The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-05-06
ANOTHER LIFE TAKEN.
A Fatal Battle With Some Deputy sherins
in Psnn.ytvsnia.

A Fatal Battle With Some Deputy Sherins
Psnnsytvsnin.
ScoTTDALE, Pa, May 4.-The coke re-
gion today was shaken from center TO cir
cumference by just such another scene as
has been feared for weeks since the
dreaded Morewood killing. At Lessen
ring No. last night a man named Mahan
was shot dead and another seriously
injured. Even at this hour it is difficult
to secure positive information, owing TO
the excitement caused by the affair The
most reliable accounts, however, agree
that two Huns, who had left the works,
DELAYED their visit and Superintendent
Gray became suspicious He, in company
with his assistants and four deputy sher-
ifs, visited house No. Il, where their
workmen were enjoying themselves i'm
mensely.
Their entrance caused a stampede
among the strikers and one OF them, a
Hungarian, rushed out and aroused the
other strikers and soon 200 persons were
on the scene Mr.. Gray and the deputies
were followed down the hill by the angry
crowd, who came so close they were COM
PEELED to back down with rifles presented.
They stood off the mob as long as possible
but Mahan rushed up TO one OF the
deputies and seizinghis rife grappled with
him. This deputy fired and the balance
followed suit. In the fusilade Mahan iell
dead while another was injured.
The remains of Mahan, shrouded in
robe. are lying on a cot in house No. y
this evening. He was evicted from
this house about a week ago and
the strikers today reyained possession OF
the place in time TO shelter his body.
There are grave apprehensions OF further
trouble at Leisenring and the force OF
deputies is largely increased.
Deputy Coroner Stone arrived at Leis-
enring. impaneed a jury and con-
Quoted the examination. After the hear
ing, d verdict was rendered that Mahan
came to his death by gunshot wounds
fired by an unknown person. On iniOr-
nation OF Worthy Foreman Mccoy OF the
mine workers, superintendent Gray,
Mine Boss Callaghan and Yard Boss
Agnew were arrested for murder and
given preliminary examination 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 sho ling on Gray.
Some thirty families were evicted today
at Broadford, and more would have be, II
thrown ont had not the deputies objected
to being stoned and struck because they
were not allowed to use their revolvers ON
the strikers.
Tonight there are $500 men at work, in
Guiding the men at the Independent works
and T. w. Rainey's. There is no doubt
slow but steady gain is being made on the
men, ewing to heavy imports oil LABOR.
Five carloads of Italians arrived in the re-
eion today.
Thirly-seven Hungariaus from Brad
dock were landed in at Tricks Redstone
works this afternoon. They were met by
the local strikers, some OF whom
waved knives or other weapons
until the strangers fled from the
ground. They walked back to Uniontown,
where some OF them took TIE first train
north and others remained in town, and
are tonight taken in tow by the strikers ut
Leith. The work OF evictions will now
GO on vigorously at Red-tone and the
company will place guards at the plant
and ATTEMPT 10 Operate IT,