Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-04
FURIOUS POLANDERS.
Shenandoah, Pa, Overrun With CraZed
and Drunken Strikers.

SHENANDOAH, Pa, Feb 3.-The striking
miners have at last overstepped all bounds
and have been rushing up and down the
5 O'clock when the non-union miners left
their work in the Shenandoah city and
West Shenandoah collieries, lot
striking Polanders attacked them
with stones. A squad of half
a half dozen police went at once to their
assistance. They caught one of the rioters
and were hustling him off when the
strikers rallied and rescued him and began
to handle the officers roughly. The latter
however succeeded in breaking away. and
started for the Shenandoah city mine,
followed by the crowd of riot
Gus strikers. who now num-
bered about a thousand, and who
continued their attacks on the men and
boys coming from the mine The six po-
lice accepted the long odds against them
and returned to the attack. They made
sharp fight and took a couple of prisoners,
one of whom they landed in Magistrate
Shoemaker's office, but the crowd rushed
for the two policemen with the
other prisoner and began to club
and beat them. Finding themselves down
their lives in danger, they drew their re
volyers and fired into the crowd, which
scattered in all directions. Mike Hebron
received bali in the mouth and is badly
injured. John Cutler. an iron founder,
was shot in the arm, and a Polander was
shot behind the ear. A shot was also
fired by Polander, but with what effect is
not known. An officer then arrested both
policemen for shooting in the borough.
They We're taken before Squire Monaghan.
where warrant was sworn by Polander
charging them with assault and battery
with intent to kill. They pleaded guilty
under advice of Captain Christian, and
awaiting trial were committed to Pottsville
jail, WI hen things took another bad turn.
The two magistrates offices are on East
Centre street a square and a half apart.
That whole space was densely packed with
people large portion Polish, who were
wild with passion. They surrounded both
Offices yelling for the officers and saying
lynch them T" kill them. etc. Suddenly
stone was thrown at Squire Shoemakers
window In moment the fronts OF both
offices were riddled with stones and their
inmates had tough scramble for safety.
Some bruised bodies resuitad but
no serions damage was done, eX-
cept to the offices, which are wrecked.
The town is in fearful uproar.
Men are mad with passion and drunk and
no one appears to have any power TO queil
them. The borough authorities are power
less and no one can say now the mobS fury
may yet vent itself. Captain
Christian will mass his whole
force of coal and iron men here tomorrow
together with Captain Lindne's Pinkerton
men Sheriff Duffy swore in tonight the
three fire companies OF the town as posse
commitatus preparatory for trouble to-
morrow The borough council also had a
special session and instructed Chief
Burgess Boheim TO swear in special officers
for any emergency. John Durkin, assist
ant foreman at kohinoor colliery was shot
at this evening by Polander, but escaped
injury HIS assailant was arrested.
Thomas Ryan. OF William. Pa, is also
under arrest for participating in the riot.
He was sent to Jail.