The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-04-27
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command Of the officer
BURNING oF PROPERTY
I Is fayorite pastime Of the Mollies D
course no one ever knows who doe
these acts Of incendiarism. yet during
brief period four or fiye cases have occur
red Of the burning Of mining works. On
/ one Of these occasions the engineer. who
was left In charge 10 keep the engine
running, and prevent the iooding Of the
mine which was not worked on account
OF the strike, was taken from his post OF
duty by q band Of masked rufiians. and
bound 10 tree In close proximity 10 the
works. Satisfied that IL was their pur.
pose TO burn the buildings. he implored
them not TO iasten him there where he
would be exposed to the raging flames
They so Gar relonted a. TO remove him 20
a ueighboring railroad switch aud tied
him TO the handle Of the switch. They
then proceeded with their incendiary
work
rHE BEATING % M. kelly,
Superintendent Of the Warrington Mine.
last Friday, was an act OF wanton malice
The new force had been sent into the
shaft to work, and a small band OF per.
haps a dozen police officers had been
sworn in and were on guard duty about
the entrance OF the mine Suddenly,
about half past one o'clock in the after.
noon, without any warning a. TO what
was coming. a mob of perhaps three hun
dred men appeared on the hin overlook.
ing the mine. They were armed with
clubs and pistols and maddened by
whisky. They came sweeping down upon
the mine, and the guards had more than
they could do take care Of their own
lives. The crowd gathered about the
Office. and without ceremony demanded
Of Mr.. Warrington. the President OF the
company, that the men should be taken
out Of the mine. He found that parley.
ing was useless. as the rioters we're in an
empowering force. lie turned TO Mr.
Kelly, who Is a man Of splendid presence
Of mind, and possesses the courage Of a
lion. and gave the order 10 take the men
out. Mr. Kelley started for the shalt.
the mob opening 10 the right and left for
him to pass through As he passed on
to the opening. going IL will be remem-
bercd, ia obedience TO their demand. a
number Of missiles were thrown az him
from behind, and some Of these struck
him, but without inflicting serious In
jury.
Not content with these couardly a..
saults. the mob awaited his return, with
shouts Of wen fix the Cd d-n
of a., and. on his coming out.
again assaulted him and beat him and
trampled him down and left him Tor
dead. Aiter they Lad gotten away from
him his friends assisted him TO his feet.
and unexpectedly found him still able
TO walk AZ this juncture a shot was
fred from some invisible assassin. and
struck him in tho back Of the arm. In.
hicting asevere hesh wound.
IL Is with this kind OF people that the
laws of the State have TO deal The
Sheriff Of Wayne County concurred with
the Sheriff Of Stark county in the state
meat that the local authorities were pow
erless. Influential citizens fear 10 be
identified even by consultation with
officers Of the State. and no one was
found bold enough 10 even confess that
be could give the names OF the scoun.
drels who took part in the outrageous
proceedings have detailed.
significant fact in this connection IL
that citizens who have for years followed
the occupation Of mining. while they
disavow sympathy with the violence
used by striking miners toward those
who are inclined 10 work. declare that
any interference by the civil authorities
i an invasion Of the rights Of the mi.
nsrs.' What rightsl They readily ad.
mitted that the local police could not
protect the workers. but evinced a
healthy respect for tho State military
establishment.
IS CONCLUSION.
Ia seems impossible that this state OF
affairs can long continue without very
serious results TO the values in the Val.
lev, and that the sooner a stop IL put 10
this laulessness the better Tor al con.
cerned IL is understood that tho re-
cent disorders have been greatly stimu-
lated Jy bodies of men whose faces are
not familiar in the Ohio mining distrilts.
and who arc believed 10 be detachment
from the unlawful organization in Penn.
sylvania which was recently brought to
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