The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-06-26
SUNDAY PICNICKlNG.
Gang Of ROughs Disturb Plnlc In Chicago
Company Of SharpsnOOLers Fire on the Crowd.


Company Of SharpsnOOLers Fire on the Crowd.
Chicago June % One OF the armed compa
MES, which, under the recent act OF the Legisla
trre must shortly cease to exist, became invov.
ed in a difficulty with come unsrmed people this
afternoon, which resulted in the death of several
OF the latter. The Jhemian SharpshOoters' As.
sOciation, composed of some twenty individuals
had picnic to-day at silver Leaf Grove, corner
Ogden avenue and Western avenue. During a
dance, one Of the sharpshooters engaged in a
quarrel with Volney Clark, a visitor. aud af'er
using him up pretty badly, had him elected from
The ground. He stated his grievance t the crowd
outside the gates, and gaining some sympathy
there iuaugurated an indisCriminate throwing OF
sticks and stones into the enclosure where the
picnic was being held. The lieutenant of the
company, Frank Ladwrie, ordered the long roll
sounded, the bayonets fixed, w1en q charge was
Immediately made tIward the gate and the
crowd were bayoneted and sabred until they fell
back. The company reformed outside the gate
in a single line facing the street, and loaded
their guns fred vDlley into the crowd. They
Immediately reloaded and fired again, each
sharpshoOter picked his man. II is stated three
,or four vOlleys were fred in all. The weapons
used were mug 9 loading Springfield muskets,
the cartridges beir 6 composed OF nine buck shot
each About dozen men were wounded and
three are said 10 have since died. As SOON as the
sffair became known two squads Of police re.
paired to the scene and arrested the whole com.
pRny.
They formed In marching order nnder the
AIneIic flag and proceeded to West Madison
htreet station where they ara now incarCerated,
charged with murder, and guarded by heavy
detachment Of police.
Later-lhe Lehr and Wehr Yerein, which has
been holding picnic 10 day outside the city,
made no eff Tt on their return TO release The
prisoners. II seems that the picnic was given by
a Bohemian Sunday school, and that numerous
gang OF drunken rOughs had all along give n con-
siderable trouble, until inally those in charge Of
matters sent for the kharpshOOters as a protection
They arrived about three o'clock, and shortly Of.
Ter that time the trouble began as above related
The Lleutenan to- night denies that he gave the
order TO fire, but says, after he had cleared the
grounds by bayOnet charge, there was such q
rain Of stones aud bricks that his men began
desultory fire without any order.
The members of the company all refuse to talk
Seventeen are retained, the others having been
rtlested The arrival OF the police to conduct
them 10 the station probably scared them from
NJ Ts0nal violence, which was threatened by the
surrounding excited mob, numbering 2 200O
The following is heliev to be- complete list
Of the Casualties Valentino E. Clark, severely
wounded by blows on the head; D. II. Wilker,
three inch bayODPt wOnnd on left temple John
DOnOhue left side Of jaw bone shattered and
shot through the body below the left nipple said
10 have died; Henry Williams, body aud neck
Albert jenkins, right shoulder little boy name
unknowD; Danl Mccarthy, cut with bayonet.