Daily Republican., 1889-09-09
FATAL RIOT.
AN INNOCENT POLE KILLED
AT NEW CASTLE.
Riot Isetween Hungarians and Ameri.
cans at New CastIe-cheap Labaraad
Whiskey at the Bottom OF lt--ThN =,
Murderer Unknown. ~

1
The streets of DobbInville, O suburb OF
New Csstle,are stained with blood on ac-
count Of race riot, stimulated and famed
into Q fame by Intoxicating drinks.
There has been bad blood between the
Hungarians. Poles, Irish and laboring
portion Of the native American popula-
tion ever since the Introduction OF cheap
labor by bringing the HungarIans and
Poles to the city to supplant honest and
legitimate American lator.
As long as the Americans and Irish
were left alone they were enabled to
keep wages up within living limits. but
as soon as these HpngariAns and Poles
were introduced and cut down wagts
trouble commenced, and on Saturday
night broke out into q rio. that resulted
in the killing OF an innocent Pole and
the serious wounding of seven other men
ard one woman. The name OF the man
killed 70 Francisco q. Jankovsky, and
| the following as far as known are the
seriously wounded; Andres Rocsis, Hun
garian, peppered with shot in head and
breast; Owen Cavansugh, twelve to If
teen knife wounds In head AID body, In
juries serious; John Hawkins, two long,
deep scalp wounds and probable fracture,
injuries serious; James Jordan, cash In
lead; Thomas Rogers, deep cut on head /;
John Wailing, cut on head; Alice Stop
ker, Hungarian, .peppered with shot In
face and neck; Michael Nemick, Hnnga-
are more or less slightly wounded.
In such ritt, occurring late In the
night and extending into Sunday morn
ing, when good citizens and peaceably-
disposed people, not compelled to be out,
were In bed, II Is difficult TO get at the
bottom OF the affair and to find out eS-
acsly who commenced tho disgraceful
riot.
1t seems, however, that the HuuRar-
ian's In carrying out their usual cusi ON,
laid 10 large supply OF beer from WIZ
mington, ior their customary Saturday
nights orgie. which extends often fAr Into
| Sunday.
1t seems that on Saturday night the
Huns, anxious for their beer, commenced
their bacchapale exercises sooner than
usual. and as early es y O'Clock they
were In such convival mood rs to be
ready to sally out and insult inofiending
citizens. The threatening attitude OF
which include the Irish, and they put
I y
In the centre of Dohbinville is the
drinkirg saloon Of Martin Leonard, kept
up by the nIckels and cimes Of the poorly
paid workia2men Of all nationalities. The
80 ~ however, is moro liberally patron
lied by Americans, native ard adopted,
who did not follow the practice of club
bipg together for their beer. In this sn-
loon number Of Americans were gath
\ cred on Saturday night. Before the
Huns entered tho saloon, 1t is said that
an lrishman insulied Hungarian woman
and her h; sband promptly knocked him
down, Shortly after, the Huns entered
the saloon in rough, boisterous manner,
evidently intent uptn mischief.
They called for leer, but wrangle en-
sued 10 regard for whom 1t was intended,
aud the Huns left. muite-iag threats as
they departed. They soon returned, how
ever, armed with clothes poles, bits OF
pipe, sticks and Other hastily gathered
up weapons and commenced an indIs-
crlmina'e attack upon those inside,
Owen Cavanaugh, In the meelee was stab
bed several times with u pocket kuife.
The saloon was cleared acd sharp light
ing was carried on In the street.
Word OF the riot having heen sent TO
Mayor Hanson,th officer with his whole
police fore Of two men, reinforced by
several citizens, went to the scene of the
aHray aud succeeded in arresting eie bit
men and locked them mp. 1t was thought
now that shs disturbance was quellei
and that peace and order would resume
Its sway.
Not SO, however, for soon alter wards
Americans and Irish were seen walking
about with shotguns In their hands, and
the Huns were seen collecting here and
there and were talking in threatening
manner. From this time on until after
midnight, skirmishes and fighting took
place between the parties aud guns were
every now and then discharged. The
Americans and Irish made an attack
upon four nousts occupied by Poles who
had taken no part whatever in the iiot
They bombatded them with sticks aud
stones and broke the shutters and win
dowe.
The Innocent Poles, mon, women and
children, huddled down on the foors to
get out of the reach of the flying missiles
that came crashing through the via.
dows. A load of shot came crashing
through one OF the windows and a frac.
ment Of glass badly injured Pole in the
eye. A second story window was COM
pletely demolished and merely hung in
its place by few splinters.
From this house came the Innocent
Pole who wss killed deliberately by a
murderer with a gun in his hands. 1t
was during this attack on the houses th At
fierce rlot.ng and fighting was going On
In the street, and when so many were
wounded. There seems 10 be a difference
Of opinion when the Pole was killed,
some fixing the hour at O'Clock on sup-
day morning ard others fixing it as
early as 10 o'clock
During the time of this riot another
raid was mads by the police, assisted by |
Sheriff Allen and Iosse Of deputies.
This raid decreased the number arrested |
to 80. After this raid the firing still |
continued by those with guns in their |
hands under the preteRce OF protecting |
property. Some time during this firing |
the Poe was killed.
II seems that, being in the bombarded |
house in order to escape danger, he left |
the second story front room and started |
for The yard, having on nothing but his |
undercioIhes. AS he reached the end of |
the yard, about ten feet from the kitchen |
door, some one with q shotgun reached |
over tie low fence and put load of shot |
into his heart. He fell In front of the |
clubhouse and must have died at once,
for when he was found by the officers |
lying In the road, where lie was after. |
wards carried, the body was perfectly
cold. Who fired the shot no one knows, |
or at least no one will tell, which is an
equivalent.
The body was taken to the Court House
and there 1t was found that there was q |
terrible wound directly over the heart.
1t was two and one-quarter inches long
and one and one-hali inches wide, clearly
such q wound aa Yould ha mada hu a