The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-05-11


Two ~ the Defenders Probably ru.u]
injured. aud al Least - senr. =, ~
Rioters Reported shot Down with MI,
chester-- Worse Trouble Feared.
CoNNErIsvILLE, Pa, May 81 rio|
at the Painter works. near Scn,tdl.|
resulted i'm the wounding Of ten NH,
crs and serious injury TO sup, Wha,|
aud T. II. Roddy. the book keeper ~ III
company. White and Roddy were 4, i
ribly beaten by the mob and both n.
die.
The plant started up Mt y ociae
with about onc-half OF the coinplcn,., i
Of men. Two hours later the sirlt.
began TO assemble near the work
Some OF the men became frirhten,|
and went home, but most ~ them "A
manned.
About q o'clock a committee w
sent into the mine To request the mel
tn come out. and. upon their rcfu,s
the mob. headed by score or NOR.
women. attacked the plant.
Roddy. assisted bv dozen lrn|
ties. stood guard. and when the ind
came up with n rush, White fired poi|
blank into their ranks. A Hungaris
woman fell with a bullet in her III Il
Maddcned by this. the mob. whi|
numbered a couple Of hundred cla~
in on the deputies, who. driven I'll
close quarters. and blinded by i
shower Of missiles, were unable To u
their Winchestcrs
After emptying their revolver~ ~
fed and the mob surrounded White Il
Hoddy. \ burly Hungarian aitac.
the latter with hatche;, feili|
him To the ground and was 40,
To deal the deathblow when Iau|
Tarr knocked the Hungarian du
with club. White was dragged Il
the engine house 20 escape the iurf|
the strikers Hv this time the drt|
ties rallied and three volley> were Z.
i'm quick succession. forcing he mDb|
retreat over the hill in utter rout
4 number Of strikers were carr|
from the battlefield. and it j. hcl.t
they were killed. DIR. W. ~. cole. /
company physician, states that .'i,|
strikers went down in the 'u|
charges. These men and one weH|
were carried off the ground al
the first charge. and when thu Il
finally retreated they bore ava
/ least ten more. Three Of them 81
left near the works. One of them
shot through the thigh. an0.
through both legs, and the thirl
? haI ,.-.,nl tha ,,rAt,,
The affair has caused the most
tense excitement here. IL i f,A|
the foreigners. will avenge the Gv
! of their coun trymen. and that tai1
but the beginning of riots in all "a
/, of the region. 1t would not De q 1
. prise to the people here should
r strikers resort 10 the use of dynau|
: T. blow up the works
supt. White was taken 70 the
nellsvillc hospital. and il j. thon|
! he will not survive. Ewing Eo|
! was brought Ia this cify /
cared for The foreigners were 4
ried To the adjoining houses and "a
for by Drs. Rogers and Fetters.
n if Richards of Fayette county is II
b the scene of the battle with forty i
: armed with Winchesters, and ha1
; ready arrested four persons char|
J. with being implicated in the riot
q The Casualties Not Numerous
g Thought Further Trouble Feared
ScoTTpALE. Pa. May 5.->ana
! White. the deputy sheriff who va
I badly beaten during the riot al i'a|
er's. is at his home in Connellsv
' and il Is thought he is fatally in.n|
n T.. H. Roddv. the bookkceper. !, NJ
! seriously injured as was at first
e posed. and will be able tn leave
r home i'm a day or two. 1t appear
u that only three Of the rioters i
: shot. two of them being arrested.
The operators are still detrrmue|
start their works and the STRIKERS
as determined to prevent them i
siblc. The district officials have|
ceived no reply from the operate
whom they sent letters inviting =
to meet this morning at 10 O'clock.
the indications are that there vi
|" no conference
The operators now claim that : 4
! ty-four Of the plants made idle ~
strikers will Ice started. but the
:, leaders claim that the strike rcn|
!, practically solid from Fair Chanel
Mount Pleasant. Those who hav|
: turned to work are nearly all Eng
speaking men. and this fact iurl
" enragcs the foreign element. who|
determined to remain out To the
Late last night ii was reported
- Blaincy's men at Meyer had decade
quit work. There will likely be tro|
% at this and other plants to-day.
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