The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-21
4TTdCKED BIZ UOMEN.
The Gentle Sex Compose the Mobs in the
Coke Region Sow.

ScoTTDALE Pa. April 2O.-The verdict OF
the coroner's jury ON the Morewood not
victims is not pleasing to tho labor leaders in
the coke region. The general opinion seems
10 be that the cOTOner's jury should have
placed the blame on Deputy Loar and hls
squad OF assistants Two outbreaks occurred
IN ayette county thisaiternOOn. one Oi winch
resulted 20 the calling 10 arms Of Company {.
Their appearance in battle AIRY was, however.
sufficient 10 restore order, and violence was
not rcsOried 70.
The cause of the trouble was an attempt by
Sheriff Mccormick 70 evct two Slavs, named
Joe Hartman and Andrew DunckO, at the
Lcth works. The sheriff was met by mob
Of women. armed with hatchets and other
weapons their husbands being IN the back
ground The mob kept the sheriff nj bay for
nearly an hour. The sheriff narrowly escaped
the fury OF the mob and Was forced 10 back
up against the house and face the angry
crowd. The men offered no assault, but the
women were furious.
Finally the sheriff sent for the militia. The
crowd, observing this, quickly dispersed.
SERVED HER RoHT.
One OF the strikers was so angry at his wife
for assisting IN tie assault that he kicked her
violently and then assisted the sheriff in car
rylng out the goods from the house. Quiet
was restored before the troops arrived. The
few men working at Leth have been per-
sUaded 10 quit.
The general opinion at Uniontown TO-DAY is
that the strike rs far from being broken. This
afternoon deputy Chicka arrested twenty-slX
strike leaders at West Leisenrng for con
.uracy. When he got them on the train to
take them 20 Cniontown Jail their wives T. the
number ol fifty also boarded t1e train. They
refused 10 pay their fare to the conductor. he
deputy offered % pay for those under arrest,
hut for no others The conductor finally or
dclcd the train 20 he side-tracked and cut the
engine loose The conductor, with few
others boarded the engine and proceeded TO
/ n3ntown. leaving the crowd t. vacate the
tram on the side track at their leisure. he
Pennsylvania railroad IS now expected 10
take hand IN the fight.
so ATIEMrT AT EvcTIoNs.
PTTsHUEG, Pa, April 20 Reports from the
cOre region TO-DAY show that no great change
has taken place IN the strike situation. No
eylcuons were attempted at Morewood to-
day-the time having expired yesterday the
sheriff having gone TO Green>burg Tor legal
advice There We're only a few eylctiOns IN
Fayettc county TO-DAY, but the wrlts will be
executed extensively tomorrow. The cOTO-
uer ur, handed IN their verdict this after
noon finding tAat the Hungarans Wee killed
by the deputy shcriHs. but says nothing about
the Ju,thablity of the action.
lHioS SIoNN, Pa, April pa report
reached here 10y telephone from Lemont fur
mace nj o'clo,k tonight that 80 strikers
bad lust left there for West Leisenring, a
march of about five miles The Iemont
work are owned by Mcclure 4 Co.. and no
work has been done there since the strike.
Adutlut- General McClelland is here watch
ing the progress of the strike closely. The
General was very unweN today.
VT pff sN>1. Pa. April 20 The situation
in this vicinity is unchanged this evening
SD was quiet enough to-day, but trouble j.
sur ly expected tomorrow, when the eyctions
wll take place
While John Cope. an Englishman, who has
been working AT Morewood was returning to
DID, home tonight he was suddenly attacked
10y three young tougAs. who first accused
Cope of "blackleegug' and then beat him
brita.ly Coperecovered sufficiently 20 make
an information charging John Barrett. son Of
Mike Barrett. one OF the local IL bor leaders,
with assault lie did not recognize the other
two men.