New-York tribune., 1884-02-17
ca PTURED By ITALIAN JVDRKMEN.
TROUBLES or 4 RAILROAD CONTRACTOR
By MOB FOX HOURs-THREATENED WITH
MANNING AND DEATH.
lBY TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUSEl

ABERDEEN, Md., Feb. 16.-The Italian labor
ers working the section OF the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, NewPhiladephia branch this place yes
terday evening captured A. j. Parliament the contractor
and carried him off little shanty three miles away
from the railroad, where they placed him under guard
Then they sent word TO hs friends here that unless their
due from Parliament paid in full by to-
day they would cut OF his and send them to Aber
deem II this did not the purpose and the money
was not forthcoming by sunset they would hang him.
Parliament Is man Of means. few days o
his agent, Alexander Hlrtgan absconded with about
$4,000 leaving 81 800 due the aborers who all Ita-
ians. Few OF them can speak word of English.
The report OF Plraments abduction greatly alarmed
his friends, ana they forwarded request to the Ba
and Ohio central Office in Baltimore, asking peris
sion enough money 10 enable Parliament to settle
with his captOrs. This refused. All last night the
prisoners friends trying TO effect loan from one OF
the neighboring banks without success. Becoming
alarmed for his safety they called Sheriff j. H. Boyd
who took few cOnstabes and proceeded TO
the scene. The Italians found camped in the
woods with strong guard around the frame building
IN which their prisoner was secured. When the sheriff
and his constabes appeared the foreigners about two
hundred in all, closed in them and dehed their au
thOrty. Seeing that he powerless to rescue the
prisoner the sheriff returned Aberdeen and proceeded
to summon posse.
Meanwhile it was within two hours OF the time APP
pointed by the Italians 10 cut off Pdrament's ears His
a
OF Baltimore and the deputy marshal OF that city, and
twenty-five arrived here few moments before
noon special train. The sherlfs posse
was in readiness, and headed by the police who
were armed with Smith & WessOn revOyers, set of for
the Italian camp the double quick The attacking
party also included twenty-five policemen under the
Chef Of Police OF Havre DE Grace The total force was
hundred. On reaching the camp the Italians were
found to concealed behind and strongly posted
They did not appear be at all ovcrawed by the strong
force attacking them but yelled ferociou'y. The ponce
without answering them charged at double quick and
were soon among the rioters laying - nght
and left with their clubs The Itallau5
armed with picks, crOw-bars and few
pistols and made stubborn resistance finally compel
ling the police their pistols. Acting under orders
they first fired In the air and this ntimdated the rioters
that they began to weaken In few minutes they were
I'm full flight and the police opening the shanty found
About hfty OF the Italians captured and taken 10
Belair under strong guard In the melee, six Italians
were shot, but fatally wounded. About ten
were badly beaten by the poicemen's clubs. Ihe
prisoners all handcuaed and lodged in Bel
er Jail. Thomas Holland, one OF the sherins
posse received bullet in the abdomen and, II Is thought
will die.
The italians evidently do not understand the situation
fully, and are arming themselves in anticipation OF an,
will give trouble before long. Parliament states
that when reached Aberdeen yesterday he offered To
the labOTers fifty cents on the dollar ana they lne-
datey became enraged The contractor raised his Oner
sixty cents when they Immediately captured and made
with him. The greater part Of the Italians are IN need
food, and being desperate source OF great unea
slness to the residents in this vicinity.