Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-09-12

row OF houses across the street speak
we'll, declaring them 10 have been peace
able, quiet and we'll behaved. They have
been here but six or seven moaths. But
Of the other foreign residents of Middle
Row no such good word is spoken. The
neighbors say that at nights and Sundays
they drink beer, sing, play the aocordeon,
dance, play cards and fight among
themselves, making general nuisance in
the peighborhood. II demonstrated or
interfered with, they get wild and unoon-
trollable with rage.
Those with the real facts in their pos.
session are very Esticent about giving
them ont. All accounts, however unite
in placing the beg nning OF trouble with
a row in Martin Laonard's saloon, on the
corner OF Seventh and Gray stfeats,
between and o'clock, Saturday even.
ing. Here a number of Hupgarians and
native workmen met while after drinka.
Bad feelings has continually existed
betwsen these two Glasses of workmep,
the natives blaming the Huns and Poles
for under cutting the wages at the iron
works, as we'll as for taking the places OF
the strikers. Martin Leonard says he
does not know exactly how the fight com
menced. A noisy Hun was singing lus.
tily ut one end of the bar, when he went
around and put stop to his discordant
vocalism. The first thing he knew, when
he turned behind the bar, the natives and
Huns were engaged in o fight. There
were eight or ton Huns and only five OF
the others. Aided by his bartender,
MIR. Leonard pushed the entire crowd
into the street 1t was during this fight
either in the saloon or Just outside, that
Owen Cavauaugh was stabbed by the
Huns.
This wraugle reused the wrath of the
Huns and Poles, and from all accounts
they made it hot for anybody that came
iii their vicinity, hurting bricks and
stones OF all who attempted TO pass
through or by Middle Row. The street
lamp across from Leonardo saloon was
smashed, and Thomas Wallen was struck
with brick as he stood at his back gate
looking at the fracas. This kept up until
Mayor Hanson was telephoned for and
promptly responded by looking up eight
of the Hungarian sggressors in Jail.
Had the affair stopped right here the
subsequent tragedy would have been
avoided, but by this time the nativsg
were in for fight and proceeded to bust.
ness. They gathered in gangs and every
man who had g1n brought IL out. II
is said the crowd, shortly before mid
night, numbered 100, and when they
started for Middle row the Huns quickly
reiterated to their homes. But even here
they were not secure, and the four upper
houses In the row show the fury OF the
mobs assault. Window shutters and
doors were broken and panes Of glass
smashed ont, while guns were thrust in
side and the contents discharged in the
house, Kidding the inside woodwork with
shot. That the invaders went into the
houses OF the Huns is attested by the
fact that one OF the wounded, James
| Hawkins, was going up the stairs of one
of the houses, when ne was savagely re-
| RELIED by q Hungarian with an axe
Hawkins was cut on the head several
times, and his wounds are serious.
In this savage assault the corner house,
where Francisco Jankovsky lived, waA
raided with the rest, and the doors and
windows broken open. II is surmised
that the victim, thus rudy asssilsd,
jumped from his bed and fed to the back
| yard for safety, where he was shot down
In cold blood. Whoever shot at him did
30 with murderous intent. The gun was
so close that his sgin was powder scorched
and the charge made hole in his left
breast, Just over the heart, nearly three
inches In diameter. This morning some.
body covered with ashes the pool of blood
that flowed from this CHASTITY wound.
The heighth Of the riot WAS after mid
night, as 1t was 10. 80 O'Clock when Mayor
Hanson received second telephone
message, announcing that two men had
been killed. He responded with posse
composed Of every man he could find on
the streets, and on arriving at Dobbins.
vile he searched every house in Middle
Row. The now thoroughly frightened
Huns and Poles were found hiding In
various places, some Of them huddled
under piles of straw in the cellars.
Twenty-Five were arrested and locked mp
in Jail, and after this raid peace reigned
in Dobbinsviile.
On Monday Mayor Hanson was indus.
triously investigating the lamentable
affair, with view of locating the respon
sibility. This is hard matter TO do, as
the English-speaking residents OF Dob
biDsville profess q profound Ignorance
of the details of the affair. There
seems TO Re no doubt. however,
that after the early evening troubles
with the Hurgarians mob was
deliberately organized for the express
purpose OF "cleaning them out" And il
did so with vengeance. Four men
George Bratten, Thomas Rogers, John
Barnes and Alfred Bsrnes-were arrested
on Monday on suspicion of being con,
cerned in the riot.
The respectable residents OF New
CASTLE are much annoyed and ineensed a.
he affair and the unpleasant notoriety II
attaches to their ordinarily quiet little
city. They blame the HungArians and
they blame the natives, but more than
all elss they blame the policy that brings
to this country the scum OF Europe to
work in the great manufacturing estab.
llshments in competition with native
workmen, thus outting wages and bring
ing down the other workmen to their
level OF existence. Several leading citi-
zens expressed themselves vigorously
upon this point to GAZETTE re-
porter on Monday. But while pro-
testing against their importation ali
agreed that while they are here the Hun
gariaus and Poles are entitled to the
fullest protection afforded by the law.
THE cosoSER's INQUEST.
Coroner Gamble began an inquest over
Jankoyszky's body, Mo lday afternoon,
bu! adjourned il until evening, to await
the result Of Mayor Hsnson's investiga.
tion. In the evening the jury reassem
bled, but no evidence was received be.
yond that brought out befors Mayor
Hanson. The jury then adjourned until
80 O'Clock this evening. The members
of the jury are: David W. Eikiulon, fore
man, W. W. Cooper, Harry Hannetton,
". O. Barr, W. Hunter, james H. Ian,
caster, j.. e. Elisson, b. F. Blackburn,