The New York herald., 1877-09-10
THE LABOR QUESTION.

LATEST PHASE OF THE STRUGGLE CONFLICT
BETWEEN THE WORKERS AND TIE
STRIKERS -ouTRAaEs PERPETRATED IN THE
NAME OF THE LATTER-NEw STYLE OF
STEALING.
DY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
SCRANTON, Pa, Sept. O. 1871
Tho real struggle OF the strkc-thc conflict between
the few who want to work and the many who do not,
is assuming a sanguinary shape. The spirit OF law
Iessness hitherto SO brave'y held IN check by the
workngmen Of this region, Is showing It's head and
outragcs which the of the strongly
demn, are becoming more frequent.
A wAToBMAX sHor.
Shortly after one o'clock this morning, watchm man,
named James Haley, shot who duty at the
Diamond colliery Of the Delaware Lackawanna and
Western Railroad Company IN the outskirts of
this city. Tho ball entered tho groin and
narrowly escaped lodging vital spot Haley is in
a critical condition. When the shot was fired his
would-bc assassin. named Mike Cafrrey, lay or
the ground close to the watchman's beat armed with
al Enfield rifle Haley carried n lantern the
face his assailun simultaneous with the fash of the
shot AS SION the ball struck him ne exclaimed.
.Canrcy, Pm snot
''rhcn, II you arc,' was The dosged reply of tho
lurking murderer, ''you had better clear out -
ARREST MURDERER
CaHrcy arrested by Captain Erhardt and squad
of police and had preliminary hearing bciore Alder
man Roshcr to-day he is gigantic fellow, SIX feet
huh and weighs iully Two hundred ana 1tty pounds.
IL was developed during the examination that he had
previously threatened Haley and told him If hc
tpucd watching Mt the coIIory It would DO at The peril
of ic The men live next door 10 each other and
Haley said that he must work TO sayc his family from
starving Tho midnight shot and narrow
escape from murder Is the result. The
dcuce was strong against Canrcy and he was
he'd tor trial at the next Court OF Quarter Sessions
The Alderman that the time mad come when those
who wanted to work should be protected In the task
of procuring bread for their children
ANOTHER OUTRAGE.
The house Of n pump worker named myers, employed
at the Briggs shaft was visited last night by mob
who assaicd 1t with stonos Kidding the windows and
damaging the building Myers was attacked few
days ago and had narrow escape IRON beng
beaten TO death. While the crowd were wont
ing Their wrath III whirlwInd OF stones and other
missi against tue front OF the building Myers put
his little son through back window and nc Came TO
police. When officers arrived NJ the scene the
crowd was gone, but tho building bore the marks OF
their nislce.
In the course OF vorsation with some miners
this afternoon was assured that tbcsc acts arc the
result oil personal spite, aud the mass OF the men IN
the name OF laoor dcnouncc and dlsclaim tn
NEW SYSTEM STEALING.
Several citizens have suddenly missed their cows,
and IN a number OF instances persons have found
nothing but he hides In the pastures where thoy left
them grazing the night prcvioaS l am told this Is
new system of thicviug pracsed to great extont by
tramps ana Rypses. They get fresh hide IRON tho
butcner. carry II until they nnd OF tho same ap
pssranco and then drive the animal on, throwing tbs