The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-04-13
ANARCHIST AssAssINs

ANARCf1lSI ASoAoOiN0
shoot Down m Polish EcclesIastic - The
Murderers Pursued and Two are Shot
Rather Than Surrender, the Others Sui
eide.
BERLIN, April GA dispatch from
Inowrazlaw, town in Prussian Poland,
tells of tragic event in that province
which indicates that the Anarchists are
thoroughly organized in attacks upon
the established order of things. One OF
the leading residents in the vicinity of
Inowrazlaw is Deacon Won Poninsld,
who is an influential supporter of the
government and an enemy OF radical
ism. During the night four men,
dressed in respectable attire and their
features concealed by" masks, entered
the residence of Poninski. The deacon
was in bed. The men paid no attention
to the valuables in the house, but made
straight to Poninskis room. Poninsld
was aroused by their entrance and sat
ND terror-stricken. His wife was about
TO cry for help, when one of the masked
men told her TO be silent if she wished
to save her life. Before the deacon
could speak the four men levelcd their
weapons at him and fred. The shots
took effect, inhicting fatal wounds. His
wife was not hurt. Ponirs,d sar.i back
in lAs bed, the blood starting from his
wounds.
The assassins, apparently sat'tdsd
that they had killed their victim ET-
ried away. The shots aroused the
neighbors and servants, who fastened
| to the scene As soon as Frau PCninshi
was restored she told the story Of the
assassination. The authorities and
people determined TO hunt down the
would-bc murderers and an expedition
was Immediately organized in whi;h III
the ablebodied men joined. The 2SaS
! sins were tracked to forest and theiT
trail was followed for q long distance
As the pursuers came closer to the pu'
sued, the former threw out SlSirin'sh2rs
right and left, so as to prcven: the es
cape Of the outlaws. Then they closed
in on them and demand was ma lc Gol
their surrender.
The outlaws uttered cries of defiance
and as the attacking party rushed Tor
ward the outlaws fred, but without ct
feet, while fusillade from the nHSail
ants laid two OF the assassins dead Tht
remaining two turned their weapons OF
themselves, shot and died almost in
stantly.
When the bodies of the dead weri eX
amined a startling discovery was made
Letters of instruction were found sigueC
with the words Executive Colnmitte
of the Polish Anarchists" AMI the sig
nature was accompanied by u seal in
scribed with the same words. Th'S
letters contained instructions u m ~
der Deacon Won PoninslSi. and a!Sr In
structions TO commit other o,rtfdSss r.
garding which the authorities have no
vet given any information, as they prot
ably wish to use the revelations for tn
detection and capture of other Anarch
lists. 1t appears from the letters tina
the Anarchists in Poland are thorough
! ly organized and have central con
mittec. whose instructions are imp l.
! ly o5eyed. The letters also, 1t is sto'G'
refer indirectly to similar organization
in Austria and other European coui
tries.
LospoN, April 9.-l'or the first Tim
: during the current tag'tltion Of so-calio
uucap'oycd in imH ~. che red ila~
arar,nv was djspilysi at The inerda
!, !, heid Friday. This sic,n, ~ nF'c
u clear that toe lllvrm"ut IN % - ~ on
so far rs IL pretynds " be in til: m te.
! of genuine worlxmen. Alongside OF tn
. blood-red emblem was black fla
inscribed "We demand the right
work"