The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-05-05

turned and threateningly regarded the situa-
ton. The police formed Gordon about the
works and awaited the mob's movements.
So far as appeared up TO this time no one had
been hurt by the shooting. The police
would allow nobody to approach the works,
and the mob were too much excited to note
or care whether any of their number had
been hurt.
By 4:25 at least 100 policemen had arrived
on the ground, or were coming in patrol
wagons within sight. By this time the win
dows Of the factory had been riddled with
stones and bullets. Two of the patrol wagons
while on the way to the scene stopped to dis
perse noisy and demonstrative crowd at the
corner OF Blue Island avenue and Lincoln
street. The mob attacked them with stones,
but the officers jumped from the wagons and
by vigorous use of their clubs soon sent the
rioters flying in all directions. They then
turned to and began driving the noisy
crowds out of the saloons in the neighbor
hood, using their clubs indiscriminately
Inside the fenceEof the Mccormick works
Officer Rafferty, had a very narrow
escape. a rioter who had got inside came
up behind him and was aiming a revolver
at his head, not two feet away, when Lieu
tenant Shepperd struck him to the earth
with his club, shivering it to pieces with the
vigor of the blow.
At 3 O'Clock the police formed hollow
square, inside of which they escorted the
Mccormick men up beyond Twenty-second
street without trouble, except occasional
stones hurled from hiding places. Four men
were found with bullets. Two of them were
taken away in a patrol wagon-one shot
through the hip and one through the leg.
1t is expected that several more wounded
will be found tonight. There were many
badly damaged.
Officer Casey nearly suffered an ignCmini-
Gus death at the hands of the infuriated So
cialists. After the greet mob had been vir-
tually dispersed, Casey, with three other po-
licemep, carried Joe WedsicS, one of the
wounded strikers, to his home, 422 West
Seventeenth street. The patrol wagon was
followed by an angry crowd of Bohemians,
who yelled loudly for revenge for the
wounds Of their fallen comrades, but when
the wagon turned down Central avenue the
crowd did not follow. In silence they
watched their countryman borne from the
wagon into his home, and the officers sfter
laying Weddick upon e ped, lefi With the ex
ception OF Casey, who remained behind to
get report of the mans condition. While
Casey was talking to the wounded mans
wife, many of Weddick's sympathizers had
pressed their way into the house. The in
jured man was asked who shot him. Evil
IDENTIFY Misunderstanding the question, We'd
dick raised his hand and pointed at Officer
Casey. The crowd inside the house went on
to frenzy. Seizing officer Casey they drag
ged him out upon the sidewalk. Lynch
him, lynch him., they clisd, and several of
their number ran for ropes. Casey, a
man of powerful frame, was like an
infant in their hands. After a struggle he
received fearful blows and his clothing was
nearly torn from his body. a rope was
brought and one end made fast to lamp
post directly in front of Weddick's house
| At the sight of the improvised scaffold the
mob shrieked with delight. Casey fought
with the fury of desperation. As the crowd
| pressed toward the gallows he gathered all
his remaining strength, and dashing head
foremost from his assailaHts jumped into
the street; followed by hundreds,
| who at once began firing at him as he ran.
He was soon met by patrol wagon full
of police, who, having heard the tumult
| were hurryiHg to his assistance. Casey
| clsmbered into the wagon and fell upon a
seat exhausted. The wagon was surrounded
| in moment by his pursuers, but at the sight
| OF the pOlicemens revolvers they quickly
scattered. While this was going on, Casey
revived sufficiently to point out among those
who were the last to turn, one OF the crowd
who bad been particularly officious in bring
| ing rope. The man was arrested and inn
| mediately driven to the station. He gave
his name as Joseph H. Hess.
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police and the Socialists say the number of
the latter who were wounded are being as
| high as twelve. 1t is not thought that any
| We're killed outright but the rapidity with
| which the wounded were carried away by
their friends and the secrecy maintained in
| regard TO any connection with the affair
| make facts dirficult'to obtain. Joe Nosetik,
is probably mortally wounded and may not
survive the night. During the evening the
| following circular, printed in German and
with an English translation appended, was
distributed broadcast in many sections of the
city:
Revenge workingmen, to arms, your masters
sent out their blood hounds the poice, they killed
| six of your Brothers at McCOrmicks this after.
noon They killed the poor wretches. because
| thew like, had the courage 10 disobey the SUI
preme will OF your bosses. They killed them, be
cause they dared ask for the shortening OF the
hours OF toll. They killed them to show you free
| American citizens that you must be satisfied aud
| contented with whatever your bosses condescend
W aAo" you. OF you Will get killed. Ou nave fOl
| years endured the most object humlliatious; you
| have for years suffered unreasonable existence
you have worked yourself TO death; you have
endured the Pangs OF want and hunger; y0ul
| children have been sacrificed to the factory; in
short, you have been miserable and been slave.
| all these years why? To satisfy the inSatia Ole
greed, to fill the Golfers OF your thieying masters
| When you ask them now 10 lessen your burden
| he sends his blood hounds out to shoot you, Kill
| You. If you are men, II you are the sons OF your
| grandsires who have shed their blood to free YOU
then you will rise in your might, destroy the hid
cons monster that seeks to destroy you. To arm.
| we call you, To arms. IoUR BRoTHERs."
| The Michael Wallace Case.
Special to the Sentinel.
WAsHINeToN, May 3.-To-night's star has