The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-06-01
ATTACKED BY a MOB.


tics. ia which tho latter were sorcrd "a
Retreat. Altar I sing All Their -Nmmuni-
tion PRISONERS Taken Released Go SAY"
tho JAN.
IA ~AlIF. Ill.,. May ~ La sale Is
IN the hands IN bowling mob To-
eight and the very worst possible
- expected
The riotel. were worked mp into
perfect fury by ;hc presence ~
sheriff TAYLOR and his handful ~
deputies. who were on guard ~ the
different shafts am day. About
o'clock this afternoon the strikers held
meeting in the east end of La Sale
and an hour later marched 10 the
la Sale shaft where. without cause "A
bloody riot was commenced by
the Poles ana nagoc>. who. armed
with AN kinds of deadly weapons and
carrying arm~ful of rocks. clubs and
missiles attacked the sheriff and his
posse ~ forty sworn deputies. The
strikers opened fire. and il was re-
turned by the sheriff and deputies until
AN their ammunition was shot away:
then they had "a flee for refuge.
II il not known how many Of the
rioters have been injured. some Of
them mus, he fatally shot. but being
AN foreigners nothing can To- learned
OF their condition.
sheriff TAYLOR j. pummclcd badly
and j. lying AZ the Harrison house.
constantly attended by doctors
Deputy Thomas Walters. OF otta-
WA. was shot in the loins and
may die. He was sent home Deputy
Thomas lloolihan. ottawa. was shot in
the calf Of the leg and removed 10 the
hospital Deputy John Dwere. Ottawa.
was thrown into a cellar and had hi>
spine badly injured. All the other dep
uties were more or less bruised with
rocks ami clubs. not one of them e>cap-
ing without injury.
sheriff Taylor displayed wonderful
nerve and comhativc spirit when an the
deputies had been forced back. some of
whom He'd when their ammunition was
gone vet the sheriff stood his ground
against 500 bowling maniacs. and con
tinued firing with revolver in each
hand until he had been knocked down
twice and every inch ~ his body bruised.
he AZ last quit the fight and escaped by
going into house and lodging the
crazcd miners.
The success Of the strikers III their
riot seemed To infnriatc them until
they lost their heads completely and
have since been parading the streets
and raising pandcmpnium.
About -.l5 tvo 80 the ringleaders
were put unlerarrest ~ deputy >heritf>
and hustled through the Harrison
house and taken To jail through the
alleys
IN I'VE minutes a mob Of 1000 men
men had surrounded the hotel and
threatened 70 blow it up unless the
prisoners were produced The widest
kind II excitement prevailed. and all
the guests II the house left for safer
quarter Landlord VI. Byrne made an
effort To explain 20 the rioters that the
prisoners had been taken 10 ottawa.
but they would listen to No argument
and would not be satisfied until they
searched the entire building them
I selves.
While this was going on third ring
Z leader was arrested and quietly put in
I iail. l.ut word was passed among
them. and The mob rushed wildly to-
ward the Jail. Mayor NatthieSSen.
who has been on the scene all day long.
sent prompt orders to release the pris-
uners before the mob reached there.
The orders were carried out by Chief
OF Police DOYLE. who took committee
Of the inturatcd men through the jail
10 satisfy them that no miners were
under arrest The mob then demanded
the return and the release Of the two
prisoners sent u Ottawa or they would
take the town.
Late tonight the miners again
marched To the hotel. filling the ali
with shouts denunciatory of the au
! thorities. At the hotel a mass meeting
was held. and after being addressed 10y
Mr.. Byrne. the proprietor Of the hotel
who assured them that the men wer,
\ not in the house. they decided To dis
pcrsc for the night. Vet all II The mcr
seem lnath To disper>c.
A rumor was current tonight tina
! 500 miners from Spring Valley Were
coming To La Sale tonight. and TIN
sheriff after consulting with Mayo
MatthiesSen and City Attorney lIaskin'
decided IL ask the governor for militia
Ii Il expected that the governor vii
send them AZ sheriff Taylor has pre-
viously tclecraphca the vernor stat
ing that he would use ill available
means in la sale county to qucll tn
strikers and when they then over
powered him ne would a a last resor
ask for the militia.
Mayor NatthiesScn stayed with tn
police force all cvcninr II was sur
posed that the miners We're organizing
to march 70 ottawa To Ike the prison
ers ont ~ Jail. but a. vet nothing Ina
been attempted in this line.
There never has been such lawless
crazed mob on the sire, = of La sail
in the history ~ all her strikes a. ha
possession ~ her streets tonight. an
from the indications il is feared tina
the hostiitics have only commenced
unless the militia is brought into tn
city.
Failed To Agree.
CLEVELAND. o.. May -. The jury ]