New-York tribune., 1916-07-30
III Progresso" Refused to
Aid in Demanding Re
lease of TreSCa.
ANGRY MOB STORMS
OFFICE; WRECKS IT
Captain Dewey and Five Patrol
men Hurt in Fighting
Dozen Men Arrested.

A mob of more than 200 men yester-
day evening wrecked the Offices of I'll
Prfogresso," the Italian daily newspa-
per, at az Elm Street, after the general
manager of the journal had refused to
print an article demanding the release
of Carlo Tresca, !. W. ". sgitstor
held in Minnesota for murder.
In the battle that followed between
the rioters and the police Captain
Dewey, Of the First Branch Detective
Bureau, and FIVE uniformed patrolmen
were injured. Detectives and reserves
rushed 70 the scene in commsndeered
automobiles had to beat their way to
the storm centre Of the riot with their
clubs and revolver butts.
Dozen Men Arrested
Six prisoners were snstched from
the centre Of the mob, thrown into the
waiting automobiles and rushed to the
Elizabeth Street station. AS soon as
the commandeered cars could return
70 the frenzied throng, six more men
we're rushed to the station house. All
were charged with melting riot, and
against two an additional charge OF
felonious assault has been lodged.
The attack followed al anarchist
meeting in Union Square, at which the
release of Tresca was demanded. III
Progresso" hsd been previously asked
20 aid in the crusade for the mems re-
leases, but its editors had refused.
At o'clock yesterday evening An
tonic Crocco. general manager OF the
paper, looked from his Office window IN
the journals plant, at AZ Elm Street,
and saw the mob gathering in the street
beneath High above their heads they
bore q flaming red nine-foot banner
upon which was printed in English and
Italian:
"The Minnesota capitalist blackhand
wants more proletarian victims. We,
the working class, will liberate our
prisoners, even at the price Of our
lives"
Publisher Calls Police.
Crocco instantly realized what was
about to occur. Before the mob could
enter the building he had sent a call
10 Police Headquarters for patrolmen
He had just hung up the receiver
when the mob swept across the thres-
hold Of his Office.
"Cut the telephone wires, so he
can't call the police" some one called.
The cord was ripped fro mthe wall
before Crocco had time to shout back:
you're too late. I've already called
them"
"To hell with the police" yelled an
other burly rioter. Then he seized
stool and hurled it through a glass
window. In an instant the whole place
was a tornado of disorder and confu-
sion. Furniture was splintered, type
writers wre shattered, doors and win
dows were broken everything was de-
stroyed which the mob could seize.
Office Furniture Destroyed.
A sergeant and patrolman from the
Elizabeth Street station had heard the
uprosd and followed the mob into the
building. They were collared by the
rioters, were dragged down the stair
way, and were being beaten and
trampled in the street when Captain
Dewey and his men from Headquarters
swung around the corner in their auto
mobile.
The detectives drew their clubs,
fought their way 20 their fellow officers,
and carried them to safety. Then they
returned 10 seize SIX prisoners.
AS the prisoners were thrown into
the waiting motor cars, the mob turned
lose a violent shower of stones, clubs
and bottles on the detectives. The re
serves from the Elizabeth Street sta
tion, who reached the scene on the
run, were met by another volley. The
battle between rioters and police ragged
fercely for more than a quarter of an
hour The police fought desperately
with their riot clubs, and the detec
tives held their revolvers in their hands
ss they fastened their prisoners TO the
automobiles
Captain Dewey was seriously injured
when he was kicked in the groin by one
OF the rioters. He was rushed to the
Hudson Street Hospital for treatment.
Patrolmen Conroy. Muller, Stern, Nav
rod and Judge were all bruised and cut
during the battle.
Crocco, general manager of al Pro-
gresso." said the men made no effort
70 do him personal violence. Several
men and three women clerks in the
Office at the time Of the raid fed from
the room. Carlo Borsotti. owner Of the
paper. was not in his Office when the
mob surged into the plant.