The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-05-05
WOMEN LED TO BATTLE
Murderous Attack on Coke Work
ers at Soottdale, Pa.
DHILDREN JOINED IN TIE RAID.

A Deputy sherrr and n Mine oniciai Were
Seriously Wounded. while Five Men and
Two Women of tho AssauItinG Party Are
Shot Down.
ScoTTDALE, Pa, May b-The north end
Df the Connellsyille coke region is in a
ieyer Of fear, excitement and anxiety. The
berrib BILE work ut the Painter plant of the
Mcclure company, bad as IL was in itself,
b feared still more as a foreshadowing OF
bhe beginning of times and conditions
that are inevitable unless this strike is
speedily settled.
Yesterdays battle was between striking
Poles, small number of deputies and
comparative few of the men at work at
HE Painter plant. Deputy Sheriff White
md Chief Clerk Roddy were terribly
beaten and aw lying in a critical condi-
hon. Five men and two women on the
strikers side wers shot and two of the
men dangerously wounded. Sxty-three
ioters, among them twelve women and
Ven children, have been taken 10 Jail, and
warrants for fifty thers have been sworn
but, but the meus cannot now be found.
The Painter plant was closed down by
bhe strikers on the oath ult., and was idle
nntil Wednesday of this week. Yesterday
Zoe Sconeskys wife went to the other
bouses and got the women of the striking
Poles to join her in proposed raid on the
plant. Soon she had 100 men, women and
ehildren in the ranks, ready for a raid.
The men remained in the rear and the
Eomen and children, led by Mrs. Soon
Asky, made rush for the coke yards.
This region has seen many savage af-
gRirs in which women unsexed themselves
By deeds of cruel violence. but the old
liners say that never before has there
been such spectacle as this. Every per-
bon in the assaulting party had some sort
d striking weapon, even the children
screaming shrilly as they aourished sticks
Duited to their size. Many of the women
bore axes and some of them carried base
ball bats and hatehets.
Deputy White was the first man at the
yard on whom blow fell. Mrs. Sconesky
bad a baseball club and her husband
welded an ak. White went down before
thc front rank of the raiders Roddy and
pclerk named James, Tarr saw him fall
10 the face of the fearful odds these two
men sprang to his rescue and fought their
Way to his side Then the frantic raiders
leii upon Tarr and Roddy as White strug-
gled to his feet, blinded with blood. The
three men fought desperately, but the
bdds were too great, and finally all were
kgain under the feet of the mob Roddy
was beaten and cut almost as badly as
White.
White was dragged into the engine
house to escape the fury of the strikers.
by this time the deputies rallied and
hree vollcys were fired in quick success
tDn, forcing the mob to retire over the
hill i'll utter rout.
The affair hasGaused the most intense
Excitement here Vi is feared the foreign-
rs will revenge the shooting down of
Their countrymen and that this is but the
beginning OF riots in all parts of the re-
ti0n. 1t would not be surprise to the
People here should the strikers resort to
NE use of dynamite to blow up the works.
CoNNELLsvILLE, Pa, May 5.-At no
tme since the strike was inaugurated has
hoience been so imminent us at present
ebe wholesale evictions contemplated
leEt week and the attempt by the leading
tonpanies to resume Monday are sure to
ssalt In violence. The leading companies
Ay they will start unless the Rainey
FORKS are closed down at once Rainey Is
eenring all the large contracts at hand
pune figures, and the other companies
biH not stand idly by and see themselves
uied out of the market Two of the lead
hg companies announce that they will
t1rt up all ten works, If in doing SO they
are to deputize half their men aud ask
hr protection from the state troops.