Year: 1876




THE STRIKE AT HANAN RRDDIsH's SHOP II


WARREN sTREEr-PoLIcE PATROL AND Po-


LICE ESCORT NECESSARY.


About six weeks ago the firm Of Hanan 4 Reddish,
boot and shoe manufacturers doing business at No. 80
Warren street. introduced into their shop certain ma
chimes which they had made in Boston, to bo used in
the manufacture Of their goods, at the time
bringing on three men Boston superintend and
instruct their workmen in the use Of the machlneG
The was reported at the meeting the Society Of
the Knights OF St Crspn, and il resolved thaa
these three men from Boston should be
asked to join the Order This on the
advice Of Hanan Reddish, they refused TO do
1t was subsequently reported to the Order that the
three men from Boston working at the bench an
well as acting as foremen, and the second time they
were asked to join the society and refused. Messra


hanan Reddish, being called on refused TO recedo
from their position and one Wednesday morning, six
weeks ago. 100 Crispins walked out OF tho shop
strike Fifty men then brought from Boston by
Hahan Reddish, who worked with them for some
time, but were nearly all induced to return by the
Order OF ST. Crspin in New York their fare being paid
Since then the firm have employed lftv Germans. who
work in the shop and 100 who work under sub conrac-
tors in Newark and Orange, Nj. Every afternoon al
the hour closing crowds OF men conprepate around
the corner of Warren and Church streets whore Mossrs
Hanan Rcddsh's store Is, waiting for the German
employees to leave the shop. Some Of these men hayo
been assaulted others threatened and there have been
about six arrests in consequence. Captain saunders.
of the Twenty seventh precinct police was applied 10
some time ago the subject and two officers arc
stationed at the door from eight O'Clock In the
morning till SIX in tho evening, and further
detail of eight officers Is prov1ded every evening
to escort the men who leave the shop part the way
home Thirty Of the employees OF Messrs Hanan *
Reddish eat aud sleep in the building and have not
left IL IN four weeks. On Monday evening Mr. Reddish
was accompanying ono OF bis workmcn named Won
Loon TO his home. On the OF Murray street and
College place they were set upon by six men, some OF
whom were drunk at the time. Ar. Reddish tried to
defend himself and ne was Knocked down ana rolled
over on the ground. Won Loon was also struck Two
mcn named Landz and Carroll, who formerly
worked for the firm, arrested for tho
assault aud brought before Judge Duffy the next
morning Mr. Reddish could not swear that they wero
the who struck him. aud they discharged. In
the latter part OF January Daniel Mockcy and Lawrenco
McAlpn we're arrested on charge Of assault and bat
terry upon one OF the firms workmcn and held in
5000 bail eoch and they aYatng the action Of
the Grand Jury On Saturday night last Michael GIL
of the strikers and who back to work with Hanan
q Reddish, was assaulted in bis own house by
known persons and injured badly that he at pros
en unable TO leave the house. 1t is thought that the
assautng parties were Crispns


Hanan Reddish are determined not to rccede, ana
the society oil Crispns say they will submit and
that they are able to keep up tue strike till the 4th
OF July They say however, that they deprecate all
deeds OF violence, and, though they keep patrol o.
four every day before the door of Hanan &
Reddish, 1t is merely to interview persons seeking
work there, and to inform them that the shop is
strike. But tho fact remains that the police patrol
stillto be kept around the building, ana escort OF
men TO daily bring tho employees Of the firm
out OF immediate danger Captain Saunders has
pressed hmseifas tired OF the JOB 1t takes a good
many from their regular duties every day and IL
the men attacked outside the precinct tho
blame naturally falls his force Hanan x Reddish
say that several firms have been driven Of the
city already by the overbearng demands OF the Crisp
ms, thus carrying great deal Of capital away from
wherei naturally belongs, and they may be obliged 70
go too but do not at present believe they Will While
this contest goes on many Of the Crispins nmics
suffering, and the firm which generally do tho largest
business in fine work IN tho city unable 10 fully
supply their customors' demands