Diemshitz and Kozebrodski

THE RIOTS AT THE EAST END.

Lewis Diemshitz, 27, and Isaac Kozebrodski, 18, surrendered to their bail to answer indictments charging them with riot and with assaulting Israel Sunshine, Julius Barnett, Emanuel Snapper and Joseph Frost, the latter a police constable, in the execution of his duty. After a hearing which lasted the whole of the day, the jury at seven o'clock found the defendants guilty of the assaults on the police, the indictment for riot having been withdrawn, but recommended Kozebrodski to mercy. - Sir P.H. Edlin said the offence had been greatly aggravated by the line of defence set up. He had hardly ever had to listen to such a tissue of fiction, contradictions and gross inconsistencies. Taking the recommendation of the jury into account, as well as the youth of the defendant Kozebrodski, he should order him to pay a fine of 4 pounds, or be imprisoned one month. He would be released on the same bail as before to come up on the first day of next session, May 6th, when he must come prepared with the fine or go to prison. Diemshitz was sentenced to three months' imprisonment, with hard labour, and ordered to find two sureties in 20 pounds each or one in 40 pounds, and enter into his own recognisances in a like amount to keep the peace for a further term of twelve months.

Source: The Jewish Standard, May 3, 1889, Page 3

THE SENTENCE ON DIEMSHITZ.

DEPUTATION TO THE HOME SECRETARY.

In reply to a resolution passed on Clerkenwell-green last Sunday evening, condemning what was termed "the brutal sentence of Sir Peter Edlin, in sentencing Louis Diemshitz to three months' imprisonment for a trivial technical assault on Detective Frost; in the defence of the club of which he was steward," Mr. W.B. Parker, the chairman of the meeting, has received the following reply from the Home Secretary: - "Whitechapel, 29th April, 1889. - Sir, - I am directed by the Secretary of State for the Home Department to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of this day's date, and to say that it shall receive due attention. - I am, Sir, your obedient servant, GODFREY LUSHINGTON." A meeting will be held at the Patriotic Club, Clerkenwell-green, at 8:30, tomorrow evening, of the delegates of the Radical and Socialist Clubs who form the Defence Committee, to select a deputation to approach the Home Secretary personally on the matter next Thursday or Friday evening.

Source: The Echo, Tuesday April 30, 1889, Page 3

WHITECHAPEL SOCIALIST ROW.

AFTER "A SYNAGOGUE PARADE."

Lewis Diemshitz and Isaac Kovabrodski surrendered to their bail at the London Sessions, yesterday, to answer an indictment charging them with assembling together and causing a riot, and with assaulting and beating Israel Sunshine, Julius Barnett, Emanuel Snapper, Joseph Frost, and other persons. A man named Samuel Friedman, was also included in the indictment, but failed to surrender. His recognisances were estreated. On the 16th of March there was a demonstration of Jewish unemployed at the East-end, and afterwards a crowd gathered round the International Working-men's Club, in Berners-street, Commercial-road, and caused some disturbance. Hooting ensued, and then the two defendants, with Friedman, struck out - it was alleged - right and left among the crowd. Frost remonstrated, and then he was kicked and violently assaulted by them. Friedman caught hold of him, and with the aid of the other defendants dragged him into the passage of the Club, where he was again struck over the head with a stick, and hit by Korabrodski two or three times.

THE EVIDENCE FOR THE DEFENCE.

For the defence, Mr. Thompson called a large number of witnesses most of whom were foreigners. They said that after the demonstration - which they called "a synagogue parade" of the unemployed and sweaters' victims - the crowd outside the club threw stones and created a great disturbance. The door of the club was broken open, and Frost struck Diemshitz and rushed into the club. The police ran after Diemshitz; and two of the crowd struck him on the back. None of these witnesses saw, as they said, any blows struck by members of the club, the mob and the police being, so they asserted, the aggressors. Mrs. Diemshitz made an attempt to rescue her husband, and did strike the police with a hair broom, but that was, it was declared, the only assault that was committed. On the way to the police-station Diemshitz was kicked and roughly handled by the police. One of the witnesses said he saw the handle of the door tied by some boys, and on Diemshitz and his wife coming to see what was the matter, although Inspector Ferrett was there, Frost kicked Mrs. Diemshitz, and struck her in the chest.

BOTH THE PRISONERS PUNISHED.

The Jury, however, found both the prisoners guilty of assaults on the police only. Korabrodski, who was recommended to mercy, was ordered to pay a fine of 4 pounds, or in default one month's imprisonment, the money to be paid on May 6. Diemshitz was sentenced to three months' imprisonment with hard labour, and at the expiration of that time ordered to enter into his own recognisances in the sum of 40 pounds, and to find two sureties in the sum of 20 pounds each to be of good behavior for 12 months.

Source: The Echo, Friday April 26, 1889, Page 3

SATURDAY'S JEWISH PARADE.

A FIGHT IN BERNER-STREET.
CHARGE AGAINST SOCIALISTS.

At the Thames Police-court, today, Lewis Diemshitz, an unlicensed hawker, of 40, Berner-street, St. George's; Samuel Fieldman, cap blocker, of 31, Weaver-street, Spitalfields; and Isaac Kozebrodske, a machinist, of 40, Old Ford-road, Bethnal-green, were charged with being concerned together in assaulting Israel Sunshine, Isaac Solomons, Emanuel Snapper, and Emanuel Jacobs, of Berner-street, St. George's. They were further charged with assaulting Constable James Frost, 154 H, and George Harris, 269 H, and with assaulting Julius Barnett. The alleged disturbance arose out of the demonstration by the Jewish unemployed last Saturday. - Israel Sunshine said that on Saturday afternoon he was walking down Berner-street, when he saw some boys and girls knocking at the doors of the Socialist Club. Suddenly some twenty or thirty men, armed with sticks, rushed out of the Club and attacked everyone indiscriminately, and striking the witness in the mouth and about the body. - Julius Barnett said Friedmann struck him with a broomstick. Emanuel Snapper, 5, Sheridan-street, said that Friedmann was ringleader of the Socialists. He saw Diemshitz strike the people. The disturbance arose through the Socialists marching to the Great Synagogue. Witness saw the police officers pulled into the Socialists' Club, and when there they were assaulted.

HOW THE FIGHT OCCURRED.

Constable Frost said that after the Socialist meeting a crowd of two hundred or three hundred persons got outside the Socialists' Club in Berner-street. Witness saw Diemshitz and Friedmann come out with their coats off, followed by about thirty other persons. A free fight then began, through the Socialists attacking the people outside. Witness told Diemshitz he was a police officer, but Diemshitz made a savage kick at him. He fell backwards, and the blow caught him on the leg. Witness was dragged into the passage of the club, where he was assaulted by a number of men and women. During the struggle the prisoner Kozebrodski struck him a blow on the head with a broom-handle. In trying to get out of the place he was again assaulted. Witness felt the effects of the assaults very much. - Constable Harris gave corroborative evidence.

THE DEFENCE.

For the defence, Morris Rochsmith stated he saw the crowd attack the club with stones. He did not see the prisoners with sticks, or assault anyone. - Tipman Wolockuski said he was with the procession of Jewish unemployed. He was also a member of the Socialists' Club. Someone attacked witness, and inflicted a wound on his head and other injuries to his face. - Mr. Saunders remanded the prisoners until Wednesday, and agreed to accept bail for their appearance.

Source: The Echo, Monday March 18, 1889, Page 4

THE EAST-END DISTURBANCE.

At the Thames Police-court yesterday, Lewis Diemshitz, unlicensed hawker, Samuel Friedmann, cap blocker, and Isaac Kozenbrodske, machinist, surrendered to their bail on a charge of being disorderly persons. - The charge arose out of Saturday's procession of Jewish unemployed, which was organised by the Socialists, to the Great Tabernacle. The evidence showed that after the demonstration the Socialists adjourned to their club in Berner-street, before which a large crowd had gathered. Suddenly, it was said, some 30 of the members rushed out of the club and attacked the people with sticks and other weapons. - The prisoners were committed for trail, on bail. - Mr. W.M. Thompson applied for, and obtained, a summons against an inspector of police and Constable Frost for assaulting Diemshitz.

Source: Morning Post, Thursday 21 March, 1889