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Show CLOTHING MAKER FISJTO CROWD Ida Braeman, Aged 17, Striking Strik-ing Garment Worker, Killed. ROCHESTER-, N. Y.f Feb. 5. Tho first shedding of blood in connection with tho strike of garmont workers, which has spread from New York to this city and Boston, occurred hore today to-day whon Valentino Sauter, proprietor of a clothing shop, fired one shell from a shotgun iuto a crowd of strikers, who were engaged in a demonstration in front of bis placo of busiuess. One girl striker, Ida Braeman, 17 years old, was killed b tho shot aud two other women and a man were injured. Sauter employs about forty machine hands and 700 strikers weuf. to his shop this afternoon in an effort to persuade the operatives to walk out. Stones were thrown freely in the demonstration. demonstra-tion. Sauter lircd from an upstairs window win-dow of the shop, tho pellets scattering among the crowd of strikers. Miss Braoman died almost instantly. Tho polico arrested Sauter. He is charged with murder in the first degroc. More arrests will bo made, the police say. on charges of rioting. James McMauus of tho state bureau of mediation and arbitration who has been trving to settle tho utrike, sent a circular letter today to the manufacturers manu-facturers and employocs suggesting that a eonforouco he arranged. Such a conference he believes will result in settling the trouble or dctiuing the issues. |