Daily Republican., 1884-11-25
THIRD EDITION,
A serious RiOa,

Gurgan, contractors for Q section of th,
new Baltimore - Philadelphia Rail
road, near Newark, drew over TIRES
thousand dollars belonging TO the
italian laboress and decamped with it
They were afterwards arrested, aud art
now In New Castle jail, but the money
recovered from them WAS placed il
bank. subject to the order Of tie Court
and 1t will probably remain there until
after the men are tried.
After Fitzpatrick and McGurgau
ran away, the work WAS taken by
James Stewart & Son, who en-.
ployed the Italians TO work for them,
and completo tn Q contract. They com
menced work October 9th, and last
Thursday, the contractors paid them
tor the work done from that time until
the frat of this month.
The time-bO for the work done for
Fitzpatrick and McGurgan was carried
away by them, and only recovered q
few days since, but ~ part of the men
could not be made to understand this
fact, and that the book 10 now in the
hands of the railroad company, who
will pay them in o few days, they were
very much dissa tisfed because they
we're not paid in full, and on Friday
morning refused to work, until they ~.
oeived the full amount due them.
Steward & Son finding that IL was
useless TO reason with the men, put MP a
new shanty and other buildings, tele-
graphed for men To take the strikers
places, and attempted to proceed with
the work with some forty of their old
men, who understood the situation and
refused to join the others. As those
who had struck showed q disposition
TO create riot, and keep the others
from working, word was sent to this
city, and Sheriff Ford detailed Deputy
Sheriff Chambers to proceed to the scene
with posse OF nine men, to preserve
order.
Captain Smith, Right of Way Agent,
advised Mr.. Cham bers To take q larger
force with him, but as he had been
prom Used assistance at Newark, he did
not consider ~ necessary. The Deputy
and his posse were taken to the place
in q hack, and upon their arrival under.
took TO put the men, who had not joiu-
cd the strike, at work, but just AS they
were about To commence operations,
they we're attacked by thestrikers, who
had armed themselves with pistols,
clubs, knives and stones, aud in few
minutes the fight was commenced by
one Of the Italians firing pistol at the
Deputy Sheriff.
In less time than it takes TO write it
the fight be came general and hundreds
OF shots were fired, while stones tiew in
every directions. A baker from this
city, who has been supplying Nicholas
Maroni, the keeper of the shanty &C.
cupied by tho striking Italians, with
bread, happened to be on the ground,
but as soon as the hostilities com meuced
left the scene as fast as his horse could
take him. The battle continued Tor
some time, aud ended in the strikers
being routed, bat Deputy Cham beers
says that AZ soon as the first shot was
fired the men at Newark, vino had
promised to help him, run.
A rock thrown by Nicola Caprio,
struck Mr.. Cham bers on the head, and
inflicted cash over an inch in length,
and several of the Italians were
wounded. Three of the men werearrested,
one OF whom was shot in the left side Of
his face, and he claims that he was
wounded alter he was arrested. His
face Is badly burned with powder and
the weapon that inflicted Ihe wound
must have been held very close to his
face when it was fired.
Another one of the prisoners is bad :
cut on the head, and presented sicken-
ing sight when brought to the hall yes
terday afternoon. His captors claim
that he was one of the strikers, and that
he was beaten and cut by the men who
wanted TO work, but he stated Through
al interpreter, that he was beaten ate,
ibis arrest. and while he was Ia ia. Lae k
on bis way 70 this city. The third prso
neI, who is not much more than "A boy
Avh ihifad N hrnH u hiph h.. a
had been done by some one kicking hin
in the stomach; his injuries are very
slight.
Immediately after their arrival a
the hall DIR. Wales WAS summoned
and he had DIR. Grim shaw also called
in. The two physicians dressed tn
mems wounds, and made al unsuccess
full attempt to extract the ball that ma,
entered the jaw Of one of them.
After Deputy Chambers ha'
started in the hack tor this city
he felt O. singing sensation in his let
arm above the elbow, and upon takin
of his coat found that he had been shot
and as soon as he had placed his prison
ers in the hall, he proceeded 10 til
Court House and reported TO the Shel
iff
He was taken to Attorney Generi
Gray's room, and DIR. Draper sent 70
but as he was not at home, q telephon
message was sent to DIR. Zane, ami I'll
answer vas returned that he Vas cor
fined TO the house with a severe COZ
and was not able to come. DIR. Mau
was then telephoned for; but before L
reached the Court House, DIR. Drap'
arrived, but although he probed tor II
ball, he was unable to locate il, al
ha rt,iuihr thai n ia lnl q
in the muscles Of the arm.
Mr.. Chambers was taken to DIR. DIR
Ier's office, where the wound on b
arm, and that on his head were dresse
and "a short tins afterwards he return
Ell TO the Court House, anxious to tai
larger force of men and return to u
scene
When the posse returned to this CT
in the afternoon, they left Depu
Sherifi's Ware and Gormley in charg
with guard OF some twenty-five Ia
road men, all of whom were w
armed AS soon as the cond lJion
affairs was repor ted to Sheriff Ford
commenced to summon 3 force 10 pl
coed to the scene, large enough 10 p
serve order ana protect proper'
Arrangements were made with Sup
intendeut Cornell, of the b. IL p ka
road for special train, which l.
this city at 7.3O o'clock with Depu
chambers and force of thirty IN,
The train reached Newark shorl
after O'Clock, and as soon as the IN
disembarked, Deputy Chambers cs
toned them against any reckless Use
the fire arms with when each was W
provided, and told them that VIII
they were there to protect proper
they must not under.any circumstan
fire without orders.