Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-28
MURRAYVILLE'S RIOTERS.
MANY PROMINENT CAPITALISTS
CHARGED WITH MURDER.

BAN Refused After their Incarceration
IN Jail-AnOther Death Probable
Haymaker's Body Perforated by Four
Bayonet and Two Bullet Wounds
Public Excitement Intense.
PITTsBURG, Nov. 27.-Comparative
quiet is reported this morning at Murray
vile, the scene of the fatal riot Yesterday
between the employees of the rival gas
fuel companies. The successful forces of
Milton Weston, the Chicago capitalist.
surrendered to the Sheriff as soon as they
discovered that the Sheriff and posse
were officers, but at O'Clock this morn
ing the prisoners made a break for liberty
and fourteen of the thirty ESCAPED.
Warrants have been issued for
the arrest of the whole Weston
party, including Milton Weston. DR.. J. l..
Crawford, Albert Bowser and f.
Henry Ramaley, all prominent per-
sons. lnformations have been lodged
against them for murder. The inquest is
now In progress. The prisoners will be
taken to Greensburg for a hearing. A
strong guard will be mustered, and there
will be no opportunity either for rescue
or Tor successful attack by the sympa-
TIMERS of the dead or wounded men. Be
sides .. V. Haymaker, who was instantly
killed during the fight yesterday, James
L. Watson was probably fatally injured
and Charles Stager, c. T. Ray and John
McClelland seriously injured.
a dispatch from Murrayyille saws that
in the warrants Issued for Weston's par
ty Bowser is charged with murder and
the others with riot and felonious assault.
everything is now quiet at the disputed
point, and the claimants have been nOti-
lied to keep off the grounds by the Sheriff.
The feeling is intense. and favors the
pennsylvania Fuel Company and is
against Weston.
PrrTsBURG, Nov. 81, II P. M.-All is
quiet at Murrayville tonight. There has
been no further disturbance, and the
leaders of the aggressive party being in
jail, no trouble is apprehended for the
present. The excitement, however. was
kept at fever heat all day by unfOunded
reports that bodies of armed men
were on their way to the
scene. The Inquest was concluded
this evening, and the testimony elected
proved that the attack on the Haymaker
party was most brutal and unprovoked.
1t was shown that BOwser killed Hay
maker and also gave the order to fire upon
his men, and that the Haymakcr party
was unarmed and acted entirely on the
defensive. The verdict rendered charges
Bowser with murder and the others with
felOnlouS assault with intent to kill. A
preliminary hearing was given the 10
prisoners at Greensburg, after which they
were lodged in Jail to await trial
The leaders, Milton Weston, of Chi
cagO; William Mechling, of Greensburg:
James johnson, of Pittsburg. and Dr..
Crawford, of Greensburg, all prominent,
are charged with murder and will not be
admitted to bail. The wounded are doing
well, except Hetfner, who viii probably
die. The post mortem examination of
Haymaker's remains developed four bay
onet and two bullet wounds. Any one of
the four bayonet wounds would have been
fatal.
Milton Weston, in an interview
this evening, said that as soon
as he could obtain his release from
Jail he proposed to organize a company
and take possession of the well in spite OF
the Sheriff or any one else in Westmore-
land county. Tonight the telephone wires
between Murrayyille and Pittsburg were
cut and communication with that place