Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-31
A REIGN Of TERROR.
Csatsr Street, Shenandoah, Pa, IN
the Hands Of 4 Mob.
MOOF The BOROUGH POLICE SHOT.


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Asked ~ Send Troops
Shenandoah, Pa, July 3l.-A reign
Il terror, compared with which the
scenes enacted during the riots OF
1900 seems insignificant, held shen-
sndoah in its grasp last night. Since
IL o'clock yesterday evening Center
street, which is one Of the principal
streets Of the town, has been in the
hands Of an infurlated mob. Two OF
ne borough policemen were shot,
one perhaps fatally. Joseph Beddal.
. leading merchant and cousin OF
1herin Beddal, was brutslly dubbed
- death and upwards Of q score
~ strikers whose names at this writ
~ could not be ascertained were
ahot by policemen and II Is expected
chat many deaths will result. sher.
~ Beddal arrived from Pottsville ct
US o'clock with posse Of deputies.
He has taken up his headquarters at
he Ferguson hotel. To an Associated
press reporter he stated that he had
sasked Gov. Stone TO send the mill
Il. The governor wired that II the
citizens Of the town petition for
troops he would send them. A petit
lion is being circulated for that pur-
pose now. II 10 almost certain that
1he troops will be here to-day.
The trouble started about six
o'clock yesterday evening when Dep
rty Sheriff Thomas Beddal attempted
q escort two non.union workers
Through the strikers line Of pickets.
he workmen were dressed in their
street clothes, but one Of them car
cid 1 bundle under his arm and
- aroused the suspicion OF the
eerikers. The bundle was torn from
- and when II was found to con-
asla q blouse and overalls the man
svas taken from the deputy and beat
~ almost TO death.
n the meantime Beddal opened iire
- the mob which had gathered and
enptied his revolver. Two Of the
sAots took effect, one man being
lot in the leg and the other In the
foot. The deputy and the other
uErike breaker were now compelled
% Ay for their lives and took refuge
4 the Philadelphia 4 Reading rail-
road depot. The depot was soon SUR
sounded by an angry mob Of 5000,
which was becoming more threaten
IN and demonstrstive every moment
Joseph neddal, q hardware merchant
md brother Of the deputy sheriff,
was seen making his way through
The crowd in an effort to reach his
brother, and the mob, divining that
he was carrying ammunition to those
inside the depot, seized him and beat
him with clubs and billies into in
sensibllity. He died en- route to the
miners' hospital.
Shortly after this the entire Dor
ough police force arrived on the
scene and escorted the deputy sheriff
and his man to an engine which had
been backed into the depot for that
purpose. When the mob realized
that their prey was about to escape
lhey surrounded the engine and the
engineer was afraid to move. In 9
few moments, however, the police
fired volley, dispensing the crowt
for a brief period and the engineer
turned full steam and got away
Stones were thrown thick and fas
about the heads Of the police, where
upon Chief John Fry gave the orde'
70 fire. At the first volley the mol
fell back and several were seen t.
fall. The retreat, however, was bu
commentary. They turned and, witt
eevolvers, stones and even a few
ahotguns, charged on the little ban
r policemen and made them fly TO
their lives. The policemen turned !
eheir fight at short intervals an
Cred volley after volley at thei
uerciless pursuers, but the mo
seemed thoroughly Infatuated and r.
solvers seemed to have no terrors ia
0Asm. When the Tehigh railroa
crossing was reached passin
freight train blocked the progress
Il the police, two Of whom WEI
caught and brutally beaten. One
chem, Gtiney YacopskN wll die,
II a. Estimated that upwards
1900 shots were hred and the wol
Der IL that more fatalities did nj
result. More than 20 strikers, all
whom were foreigners, were sh'
end OF least two Of them will die.
Many Of the merchants and poll
Inns are refusing ia dgn the call I
troops, fearing that the miners W
boycott them after the trouble, al
= the governor has made the sendil
u troops contingent on the petlti'
u citizens there Ia, some doubt as
whether they viii be sent.
At II o'clock last night the stree
we're still crowded with people, b
everything was quiet. flit
COLLISION on TUE SEA.