New-York tribune., 1918-09-05
Stacker Raid
Traps 5000;
$500 Indicted
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1000 suspects The station houses
were SO crowded the Federal agents
were forced to maintain a transport
service to the 23d Regiment Armory,
which is being used as detention
Headquarters.
Comparatively few men were de-
tanned yesterday because Of the rapid
system of examination and release. In
Manhattan and The Bronx only 1900
were brought to the 69th Regiment Ar.
mory for examination. About three
times that number were arrested, how
ever, and released at the police stations
after they had been given prelimi-
nary examination.
In New Jersey 1860 we're arrested
and detained at the various armorics.
Ihe first shipment of men caught in
the raid and sent to Camp Dix was
made yesterday afternoon from New
ark, when 250 were sent under heavy
guard. Workers from the meadow
plants were brought to Newark by hun
dreds IN Communicated trucks.
Last night at the Atlantic Avenue
subway station, in Brooklyn, there was
a near riot when agents of the Depart
ment Of Justice, assisted by soldiers,
sailors and operatives Of the American
Protective League, held up every man
OF apparent draft age coming out of
the terminal and demanded his creden-
1x,1,
Of the party, sent about 500 to the
armory for further examination after
he had questioned them.
Every man employed at Kayser's
factory, at De Kalb and Kent avenues
was examined during the day and forty
tive were taken as suspects. Here the
men were lined up at noon and forced
to pass out between the guards for
Interrogation. Three of those taken
were enemy aliens.
The crowd in front of the 23d Regi.
ment Armory grew to such proper
tions after the suspects from Browns.
vile arrived that it was necessary tt
send squads of soldiers out to assist
the police. One woman tainted, anc
several children who stationed them
selves near by to shout "Yellow." ane
"Slacker!" at the men in the incomins
trucks were tramped on in the crush.
Examinations Expedited
The work Of questioning the men i,
the armory under Mr.. Blatchford's sys
tenn proceeded with so little delay tha
no man not detained for the militar,
authorities or prosecution in the Fed
cral courts was delayed more than al
hour. At noon all in the building wer.
fed by the Department Of Justice
The prisoners received the same far,
as the soldiers and policemen, which
consisted of two sandwiches, pie ane
coffee.
That slackers are not the only OBJ
Ject of the raid was shown yesterday
when number of enemy aliens VIII,
tailed to register as such were rounded
up. One man, who described himsel
as S. A. Miller, of Bismarck, N. D., who
was arrested by Agent Scully, of tn,
Department. of Justice, on investiga
tion proved to be a dangerous enem,
alien and deserter. He made severa
attempts, with the assistance of
woman who said she was his wife, t.
obtain release. A communication from
his draft board revealed his tru
status, and if he is not prosecuted il
the Federal courts he will be interned
One negro who disturbed the 800 mer
who slept at the Twenty-third Regi
ment Armory Tuesday night by hi
protests at being detained was provee
by communication with his draft boart
to be wilful Stacker. He was turned
over to the military authorities TO-
immediate induction into the service.
An official predicted that the driv,
would last several days more and urget