Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-09-09
SHOT DOWN IN HIS YARD
Fatal Result of a Race Riot at
New Castle.
NIGHT OF FEAR AND BLOODsHED
Hungarians and Poles Attacked by Mob
of Drunken Young Irish-Americans-A
Riot Lasting Half the Night-One Man
Killed and Several Wounded.


Riot Lasting Half the Night-one Nan
Killed and Several Wounded.
staff correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, Sept 9.-Dobbinsville,
small village on the outskirts of New
Castle, was the scene of a frantic riot
and general fight on Saturday night,
which resulted in the killing of Fran
cisco r, Tanrovozry and the wounding of
several Irish residents of New Castle
The trouble was between Hungarians
and Poles and Irishmen, and was clearly
shown by all the evidence produced in
the court, a clear case of imposition
upon the Huns and Poles by the Irish
/ The trouble began in Martin Leonard S
saloon, between and 6 o'clock, where
Fight occurred between some Huns and
man named Owen Lavender, in which
Lavender was badly cut. Several of
Cavender's friends, led by Thomas Har-
kins, 2 notable rough, went in search of
the Hungarian who cut Lavender. They
entered the house Of one Of the Hunga-
rians and were going up the stairs, Har-
kins leading, when the Hungarian swung
an axe and struck Harkins on the head
cutting two long gashes.
After being imposed on and knocked
around for some time by these men the
Hungarians decided not to stand It any
longer. They accordingly armed them
selves with clubs and prepared to defend
themselves. Mayer Hanson was notified
and accompanied by the two policemen
and few other men he went to the row
of houses where they lived and arrested
eight men, all Hungarians and Poles.
The trouble was then thought to be over,
but six or eight of the aggressive Irish
men,
Armed Themselves With Guns
and paraded the streets. One Of the men
who had a gun, named Thomas Rogers,
said to a boss in the Delaware Iron Works
on Saturday night before the fatal shoot
ing occurred;
you won't have any car gang to-
morrow"
why notY" asked the boss.
Because we are. going to clean them
out. They cut Owen Lavender and we
are going to get guns and clean them
out"
1t was about midnight when the men,
with the guns, made an attack on the
last four houses in the row, which were
occupied by Poles. Stones and clubs
broke the shutters, the window panes
and the doors. The Poles were terrified
as they had not been involved in the
previous fight, and did not know the
cause of the attack.
load of shot was fred through the
window, which struck one Pole about the
breast, woman about the head and a
few shots struck a little child While
this was going on, another collision oc
Cured between the Irish and the Hun
garians who lived in houses further
down the row. The police were again
called They arrived, headed by Mayor
Hanson, who assembled the steps of the
Hungarian's homes and demanded admis
sion.
In the Name of the Law.
While he and his braves searched the
house and arrested the poor terrified for
eigners, Sheriff Allen kept things quiei
in front of the houses. Twenty-foui
Hungarians were arrested and taken int,
New Castle, and locked up in jail
The gang, with guns, stayed arounC
the Huns and Poles headquarters
About / o'clock Sunday morning Fran
cisco r. Tanrovozry, Hungarian
started down from his house into tn,
yard in his night clothes, on his way Il
the clubhouse. As he reached the yard
about ten feet from the kitchen, one o
the gang with the shot guns, reached
over the low fence and fired; putting 1
heavy load of shot
Right Through the Mans Heart.
He must have died instantly. Hi
body was picked up from in front of tn,
house and carried to the road. Later i
was taken to the Jail and from there re
| - DIar1ac D1ar~a1lfu r4v,Ia,,
taking rooms, where it was embalmed
After the shooting of the man tn,
gang of murderods Irish dispersed an,
things became quieter.
The city was astir early YESTERDAY
morning. Large numbers of people Wis
I. tied Dobbinsville and looked at tn
houses which was broken into and lis
tened to the tales told by the residents
/ who were limited in knowledge.
The EVENING JOURNAL reporter wen
I to Dobbinsville about 10 o'clock yester
! day morning, but could obtain little in
/ formation concerning the fight from tn
groups of men standing around. The
had all heard the noise and saw the mol
! but knew nothing further.
About 10 o'clock it was reported ths
the mayor would hear the cases in the oil
!. Court House. In a few moments tha
Y place contained about $50 people. 1t wa
. then announced that the hearing woul
not be held until the afternoon. In til
r meantime Coroner Gamble, who had al
Y rived in the city, notified the followin
Y gentlemen TO serve as jurymen to inquiI
q into the death of the Hungarian j,
Eliason, Theodore w. Hanf, David Ell
Z ington, N. w. Cooper, William H Bar
e James B. Lancaster, William H. Hunter
d B. F. Blackburn and Henry Hamilton.
"a These gentlemen met in Clewels III
:. dertaking rooms where the body Of I'll
h murdered man lay at so o'clock. Davi
= ELLINGTON was chosen foreman and I. v
n Hanf, secretary. They then adjourne
v to meet at 3 80 p m, at which time the
e again adjourned to meet at oclocl
n Hearing Before the Mayor.
!. Two o'clock found the large room
= the old Court House packed with peopl
4 On the platform were seated Mayor Hai
son, Deputy Attorney General ThomI
Davis, Sheriff Allen and newspaper r
porters and correspondents. One Of Il
Y Hungarian prisoners, Frank Sinder, WI
= sworn as an interpreter, and was i
4 structed to get the name of each Of Il
prisoners who were seated on the frol
rows of chairs.
J. He called out the names to Mr. Davi
y who at first thought he would wri
.. them down, but he gave it up for a b
y job. The interpreter then obtained ca,
ls name and wrote a list Of them. II
q list contains thirty two unpronounceab
IN and wonderfully spelled names.
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