New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-26
GUNNER DEPUTIES
FINGERS in TRAP
Prints May Show Strike
Guards Were Gangsters
from This City.
GRAND JURY GETS
EVIDENCE TO-DAY
Jersey Workers Promised New
Law to Bar Imported Aids
Labor Menace in Elizabeth.
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New Brunswick, n. j., Jan. 20. Final
Investigations were made to-day by the
county authorities preparatory to sub
hitting evidence to the grand jury Of
Middlesex County tomorrow in the
Roosevelt strike situation. Lieutenant
Allen, of the Bureau OF Identification
at Police Headquarters, New York City,
came to this city yesterday and took
finger prints of the twenty-eight arrest
ed deputies
II is expected that the finger prints
will lead to the Identification of many OF
the prisoners as former gunner and
gangsters who have been identified
with strikebreaking activities in New
York City.
In Van Ness Hall, at Chrome, one
thousand strikers gathered to hear an
address by Assemblyman Arthur a.
Quinn, of MiddleseS County, who also
is delegate Of the General Federated
Unions of Perth Amboy. Assembly
man Quinn said in part:
THE deputy sheritfs in Roosevelt
certainly failed TO observe their oaths
as peace officers. The sympathy OF the
public of New Jersey is with the work
men. We feel that this is just strike:
In Newark conference was held OF
the representatives OF the various
labor organizations OF the state, who
voted unanimously to finance TINS
strike. II was also resolved to send
communications throughout the United
States calling upon organized labor to
he 60 ~ New
Jersey. The representatives of organ
lied labor in this state are resolved
that the children and families OF the
strikers in Roosevelt will not go hun
CRY.
Plan to Curb Gun Rule.
81 intend within the present session
Of the Legislature TO introduce bill
making it illegal in this state TO
deputize as special peace officers IN
any county non-residents Of that
county.
1--WE want 20 make it impossible for
any gunner from New York or else
where 10 come here and act as agents
of sheriffs or Of corporations. We have
instructed the counsel of our state or
ganization TO look up the laws regard
ing the hiring of such men and II II
be possible to prosecute TO the full eX-
tent of the law the detective agency
which is responsible for the recent
shooting"
The report is current here tonight
that several OF the arrested deputies
have volunteered to testify tomorrow
before the grand jury upon the assur-
ance that they will receive immunity.
Deputies Give Evidence.
At least one of these deputies has
furnished Prosecutor Florance with
evidence tending to show that num-
Der Of the men involved in the actual
shooting of the strikers at Roosevelt
we're subsequently struggled aboard a
tug at the rear Of the Williams q
Clark plant and transported to staten
Island, whence they made their escape
to New York.
In Elizabeth yesterday Mayor Victor
Mravlag declared that in the event of
the expected strike in the Bowker
Chemical Company's plant in South
Front st. he would protest against any
importation Of out-oftown strike
breakers.
cerned," said Mayor Mravlsg, 1.-THE city
government is ready TO insure the
rights of both employers and work
men, :.
Superintendent W. II. Cutter of the
Elizabeth fertilizer plant said tonight
that the company was prepared for a
general strike at any moment. lie
added:
"If my men 60 out it will not be be-
cause of any personal feeling IN the
matter, but only through the influence
of the strikers at Roosevelt"
Train Crews to Testify.
When asked if it was true that the
Bowker Company was working overtime
in filling orders of the Liebig and Will
Jams & Clark concerns, Mr.. Cutter re-
piled:
ave have been working about ten to
eleven hours a day, and whether we
are handling any contracts of the Car
teret companies 7 cannot say, as all our
orders come from the New York of
I fees"
Tomorrow morning, in addition to
strikers and citizens of Roosevelt Bor-
/ ough, the members of the two train
crews in charge Of the New Jersey Cen
trail trains to Roosevelt last Tuesday
morning will appear before the grand
! Jury. Prosecutor Florance stated. to-
night that he relied upon the evidence
/ of the railroad men TO disprove the
| charge that the strikers interfered with
! the trains or molested passengers.