Los Angeles daily herald., 1885-12-27
A RELIGIOUS FIGHT.
Poles Resist the Bishops
Orders.
A MOB DEFIEs THE POLICE.
One Man Killed and Several In
jured More Trouble Antiei-
pated In the Near Future.

Special to the Herald bythe Associated Press.
DETROIT, Mich, December ga Sc.
rious outbreak occurred yesterday iu
the Polish Catholic church, which was
finally quelled by the police, one of the
rioters being shot dead. Fully 5000 per-
sons were in the mob including women
and children. 1t was feared trouble
would occur to-day and 100 police were
dispatched to The scene. A large crowd
assembled in front of the church, but
were dispersed without doing any dam
age.
Early this morning the Polish Cath
olies OF st. Albartus Church gathered
about that building but dispersed with
out doing any damage. Later in the
morning u crowd once more began to
come together, and by 10 o'clock fully
2OOO people had gathered around the
church. They were quiet and orderly
except when John Leemkie was to be
seen and then he was hooted and jeered
at. About II o'clock the crowd started
on run towards the grocery of Thomas
Zoltowsli. Zoltowski being a leading
spirit in the opposition to Father Kola-
sinski and the feeling against him was
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 it barricaded. Z)ltowski ap-
peared at his upper window with a
shot gun and fired twice at the
mob to frighten them away. 1t had
the contrary effect, and the windows
were crushed in Immediately with
bricks, stones and frozen mud. The up
roar was deafening and was only slight
ly abated when the police arrived, just
before noon. A brick went through the
hat of Seargent Nolan when he ordered
section of the crowd to disperse. A
patrolman attempted to arrest the man
who threw it and was foored with a
snow shovel. Tie crowd became massed
at this point and it was only after hard
fight that the police extricated them
selves aud the three prisoners they had
captured. Three Others were arrested
later. The police seem unable to dis
perse the crowd, which exhibits spirit
Of defiance and answers all orders with
jeers and shouts. Word was received
at o'clock that the crowd had not yet
been driven away. Superintendent of
Police Pittman is massing his men and
expects to prevent any further trouble.
This morning Colonel Larned was re-
tanned to defend those who were arrested
for last nights murder. He went to
Lemkie'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 missiles and Colonel Larned
was hit ON the forehead aud knocked
senseless by stone. A heavy beaver
fur hat saved his life as the stone hit
there and cut the forehead below. The
conclusion was weakened by the fur hat
and he is doing well.
When driven from one street the mob
invariably congregated ON another, leav-
ing the police to do their work over
again. This continued throughout the
afternoon, and it was nearly dark before
the people finally dispersed. All the
saloons on the East Side have been or
dered closed until the difficulties are
settled. 1t is the intention of the police
to use every effort 70 quell the disturb
ance. The situation has become preca-
rious and trouble is expected at any mo-
ment. 1t is stated that Bishop Borgess.
is convinced that the deposed priest,
Father Kolasinski, is melting these dis
turbanees, and under no circumstances
will he allow the priest to be rsinstated.
The BIZ hops Secretary says that all
the trouble has been traced directly to
Father Kolasinski, whom he considers
the originator of all the different moves
of the rioters.