The record-union., 1894-04-19
Special to the REcoRD-UN1ox.

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DETROIT tMich.), April 18.-Wayne
County's Sheriff lies in precarious con-
dision tonight, his body lacerated by the
shovels of infuriated laborers. Two of
! them are dead, and the number of them
is not yet definitely known. These un-
! fortunate conditions are the result of
conflict which occurred at noon to-day
| between some 400 Poles and Sheriff Coli
lins and number of his deputies.
The riot was brought about by differ
ence Eof opinion over wages to be paid
laborers by the City Water Commission
for trenches for pipe lying in Crosse
Point Township, just east of the city
limits. The Commissioners decided to-
pay by the cubic yard. but for the past
day or so 800 Poles had hung about the
vicinity declaring they would not work.,
nor allow others to, unless paid 81 50 peg
day. No outbreak was anticipated, but,
as a precauton, Sheriff Collins and i've
deputies went to the scene to protect those.
who wished to work. Work progressed
on a small scale during the morning, but
Engineer Williams, becoming alarmed az
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, rioting
began. Sheriff Collins and Deputy Sty-
skall, after telephoning for reinforce
ments, began to address the mob. to
pacify them. One of the Poles began an
opposition harangue. The crowd there
upon started to annihilate the officers 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 dis
charged into the crowd. Then the Off
GERS retreated slowly, firing as they went.
Still the mob followed, one man dealing
the Sheriff vicious blow on the head
with his shovel. The officers, the labor
ers and a newspaper reporter escaped. alI
| being more or less pounded with shoyels,
but the helpless Sheriff was brutally at
tackled. The mob then scattered, leaving
the Sheriff unconscious. Two OF the
| Poles were found-John Pielata and a
| comrade, name unknown--dead.
| Sheriff Collins regained consciousness
shortly after O'Clock. He had a bad
cash on the head, several bad cuts and
| bruises about the body, and almost bled
| TO death from a lacerated leg. His physi-
| clan says tonight that he would proba-
bly, pull through.
During the afternoon some twenty
| Poles were arrested which intensified the
! bitterness. and the situation is being vim
dictively discussed by crowds OF Poles in
various parts of the city. 1t is rumored
| that they will attack the Jail tonight, but
this is not believed. Extra officers are
on duty to preserve the peace, whatever
! may happen. Many more arrests are eX-
pected, but it is difficult to identify the
leaders in the riot. The water company
officials will not probably recede from
| their position, but work will proceed, if
| at all, under strong guard.
Another shooting affray took place this
| evening in the rear of the Municipal
| Court building. A numb Der of Poles had
congregated and Deputy Sheriff Borne
mann recognized one of them as one of
| the rioters. He started to arrest him,
| when someone in the crowd fired re-
volver. hitting the Pole in the leg. At
the hospital he gave the name of Tony
! Pabowski. Bornemann could not learn
who fired the shot.
! The completed list of the dead and
wounded is:
Dead-J ohm Pielata and an unknown
Pole.
| Wounded-Sheriff Collins, bad scalp
wound in the back of the head, severe
wound in the leg caused by blow from
| a pickax, two cuts in the back, one in the
| left shoulder and many small bruises and
cuts about the body; Anthony Cub
! schawik, shot in the right thigh: VIM.
| II. Burch, policeman, ribs fractured and
| bruised on the head; Joe Kobaski, shot i'll
| the ribs, will die; Levi Gowski, bullet
wound in the knee; John Kopperschmidt,
bullet wounds in the arm, neck and thigh,
will probably die; George Cathey, severe
scalp wound, two confused wounds in
the back and shoulder; Michael Kansfski,
bullet wounds in the neck, jaw and left
breast, will die; Andrew Boersig, slightly
wounded; Joseph Kubia. two bullets in
the thigh; man named Alfred, slightly
hurt; unknown Pole, abdomen grazed
by a bullet; Anton Pawaski, shot in the
loft ha iaiI icrI+ A
Eski, shot twice in the abdomen, wounded
in the neck; John Russell Fisher, bruised
on the back and shoulder; William f.
Finse, policeman, hurt about the arms
and head.
Missing-Michael Berka.