New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-16
Police Explain Murder on
Wednesday - Peace
Crisis Due To-day

The police Of Bayonn. discovered
yesterday that Jacob Grauf, who was
murdered in the Constable Hook strike
district on Thursday, apparently with
out motive, had a double in Michael
Martynik, Of "a West Nineteenth
Street. Martynik, an employe Of the
General Chemical Company, who re-
fused TO join the strikers, was assail.d
BY gang Of strikers Wednesday night.
bat was rescued by the police before
fatal injuries were inflicted.
Just how dangerous Constable Hook
was on Thursday for Martynik's double
can be judged, the police say. from a
speech maoe al strikers meeting IN
Mydosh's Hall on Wednesday r7gbt
after the assault on Martynik. Henrv
Kacin, Of 52S Avenue c, striking
foreman Of Standard Oil still cleaners
one OF the speakers, declared from the
platform, the police say: "Kill .verv
man employed by the General Chemical
company. I've already done nv
share" ny
Michael Komarnicki, Of 43s Av.nu.
{, Jumped from mis- seat at the words.
tne police assert, and shouted: That's
right, kill them ALL"
Crisis Expected To-day
komarnick and Kacin were arrested
last night. charged with melting 70
rot Martynik, the General Chemical
company employe whose double was
murdered, identified Kacin, il is al.
iieged' as one OF the men who assaulted
him on Wednesday night.
Joseph. Castellano, of % West
Iwenty-fourth Street. was found
stabbed yesterday in front Of Of West
lwenty-second Street, and was taken
TO the City Hospital. There was no
other act Of violence. The strike crisis
is expected to-day, when two meetings
NAV change the course of events.
The strikers are 20 meet a. 1n.2o
o'clock in Mydosh's Hall. James n
Dougherty, their counsel. declared that
II would be peaceful meeting. and in.
vlted policemen and reporters TO at
tend. plan 70 send the strikers back
20 work almost Immediately would be
discussed. he said, and its acceptance
would rest with the Standard Oil Com
pany.
II the company would agree 10 ap-
point committee 20 confer with a
body OF strikers on the demands. the
latter were willing 70 return 20 work
pending an adjustment by the two
groups, Mr. Dougherty explained. This
plan, he was confident, would be rati-
fed by the meeting. az which several
thousand workers are expected
Three Thousand Ready TO Return
Half an hour after the first meeting
in the heart OF the trouble zone 5000
toilermarkers, bricklsyers. nachinists
and other employees Of the Standard Oil
and General Chemical companies who
are not on strike will meet in Bsyonne
Opera House, near Police Headquar-
ters.
These men were locked out when the
strike caused the plants TO shut down,
and they want 70 go back 20 Work.
Their intention j. 70 emoody their
wishes in resolutions, which they Will
send 70 their employers, announcing
their readiness 20 return. They de-
clare that II they march through the
strike district on their way back 20 the
factories, all the strikers will fall In
line and return 20 work, as they did
year ago. They predict that the strike
will end tomorrow.
Tackled 70 a tree in front Of Mydosh's
Hall scrawl was found yesterday an
nouncing, "Cady, we'll get you yet
Daniel Cady is the inspector IN charge
Of the police guarding the Tldewater
Oil Company plant. Another notice in
the same hand, making the same threat,
was found on a post near the Lehigh
Valley freight station, at Twenty-sec-
ond Street
Permit Denied Priest
The Rev. Father NJ. D. Mateika, Of
Newark, sought a permit from Chief
of Police Kelley yesterday 70 address
strikers at Twenty-frst Street and
Prospect Avenue His request was re-
fused. the police declining TO disturb
sleeping strikers.
Nine OF the seventy-fve citizens who
have been sworn in as special police
men for strike duty are members OF
the teamsters' union, and were warned
Yesterday that they would have to re-
sign from their official position or lose
their cards. None has made move
toward quitting; they declare that they
are not traitors 20 the union, but are
simply trying 20 maintain peace In
Dayonne.
Ernest Schmid. general investigation
for the Tidewater Oil Company, took
reporters over the beleagured plant
Yesterday 70 prove rumors OF machine
guns and live steam jets marshailed 70
repel an attack were false. No such
, defence arrangements were 20 be seen.