Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-08
FOR THE DEATH OF BEDDALL
OsruneTs JugH Hold, Several Men Guilty Of
kurdsr During Riot
TWo MREsIED CHARGED WITH CRIME
large Numbar % witnesses Are Ex-
amined Who Tell what They
know ~cpneerhins TroubIe
az shenandeah.

amineu VINO Toll Whnt IneE
Know cpncerhins TrouBIe
~ shenandeah.
SHENANDOAH, Pa, Aug. THE coron-
els jury. which has been investiestine the
death Of Joseph Beddall. who received his
fatal injuries IN the riot here last week,
concluded is inquiry today. and rendered
a verdict hoiding Joseph Paluqiez, q
butcher, Matthew Pauiarkas. a one-armed
saloon keeper, and many other rioters un-
k1own TO the tsry.' responsible for the
killing. The men named In the verdict
are now locked db and other arrests will
follow. The two men were taken into Gus
tody this afternoon by tive constahlcs who
were protected by a platoon Of soldiers
from Company X of the Twelfth regiment.
4 large number Of Witnesses were ez-
amined. including the three workmen and
Deputy shorin, Thomas Reddall, who were
first attacked BY the mob. the policemen
who were subsequently set upon and some
OF them ahets and several eye-wttnesses OF
the riot. Some Of the testimony vas con
eidered very important BY tie coroner and
the jury. Paluqlcz was identified BY three
boYt who testified they saw him IN the
crowd with a club. and paularkas Is al
legged BY another 70 have injured Joseph
Beddall. The policemen testified that as
they ran w the street. pursued BY the mob,
firing pistols men standing at nearly every
saloon door shoe at them AZ they passed.
A. one doorway three men stood blazing
away at them and from an upper window
OF a building three other men were shoot-
Ing dewn Al them. The drinking places re-.
feFred to are All owned BY foreigners.
cav Him she Laugh
Policeman ~Rihsneiser testified that when
he learned Of the disturbance he imme-
diateIy started to summon his fellow ON.
GERS. While doing I 80 he met Pierce
Walker, = mine workers oaiciai. lie ASKED
Walker to call the miners committee and
have Il use its influence to dispei the
crSwd. but Ringheisef said: HE only gave
me the laukh.'t
The situation In this section Of the coal
held remains. unchanged and stan ofhcers
ST brieadk headquarters do not qpprehenA
any trouble IN the near future. The troops
had a quiet day. Two companies are still
on guerd In the foreign section oe The town.
A meeting OF prctestshl rp alsters Of this
section. WI ARE intsrestSi n the spiritual
wSlfarsgcf the fcreign population. was held
tonight aud SITES the regular business had
ben diapoelh of Rev. Charles p. Edwards
Of thia place. who has made a scientific
stndy Of fhs chafacteristica OF the foreign
Eneakins people in the coal region. deliy-
cred en- aaarqnu, which was Of Interest At
this time.
He said that within q radius Of six
miles Of Shenandoah there are approxl-
=@--.= ss 60 s1s-=- VIC s4-
the northern part of Austria Hungary, OF
these 1900 are Lithuanians. 5000 are
Poles, 1000 are Hunearians. 1000 sloveks
and 600, Behemiana, The Athuanians are
considered me most intelligent among
them. They do not wish TO DO classed with
the others and claim that theirs = the
most ancient European language.
Mr.. Ddwards said thu L~ithuanians soon
become Amerlcanised and make good citi-
zths. but before theyli6arus 80 zupdsrstehd
American ways and institutions they are
hard TO eontrol4 Their Intelligence makes
thsm eatabls leaders. as
Thfow stones at Soldiers.
Tho throwing Ct stones at the troops was
repeated early this morning. This time the
attack WIS not made on the camp. but
aEainst the provost guards stationed 1T the
Penhsyl9ahia railroad station near one OF
the Foreign colonies IN the southern part Of
the town. res ssfs
SHENANDOAH ~ Aus. 1.-THE throw
ing OF stones At the troops was repeated
early this morning. THIS time the attack
was not fnad4 On the camp. but against the
provost guards stationed at the Pennsyl-
vania raflfbfd station near one OF the for
eisn coIonisa In the southern part OF the
town.
BrisAdsef General Goblin had been re-
quested ~ the town authorities 70 sene .
company Of men 70 that locality because OF
The disofders thA had been occurring
there Company rA,f Of the Eighth resi-
ment. under Captain Carver. was on duty
there ~ Sigh. and early this morning the
colonel Ut the regiment said the company
was greeted BY a shower Of stones which
came from the top Of the high hill over
locking the railroad station
The captain Immediately placed a detaii
OF monefn The vicinity Of the houses from
which fae tlonee were thrown. No one
wa faplsnea, a9fhe Offenders had escaped
before tns spldiers reached the top Of ths
Last night an ih~to1fbated' coal and iron
policenen wandered into the camp ana be-
came aisofdefly. He MAS placed ie the
guard tent and this morning was released.
A numher OF strikers heard Of the incident
: and formed 4 picket line around the camp.
waiting ior the man 10 leave Tie piacs.
They followed him down the Mahonoy City
road. but es thers were 4 nnmber Of sols
dioft IN the vicinity. thu. slfokefa aid net
moleat Aim and they soon Dispersed. 3
The governors troopa Of cavalry took g
practice march about nfteen or twenty
mliea through the AaAonaF valley teday.
Everything Is quiat1d liz region today.
Rev. Charles Edwards. paator Of the Press
byterlan church here and formerly state
president Of the Yeune Mems nlbia soclsty,
said today that the young men, ID his, con.
eaogation, which Il made up principally d
mine workers, have informed him that for.
eienerh have determined 70 cut 81 an sal
q every man who returns 70 rerk. % that
they viii forever be marked a. "unfaiI
wcrkmen." Mr.. Edwards says his young
m4n are IN q position 20 know and he be.
ileyes The story. T1ts foreigners think thil
The easiest method7for pregentine attempts
q break tie ltrike,s,r