Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-12-28
POLISH CATHOLIC MOB,
The Religious War in Detroit Breaks
Out Fisrcely.
Shotauns, Stones and Clubs Used
and the Police Defied
By a Mob of Two Thousand PartI'
sans of Father KOlanski.

morning the Polish Catholics OF ST. Al
bert's church gathered about the building
but dispersed without doing any damage
Later in the morning the crowd once more
began to come together and BY ten O'CLOCK
fully two thousand people had gathered
around the church. They were quiet anc
orderly except when John Lemike was tt
be seen, and then he was hooted and Jeer
ed. About eleven o'clock
THE CROWD STARTED on RUN
towar Is the grocery of Thomas ZoltoWski
ZoItowski has been leading spirit in the
opposition to Father Kolosinski, and thu
feeling against him is very bitter. Three
wagons of police were sent ont to reinforce
those already on duty. The crowdreached
the grocery in advance of the police and
found it barricsded. Zoltowski appeared
a, his upper window with a shot gun and
fred twice at the mob to frighten TIT m
away. 1t had a contrary effect,
and the windows were crushed
in immediately with bricks, stones, aid
frozen mud. The uproar was desteDinR'
and was only slightly abated when the po'
lice arrived. Just before noon. A brick went
through the hat of Sergeant Nolan, when
be ordered the crowd to dispense. A pa
troll man attempted TO arrest the man who
threw it, and was foored with q snow
shovel. The crowd became massed al
this point and it was only after hard
fight, that the police extricated themsel-
yes, and three prisoners they had captured.
Three others were arrested later.
THE POLICE PowERLEss.
The police seem unable to dispense the
crowd, which exhibits spirit OF defiance
and answer all orders with jeers and
shouts. Word was received at o clock
that the crowd had not yet been driven
away. Superintendent Of Police Pitman
ia msssing his men and expects TO pre-
vent all further trouble. THIS morning
Col. Larned WAS again attacked try
ing 10 defend those who were arrest
ed for last nights trouble. He
vent 10 Lemike's house to investigate
He was accompanied by John Wagner
who is very unpopular among the Poles
On their return they were assaulted with
all kinds of missels and Col. Lsrned was
hit on the forehead and knocked senseless
by a stone. A heavy beaver fur hat saved
his lie, as the stone hit there and cut his
forehead below, the conclusion being
weakened by the fur He is doing we'll.
The crowd closed in on the officers and
for few minutes
THE SQUAD SEEMED DOOMED.
The crowd pushed them so close that it
was we'll nigh impossible to defend them
selves. Detective Tuttle was thrown on
his side in the gutter, where he was con
siderably beaten by the mob. who were
wedged about him so densely that be could
not draw his revolver. After a time he
managed to regain his feet, and helped his
companions once more in their fight. Help
came TO them, and they finally landed
their men in the patrol wagon, although
every inch Of the way had to be fought
desperately. Another patrol wagon was
soon afterward to help the
officers, and at two o'clock Captain Myles
marched to the church with forty'six police
men, followed by several hundred citizens.
A SQUAD was sent TO reinforce the men
at Zollowski's and the police did their ut
most to drive the crowd aways entirely.
When driven from one street the mob in
varisbly congregated upon another, leav-
ing the police to do their work ever again:
This unsatisfactory work continued
throughout the afternoon and it was near,
" dark before the church people finally
dispersed. All saloons on the east side
have been ordered c'osed until the diff
cul,ies are settled. 1t is intended to use
every effort to quell the disturbance.
MORE SERIOUS.
The situation has become more
serious to day, and the outlook for
to night is far from satisfactory,
trouble being expected any moment. tits
stated that Bishop Borgess. is satisfied that
the deposed protest OF Father Kolonsdi is
inviting these disturbances, and under no
elrcu instances will he allow the priest to
be reinstated. The Bishops secretary says
that all the trouble has been lined directly
TO Father Kolousdi whom he considers the
originator of all the different moves OF the