The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-08-16
MORE CONvICTS CAPTURED.
The Tennessee Miners Are Still
Waging War Against Them.
inman is Visited By the Angry Men But.
no Damage is Done to the Company,s
Property-The Convicts Forced to Get
on Train, Which is Immediately Car
rIed Away.

stoned the lawleSSneSS of the Coal
Creek miners at Briceville, in Anderson
county, about this time last year, is
again the melting cause for riot and
lawless outbreaks in another district.
Mutterings and threats OF this have
filled the air for months and CORES
pondents who were on the ground at
Briceville freely stated that there was
perfect organization OF all the free
miners in the States of Tennessee,
Georgia and Alabama who were sworn
to rid all the mines OF convicts. The
idea was not received with full credence
and no extraordinary precautions have
been taken to prevent an outbreak in
other districts remote from the scenes
OF the troubles Of 1891.
The first intimation was an unex-
pected attack on the guards at Tracey
City last Friday night, and the liber-
alton of the convicts. The story of how
they we're sent back to Nashville was
told in these dispatches. Tracey City
is one Of the western branches of the
Cumberland mountains, the eastern
being separated 4 rom it by q canoe
shaped valley. up which runs the lately
built Sequatchie Valley branch of the
Nashville, Chattanooga and st. Louis
railroad to Pikeville. About one-fourth
way no the aalley from where the
Sequatchle river empties into Tennessee
at South Pittsburg, the Tennessee
coal, Iron and Railway Company have a.
mine at Inman, at the end of spur.
track of about eight or ten miles.
This spur leaves the line at Victoria,
where the company have in operation q
large number OF coke ovens, supplied
from the surrounding mines, OF which
that at Inman is the principal. From
Tracey City 1t is but short days walk
down the mountain to Victoria, and
trouble was partially expected after the
outbreak at Tracey City. The suspicion
was we'll founded, for early Sunday
morning little groups Of miners began
to congregate, among them some stran-
gers from Tracey City, and every miner
was visited by them. They gathered
together about two hundred we'll armed
men and proceeded towards the steck-
ade. The squad of guards formerly on
duty at Tracey City, who had taken the
released prisoners from there to the
penitentiary at Nashville. were en- route
to Inman to reinforce the men protect
ing the prisoners there.
! AT Whitehall train was stopped on
trestle and reinforcement cut off.
Then movement was made on Inman.
No resistance was offered and esq CON
victs and 81 guards were taken prisoners
by the mob of FREQ minors, led by R. p.
Helton, tho party having left Whitehall
secretly last night. Tho prisoners wore
marched to Victoria loaded on cars and
hauled away by switch engine. The
stockade was not burned and no damage
was done to the property OF the COM
pany. Last night work was ordered
suspended by the company, the free
miners having been missed from the
village. Tho convicts were taken to
bridgeport, Ala, and from there sent
via the Nashville and Chattanoog a
railroad to Nashville, under charge
OF Eth b. Wade, State superintendent of
prisoners.
Everything ls quiet at Inman and
other &C mpany works in the valley and
the members Of the mob are returning
to their homes. BY the terms Of the
surrender the property of the company
is to be left unframed. Whether that
agreement will be kept remains to be-
seen. Judge Moon, of this circuit
holding court at Jasper, promptly and
vigorously ordered tho sheriff to sum
mon posse and, ifpossible, protect the
CaPturcu stOCkauo. Inc Snerln says
he cannot secure sufficient force to
enforce order, but left ON the first train
for lnman. IL Is thought that work
will be resumed in tho mines to. morrow
morning and there seems to be consid-
cradle uneasiness among the FREQ
miners, they fearing a lockout as the
result OF their action to-day.
The wires were cut early this morn
ing and communications wore sent by
round about circuit to Nashville.
"A messenger boy on horseback was
busy carrying reports from the station
at Whitwell to the telegraph office.
The miners ordered him to stop and he,
not needing their orders, was fred on
and horse shot from under him. The
stockade may not be burned as the town
OF Inman would burn with it and there
Is high trestle of the branch road
built above the stockade that would also.
go, in which case it would render the.
work on the mines impossible, thus CUT
ting Off men who composed the mob as
we'll as convicts.
Sheriff Morrison wired Gov. Buchanan.
the facts in the case this morning, and
was ordered by the Governor to summon
/ posse and protect the company's prop
erty. The sheriff says people are SO
much in sympathy with the miners that
he cannot get q force. He does not know
any of the men in the mob, and has lit
tie 10 say. He has advised the Gov
ernor the he (sheriff) is utterly help
less to do anything toward bringing the
members Of the mob to Justice.
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Offers of Silver.