New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-06-23
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| cisco on the 10th of September.
a RIOTIN CHICAGO.

AN ARMED COMPANY OF COMMUNISTS STIRRED u
BY CROWD OF RoUGHs-THEY CHARGE BAYo
NET THE CROWD, AND FIRE THREE vOLLEYs.
CHICAGO, June 22-One of the armed COM
panies which under act OF the Legislature mu'
shortly cease to exist, became involved in ght with
unarmed people this afternoon, which resulted 10
the woundng of several Of the latter.
The Bohemian Sharp-shooters, an association com
posed OF about twenty individuals. held II picnic al
Silver Leaf Grove at the cOrnero ~ Ogden and Western
| ayes. During dance, one OF the sharp
shooters engaged III quarrel with Volney
Clark, visitor and after beating hun Sc
yerely had him elected from the grounds. CLARK
stated his grievances to crowd outside the gates and
gaining somo sympathy there began an IN
discriminate throwing Of sticks and stones into
the Enclosure where tho picnic was being held.
The lieutenant the Frank Lsdweic ordered
the long roll 10 be sounded and bayonets 10 be fixed
A charge wastminediatey made toward the gate, and
the crowd bayoneted aud sabred until they fell
back. The company formed outside Of the gate in
single line facing the street. and fired yoy into the
crowd. The company immcdiat ely reloaded and again
hrcd, each sharpshOoer picking MS man ~ rs stated
that three or four y0lieys were fired. Inc weapons
US d were muzzeIOadlng Springfield muskets. aud the
cartridges contained ninc buckshot each. About "a
dozen men were wounded ana three are said to have
since died. , -,
police repaired to the scene and arrested the whole com
pany which formed In marching order under the
station where the men are nov hicarceraltd on q
charge OF murder, and are garaed by heaVy detaeh
mrnt OF police. The captain or the company was not
present during the ailrsy.
The names Of thOs arrested arc as follows Frs-Ieu-
tenant Frank Ladwcic thirtgtnIcc years old Second
Lieutenant Charles Raus tweniy-nine years John G.,
CndweCk, TWENTY-FIVE years; John kaichartt, seven
teen years; Frank Nemick, thiry-two years; Frank
KOpery, nineteen years; James Nachman, eighteen
years; John Eauglik twenty-fhree years; Frank
Yausk. twenty years John Ncsk2, eighteen years !;
Joseph Herek nineteen years; Martin Cesal, twenty
three years John Dazal, twenty-five wears; Michael
Homclk twenty-five years; August Zcdek, eighteen
years Frank Schmidt, tWenty-nic years James Mar
tn twenty-five years OLD 1t Is rmored that an attempt
Will be made by The Lem ana Weir NulCD 10 rescue me
prisoners tonight
holding picnic outside or the city to-day, made an
effort return TO the prisoners. It appears
that the picnic was given by Bohemian
Sunday-schOOl, and that numerous gang of
drunken rouShs had all along given considerable trou-
bic, until finally those IN charge Of matters sent
for the sharpshOolers for protection. They
arrived about 8 o'clock, ana shortly after
ward the trouble began as above related.
The Lieutenant tOnIghtdenies that he gave tho
order fire, but says that after he had cleared the
grounds by bayonet charge there such rain OF
stones and bricks that his began de-
sutory fire without orders. The members of tue
The following believed TO he complete list or
Casuties Valentine H. Clark, severely wounded by
blows the head; ID. H. vi kc, bayoaet wound three
inches length left temple; John DOnohue. left side
of iawbOne shattered and shot through the DOdy->ad
10 lave died Henry Williams. shot in body and neck;
Albert Jenkins shot right shoulders Daniel Mccarthy,
DIyonct wound. little boy, name unknown, was also
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