The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-04-20
ASKED FOR TROOPS.
erin MocOrmiok's Action Forced by the
Outbreaks Saturday.

erin McCormiok's Action Forced by the
Outbreaks Saturday.
UNIoNTowN, Pa, April l9.-The out
breaks Of the rioters at Leisenripg, Kyle
and Leith yesterday, in which was DEM
oustrated the weakness of the civil
authority in the face Of such mobs, have
forced Sheriff McC Cormick to do what he
has tried his best to avoid, that is to call
on Governor Governor Pattisori for mil.
itary aid. Early yesterday afternoon he
telegraphed the Governor brief state.
ment OF the facts Of tho riots, adding that
he was unable to maintain order, and
asked that the State troops be sent to
his assistance.
The Governor replied:
Send information in detail Of the riot.
ing. II is not the duty of the State
troops to act as police officers. Their
duty Is to maintain the peace and uphold
the law. The civil authority must first
be entirely exhausted before the military
can intervene. R. Z PATrIsoS.
Late last night the following was sent
in reply to the Governors inquiry:
On Thursday attempted to execute q
writ OF evictment at NTrotter works, as.
sisted by number Of deputies, and as
large posse as was ablA to command,
bat crowd OF abont 800 gathered at
once and prevented me from executing
the writ, and drove myself and posse
from the premises. Water tank at Kyle
works was blown up this morning. At
Leith to-day astrikerAWhoR had been
arrested was rescued from about twenty.
Ave deputies by crowd OF $50 strikers.
At Leisenring to-day my deputies were
driven of by mob OF 200. One hun
dred and twenty-five men werO at work
yesterday, but during the night q crowd
Of 800 conRregated about the works and
prevented all men from going to work,
twenty deputies being there at the time.
Owing to the dangerous and turbulent
character Of the rioters ] am unable to
secure posse adequate to the exigencies
OF the moment and consider the power
Of the county as exhausted.
GEORGE A. McCoRMIcE,
Sheriff Of FSyette county.
The Sheriff sent another telegram to
the Governor as follows:
10 reply to your telegram would say
that the power Of the county is ex-
hausted. Owing TO tho dangerous and
turt ulent character Of the rioters and
laWless men am unable TO secure a
posse adequate to the exigencies Of the
moment. In defiance OF all my powers
mobs release offenders in the custody ol
the law and disregard all admonitions in
my power 10 give. / am absolutely
powerless to give the security the
parties in danger and who are threatened
are entitled 10 and deserve. The peace
Of the Commonwealth is sorely threat
ened.
The telegram then gives fall details o
Adjutant General Mcclellan thil
evening telegraphed Captain L. d. Fra
Eier, Of Company o, asking for full in
formation Of the situation. Captain Fra
Sier telegrsphed to the Adjutant Genera
the facts OF the situation, ag already ae
forth, and added that Sheriff McCor
mick had stated to him that he was un
able to maintain order.
In reply, Captain Frazier received tn
following telegram:
You Will at once place your eompan,
under arms, and report 10 Sheriff No
, CoEmick, OF Fayette county, and assil
! him in maintaining the peace, II 20