The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-01-11
THE POLICE
MAKE RAIDS.
Twelve Men Taken Into Custody in One
Place.
POLICEMAN GOODMAN INJURED
Two Mahanoy City Men Suffer in astabbing
Array in the FIRST ward-Dr, Stein
Put Thirty Stitches in
Their wounds.

The police bad lively time Saturday
night and during the early hours of yester-
day morning dealing with noisy and trouble
some Poles and Lithuanians In one of the
encounters Policeman Henry Goodman sus-
tanned injury that will incapaoitate him for
duty for several days
This affair took place on West Lloyd street
One Stiney Kartofski had appeared before
Justice Lawler and complained that his wife
had stolen $50 from him The warrant was
placed in the hands Of Constable Giblon, who
went to the house, but failed to find anybody
at home. It appears that the wife
in anticipation Of arrest, secreted herself in
the house of neighbor Giblon secured
the assistance of Special Officer Alex and
went to the neighbor's house As the officers
were about to enter the place two men
suddenly pounoed upon them and knocked
them from the porch to the sidewalk. Giblon
and Alex were uninjured by the fall and re-
turned to Justice Lawlor's office, where they
secured the assistance Of Policemen Goodman
and F0ltz and Constable Boln, and returned
to the scene of hostilities The posse was
divided, so as to leave some of the officers at
the front of the house and others at the rear.
As Policeman Goodman entered the rear door
a stalwart Pole confronted him with up-lifted
chair. Goodman threw up his left arm to
gnard his head and received blow on it that
dislocated ali the sinews. The policeman
will be OFF duty for several days in conse-
quence of the assault. AS Goodman was
attacked the posse made rush into the
house and secured the assailant, John
Gurney, as well as Joe Christopowicz, who
assisted in the first assault. The men were
put under 5000 bail, each. The woman in
the case was subsequently arrested, but
succeeded in effecting settlement with her
/ husband.
Between two and three o'clock yesterday
morning Policemen Stanton, Lee and Foltz,
Constable Bolin and Chief Burgess Burns
went to a house on South Main street in re-
sponse to a complaint of citizens that gem
ersl row had been kept up for some time in
the place. Upon arriving at the scene the
posse was divided to surround the house.
Two Of the officers found two men trying to
rget into the house at the rear, When the
officers got on the porch the two men
knocked them to the ground. The entire
force of officers assembled and the men on
the porch were oyerpowered and taken into
custody, The officers then forced their way
into the house and placed seven more men
under arrest. A trip was made to the lookup
with six prisoners and ON the return the
officers found three other men stoning the
house. These were also taken into custody
and another lot of half a dozen prisoners was
taken to the lookup
Stephen Muzic and Andrew Poulick, OF
Mahanoy City, came to town yesterday and
attended wedding on East Centre street
that closed with free fight, during which
the Mahanoy City men Jared badly PoulicB
received knife wound that extended from
the nose to the right corner of the mouth
another on the right cheek and one on the
neck. DR.. w. N. Stein put fourteen stitche,
in the cuts. Muzic received nine knife
wounds on the head in which Dr. Stein put
sixteen stitches. The doctor spent over two
hours in stitching and dressing the wounds
Martin Casper and George Garawicz were ar
rested as the men who welded the bloody
knives and Justice Lawlor committed then
for trial in default of bail