Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-06-23
RIOT In CHICAGO.
A DOZEN PERSONS WOUNDED, THREE
FATALLY.
The Bohemian SharpshOOters, Socialist
Organization, Fire into Crowd.
Of Unarmed People - The
Whole Company Arrested.

CHICAGO, June 22.-One Of the armed
companies which, under the recent act
of the Legislature, must shortly cease
to exist, became involved in difficulty
with some unarmed people this after
noon, which resulted in the death of
several of the latter The Bohemian
Sharpshooters' Association, composed
of some twenty individuals, had apicnic
to-day at SILVER Leaf, corner of Ogden
Avenue and Western Avenue. During
q dance one of the sharpshOOters en-
gagged in a quarrel with Volney Clark,
a visitor, and after using him up pretty
badly, had him elected from the grounds.
He stated his grievance to the crowd
outside the gates, and gaining
some sympathy there, he
inaugurated an indiscriminate
throwing of sticks and stones into the
enclosures where the picnic was being
held. The lieutenant Of the company,
Frank Ladweie, ordered the long roll
sounded, bayOnets fixed, and charge
was at once made toward the gate, and
the crowd were bayoneted and sabred
until they fell back The company re-
formed outside the gate in single line,
facing the street, and loading their guns
fired a volley into the crowd. They at
once reloaded and again fired, each
sharp-shooter picking his man. 1t
is stated that three or four
vollevs were fired in all
The weapons used were muzzle-loadlng
Springfield muskets, the cartridges be-
ing composed of nine buckshot each.
About dozen men were wounded, and
three are said to have since died. As
soon as the affair became known, two
squads of police repaired to the scene,
and arrested the whole company. They
formed in marching order, under the
American flag, and proceeded TO the
West Madison street station, where they
are now incarceratcd, charged with
murder, and guarded by n heavy de-
tachment of police. The names OF those
arrested are as follows, the Captain OF
the company not having been present
during the affray: First Lieutenant
Frank Ladweic, 33 years old; Second
Lieutenant Charles Raus, % years;
John G. CadwiCk, 20 years; John
Pachart, II years; Frank Nemick, y
wears; Frank Kopery, l9 years; James
Nachman, Is years; John IIanglik, %
wears; Frank Yanski, 20 years; John
Neska, Is years; Joseph Herek, -
wears; Martin Cisal, % years; James
Chum, 10 years; Frank Frish, % years;
John Dalzell, 30 years; Mike Homolkl,
% years; August Zedek, l9years; Frank
Schmidt, % years; James Marlin, -
wears. 1t is rumored that an attempt
will be made by the Lehr and Wehr
Verein to rescue the prisoners tonight.
% Another Account.
CHICAGO, June 22.-The Lehr and
Wehr Nerein which has been holding
picnic, to-day, outside the city,
made effort on their return to release
the prisoners. 1t seems that the picnic
was given by Bohemian Sunday
School, and that numerous gangs OF
drunken roughs had all along given
considerable trouble, until finally those
in charge ofthe matter sent orthe sharp
shooters as protection. They arrived
about three o'clock, and shortly after
that time the trouble began as above
related. The Lieutenant tonight
denies that he gave the order to fire,
but says that after he had cleared the
grounds by a bayOnet charge there was
such a rain of stones and bricks that
his men began a desultory fire
without orders. The members of the
company refuse to talk. Seventeen are
retained, the others having been re-
leased. The arrival OF the police
To conduct them to the station probably
saved them from personal violence, which
was threatened by the surrounding
excited mob, numbering 1000. The
following is believed to be a complete
list of the casualties: Valentine i.
Clark, severely wounded by blows on
the head; ID. II. Wilkes, bayOnet
wound on left temple; John Dono-
hue, left side of jaw bone shattered and
shot through the body below the left
nipple (said to have died.; Henry Will
liams, body and neck; Albert jenkins,
right shoulder; little boy, name un-
known; Daniel Mccarthy, cut with
bayOnet.