Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-05
ANOTHER TRAGEDY
OCCURS IN THE EVER-RRUIrPUL C0NNBLLS-
WILLIE COKE REGION.
A Striker is Shot Down by Reckless Firing Of 8
superintendent Of Mins-Hs Has Been Ar
rested and Held For Murder-Bvictons
Occur and Importation Of Labor
Continues.

SCoTTDALE, Pa. May 4.-The coke
region to-day was shaken from centre
to circumference by just such another
scene as has been feared for weeks
since the dreaded Morewood killing. At
Leisenring No. 8, last night, a man
named Mohan was shot dead and
another seriously injured.
Even at this hour it is difficult to Sc
cure positive information owing to
the excitement caused by the
affair. The most reliable ac-
counts, however, agree that two
Hungarians who had left the works
delayed their visit and uperintendent
Gray became suspicious. He, in COM
pany with his assistants and four dep
uty sheriffs, visited house No. II, where
their workmen were enjoying them
selves. Their entrance caused STAN
peae among the strikers, and one of
them, Hun, rushed out and aroused
the other strikers, and soon two hun
dred persons were on the scene. Gray
and the deputies were followed down the
hill by the angry crowd who came so
close they were compelled to back down
with rifles presented. They stayed
away from the mob as long as possible,
but Mohan rushed up to one OF the
deputies, seizing his rife and grappled
with him. This deputy fired and the
balance followed suit. In the fusilade
Mohan fell dead, while another was in
jured.
The remains of Mohan are lying on a
cot, in house No. II, this evening. He was
evicted from his house about week
ago, and the strikers to-day regained
possession in time to shelter his body.
There are grave apprehensions of
further trouble at Leisenring, and the
force Of deputies is largely in
creased. Deputy Coroner Stone ar
rived at Leisenring, empaneled
a Jury and conducted the examin-
alton. After the hearing verdict
was rendered that Mohan came to his
death from gun shot wounds fired by
an unknown person. On information OF
Worthy Foreman McSloy, of the Mine
Workers, superintendent Gray, Mine
Boss Janas Callihan and Yard Boss
Agnew were arrested for murder ana
given a preliminary hearing before
SQUIRE Cotton, Of Dunbar, who held the
defendants for trial. Commitments
were issued and they were taken to
Jail The testimony adduced placed
the blame of the shooting on Gray.
Some thirty families were evicted to-
day at Bradford, and more would have
been thrown out had not the deputies
objected to being stoned and struck be-
cause they were not allowed to use their
revolvers on the strikers.
Tonight there are 3, 500 men at work,
including the men at independent works
and the w. S. Rainey's. There is no
doubt a slow but steady gain is being
made on the men, owing to heavy i'm
ports of labor. Five carloads of ltal-
ians arrived in the region to-day.
UNIoNTowN, PA, May 4.-Thirty-
seven Huugarians from Braddock were
landed at Tricks Redstone works this
afternoon. They were met by the local
strikers, some Of whom waved knives
and other weapons until the strangers
fled from the ground. They walked
back to Uniontown, where some Of them
took the first train north and others re-
NAMED in town and are tonight taken
in tow by the strikers at Leith.
The work of evictionS will now go on
vigorously at Redstone, and the com
pany will place guards at the plant and
attemDt to operate it.