Denver labor bulletin., 1917-01-20
Gang Tactics Pursued to
Wreak Revenge
Confess That This Paper Has Put
he S0-Called Union Clubs Out
!; Of Business and Lifted 0dium
From IOreanized Labor

In n desperate dying gasp, outlaw
managers of blind tigers and gambling
joints masquerading under the cloak OF
union labor, have reached the point
where they attempt TO wreak vengeance
on account the successful campaign TO
put them in the discard that has been
conducted by The Denver Labor Bulletin.
Last Sunday afternoon Wallie A. An
trim, manager Of the notorious Union
Association club. which has been doing
business at lTl5 California street, made
a vicious assault upon the editor Of The
Bulletin following adjournment OF the
Trades and Labor Assembly. Antrim
was assisted BY gang OF ruffians who
have made the Union Association clun
their headquarters. That they were not
successful In their attempt 10 put The
Bulletin editor out OF commission was
due TO the fact that scores Of delegates
came TO his rescue Immediately.
Adopt Ruffian Gang Methods.
The assault was framed up according
10 accepted gang methods pursued by
apaehcs on the East Side in New York.
The regular meeting OF the Trades As
semblv adjourned about $3.50 p. m, and
Editor Houston was one OF the first to
leave the hall. as be had an appointment
for o'clock The meeting was held
In the Painters Union hall. on the sec
ond floor of the Florence building. $50
Eighteenth street. Passing hurriediy
from the Assembly room into the small
hallway leading TO the stairs and street,
Houston was aeeosted by Antrim, who
said:
tsyN,f, a., ,,om.nt Houstou | want 70
speak to you"
IAN right" replied Houston.
Five or six men who accompanied An.
trim Immediately surrounded the editor
and closed in. At the same moment
another member Of the gang closed the
door leading from the Assembly room
and held Il fast
you Put Us Out of Business
with n string of oaths and other foul
language. Antrim said to the editor;
You and The Labor Bulletin have
put us out of business. Now I've go,
you"
with this Antrim began in regular
pug fashion to drive blows upon the edi-
tors face. while the gangstcrs formed
a close-in semi mi-circlc lie landed only
four times, neither OF which hit firm.
BY this time the crowd in the As
man puSHfl Ahi bl'U
and rushed into the hallway. Antrim
and his gang of uffians then departed
in haste. riding off in an automobile
which was waiting for them at the foot
of the steps on Eighteenth street.
This all took place in less than one
minute and no serious damage was done
to the editor other than leaving of .
few bruises upon his face.
A few hours later Antrim was ar.
rested in his joint by the police and
taken TO headquarters. Editor Houston
filed an information against him in the
district attorneys office and the case
will be heard next Tuesday morning at
10 o'clock in Justice Ricc's court.
Prize Fighter and Gambler.
Antrim is n former prize fighter and
fight promoter, but never was sue
cess in the ring because he showed
yellow streak. Later he has made n liv.
ing by conducting saloons and gambling
joints. AT present he is under seven or
eight charges in the police court, two
of which are of n nature that will prob
ably send him TO the pcnitcntiary at
Canon City when hearing is reached
in the West Side criminal court.
When The Bulletin opened its cam
paign two months ago against the blind
tiger and gambling Joints of Denver
masquerading under the name of union
labor clubs, the editor was informed by
one Of the managers Of another club
that II this fight against the Trades
Union Benefit Association club in the
Quincy building and the Union Associa-
tion club Mt 17l5 California street was
continued they tthc joint mnnagcrs)
would put The Bulletin out of business
and drive the editor from Denver.
Failed to Scare Editor
The outlaws were told to 90 TO II. as
IL was the purpose of The Bulletin TO
rid organized labor of Denver and
Colorado of the odium cast upon the
movement by these reptiles. Later the
editor was indirectly informed upon sew
cral occasions that these gamblers and
gnngsters intended "to get him." This
was for the obvious purpose of throwing
n scare into the editor in order that
he would stop Tho Bulletins campaign
of publicity against these clubs. Not
until last Sunday afternoon, however,
was personal assault attempted.
The few bruises received by the cdi-
tor were more than compensated by the