report what was happening and as he returned, one of the assailants, Duvelle, recommenced the battering. Williams fell to his hands and knees before Newman was able to get him to the edge of the crowd, up on his feet and moving away from the welders. The state troopers arrived about 30 minutes later.
Neither Reinhardt, nor any other member of Local 798 who witnessed the beating or the events leading up to it testified.
According to Williams, the beating resulted in a dislocated shoulder, hematomas of the left eye and lip, and substantial contusions and abrasions over much of his body. The shoulder dislocation required surgery and prevented Williams from working until March of 1976, six months later. He was adjudged to have a bodily impairment of 12.5% andthat at one point he thought he had seen Reinhardt in the group that surrounded Williams, but did not recall whether that was accurate. At another point he testified that Reinhardt did not beat Williams; he did not testify to any peacemaking efforts by Reinhardt.
The court's finding that Reinhardt was a peacemaker is supported only by Barram's *348 "reassurance." The evidence to the contrary is overwhelming. Prior to the attack Williams approached Reinhardt to discuss the torn shirt, but was rebuffed with an ultimatum to pay for the tee shirt, "or else." Reinhardt called a meeting of the union members. He did not seek to assemble only those individuals who had been involved with Williams the night before, a logical step if conciliation rather than intimidation had been