The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-05
ONE MAN SHOT
Rumors of Trouble Here and There
but Little Develops.

Rumors of Trouble Here and There
but Little Develops.
I Shenandoah, Pa, Aug 5.-There were
many rumors flying around to-day of
trouble in the camp and in various parts
of the region. The only disturbance that
occurred, however, was at Girardville,
six miles from here. where workman
coming from the Girard washery oper-
ated by w. R. McTurk & Co.. was shot
in the leg and slightly hurt. The in
jured man is James Caparal, an Italian.
He had been engaged at work which had
been forbidden by the union and had been
warned several times tosquit. This morn
ing on his way home he was met on the
road by half dozen unknown men who
began to beat him. Caparell ran and as
he did so, one Of the men fired at him.
Some OF the buckshot hit him in the
leg. He manged to walk to physicians
office. and after having the shot extri-
Gated from his leg he walked to the Lee
high Valley railroad station and boarded
a train for Hazelton Burgess Jones is
Investigating the assault 80 -.
During the night several shots were
heard in Shenandoah between brigade
headquarters and camp This gave rise
to rumor that the camp was again be-
ing attacked but an official investigation
proved the rumor to be untrue. > The
provost marshal is making a searching
investigation as to who did the shoot
ing. a - Il - =, =. e
the country to-day for exercise, this time
going in. the direction of Frackville. The
region generally remains quiet. -
Soldiers Caught Out Late.
Report was made to: headquarters to-
day that three members of Company I,
| of the Twelfth regiment, were chased by
1oc iohf c13 3Sfc ~
the town and that the soldiers had sought
refuge in the house of Squire McGuinness
at Frackville. The soldiers left the camp
without leave after dress parade. They
did not carry firearms. On the road to
Frackville,, the soldiers were seen and
soon nineteen or twenty men, carrying
pistols and clubs, gathered with the in
tention of assaulting them. The soldiers
! fled and the crowd attempted to run them
into mine hole on outskirts of Track
| Vile. The nailitiamen met the squire
who took them to his home and kept them
there until to-day, when they returned tc
camp. General Goblin said the three
soldiers, who belong in Williamsport, will
be court-martialed. rzz Ii -
: Troops to Guard a Colliery.
4 Burgess David Brown, president of til.
4 couEcil, David r. Jones. and Chief %
Z Police John Fry, held a conference witt
4 General GOD1n to-day and confessed tne1
inability to cope with the situation in tn
southern section Of Shenandoah. Th
Cambridge colliery, owned by Mr.. Jone
= and Squire McGuinness, is located there
The borough officials told the general tha
men gather there and molest every per
son not excepting the women. that hap
pens along. The burgess said that on
man in this crowd had boasted that thei
object was murder "if they can find th
men they are seeking Threats ar
openly made and the officials requisite
that troops be sent there. General Gobi
consented to station two companies of in
I fantry in that locality and on the roa
! leading to Turkey Run Hill. -. -a.-
Arrest of Two Wounded Rioters.
: Two injured Lithuanians who were i
: the riots. of last week were arrested to
s day. The constable located them an
v asked the military officials for protectio
while the arrests were made. The tw
prisoners were boarding in the foreig
q quarter. "a detachment Of the Fourt
t regiment surrounded the house and th
; mem were placed on a wagon. The soldier
:. then formed Gordon around the vehicl
and escorted it through the streets
;. the office of Squire Shoemaker. who con
mitted the men to Jail. A third foreigne