The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-19
Sheriff Collins, His Deputies and a Re-
porter Beaten with Pickaxes and
Shovels, the Former Seriously.
STRIKE INJUNCTION ISSUED
Employees of the Great Northern
Restrained by Judge Sanborn.
Must Not Interfere with Operation of the
Railway-The Whole Line Tied Up
This Morning.

DETROIT. Mich, April 1s.-Wayne coun-
tvs sheriff lies In a precarious condition
tonight, his body lacerated by the shovels
of the enraged rioters. Two Polish labor
ers are dead and. the number injured is
not yet definitely known. These unfortu-
nate conditions are the result of a conflict
which occurred at noon to-day between
some four hundred Poles and Sheriff Col
Inns and FIVE of his deputies. The riot
brought about by differences of opinion
over wages 10 be paid laborers by the city
water~commissioners for digging trenches
for pipelaying In Crosse Pointe township,
just east OF the city limits. The commits
sioners decided TO pay by the cubic yard
but for the past day or two three hundred
Poles had hung about the vicinity, declar-
ing that they would neither work nor al
low others to unless paid $50 per day.
No outbreak was anticipated, but, as
precaution, Sheriff Collins and five depu-
ties went to the scene TO protect those
who wished TO work Work progressed on
a small scale during the morning, but en-
gineer Williams, becoming alarmed at the
aspect of things, consulted some Of the
commissioners shortly before noon, and
was instructed to quit work for the time
being. Before he returned, however, the
rioting began.
Sheriff Collins and Deputy Steyskal. after
telephoning for retnforcements began to
address the mob TO pacify 1t. One OF the
Poles began an opposition harangue Inc
crowd then started TO annihilate the ofil-
GERS and the handful of laborers at work.
At the advance, the officers drew revolvers
and fired over the strikers heads but the
mob came on and the next volley was
discharged into the crowd. Then the OIL
GERS retreated slowly, firing as they Went
Still the mob followed, one man dealing
the sheriff a vicious blow on the head with
his shovel The other officers, the workers
and an Evening News reporter escaped,
all being more or less pounded with SHOW
els. The mob soon scattered. leaving the
sheriff unconscious on the field.
Following is list of the casualties, the
dead being:
JOHN PIELAT.
TTSKNOWN POLE
sHzyRfFF sag RIfl%FFs Collins. bad scalp wound
in back OF head; severe wound IN leg
caused by blow from piek-axe. Two cuts cutS
in back one on left shoulder many sniaii
ANTHONY CUBSCHAWIK, shot in right
thigh. ,o,,r o,,oo-,., ribs
fractured and bruised on head -, -,
JOE KOBASKIE, shot in ribs. will die.
TONY COWSkl, bullet Wounu IN hHee.
JOHN KOPPEDSCHMIDT, bullet wounds
in arm neck and thigh; will probably Ole.
GEORGE CATHEY, Water Board 1ore-
man. severe scalp wounds, and two con-
fused wounds in back and shoulder
MICHAEL. KANSFSK1, bullet MOUNDS In
neck and jaw and left breast; VIII Gle.
ANDREW BOERSIG, slightly wounded
JOSEPH KUBIAK, two bullets In thigh-
FRED ALFRED, slightly hurt
Unknown POLE, abdomen grazed by
bullet. ,... ,o
ANDREW ESKI, shot twice IN abdomen,
wounded in neck. .-
JOHN RUSSELL F,ISftEt, reporter
bruised on back and shoulder
WILLIAM f. FINE. policeman. hurt
about arms and head .. 1,o,o.
During the afternoon some twenty Poles
were arrested which intensified the bitter
ness. and this evening the situation was
vindictively discussed by crowds OF Poles
in various parts of the city. Another shoot
ing affair took place this evening, In the
reer of the municipal court building. A
group Of Poles had congregated, and Dep.
utv Sheriff Borneman recognized one Of
them as a rioter. He started to arrest
him when some one in the crowd fired a
revolver, hitting the Pole in the leg. AT
the hospital he gave the name, Of Tony
fired the shot