The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-09-28

rights, In interfering with the men who
wanted to interfere with them, by going
in the shaft at low rates Of wages.
The miners having concluded, his
Honor stated TO them the law with ref.
erence 10 interfering with men who de.
sired 10 go TO work. Alter reading the
statutes In such cases made and provided
he commanded In the name ol the State
Of Ohio that the men assembled, diSperSe
peaceably 10 their homes or TO their law.
ful work, 1--WE have no work" answered
several miners. The Mayor then replied
that they must tiSperse 10 their homes.
II they did not, they would be placed un.
der arrest and taken to jail. "We'll get
something to ca! them" replied The min.
ers.
Shortly after this, the Mayor com.
mAndCd the men who had assembled for
the purpose Of going to work to go over
to the pit and 30 down. AZ thia there
was sOme restleSsnea and excitement
manifested, resulting in Mayor Irwin and
Sheriff johnson arresting five persons,
whom hc turned over to the officers, as
follows James Brannon, james McGill,
Martin Malloney, John Ryan aud Daniel
Burns.
In the meantime large crowd Of
women, the wives OF the miners, had AZ.
sembled in the vicinity OF The shaft
When the frat batch Of men. who intend.
ed to work, started for The pit, they were
Immediately surrounded by the women,
begging them not TO 90 down and take the
bread from their mouths. This petition
however, proving unavAiling, they
changed their tone, and each man as he
crossed the "dead line"-whtch Sheriff
johnson had drawn, south Of therailroad
bridge, and which he would allow no one
10 cross except those who were going 10
Work-wAs greeted with jsers and misses,
and anathemas Of the livellest type from
the females assembled. Nine persons
went over to the pit and down the shaft
with their tools, and proceeded to work.
The women kept up u continual cry al
the officers, OF stake us all to jail, where
we can get something to eat" One
woman said, ~ have got six children,
Sheriff, take US all down and We can get
some bread" Another one said "I have
got ten children" while shriIl.voiced
woman in the background piped out,
I've got forty.two- can yeez feed us allf"
Assoon as the men had entered the shaft,
the striking miners drew Of in body,
aud left the grounds in charge Of the
women, who kept up loud and ConLin.
ued Outcry against what they claimed
was an oppression. Aa al least seventeen
OF them invariably talked at one time, it
would be difficult for our reporter to re.
produce their remarks on paper-more-
over it would Gil several dGilies.
Peace finally settled down like gentle
dove on the premises. and the Mayor no.
titled his force to disperse 10 their re.
SpecLive breakfasts, and at this writing
all is quiet.
Atthe meeting OF miners held yestar-
day afternoon no special action was taken
in regard to the troubles. They deter
mined, however, 10 stand firm in support
of their comrades who are now under ar.
rest.
The persons arrested this morning
were reIersed this afternoon upon their
own recognizancc for hearing Tuesday
morning under n pledge Of not in the
meantime 10 interfere with anybody at
the shaft. Those previously arrested
will be tried tomorrow morning.
The miners having gone to'work, at
Wintcrsville, the Water Works are all
right on the coal question.
A powerful force Of police will be on
the grounds at Gravel Pit tomorrow
morning Ngain, il it he necessary, to put
the men at work.