The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-04

the store, about ten feet away. AS he
was taken out of the crowd another
shot was fired by the strikers and
George Brandan, who was helping us,
was shot in the cheek, but stood his
ground until the fight was over. I'm
mediately several shots came from
among the strikers and they began TO
throw stones. one man, the two po-
licemen and George Brandan and Joe
lialstead, who were called to help, and
who were armed with guns and revolt
Vers, began to shoot. and we rockmen,
who were unarmed pickedup stones ana
threw them at the strikers. There was
a big fight with fists, stones and guns
for a few minutes, during which l was
struck on the head with a stone thrown
by Joe Andruches, and as | got out OF
the crowd and went toward the store
I was hit on the back four or fiVe
times with big rocks. About thirty
shots were fired in about minute, ana
In the midsts of the shooting Leo VIII
cofski, one of the leaders of the strlK-
ers was seen to stagger and fall on MS
back The fall of Wilcofski seemed 10
rut damper on their fighting desires
and then the trouble gradually duieted
down The strikers left the scene I'M
mediatelv. without even examining the
fallen Pole to see whether he was dead
or not. As soon as they left, Superin-
tendent Evans. who was in the midst
Of the fracas all the time trying to stop
the fight. walked over to the victim
and seeing he was dead had him COW
cred with a blanket, and doctors and
the undertaken sent for"
THE CORONER ARRIVES.
The coroner arrived not long after
and empaueled a jury, who viewed the
remains and adjourned to meet next
Friday.
When Undertaken Howell, VINO had
been summoned by the company ar
rived. to take care of the remains or
the victim, the dead mans wife and
two other women deliberately sat on
the body and refused to allow the
undertaken to touch it, throwing stones
at anyone who approached them. A
Polish undertaken was finally secured
and the remains taken to the victims
late home.
1t is said that Wilcofski, the victim,
| is the man who shot Brandan, the
| policeman, in the cheek. When he fell
dead he dropped a revolver he had in
] his hand and another striker inn
mediately picked it up.
Samuel Traher, one of the injured
men, is in very serious condition, al
though he is slightly improved today
he is still not out of danger. The hul-
| let has been located near an artery
| 81
| leave it remain where it is at present
as an attempt to remove it woul'
endanger the mans life.
| Immediately after the shooting the
strikers held a meeting and had war
rants sworn out for the arrest of AL
bert Evans, w. II. Miller, Chief of Po'
| lice Richards and Fred. Robinson OF
the charge of murder The hearing;
was held in Alderman Lotus Office
A Polander witness swore that Chic
Richards fired the first shot and tina
Albert Evans fired two shots and killed
WilcOfski. The alderman sent all fOu
to the county jail where they remained
from l o'clock till 4, when they were
taken before Judge Woodward o,
habeas corpus proceedings and re
leased under 5000 bail each William
Drury and John 3. Law became bonds
men Tor each. Attorney p. A. OBoyl
and NJ N. DOnnelly appeared for tn,
prosecution, and John It. Lenehan 70
the defense. Evans says he did not fir
shot, but stood on the steps wit
Foreman F., B. Evans with a book /,
his hand, taking the names of tn
rioters.
OTHER WARRANTS.
h. w. Tennant, chief clerk at tn
Stevens mine, had warrants sworn ou
for the arrest of seven of the strikers
Saturday afternoon, charged with rio
and felonious wounding. They wer
given a hearing before Squire Ehret
who placed them under 81, 500 bail eacf
Stanley Wecolis who is charged wit
felonious wounding, was pointed ou
as the man who shot Samuel Mahei
the latter having made a statement I
the effect that it was Wecolis who shu
him. The other accused men were 10
Savage, Joe Lynen, Andrew Wilsolskic
Paul Sleva, George Marshalonis an
Joe Andruches The latter two wer
released, bail being furnished by !,
PauXtus but today the bail was calle
off and the men sent to Jail.
The situation at the mine is quiet &c
day, the strikers not having put in a
appearance at the mine since yestel
day. Sheriff Harvey has deputize
about thirty men to act as deputie
and twenty of them were on duty 8
the mine today. No further trouble
expected for the time being, althoug
the company is prepared for it.
The company will probably not tab
any steps toward operating the collier
until at least after the hearing ne'
Friday.
A civil engineer was on the groun
today and took a diagram of the seer
of the affair.
No attempt has been made to fns
the work which the workmen were G
their way to perform at the time
the trouble.
The strikers held a meeting at the
hall last evening, but as no Englisl
speaking people We're allowed to
, present and owing to the reticent att
tude of the foreigners, no informatiC
could he obtained as to the busine
, transacted
WON AT TUNKHANNoCK.
After Bakers Band Had Played
Selections the Others Withdrew,