Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-01-22
More Arrests May Follow.

An inspection of the Jerry
O'Brien deputies at the Williams &
Clark plant last night by seventeen
strikers under Chief of Police Har-
rington and County Detective Peltier
having resulted in the identification
of twenty-four-men engaged In the
shooting, 1t is probable that more ar
rests will follow today in an effort to
bring to justice the parties actually
responsible for the killing of the
strikers Tuesday morning.
Mother" Jones. famed as labor
leSder, addressed infuriated strikers
yesterday afternoon and Congress
man Meyer London win appear to-
morrow at the public funeral of the
two strike victims
Fund for Strikers.
Citizens of the borough, in a huge
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ricultural Chemical Company to time
and fund has been started by them
to aid the destitute strikers.
Internal disturbances are said 10
have greatly reduced the operative
efficiency of the Liebig plant and 1t is
running only in feeble comparison to
its normal status, as strikers picket
lines form a chain about the con
Germs property to prevent other
strike-breakers from coming in.
The whole borough Is seething
mass of defiant strikers, indignant
borough officials labor heads, feder-
al, state and county investigators,
newspaper men and moving picture
operators, all intent upon ferreting
out the ones responsible for the
shooting ARRAY and witnessing de-
velopments that may follow.
Italian Consulate to Probe.
A representative of the Italian Con-
sulate arrived here from Washington
this morning and held a conference
with the strike leader, Leonard Fri
sini, to begin an investigation OF the
shooting which resulted in the death
OF Alesandro Desidori, an Italian who
had not obtained citizenship papers.
Further developments of information
al Importance ARE expected to take
place this afternoon when representa-
tives of the Hungarian embassy will
arrive to investigate the killing OF
Carman Patty and the shooting of
several other Hungarians.
Taken to Hospital Here.
Fred Haslam was taken to the
Perth Amboy city hospital this
morning. it being feared that blood
poisoning will result from the wound
of bullet which passed through his
right leg just below tho knee. Has
lam, who is in serious condition,
was not striker, but was struck by
a deputy's bullet when looking on at
the scene from a distance of 800
yards. His wound was treated at
home. but when it was seen that the
youth was in immediate danger his
removal to the Perth Amboy hospital
was ordered.
1t develops that the list of wound
ed men will be fully twenty-five,
since Investigations have shown a
large number. being treated at their
homes. Another Italian laborer was
found to be in bad state yesterday
from wounds and was taken to the
Elizabeth General Hospital.
Try to Identity Shooters.
In order to ascertain If some of
the Jerry" O'Brien deputies who
participated in Tuesdays killing of
the fertilizer strikers, Chief of Po-
lice Henry Harrington, Assistant
Chief Donovan, and County Detective
Peitier with seventeen strikers went
last night to the Williams and Clark
plant, where twenty-four deputies
who were known to the strikers as
being the men who shot down their
comrades, were identified.
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