The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-11-01
TEN MINERS ARE SHOT DOWN.
BlOOdShed Attends the Release Of the Ten
neSSco COnYiCtS.
/ BLOODY BATTLE At BRICEYILLE.
over Three Hundred Convicts Liberated at
Briceville and Coal Creek-Governor
Buchanan Notified.


burned the convicts turned loose, given citi-
zens clothes and told to leave the country.
The guards met the advance with Iring
and several of the miners fell. They sent
q force Of sharpshooters in the back
ground and after several Of the
guards had been hit drew back and
made q less prominent but little less effective
battle. They were overpowered however.
and soon the victorious .ners had enter eli
the field and driven the guards into their
| quarters. In the quarters occupied by the
con lets there was great activity. The men
were willing to make a break and they got
away as quickly d. possible. They went
singly and IN groups but quickly. until It
was but few minutes when the last or the
/ convlcts had vanished in the woods, making
tracks or the State line The guards. how
ever. kept up a harasslng fire from Winches-
ters aud did much execution.
TEN MINERS KILLED.
Tue miners lost. it is said. ten killed and
twice as many wounded. In order to make tue
arrival Of AID as slow as possible small party
| of men had gone down the ralroad each way
and cut tie wires thus ketp ali knowledge
OF tue AFFAIR quiet until midnight. When tue
/ trouble became known the owners OF the
mines began to search for new guards and
they kept at this until they had aroused the
sheriff and posse.
othing has been heard from them, and it
| is not knowA whether they reached Bricevllle
at all. They arrived too late. however. ii
! they did get there for the flames had done
much damage, having been communicate TO
the companys buildings. soon alter the
men were set free the greater portion OF the
/ mob st4rted tor the mines near with the in-
tention OF keeping up their work. No news
of them has been heard
A special from Clinton says. "AssistantLa-
hara NJ
midnight from Briceville. lie was inter
viewed He says that the Tennessee Com
| panys stoekade has been burned and $50
| con lets released ty miners. given citizens
clothing and told to skip The guards and
miners are It'll fighting. He Gays the miners
will goto the knoxville iron Company's piace
next and repeat the dose, then 10 Oliver
Springs Reports Of firing can be heard in
| Clinton"
BLOWING UP THE MAGAZINE.
The lbrators came from every section. and
assembling in force. marched on the stock
ade. Their first act WAS to blow up the
magazine. The uprights of the stockade
were knocked o. and the convicts released.
They then volunteered to help their rescuers
in the alta, on tie Chumley stockade. A
cOntinuou firing was keit u. The guards
of the Chuu y stockade we're preparing
against the attack. Great bOnhfes were
built around 10 prevent surprise.
Full particulars Of the trouble at Rriceviiie
are ditfcult to obtain as the wires have been
cut between Clinton ana COai Creek and
Jellico.
DESCRIPTION OF The FIGHT.
The first attack was made at o O'Clock on
the stockAde Of the Tennessee Mining Com
lany at Bricevle. TIE stockade WAS sur
rounded by at least three thousand miners
aimed with Winchesters. The guards were
overawed by the superior numbers and
offered no resistance. feeling that it
would be useless and probably result
in great less OF life. One hundred and
forty-One convicts were sttired In clti-
zens' suits and released. alter which the
stockade and three other buildings were
burned he miners then made an attack on
the stockade Of the knoxville Iron Company
at Coal Creek, where they oveIpOwered the
guards Convicts 10 the number of go were
furnished citizens suits and released. The
stOckades at Coal Creek were also burned
ID has been ascertaned that large number
Of citizens suits were purchased several Gays
ago. II WAS re orted this morning that most
OF the miners have gone toward tho l. entucky
line.
A dispatch from Chattanooga states that
Governor Buchanan has been officially nOti-
fed of the relsase Of the conyicts at BriceyIiie
and Coal Creek.
Another report says that 163 convicts were
released at Briceville and l40 at Coal Creek
L
office at Coal Creek and no communication
can be bad 10y wire.
ALL QUIET AT BRIcEvILLE
A reporter has just returned from Bricevile
and Coal Creek He found everything quiet,
but groups OF men could be seen everywhere
discussing the event OF last night The Brlce-
Vile siockade. with the exception OF the north
wall and the rhe-pit was burned. The eight
room houses and large dinner hall inside
the inclosure were IN the general conhagra-
ton At the lower end OF the Coal Creek
stockade the Office building was burned and
the guard 'shacks" den ollsi ed. The inte-
riOr of the convicts dining hall. sleeping
room. ward and kitchen were filed with
broken furniture and shattered glass and
uueensware. he store OF Warden Jack
Chumley at this point WAS rihed and about
Z 500 worth o. goods ken and destroyed.
AT 30 about two hundred men descended
Wa den's ridge avp oaching the stockale
from the east lbey called upon warden
Cross to deliver them the keys OF the prison.
THE MAGAZINE BLOWN IT,.
While this was going on the magazine was
blown up and tie stockade surrounded by
. 500 men. Cross gave up the keys and when
the lil convicts were released they assisted in
burning and destroying the property The
attacking party then moved on the Chumley.
or oal Creek stOckade and demanded the
surrender Of the conyicts. On one guard
WAS on duty aud he lost no time IN obeylng.
The conyicts were told TO go. and many OF
them at Briceville were gwen citizens cloth
ing When they we're liberated they plum
dered Chumley's store aud destroyed tue
stockade and furniture.
Convicts in gangs of tens and twenties were
Yesterday WANDERING all over surrounding
country. One convict arrived at "a smal set
tlement near Coal Creek to-day. who was still
IN his stripes. and he was quickly sent on his
way rejoicing A large number of onvicts
who could not obtain citizens clot es return
ell TO Coal Creek during the day and sur
rendered to the guards. Five convicts were
captured and brought TO Knoxville to-day.
REWARDS FOR THE CAPTURE OF THE coNyIcTs.
MDDLFsBoRoUoH. KY. Oct 91.-The city
officials are in receipt of kilograms from the
Tennessee officials. re uesl ing that sharp
outlook be kept for fugitive conyicts from the
Briceville mines. The dispatches further
state that the conv cts have donned citizens
clothing and are heading for kentucky in
this direction and that a reward OF so Is
offered for the capture OF each fugitive.
Given Three Years for Murder