Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-16
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BrAndishrd-Mogcetown Tetrotised
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wiiko ,bartC Leader.
A terrific battle among u host of IIuu
garians, srmc estimating tho number rs
high ~ thousand, took place at Ross
Iul Suuday, tho results of which arc
likely To prove fatal III some INSTANCES. IL
appears that Hungarian, whose name
could not bo loarued, visited what IL known
rs the SScCucy settlement, near tho Bps.
ton mines, occupied entirely by Hunga
rians aud subsequently went with many
hundreds 10 Ross Hun to enjoy Easter
festivities which had been decided on.
While there the Ashley Hun Joined with
unusual guStO IN tho cntcrtainment He
seemed To bo pretty we'll known aud was
tho lite of the party. When the pleasures
were at their height II is alleged that the
Ashley to slipped away from tho crowd
aud returning To the settlement, entered
the house occupied by Hungarian board
ing boss and broke open the trunk, taking
from II package containing seven hun
drrd dollars ia good American money,
II is not exactly known how the loss of
the money was discovered, tut il was, aud
in timc Tor the boss 20 go back to the fes-
tAl crowd and made kpown what had
occurred ut tho same time accusing the
Hungarian of the theft. Ghis WAS the
siugal for general excitement. All hands
took up tho stDrl and a. it plSsol from
m luth TO mouth, indignant truwns took
tho place OF the joyful smilos that all the
Afternoon aad ripplod the universal lluu
garian face. These frowns were supple.
meutcd by angry utterauce, aud by u
division of sentiment regarding tho per
| sOualty OF .thc thief, the friends of the nc
cused, who numbered host ia themselves
| believing his declarations of iunocsnce,
while an equal number sided with tho boss
and felt called upon to deem his accusations
true.
Tnis condition of things ilually resulted
| IN the iuaug gurattOu OF a general fight
amOag the partisaus of both meu, who, as
soon rs they became involved, lost com.
| plete control Of themselves and ru3ho at
| each other with clubs stones knives and
other convenient weapons There were
many women and children presout WHOM
| the fight bsgau, who soon ran away,
| screaming with alarm. The general melee
| lasted for hour or tsu, the c pmbatants ap
pearing not willing to reliuquish their
belhgereut attacks upon each other. 1t
WAS impOsSlble u learn tho names of tho
ring leaders, aud II is understood that no
arrests were made. Broken heads aud
| bloody noses were everywhere observed
| about the Sweeney settlement Sunday
night.
Mogeetpwn rerroriEsd by = 1reeK N u.
Reading Herald.
Easter sunday in Mogeetown, Mont
! gOmeTy county. was not q day of peace
aud rejoicing, but quite the contrary. A
| row OF frame houses near tho station have
| been purchased by the Schuylkill Valley
railroad aud turned into lodging places
for lAoOrers on their road, who are Greeks
| The colony numbers about 100. Shortly
after diunsr tour young men approached
the houses OF the resks, aud one Of
them, Thomas ShrOnk, entered. He
WAS immediately knocked down. one o.
the Greeks approached with au axe, as II
about 70 split his skull, and he lost no
| time IN beating retreat. lie Immediately
| hld for the balance of the day. The
| Greeks pursued him into the village,
many armed with deadly weapons. Chas.
! Murphy was standing on the street when
the mob came and one of the Greeks
| attacked him with razor. Tho Greek
gashed him severely on the face aud head
| and cut his left arm open from the
| shoulder to the elbow. He He'd III
the railroad aud escaped with his life
The terrified residents barricaned theiI
houses, and the Greeks remained masters
| Of tue field until } in the afternoon. Al
that time William McFadden and JOIN
| COuuel, Of NOrrlstowu, walked up the
road, entirely ignorant OF the disturbance,
| They found tbs path barrioaded by the
angry mob who approached them with
threatening cries. McFadden was struck
| with club, but Connel picked vi
two stones with which he knocked dowr
two ui tho Greeks. The mob fell bacl
and they forced their way through, fol
lowed Dy a volIey of shots which did then
no injury. Thirteen shots were fired. Ii
the intervals Of their assaults the Creek
listened to au acJogdeon played by one o
their number, and acted rs if the Who'll,
affair was a holiday frolic.