The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-02-05
ITALIANS ROUNDED UP
Dagos Marched to Court in True
Military Style.


Andrews, constable OF Justice Stan
leys court, and his company of seven
picked men, ON one side, and lot OF
Dago laborers on the other that occur
red near Stark Monday.
The Dagos have been working ON
the Northwestern road during the win
ter and have been quartered in box
cars set off on a siding in the neigh
borhood of the James Picken place.
The Dagos have been the terror of the
entire neighberhood for some time
They have stolen chickens and tur-
keys, ducks, geese and anything they
could get to. They have been shoot
ing what they could not get by other
means and the game protection laws
were as nothing to them. They have
even been killing sheep for their pro-
vision. The farmers could do moth
ing against them and the Italians were
having matters all their own way.
Complaint of the slaughter OF the
quails was made to DR.. Sam Clark of
this city in the hope that the state law
could be brought down upon them. Mr..
Clark took the matter in hand and as
a result George Andrews and Officer
Bert Mastin of the city force set out
in rig to arrest couple of fellows
who were said to be more guilty, if
possible, that he others. They ar
rived at the camp Sunday evening
and such a storm as they created has
never before been known in the neigh
borhood. The Italians set upon the
officers, surrounded them, showed
fight, brought out knives, guns and
clubs of all kinds, colors and descrip-
tions. 1t was useless 10 make any at
tempt to arrest the two fellows for
whom warrants had been issued. 1t is
said that the clamor and the pow WOW
that was set up was heard by farmers
almost mile distant from the scene
Of the trouble. Andrews and Mastin
returned to the city and Monday or
ganized a company Of determined and
fearless men whose experiences as
fighters was not to be doubted. The
enlisted men were George Andrews,
Captain, Jack Hensyl, First Lieuten-
ant, Bert Mastin and Ed O'Brien, Off,
GERS of the Guard, J. w. Lewis, Officer
of the Day, Ben Remington, Quarter
master, Major Frank Hoffman, and AL.
Jones, Red Cross officer All carried
Winchesters or shot guns. The party
went by team to the stronghold of the
enemy. 1t was surrounded by officers
and surrender demanded. The war
rants this time were for resisting off,
GERS and carrying concealed weapons
and the whole bunch was wanted. The
Dagos were terrorized the moment
they beheld the uniforms of the Off
GERS. They commenced crying, scream
| ing, crossing themselves and the tu-
multi that ensued was ten times that
of the preceding evening. When any
one of t he Italians showed resistance
the guns of the crowd were leveIed at
him and he surrendered amid fearful
protests. A crowd of thirteen Dagos
were rounded up and searched All
manner of weapons were taken from
the prisoners and they were ordered to
march. A number of the gang found
in hunks, feigning sickness were left
behind. The couple for whom the
warrants had been issued Sunday fed
to parts unknown and were not found.
AS the march was taken up one of the
men suddenly turned upon General
Andrews ana starting to pull gun
that had been missed by the searchers,
screamed me no go, me fightee you
blankety blank blank. The first word
of imprecation was enough of warning
to Andrews. Wham' went his club
on the head of the fellow. He walled
an awful oath and wilted and O'Brien
took away mis- gun. Had Andrews
| been a second slow in his actions he
would have been shot at for the fellow
was very ugly. The party was march.
ed distance of about six miles across
| the country and down the tracks to
| Wright station and were brought to
this city. They showed fight several
1 times and had to be forced along. The
! appearance of the thirteen prisoners
guarded by an armed regiment, as it
seemed, had very warlike appear,
ance and created considerable excite.
ment on the streets of the city. The
prisoners were taken before Justice
1 Stanley, with the result that each one
was fined about twenty dollars. The
fines were paid. Everyone of the fel.
lows had an abundance of money,
some showing several hundred dollars
in rolls of bills and handfuls of coin.
They were released after instructions
had been given to their interpreter to
get them out of town. They were tax
en- to the Burlington station and were
sent home on the five-thirty o'clock
train. The men were all in an ugly
mood and trouble would have resulted
upon the slightest provocation, but
they were finally safely out of town.
The little company of deputies met
this morning in the Office of Justice
Charles Stanley and were given honor
able discharge. The paymaster then
interviewed them. The campaign had
come to an end and now all of the par
Elephants were privileged to wear SER
vice stripes.