The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-05
RIOT CAUSES SIX DEATHS.
CoKB STRIKERS HURDER a PRICK
COMPANY CHIEF ENenEER.

I. n. Fsasssh set Upe- by strihers WAN.
I.spest,-e a.. p.visss- we-h. s.a nr--
tally Kines-A H-.-t.e Ch,.. Afs.- e..
Strikers fsr Arues-ssvsrni 90 Ths- Ar.
shst Dsv-. s.s ths Death E,st fs- ths
D.y Il K,.w- 20 Ne stx-Nere ths- sixty
or the Striker. c-pturss SD Put .. J.h.
CoNNEIIsvI1LR Pa. April t-Lts fire
sweeping along train OF powder. the spirit
OF riot sped through the coke region to-day
from Fairchanes to the Youahioeheny River.
II eliminated there Ia murder. and the muir
der was followed swiftly By rstribution. In all
six persons have been killed In the rioting
and one MORALLY wounded
More than threesoors OF the riotous strikers
we're captured. and some Of them we're mobbsd
and sliehtly injured By indignant eitizens
The disorder Of two days having thus been
brought TO . climax. IL 10 probable that IL
will speedily end Many citizens OF this town
and the near nsiehborhood are being sworn
In as deputy sheriffs, and are willing 10 serve.
Sheriff wilhelm and his assistants acted
with great determination. They broke M and
scattered the mob. aside from those they did
not capture. within four hours The most Inn
portant victim was J. II. paddock, chief en-
gineer for all the works Of the II. G. Friok
OOko N0mDAuIs ehu Ous VI Tue oo1s khoWh anu
most highly respected N On In the whole county.
He was shot and then beaten 70 death with
stones. There 10 reason to believe that his
death was not the result Of mere mob fury.
The Huns wanted the blood Of bosses and REQ
oanizsd in Mr.. Paddock . high official OF
the company. He was accompanied at the
time he was attacked By r. 8. Coll general
superintendent OF machinery for the Prick
Company. who had . narrow escape. The
scene OF the tragedy was the coal tipple OF the
Davidson coke works. which are Just outside
tho borough limits Of Connsllsville. These
were the FIRST works north Of the Youghiogheny
River to be visited By the riotsrA They are
owned By the Frick Company. and for DAY or
two have been guarded By deputy shsriffs.
the mon remaining at work. An attack has
been threatened and feared every day. About
2:3o O'Clock In the afternoon mob Of 300 or
moro strikers appeared. marched across the
Now Haven Bridge into Connellsville. and.
circiing through the streets In the outskirts
went to the Davidson Worka The ovens are
built In the bank. and form spiral line nearly
half mile long.
built at the back Of the ovens. In front OF
them and : little to the east Of the tipple e 3
MRiis ts.fr IsSdss. .ddrss..d th.% .'' nA''o
They seemed In NO hurry to move and stayed
whl: as'I tn % e. we're 1ysI Sem q
eve witns ssss that huge fellow. towering fully
head above the rest marened In front ana
Rs They hssd.a for cut in tn. block Of ovens
s the Isi ssa.: e,sn ana
s:ssssf "a Ss r. "a: H.. Il &. N:
charge Of their dutss They had gone some
alstsaes out along the ovens fr9n these build.
sheriff Tits vas about 80 O'clock. Most Of
she voEkms9 e The yards bad gone home:
aSn o is upss whom lie Huns could sSsrsiss
S.s: %sa. ss q On &. nd.
10 q
them u N an Instant tSs auist crowd had Be-.
come hsrde OF yslliaE demons. and. In full
and dossn 80 Who lad pisso e." drew P them
started at . dead run yhsn they heard the nrst
: .S% q: pH and S.: Si %s be
S eo .o STRUCK sn the s *. s. and b.
FEET sssy. hurled tone. and club: upon him
The deputies in the. Vicinity OF the works.
n IN u
were summoned 70 the scene from other
X: band
were oyertaken and sharp battle followed.
Many sho,. T:Ts S end :s,is. Of the
two were Killed Between here. and Broad.
sss :Rs IN
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road fer distance OF seven miles from Con-
after the Broadford Incident. The eleven pris-
onsrs, who were In the ioet.pP here from
strssts and talked Of iynohins them. About 8
so s.vn so On
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Il n every ioot the crowd grew. Then { b.ssS
S ns the IL.
before snyPody Va: b burt ,snsc.iE though ,Sh
..11cs .st o 81. ss. Hs sssS
sssppsd up and struc. him On %h the ns.d Nth .
I'VE When the train pulled out Tor Gaiontown !.
took hard pushing on tho part o. deputies TO
keep the citizens on the steps of the train.
None Of the men In the car was htpdeuftsd,
any escaped into that crowd
Squire James EckArd Of this place. Who 10 .
deputy Coroner. impanellsd . jury and began
An Inquest upon the body ot M paddock late
this evening. The Jury viewed the remains.
and the testlmony will begin tomorrow. Dis
trlst Attorney JstIrsys who had come down
from UniontoWn. WAS present
Paddook's wounds consisted OF . bullet
wound Just back Of the left ear rnc two hST-
bullet was evidently nom = revolver Of large
HlS face was not mutilAtsd. The murdered
man Was 80 years old. and had lived here
He had been In the employ Of III: Friek Cox.
Company most Of that time. and previously
Kssspoft and Youghioghsny RAiiro.d he
nsntly connected. The Rev. DR.. WILDER =. Pad
dock OF ST. Andrsu's Episcopal church OF
director e ofly.Iy Church n,s .Sd ne s:stEy:
also . member Of the Town Council and prom
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