Daily Republican., 1889-09-02
An italian Riot,

The usual Sunday debauch among the
Italians in the neighborhood of Sixth
anu Lincoln streets, last evening. deyel-
oped into considera ble Of an Italian riot.
Iiey spend the Sunday In drinking beer
ana gambling, and when evening comes
lhey are prepared for any number of
nights and murder, if need Be. About 0
O'Clock, last evening, 0filcer Hershock
ana couple of Italians were standing
talking at the corner OF Sixth and Lin.
coin icets, when a small Italian boy ran
w then and up TO the Italian headquar-
teis on Lincoln, below Fifth street, and
toId tta the Italians there assembled that
Iony, an Italian barber had "given
them away" Tony" was one OF the
men talkiog to Officer Hershock and il
was supposed that he was telling the off,
~ ABOUT the gambling carried on In that
ton OF the boy was like q spark to powder
aud In n few minutes some 300 people
assembled OIL the corner violently flour
the officer.
ohieer Hershock laid hold of one of
the ringieaders and started with him
towards the police station, when the
crowd set upon him, threw him TO the
ground and Kicked him. The officer re-
gained his feet, seized bis prisoner and
again started, when the crowd followed
them and attempted to take the prisoner
away. The officer drew his blackjack
but finding his life would be In danger In
the face OF such crowd, he let the priso.
her go and went TO the nearest telephone
at Franz Ginglebach's store and tele-
phoned to the police office Tor help.
,he oereeaSt Peter.on, with officsrs
Snairs, oherer, Meredith, Scott and
iates, jumped into the police patrol
wagon and proceeded TO the scene of the
riot, where they succeeded In capturing
fourteen men. some Of whom violently
resisted arrest. TIE names OF some or
those arrested are: Louis Dallas. Alpbens
Defiance, Dominic Sattary, John Hosty.
Ralph Armandots, Frank Rich, Charles
Smith, Joteph Ross, Geor.e Caimain, ]
Dominic stullick and Peter George.
An immense mob followed the patrol
wagon In Fourth street as far as Broome,
making threats. One of the men on ar
riving at the police station was found to
have an ugly cash In his forehead He
wept tears as he told tn It lie was only on
a yisit 10 friend. otLer'the raI.. ssd
a good time. When ''s' 0vstRi tRinaAs sssIs ssils !
n,eSt thsy Kept up Topped Mt nearly all
The The Italians were we, and d IN. mos.
ing before the MunicGiah Joart. where
Officers Herrhock, Ma : and Chlef
Swigeett teshaed to u. disordsrlv
cha scter. They repres ted that %
Saturdays the Italians Il. in q 1jsrre3 \
quantity OF beer which either g}Sel
away or sell on Sunday. O.-cer HersLovk
Identified Lewis DAllas as the man who
Kept the beer aud was q ringleader In tie
=
He also recognized Joseph Ross as the
man who struck at him with a club. and
C4rminos George as a man who carried q
lazor. During the hearing Carmiuo
George called Officer Hershcck aliaf and
said.
Each of'ihe rioters were fined $40 and
costs, and in addition Lewis Dailas was
nels uh1et SbOO bail for a hearinp 10
morrow morning on charge OF selling
liquor without license; ssph zRoss was
iintd s25 aud costs ana sentenced TO one
months imprlson snd Carmipo
George was held under $500 bail to an
swer at the Superior Count charge of
carrying concealed deadly weapons.