The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-27
The Women Temporarily Retire to the Back
ground, and Their Husbands and Sons
Take Up the Work of Disturbance.
Col. Larned Seriously Assaulted and
ZOltOWski's Grocery Store Riddled.
Large Force of Police Proves Unable to
DiSperse the Mob, the Rioters Merely
Shifting from Street to Street.

DETROIT. Dec 26-Early to day the congre-
CATION of st. Albert's Polish Church began to
gather about that building The early crowd
scattered, and for time there were hopes that
no trouble would occur. However, the crowd
increased, until by IL o'clock fully 1000
persons were massed in ths streets about
the church. In the troubles during the past few
weeks the men have stood a!oof leaving their
wives to do all the fighting, but to-day stronger
hands were raised against the peace of the com
munity though the women were not absent. 9
Colonel Larned had been retained by the
Lemecks for their defense on the charge of
shooting man, last night, and this 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 happened
that Wagner is identified with the
anti Ko;asinski element of the church, and the
sight of him enraged the crowd. On the return
from Lemeck's house they assailed the buggy
with bricks, stones and frozen pieces of mud,
accompanying the missiles with a
storm Of imprecations Wagner managed
to escape injury, but Colonel Larned
was struck on the forehead with stone and
stunned heavy far cap being all that prevent
ed a fractured skull. Others who had in var-
Gus ways. become obnoxious to the mob were
assaulted, but no one seriously hurt
The crowd about the church doors were quiet
and orderly, except when old John Lemeck ap-
peared at one of his broken windows, and then
| their shouts and jeers were almost deafening.
Mr. Lemeck, after escaping through back
door. from last nights mob. passed the
cold night on the commons west of his home.
About IL o'clock the crowd seemed to tire of this
sport, and began moving away but before going
block they broke into run, spreading ont over
several streets. all going towards where Thomas
Zoltowski, another of the anti Kolasinsk party
has his corner grocery. The small force of po-
lice on duty at the church sent in an appeal for
help to bo sent to the store, and three wagons
were Immediately sent out. Before they arrived
at Zoltowskis the crowd had commenced an at
tack on the building. which had been strongly
barrica3esaeaIn less than minute all the glass
in the building was broken. moment later
rife, which he fired twice, evidently with the
hope that he could frighten away the mob. This
seemed only to incite them to greater frenzy,
the police on hand seeming to be almost
helpless. The reinforcements arrived at
this time, and the police endeavored to
force the mob away from the grocery. The
streets were so packed with people that this was
extremely difficult. as we'll as dangerous work.
Sergeant Nolan, with squad CT police. was try
ing to force the crowd back on to Leland
street. when man in the mob
in
the sergeant's hat and bruising his head con-
siderably. The fellow was arrested, and i'm
mediately Officer Ewing, who aided in the arrest,
was felled with a snow-shovel He staggered to
his feet and helped handcuff his assailant.
The crowd closed in on the off
GERS, and for few moments the
squad seemed doomed. The crowd pressed
them so close that it was ell-nigh impossible to
defend themselves Help came to them. and
they finally landed their men in patrol wagon,
although every inch of the way had to be fought
desperately. Another patrol wagon was sum-
moned soon afterwards to help the officers, and at
o'clock Captain Myer went to the church with
fortysx policemen, followed by several hundred
citizens. A detachment was sent to reinforce
the men at Zoltouski's and drive the crowd away
entirely. When driven from one street
the crowd congregated upon another,
leaving the police to do their
work over again. This unsatisfactory work
continued throughout the afternoon, andi was
nearly dark before the church people finally dis
persed.
All saloons the East Side have been
ordered closed until the difficulties
are settled. 1t is the intention
Of the police to use every effort
to quell the disturbance. The situation has be-
come more serious too day. and the outlook to-
night is far from satisfactory 1t is stated
that Bishop Borgess. is satisfied that
the deposed priest. Father Kolasinsk. is
melting these disturbances, and under no
circumstances will he allow the priest to be re-
instated The Bishops secretary says that all
the trouble has been traced directly to Father
Kolasinsk, whom he considers the originator of
all the different movements of the rioters
LATER R-Contrary to expectation everything
was very quiet in Polacktown to night. There
we're no gatherings of the church people, and
at 10 o'clock it looked as if everything had been
settled for the night. Notwithstanding the
present peaceful aspect, trouble may arise any
moment.
An Atrocious Wife Murder
CHICAGO, Dec. 26-Thomas King, living at
No. 2o29 Cologne street, in quarrel. last night,
murdered his wife, by beating her brains out
with chair. The police succeeded in arresting