The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-05-02

had Riots I'm the Pennsylvania Coke
StcgtoE.

At Uniontown, Pa. was experienced
one OF the most Troublesome and ex-
citing days since the great coke strike
was inaugurated. A serions riot &C.
CURED AT Monarch and another was re-
ported. IN which IL was said live men
and two women had teen killed.
Since the ugly Norwood affair the
women have taken the principal
part In defylng deputies. the men either
preferring TO obey the orders OF their
leaders and remain inactive or thinking
the sheriff and troops would not be so
severe where women led the attacks.
Sheriff Mccormick and his deputies
went TO Leisenriug No. 10 evict the
families OF striking Slavs. and rs was
their experience at Adelaide they had
"a bloody battle with an Infatuated
mob OF men and women.
IL was about IL O'clock when the
sheriff and his deputies reached the
house No. lOj. occupied by Thomas
Tarr. The sheriff AT once red the writ
OF eviction TO Tarr, and by the time
lie WAS through with IL a crowd of 800
or 400 men aud women had collected IN
front Of the premises. Tarr, with an
oath, declined TO evacuate, aud seizing
an AK stood in the doorway aud deiled
the sheriff TO enter.
Andy Blashko's wife. who lived in
the other half Of the house. and who
had given birth TO child only two
days before, hearing the tumult,
rushed out. and. spying the sheriff.
made a dive for him, pistol in hand.
The sheriff saw her coming. and Just
as she was about 90 lire at his breast he
struck the pistol "A downward blow
with his left hand and at the same time
fired the revolver he had in his right
nand at her
Tie two pistols went OIL simulta-
neously and both took effect. The
sheriff had shot the woman in the
ileshy part OF the left thigh and she
had shot him in the left ankle. The
ball. however. did not DO him much
injury. The ball IN the woman's thigh
seemed TO infuriaie her the more. and
she made second dash at the sheriff,
who showed her back. She fell 10 the
ground aud was carried into the house,
half unconscious, by friends.
Andy Blnshko, seeing that his wife
was being badly handled. made "A dash
at the sheriff wilha club. but the nervy
little officer was too quick for HIM, aud
taking deliberate aim shot Blashko In
the left ankle, the bullet making an
ugly hole in the flesh and shivering tlIe
lone.
BY tins time the sherin's blood was
up, and with "A cooked revolver in either
hand lie stood with lis back against the
end OF the house aud informed the mob
that the first ore who made "a move
toward him he would shoot. and shoot
20 kill. For q moment the crowd held
back; then Martin Scroupka, who lives
NJ Leisenring No. /, left the crowd and
rushed at the sheriff with huge club
uplifted.
The sherirwaited until Scroupka got
within live feet OF him and then fired.
The shot took effect, the bullet striking
Scroupka in the mouth. knocking out
TWO OF ms teeth and lodging somewhere
IN the back part of his mouth. The
wounded Sav wheeled and started to
run along the end OF the house and the
sheriff followed him, firing as rapidly
as he could. But none OF the shots hit
the Sluv.
BY this time Capt FraSher Of com
pany g. had brought the soldiers up the
road on double quick and their presence
at once quelled the rioters. TIE sheri II
and his deputies then proceeded to the
work OF evictlDg, aud IN n very short
time the household effects OF thirteen
strikers were piled in front OF so many
houses. Tie sheriff aud his deputies,
accompanied by the militin, thon went
TO the Trotter works, located about
one mile west OF New Haven. and
evicted twelve families. all OF whom
are English speaking, which task was
accomplished with little trouble.