The Washington times., 1922-08-09

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Business Agent Says Affair
Was STRAINED to Put Strikers
in Bad Light.
"If Dyer is q union man in
good standing, wen stick by
him"
This was the declaration to-
day of Charles H. A. Frazier,
business agent for striking Wash
ington Terminal shopmen after
he had gone over reports Of last
nights attack upon workers in
the rail plant by group Of men
end boys, said to be for the most
part strikers, and armed with
rocks.
Blames Officials Of Company.
Frazier further expressed the be-
lief that the affair was MOSTLY an
Siaborate "plant" worked up by Of
, ficiais Of the terminal.
"a group In the pay of the depot
crowd might very well be operating
10 incite the hotheads among our
men to violence. Nothing would
morally help the employers cause
more. I know there have been ac-
{ivities along this line. About two
weeks ago woman, described as the
wife OF a striker, making a daily
3hort cut near the yards, was SAID
10 have been insulted' by armed
kuards. We are satisfied that she
WAS hired by the terminal people and
that II was hoped word Of the affair
would lead some Of our pickets to
kett rough with the guards and pre-
Sipitate q fight, the onus OF which
would have rested on u.s.,
Terminal heads deciiped to com
tnent uopn these statements other
Wise than to declars that they were
Sure the Metropolitan police could
take care of any affair such as last
kight's.
Victim In Hospital.
Emory b, Malcolm. twenty-six
fears old, living at 1855 Morse street
hortheast, and employed In the
terminal blacksmith shop, Is in Cas-.
nalty Hospital. his nose broken. ana
kis forehead lacerated by rocks
thrown at him and a group OF rel.
bw.workers who came off duty at
Eciock in the evening, and were pro-
1eedine toward their homes near
West Virginia and Florida avenues.
Ross, A. DYER, boilermaker, whose
kome A at eos # street northeast,
was arrested by. Headquarters De-
tectiye Fitzgerald, TO answer charse
AZ Assault with dangerous weapon.
He spent the night In the Ninth pre-
Sinct station. !.
ONLY Fitzgeraid's timely arrival at
me scene OF action, lonely road
Inv Thanked by a thick summer
krowth of bushes, prevented a prob
lble fatality, the sleuth believes.
The air was thick with stones big.
ker than a mans fist, and the at
tucked workers were panic stricken.
More than fifty alleged strikers
and strike sympathizers, some OF
them boys whose services had been
enlisted by the 'missile-heavers. ac'
cording to Fitzgerald, were involved.
He discounted reports that on his
way to q patrol box with Dyer ne
was mensced. " .
Several Others Stoned.
with Malcolm at the time were
William and George Simon. strike
breakers, who i've at Fitzserald's
home, .lIO1 Florida avenue north
nat. and James Crummett and
John Flanagan. Of Morse street
northeast, who are said to have
been employed by the terminal com
bany for years. All were struck
Elancing blows by rocks. Fitz-
Eerald's quick arrival on the skir-
Ihish field occurred because his
dwelling was nearby and he was
sitting reading a newspaper when
attracted by cries for help and
curses.
, Fitzgerald Is an ex.navy man
and formerly was employed at the
terminal He recognized Dyer and
others In the group OF attackers as
men who had walked out July ].
Dyer, he said. pleaded with him
not to arrest him on the grounds
Of the fraternity of co-workers.
1--WE got to take you in" Fitzger.
did replied.
The detective revealed this morn,
ing that an ambush and a rock am
rnunition dump has been maintained
st the spot where yesterdays fight
Occurred for more than a week.
Workers going off duty at the shops
and taking this lonely road have
done 30 at hazard of broken heads,
be said. Search In the bushes dis.
covered hundreds Of rocks Of vary.
ing sizes heaped up In readiness for
rstrafing." Malcolm. though an old
worker and not an imported strike.
breaker, had been threatened for
days. In common with other termi.
nal employees. "a
Though the terminal executives
have hired more than $50 special po.
Iice, these are detailed to guarding
and preserving order in the yards,
and the fight occurred outside the
reservation.
THE strikers appeared to be out
especially to get Crummett," Fitz-
gerald declared. when arrived
they were threatening his life, and !
believe he would have been killed In
a short time" ~
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