Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-02-05
IND|CTMENTSBY
TON|CHT;AVERT
STRIKE TROUBLE
Grand Jurymen, Acting on
Finding After Seven-Day
Probe, May Hand in Indict-
ments Tonight to Judge.
Special to the EVENING NEWS.

Special to the EVENING NEWS.
New Brunswick. Feb. 5.-By to-
night murder indictments, and posi-
bly, manslaughter and malfeasance in
Office indictments, will be in the
hands of Judge Peter F. DAILY, and
the initial steps of the final stage
of Justices vigorous attempt to in
fiict punishment for the killing of
two men during the Roosevelt strike
will have been taken.
1t is regarded as likely that some
of the very men who testified before
the ~,iiddlesex county grand jury,
which went into all the details of the
strike and the shooting may be on
the list OF those indicted.
Made to Waive Immunity.
A surprise that set men to saying
men not now under arrest are to be
indicted was delivered yesterday af
ternoon by Prosecutor w. Edwin
Florance. Prosecutor Florance ad-
mitted that every man OF the one
hundred and more witnesses sum-
moned by the grand Jury had been
requested to waive immunity before
entering the jury room. Every wit
ness of them all is liable to indict-
ment, should his testimony or that
OF his fellows prompt grand jury
belief that he was In any way respon-
sible for Roosevelt's bloodshed.
The impression Is current today
that the reason the grand Jury did
not return Its findings Wednesday
afternoon, when It's long investiga-
tion had ended, was that the jury is
to take an unusual step, not content
itself with indicting men who shot
and men whose actions brought on
the shooting, but go farther, and re-
turn a lengthy presentment.
Jury May Reveal All Its Findings.
OF late presentments have been
out Of fashion. Suprebe Court JUS
tices have counseled against them.
They have been declared unfair, crit
icising parties who have no oppor-
tunity TO present defense In court.
Despite this. there is growing ground
for besse that the grand jury Is to
take this very steps and issue doc
ument ufi which will Immediately
fasten nationwide interest. The
Roosevelt strike Is to be regarded as
an epoch in American strike history
Never before did justice reach so
determined an arm after offenders
or cast SO searching light on strike
conditions. What the grand Jury
has to say about the strike and the
shooting and the methods OF defense
OF property and person employed.
should it speak In other terms than
the tersely grim ones OF the indict-
ments, will have universal atten-
tion.
Some Deputies May Escape.
Highly authoritative sources have
revealed that some of the twenty
seven deputies imprisoned here will
escape indictment, or at least escape
murder Indictment. To the best be-
lief of these persons, possibly doz-
en- deputies will be indicted for man
slaughter, and handful for mur-
der, conspicuous among them the i'm
posing six-foot leader of the deputies.
Harry Patterson, whom, witness after
witness mentioned, outside the grand
Jury room, as the central figure of
the shooting.
Some Defendants May be Admitted
to Bail.
The deputies indicted for murder
will not be admitted to BAIL They
will be held for trial by Supreme
Court Justice James J. Bergen, who
charged the jury before 1t undertook
its investigation.
Those indicted for manslaughter
will be admissible to bail, probably
In the amount of $4,000. When
twenty-five deputies were arrested
for manslaughter the day after the
shooting they were admitted to
bail, which was furnished by the Ma
tional Surety Company, OF New
York. County officials declare that
all OF the twenty-five are among the
men now under arrest Any men in
dicted for malfeasance In Office will
be admissible to bail.
Fearing that the American Agri-
cultural Chemical Company intends
to import more strike breakers in
Roosevelt, the striking laborers, who
have now been out of work exactly
one month, have resumed their
strong picket duty and it is probable
that serious outbreaks may occur un-
less a settlement is reached shortly |
This morning a number OF strikers
gathered outside the Liebig plant
and stopped several of the foremen
and engineers who attempted to go
to work. No violence was used, but
Superintendent Rossman, of the
plant, upon learning of the plight of
his employees, sent for the borough |
police to insure safety. Officer Dow
ling escorted the men inside
Seeing q number of their fellow |
strikers go back to work at the Ar
mour plant at the desired wages of |
5000 has had a disconcerting effect
upon the A. A. c. workers who are
now out of employment, and they |
are growing bitter against the con-
cern which steadfastly refuses to |
reach an agreement with the men.
Wounded Strikers Recover.
r Three more of the wounded strik- I
ers who were shot by the deputies at |
Roosevelt were discharged from the |
Alexian Brothers hospital in Eliza
beth yesterday, and only one striker |
now remains at that institution. The
men released are Paul Babick, John |
Musika and Steve Ebda, all of |
Chrome. The two victims of the
shooting who are located at the Gen. |
eral hospital In Elizabeth are report
cd to be recovering.
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