Evening journal., 1902-08-08
FOREIGN QUARTER
is UNDER GUARD
Risters Held for Killing Of
Joseph Beddall
COnStabIeS, Protected bV Soldiers, Made
Two Arrests and ManylWherS
wss.. AreiLikeIy TO Follow Ass

Shenandoah, Pa, Aug. s.-The coro-
ner's jury which has been investigat-
ing the death Of Joseph Beddall, who
received his fatal injuries in the riot
here last week, concluded its inquiry
yesterday, and rendered verdict hold
ing Joseph Paluwicz, a butcher;
MATHEW Paularkas. a one-armed sa.
loonkeeper, and many other
rioters unknown to the jury"
responsible for the killing. The
men named in the verdict are now
locked up and other arrests will fol-
low. The two men were taken into
custody yesterday afternoon by two
constables. who we're protected by a
platoon Of soldiers from Company X,
Of the Twelfth Regiment.
A largo number of witnesses were
examined, including the three work
men and Deputy Sheriff Thomas Bed.
dali, who were first attacked by the
mob; the six policemen who were sub
sequently set upon and some of them
shot, and several witnesses Of the riot.
very important by the coroner and the
jury. Raluwicz was identified by three
boys who saw him In the crowd with a
club, and Paularkas is alleged by an
other witness to have injured Joseph
Beddall. The policemen testified that
as they ran up the street pursued by
the mob firing pistols, men standing at
nearly every saloon door shot at them
as they passed. At one doorway three
men stood blazing away at them, and
from an upper window Of a building
three other men were shooting down on
them. The drinking places referred to
are all owned by foreigners.
Policeman Ringheiser testified that
when he learned OF the disturbance he
Immediately started to summon his fell
low-officers. While doing so he met
Pierce Walker, a mine worker. He ask
ed Walker to call the miners commit
tee and have it use its influence to dis
perse the crowd, but, Ringheiser said,
'He only gave me the laugh"
During the inquest a number of
names of persons who It is alleged
were in the riot, and the location OF
others whose nalles are withheld were
furnished the coroner. These names
will be given to the proper authorities
and arrests made. One other foreigner
Joseph Wenczkonis, who was shot in
the face, was arrested yesterday on a
charge Of rioting. Nearly a dozen me1
are now in custody charged with com
plicity in the affair
The situation in this section of the
coal field remains unchanged, and
staff officers at brigade Headquarters dc
not apprehend any trouble in the neal
future. Two companies are stiil or
guard in the foreign quarter of the
town. The Governors Troop of Cav
airy yesterday took a practice march
of 20 miles through the Mahanoy Val.
ley. passing through Maizerville
Frackville, Horea, New Boston. Maha-
noy City, ST. Nicholas, Laniganyfil'
Pass and Jackson's Patch.
Both the English and foreign-spealI
ing local unions of the miners held
mass meetings yesterday, at which dis
trict leaders made addresses. Th'
question Of relief was one Of the princi
pal subjects discussed.
The Rev Charles Edwards, pastor ot
the Presbyterian Church here, and for
merly state president of the Youns
Mems Bible Society, said yesterday tina
the young men in his congregation
oh f1 10. .F
workers, have informed him that for
eigners have determined to cut of al
ear Of every man who returns to work
SO that they will forever be marked al
unfair workmen. Mr.. Edwards says hi
young men are in a position to know
and he believes the stories. The for
eigners think that is the easies
method to prevent attempts to breal
the strike.