The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-04-01
from the Columbus Dispatch.l


capped with a portion Of his working
force from the town on Wednesday night
and arrived here yesterday. Since the
troubles of last summer there has been a
bitter feeling on the part of few OF the
miners whom McClung refused to employ
headed by notorious character known
as lack Roberts. These men have EN-
braced every opportunity to beat and
misuse the colored miners.
A suit growing out of some OF these
troubles occurred in the town on We'd
nesday, in which several of the colored
miners were parties and witnesses. AS
they we're returning to the mines, they
were set upon and terribly beaten by
these parties; one of them, a man by the
name of Brooks, being nearly killed.
Brooks was taken to his house and Mr.,
McClung was sent for He went to the
house and found several Of the white
miners about After while he left the
house and proceeded in the direction OF
his store. He had gone but short dis
tance when he was struck and knocked
nearly down by man by the name OF
Macafee. Two or three other parties
then assaulted him. In the melee, a
large pistol, which he had upon his per-
son, dropped from his pocket, and was
picked up by Jack Roberts.
Roberts cooked the weapon and point
en- it at McClung and demanded sur
render of the other pistol, a small repeat
er, which McClung had in his pocket.
McClung Immediately drew his little re-
volver and refused to accede to the re-
quest They stood facing each other for
several seconds, when shot was fired
which whistled past Meetings. head.
Thinking that Roberts had fired, Nc
Clung opened fire on him, The other
miners got out of the way, and the two
combatants sought shelter on the oppo-
site sides of Brooks house, and there, as
each succeeded in getting view of the
other, kept up their firing. Roberts was
very unsteady in his aim and shot wide
of his mark, while three of McClung' S
bullets found lodgment in Roberts body.
After being hit the second time, Roberts
fell out in full view, but McClung, hink-
ing his opponent was so disabled that he
could fire at him no more, did not fire on
him, although he says he could have
killed him by single shot.
lack rallied in moment or two, and
again commenced firing, being answer
ed each time by McClung. Each ex-
hausted their ammunition, and Roberts
was picked up and taken to his house.
He received one shot in the thigh one
in the head, and one in the arm. 1t is not
thought that he is mortally wounded.
The re-encontre created great excitement
among the miners, and the judicious cit
izens advised McClung that he and the
co,ored men ought to leave at once, as
their lives were in imminent danger At
ten o'clock at night, McClung and his
family and the twenty-four colored mi
ners left and reached Logan in safety,
The attacking party were not miners re-
Gently in the employ of McClung. He
has had no difficulty with his own men,
two-thirds of whom are white and one
third colored, who have been getting
along very amicably together
He says the matter of burning the
building that night was matter of gen.
eral conversation during the day, but
that the authorities made no effort to pre-
vent it. The man who saw the building
lit was so far away that he could not say
for certain how many were engaged init.
Governor Dennison, who is director
in the Troy mines, Mr.. Clung and Mr.,
Mitchell, the agent, visited Governor
Allen to confer about the affair. The
result of the interview was that Adjutant
General Amos was dispatched to Straits
uille, and the Sheriff of Perry county to
meet him there.
From the State Journals Report
wHYMCLUNG LEFT
Meetings. friends expressed their
fears of an attack on the warehouse
Wednesday night, told him that his pres
ence there would be an incentive togreat
violence, and urged him to take his de-
parture. Reports were current that pow
der had been purchased for blowing up
the warehouse, and various threats had
been overheard. After much persuasion
McClung left, on foot, taking with him
his wife and daughter, and all the ne
qroes excepting Brooks and Jones, who
were not in good condition to travel
Mrs. McClung and her daughter stopped
at a farm house near town, but the Col
onel and the negroes went on to Logan,
where the negroes still remain. McClung
walked back to Gore (eight miles after
arriving at Logan, looking for package
of $1,000 which he had lost, but not find
ing it returned to Logan, and then came
to Columbus. Nu. .......f.
MITCHELL GETS OUT.
On Thursday Mr. Mitchell, the ship
ping clerk, had a visit at the companys
Office from two or three men, who urged
their cases by the presentation of guns,
and ordered him to leave town within
FIVE hours. He obeyed, and is now in
Columbus. Mrs. McClung and daugh-
ter returned to Straitsville on Thursday,
but left again before the fire, and Mr..
Mitchells family were yesterday prepar-
ing to move.
auu FRANK ELLIOTT,
McClung's partner in the store, was the
last man on deck" MIR. Elliott tried to
get somebody to stand guard with him
Thursday night, but some, who are friend
" to the company. were reluctant to
leave their families in the disorganized
condition of affairs, and others were
afraid of injury to themselves. Elliott
found himself alone with the warehouse
and the wounded negro Jones on his
hands. He removed Jones to neigh
boring house, to be taken care of, and at