Daily Republican., 1888-02-04
AKIOr AT sHEN aNDoAH.
working men Attacked with stones
while Doing Homo-Sx Omoers
Against crowd.

WINE &oink homu-11 ohooEs
Against = crowd.
SHENANDOAH, Pa, Feb. 3.-To-
night was an eventful one In the history
OF this great strike and probably seals
its fate. Blot ran loose, and not In
years has the town seen such epectA
ole All day the Shenandoah City and
West Shenandoah oollleries worked
with . go)d force Of men, and every
where among the idle men, especially
the Polsnders, there were muttefings
that foretold the coming storm to night.
II broke At O'Clock, when the minerA
OF work started to come home.
Some PolRndors opened hre on them
with stones, whereupon Goal and Iron
policemen Wm. Meyer, J. N. Diebert,
Jacob Shane and Peter Kreiser At once
won't TO their aid. Moyer aud Diebsrt
caught one Polsnder and hustled him
mp she street. As II by magic the
region sWarmed with men and boys,
aud In Q second tho prisoner was free
and the officers being roughly handled.
They Ros away and started back for the
Shenandoah City mine, followed by the
crowd, now numbering over Q t1ou-
sand.
Tho latter continued bestinR the
workmen and boys rs we'll, when the
officers, In = body, again sprang to the
rescue. 1t Was q brave act, six men
against n crowd OF such proportions,
but for Ave minutes 1t was successful.
Then, As the officers were going of,
Meyer and DlebeIt with one and
Kreiger and Shane with Another, the
crowd surged on them again. Kteiger
got away with his man, and finally
landed him In Squire Shosm Aker's
office.
Meyer and Diebert were not so fortu.
nate. They were being badly beaten
with clubs, and we're both down, when
they drew their revolvers and both fred
into the crowd, which scattered and
ran In all directions. Mike Heffron, Q
young man, received o ball in the
mouth, and is badly injured.
| John Gather, No iron founder, was
shot In the arm, and Polander was
shot behind the ear. A third shot was
ired BY Polander, but with what ef.
foot Is not known.
James Shields, o borough Off oer, then
arrested both officers for shooting In the
borough. They were taken before Squire
Monaghan.
While there 0 warrant WAS sworn out
by PolApder, charging them with as
sAult and battery with Intent to kill
They pleaded guilty under advice o.
Captain Christian, aud were awaiting
com initial TO POttsville jail, when
things took smother bad turn. The two
magistrate officts are on East Centre
street, . 50 uare aud hNlf apart. That
whole spAcs was densely packed with
people. q large portion Polish, who
were Wild with passion. They sur
rendered both offices, yelling for the
offioers tJ lynch them" "kIll them, y
etc. Suddenly . stone was thrown AI
ShoemAker's window. 1t vas the key
uote for mad work.
In 9 minu ute the front OF both offioeI
were riddled with stones, and their In
mates had q tough sorAmble Tor safety
Some bruised bodies rerulted, bat nj
serious damage WAS done except to thI
ofiioes, which are wrecked. At Mona
RhAn's Officers Boyer, Dlebert, 0rm
and Captain Christian were in n smAl
room separate from the main room
Through . window In its rear they 90
off safe. Still for half hour the mot
Thinking them still In, pelted the ofiici
SIXTEEN COLLtERIES WORKING.
! PoTTsvILLE, Pa, Feb THE Sher
and doAh riot created intense eIcitemen
| here when the first news was received
which, As usnal In such CASES, was COL
II lerably exaggerated. All apprehen
slon has qnieted down to- night, hoW
ever, and no serious consequences ar
aDprehended as likely TO attend the oui
beaak.
Chairman Leo returned here thi
afternoon from the Wyoming region
and spoke In enthusiRstio terms of tn
success Of bis mission there. He lei
for Shenandoah this evening for th
purpose Of holding = meeting to infiu
enoe the miners who have resume
, work In the 60 lieries there TO rejoin th
ranks of the strikers
j, The report that certain active spirit
Of the strike are to be "blAck- listed
: when peace is restored is deui ID by tn
. . authorities OF the company. N
; special ostrncism will be resorted II
. but the company will confine Its actto
to such policy rs will best inure to th
:. Il jctive prosecution OF Its bu5iness.