Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-05
WITH GUN AND RAZOR
A Dramatic Effort to Quell an I'm
pending Incipient Riot.
Observation-Disclosures
Raining Stones Upon Them, Only to be
Repulsed at Last.
sERIO-CoMIC FIGHT NEAR JEANNETTE

A DISPATCH reporter sat at table in
the Merchants Hotel, Jeanette, about A
o'clock yesterday afternoon, writing up his
news abont imported laborers, thinking the
while of this the beautiful babe of city, so
peacefully spread out before his gaze as
though its maternal ancestor, Pittsburg,
had just put it to sleep for an afternoon
nap. Jeanette slept on; but the writer
couldn't.
Look out, there! Two hundred Italians
we got my pard up to Grapeville, murder
ing him! Where's my gun? Come onl'
AS these interrupting sounds came from
the hallway, the reporter jumped up and
Just had time to see man, who was -four
ishing a revolver in one hand and a razor in
another, rush past him. Suddenly he (the
rusher) paused and asked if anyone had an
other revolver, declaring that he was ''go-
ing up to Grapeville, and going to clean out
the whole gang of dagos. The reporter
caught up with the feeting figure, and,
touching him on the arm. told him that gun
"might go off," He wheeled, and the guns
barrel shone inside SO that it was thought
best to keep at the other end of it.
A CROWD FOLLOWED,
and, when near the scene of the alleged
riot, hung back to be ready to dodge stray
bullets. DR.. Henly was soon afterward
met, with disappointed look on his face,
and it was then known no one had been
seriously hurt
The man with the razor and revolver was
Lyon Moreland. He and Jake Zeigle were
walking down the track. The former said
that they had met host of Italians, who
said, Good morning." and they had SIM
ply replied, "Good evening"" The Italians
then made dive at them, bowling kill
the - American devils" They ran; but
the Italians rained a shower Of stones on
them, one hitting Moreland on the finger,
another striking Zeigle on the breast.
Moreland pulled his revolver, but it would
not 20 off. Ziegle ran into Guys house,
near by, and young Guy came forth with
revolver, but was prevented from shooting
an Italian who came at him by his father
grabbing the revolver. He then knocked the
italian over with his fist. Several other
men were in the rain of stones. and declared
that if they had a revolver they would "kill
some dagos right away"
BADLY SCARED ITALIANS.
1t was in this extremity that Moreland
rushed down the track to the hotel and re-
turned with his revolver and razor; but the
"dagos" had retreated to their shanties,
farther up the track. 1t is thought one of
them was hurt pretty badly by blow.
The men still walked around, signing for
blood, and were about to start for the
shanty to "klll a couple or so Italians
when an old man came out in the yard and
said:
"Naow, Lyon, 1 wish yeou to pause jest
one moment, while 1 give yeou some good
advice. Don't 60 up there to that shsnty
with a revolver, cause yeou would then be
on their land, and they'd have the law on
yeou. If they come aout on the track,
though, have nuthin' further to say abaout
them. but hate to have such thing hap
pen on a Sunday, the wus't way-I declare
to goodness dewp'
A large crowd collected at the spot; but
the Italians did not appear, and the formida-
ble-looking razor and revolver were slowed
away for future "riots" of the kind"