Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-06-25
'sanguary Riot ut Chicago.
A BLooDTHIRsTY BOHEMIAN MILITIA
RY CoMPANY-UNARMED PEOPLE
rAy0NEuED Ann SHOT DAWN

A BLooDTHIRsTY BOHEMIAN MILITIA
RY CoMPANY-UNARMED PEOPLE
cAYoNETED AND SHOT DOWN.
CHICABo, June 22.-One ofthe COM
panies which, under recent act OF the
Legislature, must shortly cease to exist,
became involvedin a fight with some
unsrmed people this afternoon, which
resulted IN the death Of several Of the
latter. The Bohemian Sharpshooters,
an association composed Of some TWEEN
ty individuals, held a picnic to-day at
Silver Leaf Grove, al the corner OF Og-
and Western avenues. Duringa dance
one of the sharpshooters engaged in Il
quarrel with Volney Clark, a visitor, and,
after beating him severely, had him
elected from the grounds. Clark stated
his grievances to a crowd outside the
gates, and gaining some sympathy there
inaugurated an indiscriminate throwing
of sticks and stones into the inclosure
where the picnic was being held.
The lieutenant of the company, Frank
Ladweic. ordered the long roll sounded
and bayonets fixed. A charge was I'M
medately made toward the gate, and
the crowd was bayoneted and sabred
until they fell back. The company re-
formed outside of the gate in single line,
facing the street, and loading their guns,
fred volly into the crowd. They i'm
mediately reloaded and again fired, each
Sharpshooter picking his man. 1t is
stated that three or four volleys were
fired. The weapons used were muz-
zle,loading Springfield mcskets, and the
cartridges contained nine buck-shot
each. AS soon as the affair became
known two squads ofpolice repaired to
the scene and arrested the whole COM
pany, which formed in marching order
under the American flag and proceeded
to the West Madison street station,
where they are now incarcerated on the
charge of murder, and guarded by
heavy detachment of police. The cap
tain of the company was not present
during the ARRAY. 1t is rumored that
an attempt will be made by the Lehr
aud Weir Verein to rescue The prison.
ers tonight.
Later.-The Lehr aud Weir Verein,
which has been holding picnic outside
of the city to-day, made no effort on
their return to release the prisoners. 1t
appears that the picnic was given by the
Bohemian Sunday school, and that
numerous gang of drunken roughs had
all along gwen considerable trouble un-
til finally those incharge Of matters sent
tor the Sharpshooters for protection.
They arrived about 3 O'Clock, and short
ly aiterward the trouble began, as above
related. The lieutenant tonight de-
MES that he gave order to fire, but says
that after he had cleared the grounds by
a bayonet charge there was such rain
of stones and bricks that his men began
a desultory fire without orders. The
members Of tho company all reinse to
talk about the affair. Seventeen are de-
tanned, the others having been releas-
ed.
The arrival Of the police to conduct
them TO the station probably saved the
sharpshooters from personal violence, as
they were surrounded by an excited
mob of about 1000 persons. The fol-
lowing is believed to be complete list
of casualties: Valentine E. Clarke, Sc
verely wounded by blowsOn the head;
d. II. Wilkie, bayonet wound three
inches in length on left temple; John
Donohue, LETT side Of jaw, bone shatter
ed and sho: through the body, said to
haye died; Henry Williams, shot IN body
and neck; Albert Jenkens, shot in right
shoulder; Daniel McCarty, bayonet
wound, A little boy, name unknown,
was cut with a Dayonet.