The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-05-05
SERIOUS RIOTS RESULT
The Infuriated SCO.tdale Operatives on
The War Path.
SHOT OR STONED TO DEATH
Many Men and Women Injured and
Several killed-The WInches-
ter Is the Only Law
There Now.

ScorTspALE, Pa, May A riot oc-
Cured at the Painter works OF tho Me-
CIure Coke company At u o'clock this
morning. The company made Efforts 10
resume al this and other points on Tues
day and to-day the women determined to
drive the blacklegs from work. With tin
pans, clubs, coke forks aud brooms they
marched To the coke yards. Sanford
White, mine superintendent; Ewing Il.
Roddy, bookkeeper, and a lot Of deputies
were on guard. A shot was fired TO scare
the women. Tho men rushed to the
scene.
White opened fire on tho crowd. that
numbered 100. At the first fro three men
fell wounded. One was shot through the
thigh, one through both legs and the third
in the neck.
The women carried Oft the wounded and
the infuriated men set upon White and
Roddy. White was beaten over the head,
knocked down, kicked and bruised about
the body. His recovery is doubtful. A big
Hungarian had White down and was
standing over him with an axe when he
was knocked down by James Tarr, a store
clerk. Roddy was al first thought to bc
badly injured, but he escaped with only
slight bruises.
While all this was going on, tho depu.
ties who began to use Winchcstcrs. shot
one woman who is said to be dying. II is
There is great excitement throughout tho
entire region. The strikers are becoming
desperate and mobs are assembling al va
rous points for raid.
DIR. w. ii. Cole, n company physician,
states that IL strikers went down in threo
charges. Three men and one woman
we're carried of the ground after the first
charge and when the mob finally retrcated
at least 20 more. Three of the wounded
were left near the works, two of whom
will die. White is suffering intense agony
and his recovery is doubtful. Roddy is
now believed TO bo fatally wounded. II is
feared the foreigners will avenge the death
of their coaatrymen and use dynamite to
blow up the works.
The injured as far as known are: SAN
ford White, superintendent, terribly
beaten, condition critical; Ewing b. Rod
dick, badly beaten, condition critical
John Skoneski, shot through the thigh
Stephen lonski, shot through both
thighs; Joseph Skoncski. head split with
an axe; Mates Schenosi, shot in the
shoulder; unknown Slayish woman, shot
in the thigh.
Sheriff Richards of Fayette county is n,
the scene of the battle with 40 men armed
with Winchesters and has already ar
rested 20 persons. who are now on their
way to UniontoVn.
The Painter plant was closed down by
the strikers on the oath instant and idle
until Wednesday. Early this morning
doe Sconesky's wife went about 10 the
other houses and got the women of the
striking Poles 10 join her in n raid. Abou,
o'clock she had $50 men, women and
children in the ranks. The men remained
in the rear and the women and children
led by Mrs. Sconesky, made a rush for the
| coke yard. The old timers say never before
have they seen such spectacle as this
Every person in the assaulting party had
| some sort of striking weapon. even the
| children, screaming rs they flourshed
| their sticks. suited to their size. Many oi
| the women bore axes and some OF tho
men carried ball bats aud hatchets. Dep
uty White was the first one on whom \
blow fell. in the face Of the fearful odd,
Roddy and Tarr sprang TO his rescue ant
fought their way 10 his side. Then thC
frantic raiders fell upon Tarr and Roddy
as White struggled TO bis feet, covered
with blood. The three men fought des
pcraiely, but the odds were too great anc
finally all we're down again under the fec
OF tie mob.