Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-04-24
FOUGHT LIKE A TIGRESS.
Sheriff Mccormick Compelled
to Shoot a Woman.
SEVERAL RIOTERS WE'RE WOUNDED

Another Fight Over tho Evictions Near
Uniontown, in which Revolvers and
Axes Figured--The sheriff Injured and
Saved from Death by His Deputies.
UNIoNTowN, Pa, April A.--Sheriif Nc
Cormick, Of Fayette county, had desper
ate battle yesterday at I.eisenring No. 8.
also known as the Monarch works OF the
Frick company. The sheriff and his depu
ties had made twelve evictions when the
sheriff was attacked by a Hungarian WON
an named Glashgo. She fired at him with
revolver several times wounding him in
the leg. He closed with her, and, after .
desperate struggle, which caused crowd
to collect, took the weapon away from her
The woman became infuriated and acted
like mad person. She caught up an az
and attacked the sheriff, cutting him seri
ously on the foot
Was Forced 10 shoot Her.
Fearing fatal termination Of the en-
counter, the sheriff then shot the woman
wounding her in several places, intlictine
perhaps fatal injuries. As soon as the
woman fell, Hungarian man caught NJ
another ak and tried TO finish the sherih
| with IT,
The sheriff shot this man in the mouth
wounding him severely. He was then at.
tackled by other Hungarians but was res
cued by his deputies after he had shot an
other Slav in the thigh. 1t is thought non,
/ OF the men win die
Nothing Could Stop Her.
The Glashgo woman, after being wound
ed, forced her way into house where al
eviction was in process, and renewed he
attack, this time on the sheriff's deputies
She was knocked down with club On
other man was shot five times by th
deputies, but not fatally hurt. Com
pany G. Of the Tenth regiment, came Il
the aid Of the sheriff and the disturbanc
ceased.
| The sheriff In had shape.
The sheriff bears many marks Of battle
as reminders of his experience during tn
past two days His worst injuries are
cut on the scalp and a bullet wound In hi
ankle, from which the ball has not ye
been extracted.
Replying to the question why be pei
mitted himself to be assaulted before al
tempting to defend himself he said
! would not shoot at any one until con
, PEELED to do so to save his own life III
! orders were not to call the troops int
service; only to quell riots. When II
alarm was given the mischief was over b
I fore the militia arrived. "These are II
\ CORY trophies OF this BATTLE" he said, /
he held out a double handful Of evictic
writs which he had executed. Today II
, sheriff went to Broadford and Whi
1 Mines, where he will make a number
evictions Company c Of the militia
also present at these places.
Worthy Foreman HfcsIoy Arrested.
At the hearing on the motion to mai
5 permanent the preliminary injunction r
I straining Worthy Foreman John McSlC
and thirty-one other strikers from inte
fering with the running of Fricks We
Leisenring works before Judge Ewing q
! | injunction was made permanent again
thirty-one OF the thirty-two men. McSlt
i was then arrested and held in $500 bail f
court on a charge of conspiracy. McSlt
in turn made information charging &c
eral Manager Lynch Of the Frick col
pany, with assault and threats TO XII
Lynch gave bail for court.