The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-05-24

mind to throw her down an elevator
shaft, as ordered to.
in the case of a scab named krantz
said Rieger, II was sent to shop 10
bring him to union headquarters he
at first refused to come. saying ne had
an appointment next day with union
official. We promised him it would be
all right and he would not be hit. SO he
came along. We took him inside the
secret picket rom and Margulies lee
tured him. While the conversation was
going on Margulies winked to US, and
that meant to go downstairs and give
him beating as soon as he got down.
AS We went down We heard union
official say, Don't be afraid, Krantz
they won't hurt you. I won't let them
will give YOU protection So krantz
thought there would be no hitting done.
Il was downstairs when krantz came
down. and Louis weisberser. secretary
of the picket boss. was raising his hand
and winking his eye as a signal to
beat the man up. This krantz said to
me, as 1t was on my promise he would
not be beaten he came to the union head
quarters, Come on and have drink.
said Never mind the drink, / will stay
here I didn't want to beat him. as
was afraid he knew who l was and
would swear out a warrant. But this
secretary u lut plthci bcSs. hc eoiiS
out and said II | did not beat him it
was my last job. / walked in front of
Krantz and smashed him on the jaw.
knocking out a couple of teeth. | gave
him n black eye with another punch, and
he ran away. Weisberger. the secretary.
was there and ran after him with other
strikers. was not supposed to run
after him. as had hit him, and l might
get into trouble.
Reprimanded for LoannE.
so I ran up to the secret room, and
l heard Margulies, the boss of the pick
cts. arguing with the other strong-arm
men, asking them what they meant by
loafing upstairs when there was job
to do downstairs. But he said: Billie
(meaning mel gave it to him. but I want
you fellows to give him more. so that
he will not be able TO work | was paid
off right after that and went home.
was always paid off in the secret picket
room"
Sometimes the so-called scabs struck
back. and gangsters were put out of
commission for a while. Rieger con-
fessed that a negro stunned him with
blow near a shop where he was as
signed to do strong-arm work IN
Twenty-eighth street At another
time Rieger heard someb body call out.
Leave MIN alone as ne WAS siuB
ging a workman who had antagon-
lied the unions. He stopped fighting
only to find that the cry had been
raised by guards hired by the en-
ployers, and not by union men. He
then decided to beat up the nonunion
man anyhow. and followed him into
soulful bound Sixth avenue car.
Knocked Unconscious.
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us on the running-board." Rieger said.
land at Thirteenth street he tried to
get off before the car stopped. An
elevated pillar hit his hat and threw
it off, and he turned around the wrong
way trying to get off of it. The next
elevated pillar hit him in the back and
threw him to the ground. Moe
Schneider. who was with me, jumped
off the car and hit the man in the
conscious. The guards that had come
with the scab carried him to a door
way. and we went back and sat on
the car. The guards blew police
whistles. but we did not see what
happened. as the car went on. We
went to the union looking for the
boss of the pickets. to report to him.
but he was not there, so we went
home. The next morning I said to
Margulies. Well. did you hear about
the job last night? and he smiled ;
and said. All right; go ahead
Two days later I asked how tie
man was-if he was back to WORK, /,
and the picket boss answered. How
do you expect him to be back to work !
after what you fellows done to him.
The affidavit of Rieger. in which he
told of his life as 2 guerrilla for the
unions, was similar in the field COW
cred to affidavits made by nearly all |
of those he said were his companions |
in the strong-ar work. Investiga- |
ton of the stories developed the fact |
that the victims of the assaults were |