St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-22
Bud Lindsay. Deputy United
States Marshal, Has a
Close Call.
His Pitiable Pleadings in the
Face Of Death Soften
Avengers.
Four Hundred Captive Miners
Guarded by Militia in a
Church.
The Spirit Of Defiance Not Yet
Entirely Subdued in the
Prisoners.

COAL CREEK, Aug. 21.- Tonight
about 10 O'Clock a party of citizens.
through strategy, secured the notorious
agitator, Bud Llfidsay, wao has been a
prisoner here for the past two days,
from his guards. and conducted him up
the valley toward Briceville. a few
miles south of this place, for the pur-
pose of lynching him. They were
fully determined, and would undoubt-
edly have carried out their purpose but
for the pitiable pleadings Of Lindsay
and his solemn promise to go with the
troops and point out every man in the
mountains who was implicated in the
late miners troubles. His life was
spared on this condition. He was
brought to Coal Creek and will be used
to identify outlaws.
The Reign Of Peace.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 21.-A bso-
lutte peace reigned throughout the Coal
Creek valley today, and but for the
movements of soldiers the village that
for nearly week has been one of the
most prominent places in the country
was as quiet as any farm town. There
were great many strangers in the place
visiting the scenes of the riot. The
trains from here early this morning
carried large numbers of Knoxville peO-
pie who were anxious to view the
ground where two of their brave fellow
citizens fell in battle.
On arriving at Coal Creek and prop
erly identifying themselves they were
given passes and allowed to go inside of
the lines. Fort Anderson and the scene
of Friday mornings fight were visited
by hundreds. Soldiers in uniform es-
corted them from place to place. Gen.
Anderson, who was for two days in the
hands of the miners as a prisoner, was
the hero of the day and received con-
gratulations at his tent and Fort Ander-
son.
Defiant Prisoners.
Four hundred miners and citizens of
Coal Creek have been arrested, and 200
of them held for further examination.
They have been removed from box cars,
and are guarded in a church. Some of
them are still very defiant, abusing the
officers in charge, and threatening dire
vengeance on their captors.
Warden Cannon this afternoon eX-
pressed the opinion that the trouble was
not yet over. Said he: "'These men
only want time to organize. They will
assemble In these mountains, hold their
night meetings and decide on a con-
certed movement against us again."
Warden Cannon has been in charge
Of the convicts at the stockade
here for more than year anu should
know whereof he speaks. but majority
of the resident citizens say there will be
no ful ther trouble until troops are with
drawn.
Searching parties have been securing
the mountain sides for radius of six or
eight miles and have brought in several
prisoners. An important arrest was
made III the person Of j. A. Simmons,
who is known to be an inStigator and a
bad man.
Carnes Means Business.
The arrest of Commissioner of Labor
Ford by Gen. Carnes has produced a
genuine sensation. He is also inspector
Of mines, one of the most important
offices in the state. He is shoemaker
by trade and knows positively nothing
about mine engineering, and got his
appointment from the governor as a
recognition of organized labor. Ford
came here four years ago from New
York and was for two years foreman
in the factory of the Knoxville factory.
He has a good tongue and soon became
leader among the workmen, and as an
agltator was success.
The governor appointed him over the
protest of all the coal companies, who
were required by the law to keep their
mines in safe condition under heavy
penalties. When the trouble with
the miners came up last summer
he took prominent position
on the side of the dissatisfied miners.
He is under arrest as a spy. On his
person were found number of tele-
grams and letters proving that he had
played the part of spy on the present
militia movement. He would under
false pretense get valuable information
regarding the intention of the governor
and military movements and then tele-
graph the miners. Gen. Carnes is also
looking for George E. Irish, who is
known to have played the part of spy.