St. Paul daily globe., 1885-12-27
swelled to 5000 men and women. was
finally dispersed.
A LATER REPORT.


to do all the fighting, but to-day stronger
hands were raised against the peace of the
community, although the women were not
absent. Col. Larned had been retained by
the Lemkies for their defense on the charge
morning he visited the house of his clients to
investigate the case John Wagner, a
sewer contractor, was in the buggy with
him. 1t so happens that Wagner is identi-
fed with the anti Kolasenski element of
the church, and the sight of him enraged the
crowd. On the return from Lemkie's
house they assailed the buggy with bricks.
stones and frozen pieces of mud, accom-
panying these missiles with storm of i'm
precautions. Wagner managed to escape in
jury, but Col. Larned was struck on the
forehead with stone and stunned, heavy
fur cap being all that prevented fracture
of the skull. Others, who would in various
ways become obnoxious to the mob, were
assaulted by them, but none of them were
seriously hurt.
THE CROWD ABOUT THE CHURCH
doors were quiet and orderly, except when
old John Lemkie appeared at one of his
broken windows, and then their shouts and
jeers were almost deafening. Mr.. Lemkie
is 76 years old, and after escaping through
a back door from last nights mob, he passed
the cold night on the commons west of his
home. About IL o'clock the crowd seemed
to tire of this mild sport, and began quietly
moving away, but before going block they
broke into a run, spreading out over several
streets, but all going towards Hastings and
Ontario streets, where Thomas Zoltswiski,
another of the anti-Kolasenski party has his
corner grocery. The small force of police
on duty at the church sent in an appeal for
help to be sent to the store and three wagons
were Immediately sent out. When the po-
lice had arrived at Zoltowiski's the crowd
had commenced it's attack on the building,
which had been strongly barricaded In less
than minute all the glass in the building
was shattered to fragments. At the sight
of Zoltowiski through one of the broken
windows cries of ''Hang himp' ''Shoot
him" Break down the doors!' coupled
with abuse and profanity, could be heard
above the sharp rattling sound of stones,
mud, bricks and clubs against the building.
and through the paneless windows Zolts-
wiski showed his revolver, but the crowd
only yelled the louder and drove him from
sight by well aimed volley of their favorite
missiles. A moment later he appeared with
a Winchester repeating rifle, which he fired
twice, evidently with the hope that he could
BRIGHTEN AWAY THE MOB.
Instead of quelling the disturbance this
seemed only to incite them to greater fury,
the police On hand seeming to be almost
helpless. The reinforcements arrived at
this time and the police endeavored to force
the men away from the grocery. The streets
were so packed with people that this was
extremely difficult as well as dangerous
work. Sergt Nolan with squad of police
was trying to force the crowd back on
Leland street when man in the mob threw
a large stone, crushing in the sergeant's
hat and bruising his head considerably. He
staggered to his feet and helped to handcuff
his assailant. The crowd closed in on the
officers and for few minutes the squad
seemed doomed. The crowd pressed them
so close that it was well nigh impossible to
defend themselves. Detective Tuttle was
thrown on his side in the gutter, when he
was considerably beaten by the mob. who
were wedged about him so denseIy that he
could not draw his revolver. After time
he managed to regain his feet and help his
companions once more in theirGght. Help
came to them and they finally landed their
men in the patrol wagon, although every
inch of the way had to be fought desper-
ately.
ANOTHER PATROL WAGON
was summoned soon afterward to help the
officers. and at Q o'clock Capt. Myler
marched to the church with forty six police
men, followed by several hundred citizens.
A detachment was sent to reinforce the men
at Zottowiski's, and the police did their ut
most to drive the crowd away entirely.
When driven from one street the mob inva-
riably congregated upon another, leaving
the police to do their work over again. This
unsatisfactory work continued throughout
the afternoon, and it was nearly dark before
the church people finally dispersed. All sa-
looms on the East side have been ordered
closed until the difficulty is settled. 1t is
the intention of the police to use every ef-
fort to quell the disturbances. 1t is stated
that Bishop Berges is satisfied that the de-
posed priest, Father KOlasenski, is melting
these disturbances, and under no circum-
stance will he allow the priest to be rein
stated. The bishops secretary says that all
the trouble has been traced directly to Father
Kolasenski, whom he considers the origina-
tor of all the different moves of the rioters.
Contrary to expectations, everything was
very quiet in Polack town tonight. There
were no gatherings of the church people, and
at 10 o'clock it looked as if everything had
been settled for the night. Notwithstand-
ing the present peaceful aspect, trouble may
arise at any moment.