New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-20

few clubs. Not a deputy was even
scratched. The attacking force car
ried automatic reyolyers. rifles ana a
few shotguns. He testified that ne
knew Of one bullet going wild ana
crashing through a window OF the
train as IL left the station. A fore
man employed by the Chrome steer
Company. he added. was injured
slightly as the bullet grazed his shout
A. the first volley dozen men
dropped. and the rest Of The. strikers
broke and fed. A rain of bullets
followed them and others dropped. Inc
Street Commissioner declared at TINS
noint that he had seen a deputy
approach one of the PROSTATE men
and fire four shots at him. Another
victim was beaten with a club Weld
ed by a deputy.
A the deputies halted in their pur-
suit and prepared 70 return TO the
nIsnt the fleeing strikers rallied, ana
there was talk of carrying the oatue
n their assailsnts. Crane took nanu,
and before the men could take any
action persuaded them TO disperse.
"For Gods sake!" he shouted 70
The now infatuated men, "dont 60
back! You'll all be killed by those
While the prosecutors inquiry was
going on there was large meeting ~
BASH Hall, Carteret. Union orhGlals
and other leaders pledged the strikers
not 10 retaliate. Another meeting "as
held last night, at which some OF tne
borough officials addressed the striKeis
and urged them TO leave the mater III
the hands of the county authoritles'
RI. men were assured that the depu--
- ,.ou,d he held 70 strict account II
- was shown they had been guilty OF
lawlessness.
Outrage, Says Mayor.
Mavor Joseph A. Herman SAID lss'
NIGHT that in his opinion the attack was
an outrage. He was convinced ne
added. il had been made without provo
cation or Justification.
Sheriff Edward Haughton. who IS re-
sponsible for the swearing IN OF tne
O'Brien employees, refused to make any
statement, except 70 say that ne pc
lied that in spite of the prepohaeIance
of evidence 20 the contrary the depu-
ties had not fired until they mad oeeh
fired upon. IS ,hs
Roosevelt police force SAID ne consul
cred the shooting an act OF la"iess
go He declared that his men had
found the strikers peaceful during the
,uo weeks since they went out lie ala
mot believe they had changed their at
,itude. c,i. rho
Walter V. Quin, Borough Clerk VINO
lives in Chrome, added his opinion TO
that OF Chief Harrington. lie gave a.
- 80 H. n.acefulness of the strlk-
ers the fact that four Hungarian wed
dings were held Saturday night WIN
ONT an arrest Usually. he explained
n the dance. and celebrations that
followed such weddings disorder de-
yeloped. that made 1t necessary 10
call out the police. Clerk gum was
one of those who urged the strikers
70 suppress their desire for reprisals'
County Prosecutor Florance an
nounced last night that he would SUP,
nit his testimony at once 10 'he g,ahu
Jury. He indicated that he had no
fear Of further disorder so iar as 'he
strikers we're concerned. Hence any
supposition that the militia VIII DC
called out seems baseless.
To Bring Guilty TO Justice.
The men are angry. and hot heads
want 10 take the law into their own
hands. but the majority believe una,
the county authorities are sincere ana
will bring the guilty 20 justice =,
+. c. Champion, representative OF
the American Agricultural Company III
Carteret, famed the flame somewhat
last night by announcing that t~o
Lighter loads Of strike breakers H0HIa