The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-24
Tilted LOVERS Rash deed
Goes to a Picnic and Crushes His Ac-
cepted Rivals Skull.
AFFRAY AT QUIET GREENWOOD
Wounded Man Is In Lacknwanna Hos
pital and His Assaiiaut In County
Jall-BOth Were Anxious to Win tho
Affection Of Polish Maiden.

Early yesterday morning George Nc
Closkey, 4 Greenwood Polander, was
found with his head crushed In IRON u
blow of a stone. He was lying on the
ground not far from the old shaft OF
the Greenwood Coal company, along
the road that leads from Scranton 10
Pittston.
DR.. T.. F.. Weston. OF Taylor. respond
ed and examined the injured man. He
found him In a precarlous state and
gave orders to have him removed I'M
mediately to the Lackawanna hospital.
DR.. Heald at the hospital performed an
operation on him in the afternoon. after
which McCloskey rested comfortably
His skull is fractured and at present
1t Is difficult to determine whether his
injuries are fatal or not
The man who inflicted the wound
Is Alex Lefcoski: he lives In
Marshwood. but Is now In the
county Jail. committed yesterday by
Justice of the Peace p. F. O'Hara. OF
Minooka.
Fought at the Picnic.
The Greenwood Mine Accidental
Fund had a picnic Monday afternoon
and evening. Some who attended
got drunk and became very quarrel
some. OF from the picnic ground
about 100 yards away is base ball
ground which became the arena for sew
eral free fights after dark. The man.
ayers of the picnic had things arranged
so that as soon as any of the intoXi-
Gated revelers got drunk and demand
ed fight. he was taken in hand and
hustled from the ground.
This had the effect of transferring the
scene of conflict to the base ball field.
which was we'll supplied with cobble-
stones for ammunition for fighting. 1t
Is surmised that McCloskey was as
saulted some time around midnight.
There was only one other man present
when he was struck by Lefcoski with
the stone. and this witness is positive
that the assault was unprovoked.
Lefcoski used to live at Greenwood
but moved a short time ago to Marsh
wood. He came down yesterday to
have a good time at the picnic. He and
the wounded man had not been on
very good terms.
Lefcoski Placed Under Bail.
Lefcoski was preparing to go home
when he was arrested on the warrant
sworn out by Stanley McCloskey, the
injured mans brother. Citizen John
Duffy was deputized by the justice of
the peace to arrest the defendant. He
could not furnish $1,000 bail and was
remanded to jail At the time Squire
O'Hara fixed bail he was not aware
that.t the victim was in so dangerous a
condition.
The prisoner will be held without
bail until McCloskey's injuries are fully
determined.
It has developed that strong drink
was not the true cause to which the
assault can be attributed. McCloskey,
whose Polish non de plume is Snegela-
ski, and Miss Ludeweka Yancofska. a
comely Polish maiden of Greenwood,
procured a marriage license Monday
and would be married this afternoon
but for the cruel fortune fate had in
store for the prospective groom.
Real Cause Of the Trouble.
Miss Y. and Lefcofski were affianced
until about month ago. when lMcClos-
key came between them and won her
away. During a period Of courtship in
which Lefcofsi was the favorite, he
purchased dresses and other articles Of
apparel for her.
When he found that her affection
WIS transferred to another, he went be-
fore Alderman Peter Robling, Of the
Eleventh ward. and swore out war
rant for her on the charge of false pre-
lenses. claiming that che got into his
good graces by making him believe she
loved him. She went before Justice OF
the Peace O'HarI and waived hear
ing. giving bail to apear at court.
This was the cause of the assault.
The latest reports from the hospital
were to the effect that McCloskey will
recover, although Il will be q week be-
fore his condition will be definitely
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