Connecticut western news., 1891-04-08
FUS|LLADE
Ten Strikers Met Death in
 Mount Pleasant.
SOLDIERS AT THE SCENE.
The Coke Regions Are Picketed with
 Militia Men.

Labor Leaders Claim That the Strikers Made No Hostile Movement and Were Slaughtered in Cold Blood by Captain Loar's Deputies-An Eye Witness Says of the Dead and Wounded-Seven of the Hungarians Fell Lifeless at the First Fire and About Fifty Were Struck by the Deadly Hail of Lead That Was Poured Into Their Ranks.
 MOUNT PLEASANT, Pa, April 3.-James Mcbride, secretary of the district, and Robert Waddell, of the strikers general committee, have sworn out warrants be- fore Justice McCaleb, of Mount Pleasant, charging the following men with mur- der in causing the death of the ten Hungarians yesterday at Morewood: Captain J. A. Loar, Richard Burns, J. A Zundta, T. s. Davis, Harry Wilson, Lon Brown, Harry Gilbert, - Berger, Ed ward Sieman, George Carbaugh, Miles Hamm and Elmer Nichol. The following general manager of the Prick Coke com- panV, ana MOTHS tCaIOSoy, ,SupoFluUOuueu6.
 Shot Down by the Deputies.
 In the fight yesterday ten Hungarian rioters were shot dead The shooting is thus described:
 At about o'clock doubtless thousand men gathered around Morewood. The deputies were keeping a sharp lookout. Their orders were definite. No one was to fire unless attacked or when an advancing enemy failed to halt at the command. Finally, at almost o'clock, about 500 from Standard This is thought to have been the last arrival. Each man in the crowd of a thousand or more was armed. Some carried sticks. some fence rails and some clubs that looked like small battering rams.
 Preparing for the Assault.
 AS the Standard men and their allies drew up on the road leading past the com pany's store the other forces on the hills gradually drew nearer the "B'' shaft. At that time strikers were also stationed on the hill west of the works, called Old Fort Defiance, and immediately in front of the store Your reporter followed the Standard crowd and halted on hill to the east of the store. From here an excellent view could be obtained. The moon which had been hiding behind cloud suddenly appeared and threw it's rays across the scene of the conflict The column ad- vanced toward the Morewood store The guards were in charge of Deputy Sheriff Mcconnell and Captain Loar. The latter had been sworn in as deputy, as were also some twentv men from Company F. They were ssa.i)l,l at the west side of the company's stores. The deputies under McCOnnol1 were at the east side Did the Huns Fire First?
 AS the Huns advanced, making but little noise, the deputies remained silent Then the Huns passed, but they were bent on | mischief. The column had not all passed when those in front made a dash for the | company's fence. Captain Loar cried "Halt!' but not a Hun stopped. In answer | to the captains command their revolver shots resounded. One bullet whizzed past !! Captain Loar's head, and the two men | standing near him each felt the hot lead pass their bodies. The Huns dashed down the road and broke for the company's sta bles. Another command to halt. Another answer to the call by pistol shots. The infuriated men kept their course toward the stables The command was given te fire and the deputies came to the aid o Captain Loar.
 l Ino AIT was Full or Lea0
 The strikers replied, but there were too many shots from the repeating rifles. The air was alive with bullets How many shots were fired will probably never b< known, but when the smoke cleared away and the men ventured near the dead, il | was found ten men had fallen.
 The Names of the Dead.
 The following is a list of the killed: ~
 Binero, Cresezo, an Italian.
 Brochti, Joseph, Polander, living 8 Tarrs; single and unnaturalized.
 Dohamus, Jon, Slav; single.
 Findor, John, a Polander, employed a Standard Coke works; single.
 Rist, Andrew, a Slav, living near Mors wood; single.
 Shincask, Jacob, Slay; leaves widov and five children.
 Zerdell, Valentine, Polander, living a Donnelly's; single.
 An unknown American living at Dor nelly's, fatally wounded, and died in tn afternoon; leaves widow and several chi dren
 An unknown Slav.