The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-11

East Main and Brook street at about 4:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon when Joseph Carey and someone I only know as La La" came along in Carey's car.
 'They told me that a couple of scabs were loading trucks. :. there might be trouble. we might need you"
 His statement continued to the effect that Carey and the others drove down to freight street where they saw a Joseph Pope X Son truck pulling away but there "was no trouble" then. When the Lewis Bros. truck came along, Barra wrote in his statement to police, Carey pulled his car over in front of the truck" 1" Knocked Him Down Then, he related, "the big fellow (Granger) wanted to telephone and I said, oh, no you don't I gave him punch on the jaw and he fell down"
 He allegedly said that the others and himself punched Steinman, who remained at the truck.
 He is alleged to have added: i"Joe (Carey, presumably, told me to keep quiet about it. He said he would try to get the union to fix it up. supp posed was to get some money" The statement concludes wi the comment that it was given volun- tarily and that no leniency was promised in return.
 Rounding Up Suspects Members of the vice squad, led by Lieutenant Hobart and Officer Cavanaugh, and other police, in cluding Lieut.. Joseph McEvoy, Mo tor Patrolman Joseph Mccarthy, Patrolman Alfred Overton, Motor Patrolman James Wagner, worked I under direction of Captain Fred Hickey in rounding up suspects.
 Lieutenant Hobart and Officer Cavanaugh made their first arrests at about 3 o'clock this morning and several more were added to the roster of suspects throughout the night. Four of those detained on charges of suspicion were released and then the three who appeared at court this morning were added to the roundup by police.
 Conspiracy Charges The statement by Anthony Barra was seen as possible basis for plac- ing of 8 conspiracy charge against those now held on the assault and breach of the peace charges. Clark Lewis, president of the firm which employs the injured men, told police that Granger has been em- ployed by his firm about a month and had refused to join the union. Granger was beaten when he at- tempted to get to telephone to inform his employer about being stopped.
 The Lewis Bros. employees were hauling load of turnips when the attack happened. Granger was treated twice by Dr. Morril, MT Lewis returning him to the office for further care last evening after the injured youths jaw had swelled considerably from his beating. l Trying to Make Living
 Both injured youths commented that they were trying to make a living" and failed to understand why they should have been attacked Steinman, a temporary employe started work Monday. Developments in the local strike situation, which yesterday saw about 75 truckers "out," with only two concerns hav- ing signed agreements as to wage increases, included 8 statement by 1 William J. Larkin, Jr., counsel fol several of the produce dealers, tc the effect that the concerns would not agree to the closed shop" but that they had acceded to the wage , increases, except in the instance ot New York trips"
 i MT. Larkin described the "closed shop" as "un-American" and said that the produce dealers would not agree to such proposal.
 Attack Depl0red
 Tata, the business agent for the union, in statement last night deplored the attack by the strikers saying that up to now, we hac about 90 per cent of the people with us. Now they'll turn against us. am very sorry this happened and will do all in my power to assist in the arrest and punishment of the guilty ones."
 He added that the union would push the strike, however, and would attempt to tie up all wholesale fruit and produce trucking throughout the state.
 What the effect will be on the charges against those arrested was not developed today. In the event the charges are changed to conspir- acy, the case would involve many members of the union should the matter take the same trend as the Hartford affair which was prosecu-