Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-04-12
TWO MEN DEAD
IN ROW, SEQUEL
TO DYE STRIKE
Five Others Held for Double
Murder Near Broome
Street Hall.
RIOT BY FOREIGNERS
LED UP TO SHOOTING
Battle With Umbrellas Pre-
ceded Gun PIay-victims
Former HoIIander Employees.

All mystery in connection with a
double murder on Broome street yes
terday probably will be cleared up
today, according to the police, who
lave rounded up five men in the
party from which the shots came
The shooting was a sequel to the
strike that began last week in the A.
Hollander & Son dyeing plant at 14s
East Kinney street.
Two of the prisoners-Louis Abra-
mal1os, twenty, of 100 Livingston
street, and Nicholas Panogocos
twenty-five years old, of 245 Prince
street-are in the st. Barnaba's Hos
pital, suffering from being beaten
about their heads, but are not in a
serious condition.
The other three-George Tranakos
twenty nine, of 27 Lock street; Nicho-
las Antonkos, twenty-four, of 48 Liv-
ingston street, and William j. Abra-
makos, twenty-six, of 100 Livingston
street-were arraigned before Judge
Mancusi-Ungaro in the Fourth Pre-
cinct Court today and held without
bail for further hearing tomorrow,
when it is expected the two men in
the hospital will be able to appear.
Eye Witness Is Found.
Tranakos and Antonkos were ar
rested today by Detective Kaas, of
the Fourth precinct, and Detective
Slutzky, of the prosecutors office,
Who also have discovered at least one
witness of the affair.
This identification was made by
Louis Foulkowitch, forty. of 81 Boyd
street, who also is in st. Barnabas
Hospital, suffering from wounds due
10 being beaten over the head. He is
not in a serious condition and will be
held by the police as a material wit
ness. 1t is generally believed that
Foulkowitch was an innocent passer-
ny and not connected with either side
III the riot.
The bodies of the two dead men,
Morris Rubin, twenty-five, of 181
Broome street. and Abraham Nowak,
thirty-four, of 35S Fifteenth avenue
are in the undertaking rooms OF
Philip Apter at 100 Morton street,
where they will remain until noon to-
morrow. A curious crowd surround
ed the undertaking rooms today, but
bodies.
Both are single men and so far as
can be found out, are without rela-
tives. Associates have taken up q
collection to defray the expenses of
burial and have planned to have the
bodies lie in state in Windsor Hall,
97-99 Morton street, from noon until
o'clock tomorrow. Interment will be
in the Worldngmen's Circle Cemetery,
IN Grove street.
Tranalsos and Antonkas Were ParoIed
The police were rather fearful of
trouble today or tomorrow, as the
strikers have arranged series of
meetings, the first at o'clock this
afternoon in Windsor Hall. The
hall has two entrances, one at 107
Broome street and the other at 97-99
Morton street. The bodies are in the
undertaking rooms just across from
the Morton street entrance, and the
curious throng kept growing more
excited through the morning.
According to the police the trouble
the striking employees of the A. Hol-
lander & Son fur dyeing establish
ment at 143 East Kinney street were
holding a meeting in Windsor Hall,
at 107 Broome street, yesterday aft
ernoon, with Nowak stationed as an
outpost at the Morton street entrance
10 the hall.
The five young Greeks came along
on their way from the home of Pan
ogocos to a patriotic meeting of the
Greeks in commemoration of the
Greek overthrow of the Turks. -Four
/. of them were restaurant workers, but
William j. Abramakos is said to be
4 strike breaker at the Hollander
plant.
Upon seeing the party approach
Nowak rushed up stairs to the meet
ing, shouting that "scabs' were COM
Ing along and for all to come down to
the street. Rubin and several 9TH
ers did so Neither Nowak nor Rubin
are strikers, but member of the
Hollander firm has identified both as
former employees.
The party from the hall emerged
from the Morton street door just as
the others reached there, and at once
j, commenced calling "scab'' and other
names. The Greeks replied in kind.
All had umbrellas and they COM
nenced beating each other with them
The Greeks were getting the worst OF
il when the shots commenced.
Beat Him With Gun.
lust before the shooting Foulko-
witch came out of a nearby barber
shop and stopped to see the f1sht
He noticed one of the Greeks draw
q revolver and called out to TIN
other party to look out for the
weapon, The man with the revolver
said, you're another one of those
sheenies; you're no good,' and COM
,nenced to beat FoulkoWitch with the
butt of the revolver.
I The party of the strikers continued
their onslaught, and the man with
the revolver reversed his weapon
and commenced to shoot. Adoipf
43uch, a special officer for the poor
tand aims department, who lives al
101 Broome street, was sitting in the
window of his home and saw the
entire occurrence. At the sound OF
the shots he rushed out and Joined
in the chase of the men.
Policeman William p. Golfer, of the
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