Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-05-09
LABOR TROUBLES.
A Collision With Sheriff's Deputies
in the Coke Regions.
One workman Killed and Another Badly
InJured-Deputies Run on by a Mob
Struggles for the Eight
Hour Day at Various
Points.

UNIoNTowN, Pa, May 5.-Sheriff Nc
Cormick returned at noon yesterday
from Leisenring No. 8, works, where
the fatal encounter occurred between
the strikers and the officials of the
Frick company. The sheriff reports
that the body of the Slav who was
killed was left lying in the field. His
alleged slayer has been arrested.
The Slavs, in great numbers had been
drinking all the afternoon and went to
the carpenter shop where the company
kept the men who had been at work and
induced them to go to Hun row to drink
beer. Not returning, Supt Gray and
pit boss Callahan went after them and
found that the strikers had locked the
men up in one of the company's houses
Gray and Callahan finally released their
men and started back to the carpenter
shop. When half way back, they were
surrounded by a mob of Hungarians
who with clubs and stones began driv-
ing them back to the Hungarian row.
A general fight followed, in which
several shots were fred. One of the
strikers was struck in the forehead,
causing his death in a few moments.
The dead mans name is John Mohan,
and he leaves wife and six children in
Hungary. 1t is reported that another
of the strikers was severely wounded
Pit-boss Callahan is charged with the
killing and is under arrest.
Sheriff Mccormick has received word
that his deputies have been run off by
mob at Broadford where the deputies
went to make evictions.
UNGoNTowN, Pa, May 5.-Thirty-sev-
en- Huns from BraddoclI were landed at
Fricks Red Stone works yesterday af-
ternoon. They were met by the local
strikers, some of whom waved knives
and other weapons uatil the strangers
fed from the ground. They walked
back to Uniontown where some of them
took the first train north and others re.
manned in town and were taken in tow
! by the strikers at Leith.
The work of evictions will now go on
vigorously at Red Stone and the COM
pany will place guards at the plant and
attempt to operate it
ScoTTDALE, Pa, May 5.-Five car
loads of Italians, Huns and other new
workmen arrived at different points ir
the coke region yesterday.
There was almost a riot at Broad.
ford yesterday afternoon during the
eviction of Slav family. Stones were
fred at the deputies in lively manner.
Deputy A. w. Stanton was strLcl1 by a
flying missile, whereupon he drew a
pistol and brandished it at the crowd
He was discharged from duty by Sheriff
Skyles which was followed by all the
deputies striking for his reinstatement
Six or seven of them returned to work
but the balance refused to do SO anc
eft for home.
The evictions will be continued to
day and probably with the aid of tn,
militia.
CoNNRLLsvILLE, Pa, May 5.-Coro
ner Stone held an inquest at Dunbar
yesterday in the case of Sunday night!
shooting at Leisenring in which Johr
Mucha was killed Three bosses de
clared that they did not have any fire
arms in their possession and that the
shooting was done by the deputies and
strikers. This was the substance of tht
testimony offered by the bosses and the
coroner rendered verdict to the effec
that John Mucha came to his death by
a gun or revolver shot, fred by a dep
uty, name unknown.
After the inquest the superintendent
Robert Cry, mine boss John Agnev
and yard boss Calligan had h airing OIL
the charge of murder preferred b.
Worthy Foreman McSloy, before Squir'
Cotton. They were committed to tn,
sps1 1.f T,,;D .nl,n h
wilful, deliberate and premeditatet
murder of John Mucha at Leisenrinl
No. 8.
New YORK, May 5.-About 500 mold
ers struck yesterday in sympathy will
the housesmiths; also a number of car
penters and bricklayers. Four hundre,
fathers have struck for "a day instea'
of So. Several hundred carpenters il
Newark have gone on strike. Thre
hundred lumber handlers in New Yorl
struck for ten hours and better wages
There are still $500 housesmiths ou
and the trainers are also out. Most O
the strikers in Brooklyn have won thei
demands for eight hours and bette
wages, but the housesmiths are still out
The bluestone workers at the Consoli
dated Gas Companys new building
struck yesterday morning.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, May 5.-The Goa
miners strike was declared on yesteI
day morning. ALI the miners and other
employed in the mines in the vicinit
of Evansville, numbering about 600 o
700 men, are out and declare that the
will remain out until the operators ac
cede to their demands fc-- the eight
hour law. The strike is under tn
charge of committee appointed b
the Central Labor union. In case N
agreement is reached between the opel
ators and miners cooperative min
will be opened somewhere neaE the cit
linisR.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, May s.-All tn
carpenters of this city are out on strik
for nine hours at old wages
Boston, May 5.--The bakers have d,
cided to demand fewer hours of wor
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