The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-28
Twelve of the RingIeaders Arrested
and Warrants issued for About
Fifty Participants.
VERDICT OF CORONER'S JURY
IN THE CASE OF THE RECENT SHOOT
ING OF MINERS AT LATTIMER.
Sheriff and Deputies Severely Scored
-Debs Talks at the Opening Session
of the Chicago Conference.

GIRARDVILLE, Pa, Sept. 27.-At least
nine men received fatal injuries and possibly
two score others were more or less seriously
wounded in bloody riot here late last
night and early this morning The fight was
the outcome of a quarrel over the Hazleton
troubles. Thrty-six men are known to have
been wounded and about fifty more are be-
ing secreted by their friends, who fear that
they will be selit to Jail. Twelve of the ring
leaders were brought before Justice 1lias
Kissinger and ten before Justice II. B. John
son. All were charged with assault with in
tent TO kill, house breaking and rioting and
were held in heavy bail for court. Many
more warrants have been issued, but have
not been served as yet. DR.. Charles SchIes-
man attended to twenty-five of the wounded
nine of whom he says will die Drs. Will
liam Monaghan and James Donaghue at
tended to fourteen others, and how many
the other physicians cared for is not known
Three other men have been reported dead
but this cannot be verified yet on account
of the uncommunicatiye nature of the par
ticipants.
The story of the riot is as follows: Sew
eral hundred Polanders board at William
Culaeabbage's hotel on Second street. JOS.
Cavendish is proprietor of a hotel at the
east end of town, where several hundred
more Polanders make their headquarters.
Bad blood has existed between them for
long time, and the recent strike troubles at
Hazleton embittered them still more. Last
night matters came to Il crisis. Culacab-
bage, it is charged, and his followers,
to the number of several .yhu undred,
arming themselves with guns, revolvers,
knives, axes and clubs, marched
to Cavendish's Hotel, where several hun
dred of their enemies were celebrating pay
day. The Cavendish men ascertained that
their foes were marching on them, and,
arming themselves hurriedly, awaited their
arrival After q denlonstrative march the
Culacabbage contingent arrived and i'm
mediately stormed the saloon. Then a
bloody fight ensued. The shooting was fast
and furious, and axes, knives clubs and
other weapons were used with deadly
effect.
The fight lasted almost an hour when the
Culacabbage gang was routed, leaving their
wounded behind Everything in the house
was smashed and floors we're strewn with
wounded men. The walls were bespattered
with blood and shreds of human flesh.
After the routed rioters had returned to
their headquarters the Cavendish gang
armed themselves to the teeth and marched
to their enemy S rendezvous, where a fight
still bloodier than the first ensued. The
police force and the constables of the sur
rounding region were called to the scene,
but were unable to cope with the rioters,
who continued hostilities until morning.
The town people did not sleep a wink all
night, and while they watched the progress
of the fight during the night they made no
attempt to interfere. The place was in an
uproar but all is quiet now, and no more
trouble is anticipated. 1t is thought that
after the excitement subsidies most of the
guilty parties will be arrested The resi-
dences of many citizens were damaged and
several outsiders were wounded.