The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-07-03


Of great turbulence and disorder yes
terday. Early in the afternoon there
was running battle between the coal
and iron police and mob. Since the
killing of Luiggi Vinazza, close to the
stockade surrounding the William A.
colliery late Monday night the Italians
of that vicinity have been greatly
wrought up. Sheriff Schadt and his
deputies were on the scene nearly all
Tuesday night and with them was F..
Tiscar, the Italian consular agent In
this city who lent himself earnestly to
the task of inducing his countrymen to
keep the peace.
District Attorney w. r. Lewis and
County Detective w. w. Phillips were
at. Old Forge early yesterday morning
and found general clamor for the
arrest of the deputies who were on
duty when the shot was fired which
killed Einazzi. Unless something was
done in the way of making arrests 1t
seemed certain that there would be a
march of the strikers against the
stockade with consequence terrible to
complicate.
County Detective Phillips came to
this city and went before Alderman
Howe where he swOre to information
against II. e. Smith, Fl. c. Bird, James
p. Harke, r. II. Truran, D. j. Davis,
William Hancock and w. r. Kline.
members of the coal and iron police
guarding the William A. Murder was
the crime charged.
PLACED IN sHERIFTS HANDS.
The warrants were placed in the
hands of Sheriff Schadt and he was
preparing to go to the scene to serve
them when a telephone message con-
veyed the information that a battle was
in progress near the colliery. He
gathered several Of his deputies to-
gether and was rushed to the scene of
the disturbance on a special train. The
battle was over when he arrived and he
quickly dispersed the crowd and pre-
vented a further outbreak.
About p. m. yesterday, c. A. Brown,
civil engineer for the Lehigh Valley
Coal company, who is now acting as
police officer left the stockade and
started for the end of the Wyoming
Valley street car line some distance
away The big crowd that has hung
about the vicinity of the colliery for
days past gave chase and Brown drew
his revolver and fired. The crowd re-
sponded with shots and twelve officers
left the stockade and rushed to the as
sistance of Brown, who would undoubt-
edly have Jared badly had he fallen into
the hands of the mob whose blood had
been stirred by the shooting.
The coal and iron police fired volley
and then most of the mob turned their
attention from Brown to those flying to
his assistance. A number of shots We're
exchanged between the police and the
mob but the shots went wild and no
one was struck.
BROWN ARRESTED.
In the meantime fraction of the
mob had chased Brown across the
county line into Luzerne county where
he was placed under arrest by Chief of
Police CosGrove of Duryea on charge
of discharging fire arm. He was fol-
lowed to the lookup by a great crowd
and Chief Cossrove had some difficulty
in keeping the crowd away from him.
When Brown was searched he had four
revolvers on his person and about 200
cartridges.
When the other police officers saw
Brown in the hands of the authorities
they withdrew to the stockade.
After Sheriff Schadt had dispersed
the crowd and restored order he went
to the stockade and served his war;
| rants on the men against whom they
We're directed. They constitute the
| entire force that was on duty at the
time of the killing. AS the sheriff
| marched his men toward the railroad
station a sullen-browed crowd lined
the road on either side. Suddenly one
| man cried kill them" The shout was
taken up by others and it looked as If
the sheriff would have to fight a battle
| to protect the men in his charge.
Consular Agent Tiscar, jumped to
the porch of Peter Tonneti's saloon and
| in an impassioned speech in Italian
begged his countrymen to be calm and
| let the law take its course. The crowd
| quieted down and the danger of an
attack on the prisoners was averted. A
number of the Italians came to this
| city with Mr. Tiscar to learn what
would be done with the prisoners.
ENTERED BAIL.
The sheriff took his men to Alderman
Howes Office where they waived a
| hearing. by advice of their Attorneys.
Joseph O'Brien and C. p. OMalley. F..
| g. Chase, general superintendent of the
Lehigh Valley Coal company, accom-
| panied the party to this city and was
present at the alderman's Office.
After the prisoners had waived a
| hearing and been formally committed
to Jail they We're taken before Judge j.
p. Kelly in chambers. District At
| torney Lewis was present and said
| that it was not a first degree murder
and he would therefore consent to have
the accused admitted to bail. Judge
| Kelly asked if $1,000 in each case would
be satisfactory to the district attorney
and Mr. Lewis said it would be. Bail
was accordingly fixed at that amount
and former Judge T.. n. Willard quail
| fled as their bondsmen.
After the officers entered bail, they
were taken back to the William A. coll
liery on special train. 1t was feared
| there would be demonstration II they
| got off at the station and the train was
run down close to the mine and the
men got off short distance from the
stockade. They were met by number
of other police officers, when they
alighted from the train, and safely es-
corted within the stockade.
BROWN COMMITTED TO JAIL.
Brown was given hearing before
Justice of the Peace Birmingham at
| Duryea last night, and in default OF
$4,000 bail was committed to jail to an