The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1892-11-03

Non n'Union Men aud Others Assaul
on the Streets, Windows Broken
Clothing Of a Workman at the s
n II Cit to Pieces


During the past few days there has
much lawlessness in Homestead, Pa
that time Sc wen assaults on non.union
have taken place. one Of which may =,
fatal. The guilty persons are said d
members Of gang recently organized !
ing for its object murderous attacks on \
union men. Four alleged members
known to the authorities, and warr|
were sworn out for their arrest. Not 4
have non union men suffered ut the b.
OF this gang, but also men who are 4
way identified with the strike. 1t
lutely unsafe for person, not known i
. in sympathy with the strikers, to trat
the streets In certain parts Of the town I
nightiall. In consequence OF this
william II. McCleary increased his
force 20 men, making n total of 81 mca
ID. X. Jones, who appeared as come
James Holleran at the hearing of the l.
Monday afternoon before Squire u
on the charge OF resisting an officer, :,
ed TO have made an address IN the 81
office tO the effect that a deputy shef
no power To arrest n person without Il
rant, aud that man m ght resist are
der suCh circumstances. even to the ef
of doing the arresting officer bodily
This announcement caused great
among the lawles element.
The first persons TO fa ! into the ha-
these exponents Of MOB law were two g
unionists, named Charles Mitchell aud
During. These men went into q,
near the works about 1880 p. ". Nr
On their way back 60 the works they u
attacked by four men. Durling MAJ
to escape with a few slight bruises
ell was beaten over the head with
instrument until he dropped to the &. &
unconscious. lie was discovered ,
afterwarl, and carried into the mil
nj. II was at first thought be would N
but he regained consciousness. and al |
yesterday TO give an accurate dcscrjf.l t'
two OF his sssailants. lie is now O.
to be out Of danger. III
Half an hour after this assault
named Goeddel. a striker who return "A
work some time ago, was held up 10 ~
of Amalgamated headquarters and t- IL
beaten. Goedde had u revulvrf H.,
was taken from him by his a,sai.aarfI
OF whom he claims to have iccoguiz Ia
At II o'clock Monday night n large + Is
was thrown through the sleeping q
nf Deputy Young. on Mcclure stree, 4
lowing this, every window in the uOr 4
boarding house. kept by color, IA
named Jones, on Mcclure street, WI, "a Il
ed. {
The thugs did not wait Wcdnc,i.- 4
darkness to come before starting iu
blacksmi h. in no way connected - {
strike. were attacked late in the a,'e- d
but managed to make their csCa;a .
receiving injury. Al. Snyder. M
striker was on his way to work no o
about q p m. when he was set upon q
number of men AMI stoned. h
Thomas Iamison, also fo'mc, q
while on his way to work was attao, n
q striker on Eight avenue. The latte 81
red half brick in his hand j I'D
started to run, with his assailant IN h
A Coal and Iron policeman trpg
striker and Jamison made his cscals
striker then drew a pistol, eviden,y IT,
the intention of using 1t upon the WV
but changed his mind and ran away IS
who gave Bfaddock ns his place OF rs ~
went to Homestead tu look for
He was taken ior black sheep a. IA
ly beaten.
Two movings of non-unionists
"Wednesday afternoon required th
RgGs Sf,as f,asgYaRties,-.NI-hqih cases lh'
in the n-ighborhcod attemptei toY
the non-unionists from placing The
in the houses. After the latter
cced.d in doing so. one OF the fo
entered and clothing was cut into
trunks broken open and their
destroyed, and other depredatio
mitted
Memher If the Advisory Boz
denim this work, 3ut say they are
to prevent II. My