The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-01-23
81 DEPUTY SHERIFFS
PUT BEHIND BARS
Charged With Being Responsible for Fa-
tai Shooting of Two Idle Employees
of Company at Roosevelt, N. J.

Roosevelt, N, j., Jan. %. Thirty two
sheriff's deputies, charged with murder,
are locked up in the Middlesex county
Jail in New Brunswick, held without
bail as being responsible for the fatal
shooting of strikers here last Tuesday.
Two OF the idle employees of the Ameri-
,an Agricultural Chemical company died
lof gunshot wounds after nearly score
had been hurt in a clash alleged to have
been precipitated by deputies guarding
the company's plants on that day.
| Mayor Joseph A. Hermann signed the
complaints on which the deputies were
ARRESTED late yesterday by a squad of
uniformed policemen who came here in
company of John A. Ferguson, a county
detective
"Thc first arrests" Mayor Hermann
said, alluding to the charge of man
slaughter already brought against %
deputies, "were farce, and the deputies
regarded it as joke, now they realize
that the burlesque is over
1--WE have now done our full duty and
the action OF yesterday will tend to
show the strikers and others that they
viii have full protection II will also
" - Afaa't " Af4t HAiNu EAANNhN lNtl EHfN
cannot in the future attack with i'm
punity and shoot down defenseIess men,
Eight Of the accused deputies live in
Roosevelt, ten in Perth Amboy, six in
Woodbridge. and six in New Brunswick.
Before their arrests they were lined up
with about 70 other deputies in front
.of strikers and distinguished citizens
by whom they were identified as alleged
10 have been among those who fired upon
the strikers. They were rushed in auto
mobiles to New Brunswick. where they
will be arraigned to-day in the county
court.
While the identfcations were being
made, Patrick r. Gill and Daniel 4.
oRegan representing the federal COM
mission on industrial relations. who are
here investigating the strike were denied
permission 90 enter the companys
grounds, according TO their statements
last night
"Ne were met at the gate BY a guard
who was identified 20 us as 4 man bv
the name Of Smith" Mr.. o'Regan said.
I'VE told him our business aud our mis-.
sion and asked permission 10 enter. We
we're informed that We could not come
W AifN toiN 70 tlthi out. 1 showed him I
nv card. Informed him that We were /
government men and asked that the 1
card be- taken 10 Mr.. Patterson. The I
guard replied "To n with YOU and the 4
government and then threw himself vio. /
lently against me, forcing me back from 1
tho gate, which be slammed in my /
face"
Mr.. O'Regan said that the matter had /
been reported 10 Frank r. Walsh. chair 4
man Of the commission, which i sitting 4
in New York City.
Carlos Trcsca. an organizer for the 7
Industrial Workers Of the World. who
was one 81 the leaders In the Paterson
siik mills strike in 1919. arrived here
yesterday too late 20 address . meet.
ing of the Roosevelt strikers. TIE said
he had been invited 20 come here. but
the employees said they would not let
him address them.
The ffrt 81 the STRIKERS 20 b. taken
.rto custody AZ = result Of the shooting
7 uesdaY Has a foreigner arrested wee
.erday en q charge 81 carving con ;
'ealed wespOns. 4 deputv pointed hiu
1uf 81 q man who. he said was armed
with r. revolver.