The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-03-26

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fF Clark, but their search proved to be
tFen unsuccessful.
In the meantime the wind reared and
bPwled among the trees, which swayed
backwards and forwards in obedience to its
Impulses, and the timber cracked in the
fsosty atmosphere, as the dark river stole
silently over its bed. Fitting showers Of
saow-6akes were driven along in the wind
Storm, as the mournful searchers, exposed
tb its fury, sought the river bank, and
ranged the woods till midnight without
9nding the missing man. The hszy snow
clouds floating over the mountain ridges
Here becoming paled by the reflection Of the
9sing moon; but its light did mot pierce
slem sufficiently to throw its beams in aid
4fthe searcbers who were engaged at their
dismal occupation. Reinforcements ar
kved, and these were becoming discouraged
over the fruitlessness of their search, when
IN English bulldog got on the opposite side
It the river, away down the stream. and set
Up bowling. This attracted attention,
and on approaching the dog, the body Of a
Aan was seen lying among the leafless
topse, on the bank of the river, while the
dog stood by and licked its pale face.
This was found to be Clark, whose clothes
tere frozen stiff on bis person, and whose
lace was bound to the ground by bis whisk-
trs, that were frozen to the snow and ice.
He was taken to divers house, where be
ievived sufficiently, and recovered his
lenses so far as to give his own version Of
Che attack made on him, which is substan-
Sally as follows:
"Wben be was first attacked, one Of the
slows struck him on the arm, which it
broke. He was knocked down, and be re-
aembered being cast over the embankment;
but as he was failing, be caught one Of his
lssailant's legs, and dragged him down the
smbankment along with him. His remem-
lrance ceased with the struggle on the en-
bankment, during which be was again
struck with heavy instrument.
The river is deep at this place, and as
CLARK was found hundred yards below, on
The opposite side Of the river, be must have
lloated down and been washed upon the op-
bOsite shore, and, by using the little
strength he had remaining, gained the
eopse on the river bank.
At the house Of divers, where Clark
was taken, be revived so much as to make
che statement whose substance have
quoted, but no magistrate was called to take
b deposition Of this, although such deposi-
Aion would have been sufficient to convict
two men, one named Barrett, and an
bther named Carbon, both of whom be
knew well
\ Robert Oliver seems tc have been 50
sprecipitous in his cowardly flight, that it is
doubted he cannot swear to the rufhans who
tmade the cowardly attack.
4 Clark soon became insensible, and died
lin few days
I. What are we to learn from the verdict of
1.-THE jury, which extract from the Miners
journal of the - Of February, saying
THAT Clark came to his death by injuries
inflicted on him by -"
| Clark was an inoffensive man, and one
J who never interfered with anyone's affairs ;
and he has escaped the dangers Of the
! mine to which he has been daily subjected
for years, to fall by the hands of murderers,
which term apply to those who, under the
] eye Of the Eternal Judge. did the deed,
which Eye will follow their future move
ments to the very utmost corner Of the
earth f; aye, to the brink of the grave
. They will wander with the brand Of Cain
on their foreheads till their red hands are
stilled in death.
This may be taken as a sample of MUIR
der as it is usually affected-with slight
variatiOns-in the coal regions
1t is hard to say who Of the residents-
; besides those who actually committed the
! deed-were in the vicinity of the murder,
ready to become participants in the case Of
need
/, Murders committed in the coal regions
have generally been attributed to the min.
ers; but let me add, that these murders
are mostly committed on miners, By per-
sons sCho Uere not MINERS, and by those who
can never have the ability to become such.
These mountains offer a refuge to the
criminal who has escaped from justice in
some other parts or in some other country,
and in such places as the kappahannock
and the Devils Hole, and many other
shanty towns like them, they lind those
ready to assist and conceal them in time of
need.
Honest, hardwOrking miners are vic
Tins, and not the perpetrators Of such
deeds and in the vindication Of miners 10
this matter has this paper been written.
/ hear that the officers, in searching the
shanties in the vicinity Of this murder,
found casks Of whisky in the majority Of
them. Of course they kept this for the
use Of "the family"
Law may be alive in the county Of
Schuylkill; but old Justice is dead
These murderers, if caught, ! think will
find a way out Of Mr.. Laws hands-for
murderers in this county can rOte and OBJ
tain votes, and Mr.. iaW employs murder
ers and rOwdies for this purpose and Mr.
Law-being in power as we'll as in the Law
business-can help his friends out Of Sc
we're scrapes.
am no great sticklcr for vengeance
but to prevent the repetition Of these
crimes, Mr.. Law should be compelled to dc
justice.
In conclusion, | must say that if in
these instances l feel sorry for the muir
dered, | feel more 80 for the murderers
these are slipping down Shiny path int
HE'LL.
T. Ii. w
ASHLAND, Pennsyl'anIs, March 1870.
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