Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1885-12-31
POLANDER'S RIOT.
Trouble in the Polish Church in
Detroit Breaks Out Again.

The Police Unable TO Control the Mob,
Many Injured and Some
Killed.
Detroit dispatches give the particulars OF
the rioting in that city, which broke out
afresh on Christmas day, between the Polish
church and their Bishop and his party Be
fore daylight the Poles began to assemble
| about St Alburtus' Church. The holiday had
| released the men and women from their usual
occupations, and they came in force The
| recently blessed chimes did not sound at the
usual hour. The massive doors remained
Closed. A murmur OF surprise and discomfort
| spread through the crowd as the time passed
| by and there were no signs of life In the
| church. The air was sharp and piercing and
| even the sturdy Polish women began shiyering
| In tho cold. At O'Clock there were between
| 5000 and 1000 Poles on the ground and
movement began TO be discernable. The word
| was passed around, and the dense crowd sepa-
rated as II by Encouragement, and formed in
| to divisions. Each had Its marshals and nine
chiefs. The leading men headed the respec-
| tive divisions, the women came next and
| miscellaneous crowd Of Polanders struggled
| In the rear There was little or no jabbering
| or demonstration. The faces wore an express
| sion of great earnestness. They appeard to feel
keenly the fact that while other church bells
| were ringing, other congregations were bowling
before their affairs and Offering thanks to God,
they stood crowded and shivering in the street
| with the frown Of their Bishop upon them
A 41.at. L..
| moved toward the heart Of the city, each talk
| ing different direction. As the procession
| moved through the northeastern part of the
| town, they gathered strength until they num-
bered 5000. The lines of march converged at
the pastoral residence of Bishop Borgess., on
Washington Avenue. One division arrived by
way OF State Street, another came down Wash
ington Avenue, and another took rounda-
| bout course and came from westerly dlrec-
ton along State st. They halted In front OF
| the Bishops residence and wheeled into line
several deep. The men were well dressed In
the holiday garb of mechanics and laborers
| The brilliant red shawls Of the women gave q
| picturesque look to the otherwise sombre ap-
| pearance Of the body. A consultation was
held among the committee which had been
| given In charge OF the demonstration. This
consisted Of Anton Spegil, Kanut Gofozgurkl,
| Michael Farnowasd, Anton Hern, John Ko-
| mart, and Woiertz Korall. The committee as
| cended the steps and the door bell was given
| vigorous pull. The crowd waited patiently for
| response, but none came. Not face APP
| peared at the windows although the inside
blinds were thrown back. The residence was
silent as the church had been. The door bell
was given an other jerk, - there was no re-
Spouse, and the women bS ian to mutter at
| having to pass their Christmas on the street.
Meantime, however, an unusual scene was oc-
curing within the Bishops house, and as his
| Eminence was due at st. Joseph's church TO
say mass at 10 o'clock, he left his residence by
! the back way, got into closed carriage, and
escaped without encountering the people. Az
| ter following him to st. Joseph's where they
were locked out, the Poles most sullenly dis
| persed.
At 8 o'clock In the afternoon 1900 or 5000
Poles began to throw stones at the church and
at the houses in the neighborhood in which
obnoxious Poles live. The police prevented
serious riot here, but the mob rushed down
| st. Aubin avenue to where Basil Lemke lives,
and began to mob his place. The scene that
| followed battles intelligent description, the
men and women fighting Unfortunately with
| the police. A large number Of persons were
seriously hurt, many arrests made, and one
man, John Leodowsk, was shot dead. After
| the shooting the mob dispersed.
The rioting was renewed on the Goth. Early
| that morning the Polish Catholics Of St. AL.
burtus' church gathered about that building
| but dispersed without doing any damage.
| Later In the morning the crowd once more be-
| gan to come together and by 10 o'clock fully
| 1000 people had gathered around the church.
They were quiet and orderly except when John
Lemke was seen and then he was hooted and
| jeered. About IL O'Clock the crowd started on
| o run towards the grocery of Thomas Zo2ow-
| ski who had been the leading spirit In the OPP
| position to Father Kolasinski, and the feeling
| against him is very bitter. Three wagons Of
| police were sent out TO reinforce those already
| on duty. The crowd reached the grocery In
advance of the police and found 1t barricaded.
Zollowsh appeared at an upper window with
shotgun and fired twice at the mob to brighten
| them away; it had the contrary effect and the
| windows were crushed in Immediately with
! bricks, stones and frozen mud. The uproar
was deafening and only slightly abated when
| the police arrived just before noon. A brick
went through the hat Of Sergeant Nolan when
| he ordered the section crowd to dispense.
| patrolman attempted to arrest the man who
| threw It and was hoored with a snow shovel.
| The crowd became massed at this point and It
was only after a hard fight that the police ex-
| treated themselves and the three prisoners
| they had captured. Three others were arrested
later. The police seemed unable to dispense
| the mob, which exhibited a spirited defiance
and answered all orders with jeers and shouts.
| Word was received of 2 O'Clock that the crowd
had not yet been driven away, Superintend-
cnt of Police Pctman masscd his men and
expected to prevent all further trouble. That
morning Col. Larned was retained to defend
those who were arrested for the murder Of the
night before. He went to Lemke's house TO
investigate accompanied by John Wagner, who
is very unpopular among the Poles. On their
return they were assaulted with all kinds Of
missiles and Col. Larned was hit on the fore
head and knocked senseless. His heavy
beaver fur hat saved his life, as a stone hit
there and cut his forehead below. He is doing
well.
1t is stated that Bishop Borgess. is convinced
that the depose1 priest, Father Kolaslnski, is
melting these disturbances, and that under no
circumstances will he allow the priest to be
reinstated. The Bishops secretary says that
all trouble has been traced directly TO Father
Kolasinski, whom he considers the originator
OF all the different moves Of the rioters
A Senator Hung in Efflgy.
Canton (ohio) special says: There is
intense Indignation here over the appoint