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Saturday October 16, 1915
From the Chicago Day Book: Ass't Police Deputy Will Not Reveal Name of Spy
The question of whether or not spies have been planted by the Chicago Police Department within the ranks of the garment strikers came up during the city council's probe into police conduct when Alderman Buck questioned Second Deputy Schuettler:
The Chicago Police took time out from protecting the city from anarchist to ensure that the manufacturers of this city are protected from the young girls, their former employes, who are on strike for a living wage. The front-page article in the October 14th edition of the
also featured several affidavits which document the brutality directed at these girls while carrying out picket-line duties. The following is but one example:
Second Deputy Schuettler let fly startling facts which may reveal some past secret history of the Chicago police department, and the clothing bosses practically told the council police committee to go jump in the lake when they failed to appear at the meeting today.
At the police committee's last meeting three reports were demanded from the police department. Today only two were made. Argument over the third point was hot. It is still being debated and is on whether or not the secret correspondence between Chief Healey, and his first deputy, Schuettler, shall be read into the record.
Ald. Buck insists that it shall. Schuettler says nix. In fact, on one main point the ass't deputy says he will quit his job before he will cough up. That point concerns a mysterious spy, high in anarchistic circles, who has been making secret reports to the police department for the past twenty years. Who is he? That's what Schuettler renigs on! He defied the committee to force him to come through.
The first of the two reports which were cleaned up showed that 330 had been arrested since the beginning the clothing workers' strike. Also that only 17 of these were not strikers.
The 17 included strikebreakers and guards employed by the clothing bosses.
The second report showed 54 men had been granted special police powers by Schuettler since the beginning of the strike. The Edward V. Price Co. has 20. Lamm & Co., The Great Central Tailoring Co., the F. W. Smith Co., the Scotch Woolen Mills and the M. L. Overndorf Co. use the rest of them.
"Where is the correspondence between you and Chief Healey?" Ald. Buck asked Scheuttler after the reports had been read.
"I don't think that the communications between the two highest officers in our police department should be made public," said Ass't Corporation Counsel Hornstein, who represented the city. "Suppose the police had secret agents who turned in reports out mingling with the workers. The making public of these is likely to cause complications.
Buck turned to Schuettler. "Are there any secret agents of your department in the ranks of the strikers?" he demanded.
"The chief does not have to answer that question," said Hornstein. "They have the privilege of using secret agents for investigating crimes and criminals."
"I think the public will be benefited by this knowledge. I think it an outrage that a member of the staff of the corporation counsel should try to hamper the work of this committee," returned Buck. "These people are not criminals."
Buck moved that the committee ask the first deputy whether or not there are spies in his department "At present we can do one of two things," he said. "We can either jump on individual policemen or go to the higher-ups and find the source of the trouble. This mystery surrounding the actions of the police department is BUNK pure and simple." Buck was asked by Kennedy.
Schuettler explained: "There are no secret agents in the police department who belong to any labor organization," he stated. "I have a man who has been making reports to me for many years. He moves in anarchist circles. Suppose there are anarchists in this strike. We must protect the people of Chicago. I defy you to compel me to produce this information. Ill resign my position before I do."
The meeting then switched to the bosses' end. Cunnea asked if anybody was present representing the employers.
The clerk read a letter signed by Chairman Lynch asking representatives of Lamm & Co., B. Kuppenheimer & Co., the Royal Tailors, and Kuh, Nathan & Fischer to attend the meeting to respond to some of the questions the aldermen wanted to ask about the sluggers these firms had employed to intimidate the strikers. No one answered.
"They have ignored us," said Chairman Lynch.
"Is your department capable of handling this strike, chief?" Ald. Buck asked Schuettler.
The reply was yes.
"Then I will ask the committee to act upon the following order this afternoon. The order revokes all of the special police commissions issued to the sluggers employed by those tailoring companies and directs the police department to investigate each of the men who acted in that capacity. The criminal records of the men, if there be any, will be investigated.
If no representatives of these firms appear the order will be acted upon just before the committee adjourns this evening.
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Following are more sworn-to affidavits made by strikers:
Breast Bone Fractured
Bessie Att, 22, 1430 W. 13th st, was canvas baster for Lamm & Co. at $4 a week. On Oct. 1 at about 5 p. m. walked with Annie Weinstein in front of Lamm & Co. on Jackson near Green st. A policeman took hold of her arms and dragged her toward the corner where four officers were handling two boys. Josef Goodman and Charles Goldman. Blood was flowing from Josef's nose and mouth, following a blow struck by one of the policemen.
Deponent tried to help him when the officer who had hold of her arm struck her a blow in the stomach which has resulted in an incomplete fracture of the lower end of the breast bone. She fell against the building, was picked up by officers and thrown into a patrol wagon with the two boys and a number of strikers. Deponent states she is still suffering constant pain from the blow upon her breast bone Oct 1.
Hit In the Face.
Annie Weinstein, 17, 1421 Hastings st., was able by working on her lunch hours to earn $7 a week as finisher at Lamm & Co.'s. Oct. 1, 5 p. m., officer seized her arm while she walked in front of Lamm & Co.'s.; hit her in face with fist. She bled at mouth and nose.
Ida Gold, 1157 Washburne av., employed by Edw. Rose, Jackson and Desplaines. Officer stopped her Oct 4, 5 p. m., by twisting hand in her hair and pulling it. She saw same officer hit Ida Miller with club.
Sworn At
Hilda Rosen, 20, 1823 W. North av., averaged $5 a week. Button sewer, Ederheimer & Stein, Robey and Walking Sept 29., 10 a, m. on Robey near Wabansia av. with her sister, Lena. Policeman called them "damned fools" and walked behind them, using foul language. Say Officer No. 3598 rode on sidewalk between girls; seized Hilda by shoulder and threw her to one side.
Cop Hit Her.
Jennie Shaffer, 20. 912 W. 14th, was finisher, Lamm & Co., Jackson blvd. and Peoria st Walking in front of factory, Oct 1, 5 p. m., policeman seized Fannie Goldberg. Miss Shaffer asked why. Witbout further cause, officer struck her in face with his fist.
She's Black and Blue
Fannie Goldberg, 18, 2615 Haddon av., worker, Lamm & Co. Walking in front of company, Jackson and Peoria, with Bessie Att, Annie Weinstein and Jennie Shaffer. Policeman seized her arm. Struck her in face. Taken to Desplaines station with cheek scratched, eye swollen and left arm black and blue.
Cop 4,422 Hit Her
Molly Liberman, 22, 1206 W. 13th; baster John C. Gorman Co.; $5 week. Officer 4,422 squeezed her arm. She screamed with pain. Struck her in stomach and sides with fist Happened while she walked with Ella Greenberg on Harrison near Sherman st.
Thrown Into Patrol
Gertrude Rosen, 16, 1310 N. Washtenaw av., with Continental Tailoring Co., Jackson and Desplaines, earning $4 to $5 a week. As she with 30 girls came from getting pay they were surrounded by policemen. Policemen charged into their midst. Roughly thrown into patrol wagon. Miss Rosen badly bruised.
Wouldn't Arrest Slugger
Chas. Levin, 1432 S. Central Park, av., saw Harry Waxman, 1302 Hastings, assaulted on Jackson blvd., near Halsted. Policeman stationed there refused to arrest slugger when requested by Levin and others. Told them to get warrant
Cop 4,770 Insulting
Officer 4,770 told Beckie Friedman, 20, 1126 Washburn av., skilled worker of House of Kuppenheimer, to "get the hell out of here," as she walked on Harrison near Sherman st. Called them "fools and wild Indians." Said that all "belonged on State street"
Who Did Shooting?
Frank Maskal, 30, 1703 W. North av.; Kuh, Nathan & Fischer, Robey and Wabansia av. On Sept 30. 9:30 1 a. m. walking, on Julian near Wood. Officer 1,203 shouted to him to get out "All right, I'm going home," answered Maskal. Immediately he heard shots from behind; felt shock; two bullet holes were in his coat and vest.
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