The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-08
Girl Leader of
Detroit Mob
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During recent months It has re-
placed more former employees
names on the payroll than any
other firm.
''If Detroit wants an explanation
Of such demonstrations as that Just
ended, Detroit should look to the
leaders who recruited the rioters
and the sources from which their
men were drawn.
There were no Ford men In the
mob. We have learned the number
OF former Ford men was negligible,
IL there were any,"
The four killed were: Joseph
York, 30; Joe Debruske, 20; Cole
man Lenz, rs and an unidentified
man. Harry Bennett, head OF the
Ford service department, and John
Collins, a photographer for New
York newspaper, were among the
wounded. Bennett was struck by q
stone. Collins was shot In the hand.
Prosecutor Harry 8. Toy said all
arrested probably vii. be charged
with granddaughter.
"No mercy will be shown any
person proved to have participated
In the riot" Toy declared. I'VE un-
derstand those who inspired It are
planning another demonstration in
the industrial area. have ordered
police to place all demonstrators
behind bars"
Police said Mary Gossman has a
record In several other cities az q
labor agitator.
s.tei Ia naA tNkA AhA ov%n4ltn ~
at the head Of the mob when such
Foster and John Schmies, recent
Communist candidate for mayor Of
Detroit, discreetly remained In the
background.
Both had demanded action" In
Aery speeches to unemployed Sun
day night.
Her Jet black hair flying wildly
In the high wind, Mary first took
charge when the crowd, faced by
SO determined police at the city
limits of Dearborn, faltered.
Come on you - - cow
ards" she screamed, leading the
way.
An answering crack of tear gas
pistols as the crowd surged ahead,
maddened 1t into a frenzy. The
police slowly but surely were driven
back more than a mile, before q
mighty barrage of stones and
sticks.
Again when the mob hesitated
before reformed police lines at the
gates of the Mammoth factory,
Mary, followed by Joseph York,
her 23-year-old sweetheart, took
the lead. The first volley of shots.
wounded two of the mob, sent 1t
back more than 200 yards.
In the third clash. when crowds
and police both advanced to reach
Harry Bennett, who had driven
through the crowd in an automo-
bile, cfary was in the front lines.
Three of the boys fell beside
me-" she said. IT looked to see who
they were. I turned the first one
over and 1t was Joe. dragged him
back and put his head In my lap.
He died there while the guns still
were cracking"
A motorist picked up the girl and
lifeless man, taking them to the
Delray Industrial hospital. Even
before physicians definitely deter
mined that he was dead, Mary was
under arrest.
While the Ford officials denied
they were to blame for the rioting.
the real cause of the disturbance
seemed clouded In a maze OF
charges and counter charges.
Ray Pillsbury, Mirror photo
grapher assigned to the demonstra-
ton, said:
Speakers at the meeting the
night before had promised the
greatest and most signifieant ex.
preston OF the oppressed workers
"As the men formed yesterday,
there were O jolly lot, some laugh
Ing and joking as they marched 10
Dearborn. Many carried banners
demanding Jobs for the nnemploy.
ed and down with the tyfants'.
Detroit police watched but did.
M Interfere, When m crowd reach
cd Dearborn, about 80 police block.
I'd the way. The men hesitatsd. I'm.
III the SRI, not more than IN her
teens Ieapsd 70 the front and shout
Come on you - ---- esw.
ards.
s'The men surssd forward. The
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