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`` You 'll be sorry for this . '' But Boyd motioned him away and summoned two of his men to stand guard with him . All that morning the three held their posts , refusing to admit any one who did not have business within , the while a considerable crowd assembled in the street . The first actual violence , however , occurred when the fishermen knocked off for the noon hour . Sensing the storm about to break , Boyd called up the Police Department from the dock-office , then summoned Big George , who appeared in quick time . It was with considerable difficulty that the non-union crew fought its way back to resume work at one o'clock . During the afternoon the strikers made several attempts to enter the dock-shed , and it required a firm stand by the guards to restrain them .