The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-07-08
MORE RIoTINc AT CLEVELAND,

MORE RIOTING AT CLEVELAND,
Labor Troubles Result in the Killing of
One Man-Several Wounded.
Cleveland, O., July 2.--The strike at
the quarries of the Cleveland Stone
company Wednesday resulted in the
shooting to death of Vinton Machusski
and the wounding to death of John
Melosky, who cannot survive. Joseph
Wanxoaski and Antoine Totak sus-
tanned flesh wounds which are not seri,
Gus. The battle occurred between
Sheriff Leek with 40 deputies and zoo
strikers at West View, three miles from
Berea. The mob had driven out the
workmen, and when the sheriff arrived
he ordered the mob to dispense. They
refused and a shot was fired at Deputy
Carman The sheriff then ordered his
men to fire, and about go shots were
exchanged before the mob fed.
Machnsski was helped to Berea,
where it was found he had been shot
from the back through his left lung.
He died shortly after noon. The sheriff
in the afternoon asked for troops, and
| Company T, Cleveland, and d, of Berea,
were called out, Col. KEENAN,, of the
Fifth regiment, being now in charge.
Charles Smith, the deputy who Ma
chusski in his ante mortem statement
accused of firing the fatal shot, was ar
rested and brought to the Cleveland
Jail. The streets are guarded by dep
| uty sheriffs and the militia.
| Cleveland. o.. July 3.-Bloodshed again
| Y1 a a. a af ha hnsef
| works Thursday afternoon. One man, Will
| liam Rettger. was shot dead by non
| union man who had attempted to leave thee
| works on his bicycle and was attacked by
a portion Of the mob. The police managed
| with great difficulty to rescue him, and the
| police detail was beseged in a shop and
had great difficulty in preventing the lynch
| ing of their prisoner. Finally call for
| troops was made and two of the four COM
panies under arms were hurried to the
| scene. The prisoner was finally loaded into
| a patrol wagon and about 1880 p. m. was
| locked up in the Central police station.
| The troops remain on guard and at mid
| night there was sullen mob Of at least
| 0,000 persons hanging around the premises.
Shortly before the hour for quitting sew
| eral strikers marched up to the Brown
works with big banner, on which was
| written in black type: Brown Scabs."
| At 4:30 O'Clock the main body Of the work.
men were marshaled into line and the
| police force formed the usual hollow
| SQUARE Capt English gave the word, the
| gates were opened and the solid body of
men, workmen surrounded by $50 police
| men with clubs in hand. marched out.
| The crowd gave way, and the procession
| moved up Hamilton street to Case. on ttse
way to the ST. Clair street cars.
| The crowd followed, as on Wednesday
| evening, yelling "Scab!' and making
| lively vocal demonstration. Contrary to
| what the mayor had declared would be
| done, the police did not drive back the
| following crowd. At least, they allowed
| them to follow up Hamilton street In the
meantime the police marched steadily for
| ward to Case, up Windsor to Wilson av-
| enue, and reaching the Fourth precinct
| station near Euclid, q halt was made
Forming two lines, the police allowed the
| workmen to enter the station
All out of the way, the police formed
again across the street At this moment
| the following party was a dense black
| crowd reaching far down Wilson avenue
| Suddenly the word charge" was given II
| rang out loud and clear and an awful
scene followed. The police sprang forward
| like a shot out of gun. In moment
| they were upon the vanguard of the
| crowd The latter were dumfounded.
| There was a waver and then all turned and
| fed But the deadly work had commenced,
| The batons of the police were falling like
| hail on the heads of the men. The crowd
| was panic-stricken. Two cars blocked the
| way north of Wilson avenue and the men,
| women and children were packed together
| in tight mass, yelling and shrieking,
| One part broke away and ran down the
| Cleveland & Pittsburgh tracks close at
| hand Another went south on Wilson.
| Men were lying unconscious on the streets
| or crawling around in vain attempt to
| rise to their feet The police, dividing into
SQUADS, charged after each section of the
| crowd, determined to tnflict punishment
| severe and unrelenting. This lasted for
several minutes, and then returning squads
| scious men and others who were stagger-
| ing around as a result Of severe blows.
During the fight the police captured five
| of their assailants, each Of whom was in
a bad condition from clubbing. William
Hearn, a furniture van driver allowed the
| strikers to crowd into his wagon and then
| crying: "Give them h-n" drove right into
| the police line with his horses or run.
| Several policemen were knocked down be-
| fore the team was captured. Hearn was
| dragged from the wagon and dubbed into
| insensibility before he could be carried into
| the station. His skull is fractured and his
| face and head cut and bruised fearfully.
Steve D. O'Netu was also on the wagon and
| has broken head and a broken leg. Her
mann Schaels, a blacksmith, has a terribly
cut head and was badly hurt by being
| trampled on. James Fox and Charles Cup
penbecker were each badly cut about the
head. Charges of riodng were preferred
against the five prisoners: The mob man
aged to carry away all OF the others who
4 conservative estimate is that so men were
| severely injured by the clubbing.
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