An associate of one of the replacement workers assaulted a worker who had left the picket line at Albertsons on Redondo Ave. in Long Beach, to get water. Witnesses say that one of the "scabs" may have pointed the worker out to his friends who than waited for the striking worker to leave the picket line. The worker was getting water from the Strike support truck when he was punched in the face repeatedly. He was taken to the hospital for stitches on his chin and, possibly, above his eye. The police were summoned and took a report of the attacker's description. The replacement worker who was seen talking to the assailant earlier was not questioned In an unrelated story, a scab cashier at the same store was arrested last night for stealing from the register and allowing her friends to shoplift at will.