The Connecticut labor news., 1924-03-22

ny or the crime charged.
 r Especial to The Labor News)
 GroSsman 1t was charged came to
 this city from New York where strike
 ot garment workers is now on, and
 threatened with death one Louis Luria.
 garment worker, who it was set forth
 Tn much legal verbiage desired to con-
 t1nue to work at his trade but was
 afraid to do, so because of the awful
 things threatened by Grossman if he
 did. Work for the New York firms struck against was being done in Wa
 terbury and other places and 1t was added to prevent this, 1t was alleged | that Gossman and others came to Wa l terbury and conspired against the peace and stability of the state and na- ton and the peace of mind of garment makers to stop it. All of which was contrary to law but when the hineous ottense of threatening Luria with death was added then for the peace and good name ot Connecticut, he should forth with be committed to the Bastile. But Grossman, instead, secured the vrseices of Attorney Thomas F. Mo 0rath and what he didn't do to the ! fi1msy evidence that was presented to convict GroSSman was caution The threat to kill was alleged to have taken place III restaurant where Luria was eating his breakfast in the peace and safety guaranteed him by the consti- tuition of these United States and the Open Shoppers. Then an dhere with force of arms and a few other things. Grossman also ben upon eating, did wander up to said Luria, said-the com plalnt and boldly and wilfully asked him Ii he was going to work that day. When Luria said he was then, the com plaint continued, Grossman against the peace of the state and society of Brass manufacturers, did then and there mal- lslously threaten said Luria with the penalty of death if he so wen to work.
 Luria then, 1t appears from the evi- dence attempted, did turn green, vel low or some other color in fear and did while in that agitated state run from the restaurant and in mortal fear l for his life did summon a policeman
 and tell him his plight Later Cross man was arrested charged with intimi-
 dation and held in $500 bonds The
 charge was later changed to breach of
 the. peace but even that didn't hold Luria on the stand told a graphic story of the terrible threats on his
 life. The restaurant was we'll filled,
 50 or 60 being present he admitted but 1 although several there at the time, in
 cluding employees said to have been
 close to the scene were placed on the
 stand non of them could, would or did
 admit hearing anything of the kind as
 alleged by Luria. The cashier at the 1 door did remember him rushing out considerably excited but that was about all.
 l Attorney McGrath charged the mat tef was frameup from start to finish and that the case had been tried ou,
 in the daily papers days before 1t came
 to the court and that even bolstering up of the case had failed to produce an iota of evidence that Grossman had done the acts enlarged against him. Judge Hayes agreed with the attor-
 ney. entered complete discharge in 1 the case and thus ended another epi- sode of the movie comedy of Water
 bury anti-union organizationb to dis rupt the unions or put the fear of the
 masters voice in them by sending some of their officers to the hoos-gow.