Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-04-14

Sheriff, and two other deputies of the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
were walking toward the round house
just after dark when several hundred
strikers started after them. The
three fled and were fired upon. Nc
kenstry was wounded in the leg and
the two others left him. He tried to
limp away, but the crowd overlook
and beat him with clubs and stones
about the head and face until they
supposed he was dead, when they rob
bed him of 5000 and his gold watch
and chain. From this dastardly scene
the mob charged on several hardware
stores and took possession of all guns
revolvers and ammunition they con-
tanned. From there they went to
the only pawnbroker's place and ram
sacked his shop as they had the hard
ware establishments. Armed with
these weapons of war they gathered
at the City Hall, where they held an
Indignation meeting, waved their ri
fies in the air and called upon others
to come on. They swore eternal VEN
geance on those who did the shoot
ing. A few advised the mob to go
slow, but the opinion seemed to prevail
that the armed mob will raid the
property of the Louisville and Nash
vile Road before the night is out. 1t
is said tonight that in the encounter
on the bridge three men were seen to
topple into the river.
A GAMBLER LEADS THE MOB.
At the City Hall a man named
Dwyer, a gambler, and in no way
connected with the strike, became the
centre of crowd who loudly cheer
ed the incendiary statements which
he uttered. He urged to ''hang and
kill and was in the midst of an ap-
peal to the mob to follow him to the
Ohio and Mississippi depot to hunt
for deputy sheriffs. when John W.
Hays, a member of the general execu-
tive committee of Knights of Labor,
Martin O'Neill and Knight of Labor
Brown arrived upon the scene from
this side.
AN APPEAL FOR LAW AND ORDER
Brown began an impassioned ap-
peal for quiet, law and order, and by
the sheer force of his earnestness riv-
eted the attention of the crowd, but
only for few moments at a time, for
they would break away from the spell
of his eloquence and take up their
revolutionary yells. He said:
"Men and brothers, for Gods sake
keep quiet; implore you, in the
name of humanity; in the name of
the great order of the Knights of La
bor in the name of every law, both
of the Order and your country, re-
strain yourselves and do no violence
Remember that you are sworn broth
ers; do not forget that you are
Knights and that you are pledged
to obey the laws of the Order and
the commands of your committee
men,"
At this point Dwyer broke in:
YES, why don't you talk for Jay
Gould and be done with iti They
shot our men down in cold blood and
you ask us to be quiet. L say hang
them, hang them"
The crowd took up the words, cry
ing Burn, kill and shoot,'
Brown pointed his finger at Dwyer
and asked him, Are you Knight of
Labor p
Dwyer lodged the question and
yelled out, Kill the brutes
Are you Knight of Labor, 1
ask p said Brown.
No, answered DSyer, ''but I'm
with them on everything, you can
bet
Il knew that you were not a
Knight said Brown. Il knew that
no Knight would talk as you do.
Again, brothers, L appeal to you; be
calm and disperse to your homes. II
yen will not obey our laws remem-
Der that you are foresworn that you
are no longer Knights of Labor.
Brothers, beg of you DO nothing
rash. What, oh what will the Knights
of the country think Of youi Oh,
what will the whole world think of
our great order? Don't forget how
hard we worked to build up our or
ganization. Oh, do not tear it down
in ruins by one rash act All men
who incite You to strife are not true
Knights of Labor They are worse
than the detectives of the railr Dads
who are trying to hunt you down.
Shun them. shun them "a you would
a murderer"
RAILROAD PROPERTY FIRED.
About IL o'clock on Friday night,
cars were fired in the yard of the
Lousvil @ aud Nashville railroad, and
fiftv freight cars were fired near
the round house of Cairo Short line.
Oil and machine shops were fired.
Fire engines and military companies
were sent to these places. The fire.
men labored under great difficulty
occasionally one of the mob would
sneak up to the hose and quickly cut
it. The loss by fire is estimated at