The New York herald., 1877-09-17
STRIKERS IN JAIL.
x1NcuLrNE, the LEADER OF THE MOB ON TN
DELAWARE, LAcKAwANNA AND wksfhnA
ROAD, DESERTED BY HIS COMRADES.

KINcHLINE, the LEADER OF THE MOB ON IHA
DELAWARE, LAcKAwANSA AND wEsrERA
ROAD. DESERTED BY HIS COMRADES.
BHLvIDEaE, n. j.. Sept II, 1877.
Warren county, Of which this is the county
sea will Try before her courts the largest number OF
railroad strikers OF any county in tho state Already
eight are In tho jail, with equal plumber ous
on bail. and warrants issued for many more
whose whereabouts tho constables slowly,
but surely, discovering The latest arrival
at the JAIL and the about whom the most
excitement prevails. is the well known Walter Kinch
line, who for the space of nearly days ruled the
railroads Of this section, and. fact all along the
line OF the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
from Scranton to Now York, with rod
Of iron, and completely isolated from civilization
all tho villages and towns In Northwestern New Jer-
sey As chairman OF tho Grievance Committee OF the
Firemen OF tho Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Railroad It dcvolvcd upon Kinc6line superintend
the strike, which no did by telegraph by going in
special trans to and fro between the aud tho
Board OF Directors OF tho rairoad Thus he was mover
present at any OF the ARRAYS which took place when
mail trains were stopped and the passengers compelled
10 aght and therefore generally supposed that
he would escape arrest, although tho men beneath
him who obeyed his orders quickly being soized
by United States marshals and Stato constabcs. hs
was, however, ed at his home IN Phipsburg
Friday last upon State warrant, aud, waving o
hearing. was committed to tho jail hcre await the
action OF The Grand Jury, which meets next week.
KiNcHLINE's STORY.
called upon kinchline and found him ono OF nine.
teen IN u small close stronghold called by courtesy .
n dozen persons His appearance was anything but
'striking" being but beardless youth OF but little
over twenty Ho received the HERALD reporter gladly
being anxious TO make a statement to the public in
answer to the charge of taking money to broak tho
strike which had been made against him. he do.
claros that not ono cent of money any other n-
duccment whatever was either promised or paid 10
him for ordering his back to their duty but that
the contrary he paid OF his pocket the noe
essary expenses incurred by him during tho strike
although they should have been paid BY his
lodge or division. AS TO the funds of tho
brotherhood, which hc is also charged absorbing,
that also untrue, for he handlod tho
had anything 10 do with them, there was q regular
treasurer who sti holds them and s good standing
with the Brothe hood Kinchine states TINT "a soon
tho strike he returned his duty as nro-
man. aud so remained Tor about ten days. The men
were however, disssatislcd with the result of the
strike and wcre disposed TO lay tho blame upon their
leader, which made 1t uneom Portable for HIM that
he determined to sock work elsewhere He therefore
called for his timo and lett tho road, going lrst
hornesve to have consultation with brother
Donahue and then going over into Canada. There ho
found no work and no determined to return TO his
home. He had be6n back u weok when tho con.
stables called upon him and brought MIN 70 the jail
here.
Kinchlne makes light OF his arrest and believes
that the Grand Jury Will 1nd bill or Indictment
against him, as he was in way concerned with the
stoppasc Of any mail trains Indeed he pres
only occasion whom a train did proceed,
but he admits that he then refused to obey tho order
of the train dispatcher TO go 10 work and hre tho loc>
motive ana 1t IS probable that will bs made lhp
principal point against him.
The law relative TO strikos railroads, which
was passed by the New Jersey Legislature wntcI
is very severe one, and upon IL that tho warra9
roads,
other railroad empoye within this State for the pu.
pose OF iurthering the object Of lending aid any
strike or strikes organized or attempted to be man.
tancd any other railroad either within without
this State shall refuse neglect In tho Of his
employment to aud in the movement ovor and upon
tue trucks Of the company employing him Of Ihe ews
other railroad company received thercfromtn
the Of transit he shall be deemed guilty ofs
nisdsmcanor, and upon conviction thereof shall u
fined not less than SlO0 nor moro than $780, and my
be imprisoned for term not exceeding Six months +
the dlscreliou OF the Court"
1t will be seen, therefore, that though Kinchlinl
has boon successful IN keeping out OF tho hands d
the United States authorities by getting hts sabordi
mates stop tho mail trains whilu he remained saiolI
elsewhere ho has yet put himself in tho power d
tho STATE law; for being at PhIllpsburg during tn!
strike. ho refused iiro locomotive Of throupl
freight train which was awaiting transit to Now YorK
and therefore his comes exactly under tho SEQ
ton Of tho act quoted above
NEGLECTED ny HIS CoMRADEa
Since his incarceration not one Of Kinchlinc's lap
companions has been to him, his only visitors b.
the Brotherhood OF Locomotive Firemen II might rel
sopably DO supposed that tho lodge or division wout
do something for his comfort while in JAIL at leaf
provide him with some small funds But not ce1
has been proiercd has one Of tho boon to 50
him. ana therefore kinChne Ia disposed to believe tha
he be made martyr for the benefit Of the Brolho
hood rather SO that he may not intorero with IL
benefits OF that association.
KINcuLiNE's COMPANIONS
or the other railroad strikers tho jail, all OF WHOM
of tho Now Jersey Central Railroad 1t may justly
be said that they and oil disgusted with th
position disgrace into which evil counSelS have
led thom. They know nothing, they declare, OF lhd
the travel of New Jersey Central believing that
receiver was better than any other RAILROAD
superintendent president. they have now Learned
that Receiver Lathrop, OF the Ccnra personiles thl
Court Chanccry OF the State OF New Jersey, and.
one OF the men said, is bigger bug and has NOR,
power punsh than the United Statcs Five OF those
now in jail sentenced to Imprisonment at the
discretion OF the Court aud pay q lind
OF $50, and this sentence by the Chanceilol
of Now Jersey IL q far severe one than anJ
yet gwen by United States judge strikers tor oH
struciing the passage OF mails One of th
strikors In the jail bears the meodious nainc I
Nightingale. and he wished me To say to tho HERAi
that he and his fellow strikers regretted what thf
had done, being put up to do IL by others who shou
have borne tho blame but who mado them their too
'Just say, said the speaker, "that, should any mq
strikes occur and men 10 work or mon to light
needed, Captain Nightingale aud nineteen picked nm
now in the Warren County jail will voluntcer, and
truer will DC found" II