Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1900-09-29
IKUUDLt IN iii UUAL tIkLDS
The Situation is of a Serious and Grave
Nature.
SHERlFF's AND MINERS GUN PLAY.
One Man and Little Girl Lose Their Lives
State Troops Called Out-Arbitrat.
ion Not Meeting with Success.

Shenandoah, PA sherfff's posse
fired on a crowd of riotous men near
here this afternoon, killing two per-
sons and wounding seven oIners.
Sheriff Toole and Deputies O'Donnell
and Brenneman were called to Shen-
andoah today to suppress the mobs
that threatened mine workers and col
liery property.
At quitting time the three sheriffs
and small posse whom the sheriff
had summoned on the ground went to
the Indian Ridge colliery of the Read
ing Company to escort the working
men to their homes. The colliery is
located a short distance east of Shen-
andoah.
The workmen left for home shortly
after o'clock. They walked up the
middle of East Center street, and
reached the Lehigh Valley Railroad
station. Here was gathered a large
crowd of Poles, Slavs and Hungarians
men, women and children-who
lined both sides of the street A shot
rang out from a saloon. This was
followed by shower of stones Many
of the crowd had picked up sticks and
stones and were acting in a threaten
ing manner. Seeing this, the sheriff
who had previously cautioned his men
to keep cool and not use their fire.
arms, commanded them to fire. The
order was obeyed, with terrible results.
The crowd pursued the sheriff and his
posse to the Ferguson house, where
they took refuge.
Sheriff Toole shortly after tele-
phoned to Harrisburg and asked that
a detachment of troops be sent here
He learned that Adjt.-Gen. Stewart
was in Philadelphia, ana a telegram
was sent to him there.
Following is a list of the killed
and wounded:
| Killed-Mike Yuckavage, shot in the
eye; a little girl, name unknown, shot
in the back of the neck.
| Wounded-Edward C. Coyle, aged so,
bullet wound near heart Che was sit
ting on his stoop); Michael Seaman,
shot in the arm; Anthony Skapnazicz,
shot in left wrist; John Wusdckey,
aged 40, shot in hand; Peter StaImo-
covich, aged %, shot in shoulder; An
thony Axalasuge, shot in left side, Sc
rious Ga 40-calibre bullet was re-
mOveO.
Among those who were injured by
the rioters were-George Bedding, ugly
cash on right forehead, hit by a brick
Robert Edwards, aged Ga, injured Sc
riously by being hit with stones;
Charles Lawland, aged 35, injured on
the neck and head by stones.
DEPUTIES ARRESTED.
Three of the deputies who were
sworn in by Sheriff Harvey of Luzerne
county, and who are sons of prominent
Wilkesbarre families, were arrested
late last night at Freeland on the
charge of highway robbery. They are
Hamilton Farnham, Van Buren, B
Howard and A. R. Shoemaker, Jr The
men are accused of robbing a Polish
liquor dealer of $167 in cash. There
are two sides to the story. The Pc.
lander says he was delivering beer al
Highland and that the deputies asked
him and he consented to let them ride
in his. wagon to Freeland. At the out
skirts of that place, he claims, the mer
assaulted him and took the money
from his pocket. The other story is
to the effect that the Polander de-
manded a fee for bringing the deputie:
10 fTeeldnu, anu HoC SeIClnS IL, ne Sc
up cry that he had been robbed.
crowd soon gathered and the deputie!
were taken into custody and given /;
hearing before justice of the peace
The squire committed the three men
but instead of locking them up a
Freeland, the accused were driver
thirty miles over the mountains tt
Willlesbarre, where they arrived a
daylight this morning. The men wer,
released on bail after their arrival a
Wilkesbarre.