New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-07
PART ii.
PAGES 10 TO 20.
THREE KILLED AT A PICNIC.
=. RIOODY RIOT CAUSED BY ROWDIES
IN SIBERIA, IND.
THEY ATTACKED PARTY OF GERMAN PIcNIcK

THEY ATTACKED PARTY OF GERMAN PICNICK-
wIFEs FATAL BLOW VA WOMAN
KICKED so THAT SHE WILL DIE.
Chicago July GA dispatch from English, Ind.
saws that as result of riot a picnic given by
German Catholics in Siberia Perry County, on
Thursday afternoon. three persons are dead. five
are fatally wounded and fifty others are seriously
hurt A desperate fight. which lasted for an hour.
vas precipitated by gang Of rowdes. whose num-
hers were augmented by men from the swamp
locality along the Ohio River. They came TO the
nicnic inhamed with whiskey and armed with
clubs and knives. and started fight in which 1000
nersons engaged. Many of the injured are women
and children for 1t seems that the ntruders spared
neither sex nor age. Owing TO the remote locality
~ the place details meagre. The most reliable
information is telephoned by the surgeon who is
attending the wounded. The dead are:
Fred Elmer.
William Gese.
Frank Hart.
Those fatally hurt are
Peter Bennett.
Robert Dodge.
Abner Stroud
Samuel Wilson.
A woman. name unknown. fatally kicked
The village OF Siberia is the northern
boundary OF the Ohio in the lower tier OF counties.
7, is fifteen miles from any railroad. The little
mace contains only few struggling houses ana a
Catholic Church. the congregation OF which is
composed of Germans. They are a simple and IN
offensive people. but have been greatly annoyed
recently On Thursday they planned a great pic
mic In the woods surrounding the village. The
entire population turned out to attend it, and all
went smoothly enough until the disturbers
appeared.
There were a number Of booths on the grounds,
where liquors served. These were Literally
hoo n in
suit the Germans and their wives. The priest who
was present counselled his people 10 avoid trouble
a. noss,ble and TO pay no attention to the jeers OF
the half-drunken marauders. Mistaking TINS toier-
ance for cowardice. the outsiders became bolder
and soon prtcipitated A night. wnich IN ie" "o-
ments assumed the proportions Of a riot. Ciuos'
chairs and beer bottles were brought into play
s,uue, Wilson leader Of the intruders, was
.rmed with a knife which he welded on every
aide stabbing many persons. He was hnaiy OPP
nossd nv a sturdy German. who was more than a
match for him until Wilson used the knife AS the
man fell back. the blood squirting from ghas,'H
wound his wife rendered desperate by the sight
snranr through The crowd and dealt Wilson ter
rible blow with beer bottle, crushing his SKULL
During the fight Of the intruders kicked a
woman fatally injuring her.
The few police officers on the ground were unable
10 STAY the battle and they were beaten down by
the Infatuated mob Women fought beside their
husbands and screaming children were kicked aside
], soon became apparent 10 the attacking party tha'
they would be annihilated II the fight continued
and after their leader was laid low they began TO
retreat They ran through the woods to where
their horses tethered and escaped, leaving
three Of their number on the ground FOR dead
Cots and litters hastily improvsed, ana the
dead and wounded were removed to the church In
the village and all the physicians in the neGnpor-
hood called Dr. LomaX, Of White sulphur WE'LL
and his two assistants kept busy all OF the
vtohs lrin he
that ne saw fifty -four injured persons. ana pc
leves that several of them Will die Telephone
message from White sulphur Well received iss !
evening said that at least twenty or the injured
would die. courier, who was sent for supplies
for the said that three persons were dead
Al of them were members of the picnic party
Wilson, the leader Of the rioters cannot i've: -,
Threats were made that the coughs OF IN, tne
neighborhood would make trouble at the picnic, put
the Germans relied upon their numbers 10 awe any
attempt to disturb them Threats had been mace
before and trouble had come so lttle attentiSn
paid to them For this reason none Oh the
picnic party armed.
The local magistrate has sworn in nearly every
man in the community deputy 10 preserve the
peace as II is feared that the rioters VIII secure
endorsements and return for their three comraces
ali of whom are probably fatally injured. AS soon
as the work OF caring for the injured Is competed
steps will be taken secure the arrest OF the