The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-03-08
FIRST EDlTIO N
Coal Mining 0utrages.
The w. B. A." Once More.
Eers ecution Of Non-members
The Tragedy at Treverton.
6eIks County Democracy.
4 Row Among the Faithful.
Rtc.s Etc.s Etc. Etc.s Rtc.
The Tragedy at Treverton,
eerks County Democracy.
4 Row Among the Faithful.
OUTRAGEs IN THE COAL REGIONS.
Another Terrible Murder Perpetrated by
Union Miners, and Defended by the 'W. B
A.''-A Man Killed In n SICK -room.

Union Miners, and eiended by the ''W. Ii
A.''-A Man Killed In n Sick-room.
The Miners Journal Pottsville) of yesterday
has the following
Yesterday we gave a history of one of the
most hellish outrages that ever perpetrated
III any country, in which an American citizen,
who had done nothing but gone to work to sup
port his family, most brutally murdered
AID the fends also attempted to hurl no less
than fifteen persons into eternity. We to-day
give the full particulars of the cold d-blooded
murder OF another American citizen, in a sick
ROOM at Treyerton, which has never been pub
lshed in full before. A difficulty occurred with
the men employed at the Trevorton Coiery and
the clerk on ay.day.
The men ceased working for about two weeks
and after that they worked SO irregularly that
the colliery was losing money. The proprietor
then engaged a number of men outside of the
Union, and they were to go to work on the fol-
lowing Monday. Among the persons employed
to go To work was a Mr.. Berkheiser, an Ameri-
cau-born citizen, who had resided there for
about twenty years. On the Saturday previous
he paid visit to a near neighbor, an English
man, by the name of riley, who had been con-
fined to his bed for several years. The room in
which he lay was on the first floor,
with one window opening to the street.
Berkheiser was setting at the foot of
the ted, and Mrs. Tiey was sitting at the side
OF it, on range with Berkheiser. Between
and o'clock flash of a pistol observed
ana report. Berkheser jumped up from the
chair and said that was in the neghborhood,
mark he was shot in the head, the ball entering
his forehead and grazing the face of Mrs. Tiley
who was in range with Berkheser, and who was
in the act OF rising also, at the same time.
Before he was shot, he was frequently hOoted at
by members of the w. b. A. because he would
moi join their organization.
OF course. such hOrrid assassination in a
sick room created great excitement, and the
people were horror stricken.
1t had been charged and is believed that Berk-
bsiser was murdered by or at the instigaton of
members of the w. B. A. 1t appears that the
editor of the Monitor visited the place and
after comforting with the members, he published
i'll his paper the following heartess article re-
Iating 10 this terrible assassination. We publish
II in tull:-
"At Treverton, on Saturday evening last. Mr..
Isaac BerkAeiser, non-union miner. while visiting
a sick man named Tiley was twice fired at through
awindow, the second shot mortaly wounding him.
He died at O'Clock on Sunday afternoon, having
been unconscious all the while after receiving the
wound The reports say that Mrs. Tley, wife of the
sick man, was burned, which is not true. We have
been at some pains to ascertain whether the report
that the perpetrator of the deed a unon miner,
and shot Mr.. Berkheiser because he was a blackleg
in true or not and we are reliably informed that the
story is mere suspicion being altogether without
foundation, Our Informant says there are pesple In
Treyerton who would hang man without judge OF
jury for being member OF the union If they had Il
in their power-asd we believe it,"
This published after conference with the
members. There Is not one word of condemna
tioD OF so horrible a murder, committed in
sick room That Mrs. Tiley was mot burned
II an important point To be named. There are
some who would think that the writer O
such article, under such circumstances, wa
accessory to the murder; but 10 out of ever,
20 disnterested persons could place no othe
construction on the above article than full
justification of the murder. Efforts were mad,
afterwards to start the colliery by men outsid,
the union but the opposition to it and the diff
fculties encountered were so great, that thu
parties who had taken it were forced to give
up, and it has been standing idle ever since
The people are suffering. and a number of rob
berries have already been committed
The miners there seem determined the col
lieTy shall not work unless under their control
TO prove this we publish the following docu
ment, of which we have seen the original copy
in the handwriting of the Secretary. The Pre-
sdent did not sign 1t, but his name was put t.
it as president of the organization.
'TREVEkTON Feb. Is, 1871 AT a meetlng:of tn
COMMITTEES of Management held on the above datE
II was resolved that we, the members OF District NJ
OF TreYertOn, viii not work with any man tina
worked during our present suspensOn also, this
we VIII not work under the superintendent or bOsse
now I'm your employ, engineers stable boy an
blacksmith excepted. The above resolution al
deteTmi ned TO carry out, let tt cost what it ma
Also, 1t was resolved that any further correspond
ence Is not looked for by the members OF asst
citation. II the above resolution is not complied wit
All communications should be addressed TO
"JosEPH SCHUTB, President
"DENNIs MULLEN Secretary"
Here is positive proof of the existence of a
organized conspiracy TO prevent men fro
working; IL is an unlawful combination as ca
Tied out according to the above written test
mony.