The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-09-02
HOT TIME At A WEDDING !
Several Policemen Drop Into a Nest of
Humane Hornets.
BEER GLASSES AND BILLETS FLY
After Bitter Conflict With About Thirty
Enraged Lithuanians the officers Get
an Upper Hand and Arrest
Ten of Them.

A wedding on Juneberry alley, i'm the
Fourth ward, developed into small riot at
an carly hour yesterday morning and several
of the regular police and Councilman had
an experience that they did not relish. For
about twenty minutes the officers battcd
with a gang of about thirty ennged Lithu-
auians, some of them women, and the fight
was bloody one; but fortunately no knives
or reyolvers were used. Beer glasses, stones
and billets were the weapons used and many
bodies show the vigor with which they were
piled. Some Of the police still feel sore from
head to foot. The women fought like
Amazons and left their marks on several of
/ the police, as well as the Councilman At
one time it was feared that murder would be
committed
The fight arose from an effort to serve
warrant. 1t appears that while the wedding
was in progress one Mike Corelo stopped at
the open door and looked into the house
Somebody inside thought he was too inqusi-
tive and threw a beer glass at him. The
| glass struck him ON the head inflicting an
ugly scalp wound which DR.. Phillips dressed
Corello applied to Justice Williams for a
warrant and it was placed in the hands of
Policeman Kerwin for service When the
officer went to the house he was refused ad-
mittance and he summoned the assistance of
Chief Tosh and Lieutenant Lee. Council
man Gable, who resides near the place, also
Joined the force and an entrance to the house
was gained. The sight of the blue uniforms
seemed to have an effect upon the occupants
of the house that red flag has upon an en-
ragged bull and a battle was precipitated
almost before the officers could realize what
was going to happen, The house was crowded
and the officers had no room in which to
make fight. Chief Tosh was rushed up
into corner and pummeled by a half dozen
men. Lieutenant Lee was struck ON the
head with a beer glass and felled to the floor
He attempted to arise, but was sent down
again with kick in the stomach He was
knocked down three times before he could
draw his billet and make an etfectual fight
Policeman Kerwin was also ovcrpowered by
several of the men. Councilman Gable was
also badly beaten, but he proved slayer.
Two strapping big women and four or five
men Of equal proportions had him pinned
against a wall and pounded him unmerci-
fully, but the Councilman got in a number OF
excellent returns. The prosecutor in the
case who went into the house to identify
his assailant also Jared badly but he sue.
ceeded in escaping by jumping out of @
window. He summoned Policeman Hand
and several specials The police say they
thought the battle lasted nearly three hours
but people who were not excited by the heat
Of the fight say it was of twenty minutes
duration. The police finally got their billet
working on schedule time and succeeded il
quelling the angered mob. Having accom-
plished this they marched four of the ring
leaders to the lookup and then returned anC
placed six more under arrest Later in the
day six of the parties paid fines and costs t
Chief Burgess Burns and were discharged
The other four were held to serve time.
1t is considered very fortunate that Coun
Gilman Gable was not armed during tn,
5 fight, as in such an event there would hav,
3 been some shooting. He called for a re
volver several times while he was beinj
] bombarded and in the position that he wa
} in would have undoubtedly used one if h
had it. A Lithuanian woman named Mag
gle Kelly was struck ON the forehead by
stone during the melee, but not seriously in
jured.