The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-08-23
'TENNESSEE'S WAR.
Many Of the Riotous Mine Leaders
Under Arrest,
CHARGES AGAINST STATE OFFICERS

The Labor Commissioner Out on
Bail and the Assistant Mine In
spector Wanted by the Military
Authorities-B Bud Lindsay Turns
Informer.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 23.--Twen-
ty-three men supposed to be in sym.
pathy with the most notorious of the
miners were arrested near Coal Creek
yesterday and locked up. Several of
them are suspected of holding up the
mail train between Clinton and Coal
Creek last Thursday night. One of the
suspects is Jim Hatmaker. son of John
Hatmaker, who made the attack on the
stockade at Silver Springs. Elmer Hat
maker was Of great prominence i'll all
the mihing troubles and is supposed to
have escaped to Kentucky, and every eff
fort is being made t. 1capture him.
Another man who is wanted is L. A.
Roescher, German, who for the past
year has conducted shooting gallery
on the creek. He is a practiced sharp
shooter, and last week went to high
point overlooking Fort Anderson and
erected a small barricade. From behind
this he kept up constant fire, and it is
believed that he killed Private Smith,
Proof sufficient to show that he was an
anarchist OF pronounced views has been
discovered. He has been very active
among the miners since his arrival at
Coal Creek, and many believe that he
has directed in person the attempts on
property and life recently made in that
vicinity.
Riotous Leaders Absent.
All leaders prominent in labor trou-
blos for the past eighteen months, save
LINDSAY, are absent from Coal Creek on
what will prove to be an extended vaca-
tion, and the deluded miners and citi-
kens who were led into open rebellion
against the state are left to suffer all the
penalties.
/ George e. Irish, well known in Coal
Creek, who has been known and recog-
pized as a leader, was arrested at Lyons
View by Deputy Sheriff Hall, the arrest
having been made in accordance with
brders from General Carnes. He was
faken to Coal Creek last evening.
Charles 4. Alleman, assistant mine
Inspector for the state, is wanted at Coal
Greek by the military officials. He is
charged with having acted in concert
with the miners for months, and has
aided Labor Commissioner Ford in
keeping the miners posted in all the
movements of the state military forces
and civil authorities. Alleman went to
Coal Creek last Thursday, but has not
been feen there since early that after
noon. Yesterday certain men who had
authority to arrest Alleman arrived in
khis city. They secured the aid of the
local authorities and thorough search
iB now being made for the man.
4 Commander Ford gave bond in tho
fum of $4,000. He was released by
GENERAL Carnes and is now at his resi-
Fence in this city.
The latest sensation at Coal Creek is
that the mines are to be smoked in order
10 drive out the miners who are sup
posed to be hidingin the bowels of the
Mrth,
Lindsay Turns Informer.
The report that Bud Lindsay, the
psader Of the riotous miners, was
lynohed, is incorrect. The facts in the
base are as follows:
About 10 o'clock at night party of
fitizens through strategy secured the
notorious agitator, Bud Lindsay, who
has been a prisoner at Coal Creek for
fhe last few days, from his guards and
conducted him up the valley towards
Briceville, few miles south of this
piace, with the intention of lynching
bin. The fact that he had been 1ynched
was then circulated. They were fully
determined, and would undoubtedly
have carried out their plans but for the
kitiable pleadings of Lindsay and his
solemn promise to go with the troops
and point out every man in the noun
kains who was implicated in the late
miners trouble. His life was spared on
this condition. Lindsay was taken back
70 Coal Creek, and will be used to iden-
hfy the outlaws who have been promi-
nent in the recent troubles.
A fight between Captain Ledgerwood,
who commanded company at Coal
Greek, and Joseph Goodman, who
abused the citizens who had gone to the
front, resulted in almost a riot in this
city yesterday. AS 1t was the riot bell
was rung. but the combatants We're soon
separated and Goodman was locked up.