical Com
pany.
Assemblyinan Francis P. Boland. OF
Hudson, came here yesterday to look
over the ground so he can prepare
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