New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-21
BAIL u GUARDS
HELD FOR SHOOTING
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iutant General Sadler, Of the New
Jersey National Guard. and Governor
Fielder. visited Roosevelt yesterday
and made survey Of the situation.
Patrick Gill, an investigator for the
Federal Commission on Industrial Re
lations. under the jurisdiction of the
Department Of Commerce and Labor
also visited the little borough and took
/ aifidsvits of witnesses. He said later;
"All Of the evidence which ! could
gather tends TO show that the attack
upon the strikers was unproyoked and
entirely unjustifabe. | have been I'M
anle 70 obtain testimony 20 snow that
the strikers carried weapons. pro-
pose 10 get the names of all OF the
deputies employed at the plant and to
/ ascertain. il pos sible. exactly what sort
of man each OF them is
Remarks we're made by Mr.. Gill and
other Investigators on the continued
absence of Sheriff Edwin Haughton, Of
| Middlesex County, from the scene Of
| the shooting. Haughton swore in the
guards furnished By the 0'Brien De,
tective Agency, OF Newark, as special
deputies.
Mayor Joseph A. Hermann of Roose-
welt said tonight that so far as the
merits OF the strike itself are con-
cerned he is absolutely neutral. but
that he considered that the shooting
was ian outrage"
The company's side OF the case was
stated by f. c. Champion, division su-
perintendent Of the American Agrlcul-
tural Chemical Company, and j. b.
Waring, superintendent OF the Lieblg
plant
Mr.. Champion said that the company
had nothing 10 do with the selection OF
the deputies. He placed full response
bili.y for the personnel of the guards
upon Sheriff Haughton. He added,
/ however. that he was convinced that
the deputies had fired in self-defence
and said that the company would stand
! behind them.
J. f. Waring, Of the Liebig plant,
said that when the o'clock train
was raided Monday morning two shots
were fired by striker at special
deputies, who alighted, and that an
/ hour later five bullets whistled by the
heads Of the guards.
81 myself was on the 9 o'clock train
/ that day." said Waring, "and ! saw
strikers board the train and seize one
of the special deputies, who was
roughly handled. Later saw striker
deliberately draw A revolver and hre
point blank at one of the deputies.
Chief Of Police Harrington said that
I i was quite true that shots had been
/ fred on Monday, but that they had
{ been fred in the first instance by the
/ special guards, and that one striker;
/ who was subsequently arrested, hau
| fired a revolver into the air. Incident
| ally, this man was the only striker az
rested for bearing firearms.
Workers Seek Wilson's Aid.
Strikers held a mass meeting IN Van
Ness Hall, in Chrome, and were nd
dressed BY the union leaders and bor-
ough officials. Men we're urged not to
retaliate for the shooting. and were as
sured by the various speakers that they
had gained an advantage in moral sup
mort which would insure their ultimate
success. The meeting UNANIMOUSLY
adopted resolutions, when were TOT
warded 20 President Wilson at WASH
ington and 70 Governor flelder, oe-
handing the immediate removal oil the
deputies from the plants;
The autopsy performed to-day upon
Alexandra Desiderio. slain striker. re-
vealed tina, his back had been pene-
rated bv three revolver bullets, two OF
which penetrated his kidneys and the
third the spleen.
Late tonight al AleXisn Brothers
HOSPITAL. in Elizabeth. II was stated
that Carman Patty. another OF the
wounded victims, was dying. lnree
otbes are expected also 10 succumo.
Sheriff Edward F. Haughton gave
ont a statement tonight, in which ne
nut the blame for the shooting square
il IN 70 the Roosevelt Borough au-
thorities. .-
81 had an absolute guarantee from
tho Mayor. Joseph Hermann, that the
streets would be kept orderly
Hongbtou said. Had that guarantee
heen lived up 20. yesterdays Tragedy
would not have occurred. Chiei o.
Police Harrington, after seeing the
mob Of strikers assembled, intent On
violence. walked away from them
The Federal Commission on Indus
,r;sl Relations. now sitting IN the
civ Hall. will probably take up the
strike situation a. Roosevelt, y. D.
Investigators from Washington, IN
der Edmund :. Brennan, VINO IS IN
charge of the study OF local violence
in labor disputes. are now inyestigaI-
INC and on their report 20 FRANK J.
Walsh. chairman Of the commission
will depend the question o. wnetheI
further action is 20 be taken. IL Is not
unlikely that the commission VIII 70
10 Roosevelt 20 hear witnesses
The commission hiss received let
ter from Agernon Lee, OF the New
York State Committee OF the SocletlIst
party, urging an invesugstlon' --