The Owosso times., 1922-07-28
PRICE, THREE CENTS
CHARGE AGAINST
STRIKER DROPPED
Shrock Says He Misunder-
stood-Two Other Shop
men to Fight Charges
Against Them

N'o'' otiihiuR Auu ArDOr
shopman, arranged in Just ce court
Saturday on charge of making threata
/ was discharged Monday when Otto
Shrock of Chaplin, who signed the com
plant against him, withdrew the com.
plaint. Shrock made a statement In
Prosecutor Mathews that he did not un-
ders and what Fretzler said to him. and
signed the statement before the pros
ecutor cbnsented TO the withdraw wal of
the complaint.
Shrock's son Ernest has been working
at the carshops since the strike was
called and 'ome of the strikers endevor
ed TO have his father influence him to
leave his work down there In his com
plant, 81 rock charged that Fritzler told
MIN that unless the boy quit his Job he
would soon be six feet under the
ground.
Says He Misunderstood
In his signed statement Monday,
Shrock said that he could not under.
stand English very we'll and misunder
stood what Fritzler hsd told him. He
says now that he told him that working
In the shops now was dangerous and
that he might be killed in an accident.
asserting that the men now employed
there are incompetent and that the fact
that the boy himself was unaccustomed
to the work made his work more dan
gerous
Shrock, accompanied by Fritzler and
a committee of striking shopmen Mon
day went to the office of Justice Nichols
In Corunna, who issued the warrant
Saturday for Fritzler's arrest, and
sought to withdraw the complaint.
Justice Nichols informed the party that
he could not drop the case without the
authorization of the prosecutor. The
party returned to Owosso and consulted
Prosecutor Mathews, who after seeing
Frifzler's statement consented to the
withdrawal of the complaint
Union to Defend Others
1t was announced Monday that the
Union would defend Fred Mccall and
Ross Halstead, two striking shopmen
who are charged with assault
made by l.. J. Collins, Michigan
Central officer. They are alleged to
have beaten John Glddings, Michigan
Central car repairer.
The union will not stand by and seq
two of its meu bers railroaded" declared
Walter Bennett, general chairman.
Monday. I'VE will secure an attorney y
and defend the two men
Sunday is Quiet
There were no disturbances of any
kind in connection with the strike over
Sunday. both the Local and state police
report. 1T was the quietest day We
have had" members OF both forces de-
clared.
Part of the detachment of state police
stationed here are mounted on horses
while the rest have motorcycles. They
are armed with the regulation revolvers
and are equipped with riot sticks
Strikers en- picket duty across the
river from the carshops declared they
witne sed trouble between the foreman
and some of the strike breakers late
Sunday afternoon The officials deny
that any trouble occurred
The strikers also assert that they
have information that men employed as
Frankfort and Cadillac have quit, but
officials say this is not true. The sfrik-
ers also said that they had word that 1 [
men now employed in the local shops
were to quit.
Officials say that not only are the men
staying at work but that more men are
being added to the force daily. One 10
year old hoy quit Mondar, Supt. Parvin
said, because his father needed him at
home.
The strikers charge that q number OF
women and children are being kept Ia
the local shops, 'for a purpo % the
strikers cay. They say they have seen
several there.
Officials flatly deny this. asserting
that the only woman on the grounds Is
the cook.