The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-23
Ask your grocer for
Princess Flour.
Made by B anton Watson d Co.
FOR THE MINERS
General Carnes Anxious to Apprehend
the Leaders of the Tennessee Rioters.
Nearly All Have Disappeared from Cool Creek
-Twenty-Three symrathizers Arrested
Ytsterday-SensatiOnal Confessions.
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 22-Twenty-
three men, supposed to be in sympathy with
the rioters. were arrested near Coal Creek
to-day and locked up. Several of the men
are suspected of holding up q mail
train between Clinton and Coal
Creek last Thursday night One
of the suspects is James Hatmaker, son of
John Hatnaker who led the attack on the
stockace at Oliver Springs last Tuesday
All the leaders prominent in the labor
troubles of the past eighteen months. save
Lindsay, are absent from Coal Creek
on what will prove TO be an extended va
who were led into open rebellion against
the State are left to suffer all the penalties.
George T.. Irish, we'll known In Coal
Creek. who has been recognized for
months as the leader and adviser of the
miners: was arrested by Deputy Sheriff
Hall. the arrest having been made in ac-
cordance with orders from General Carnes.
He was taken to Coal Creek
THIS wa,., atte1noon If rho ,,,a By QuarteT%astsr
L. Alleman. Chief Mine Inspector of the
State. is wanted at Coal Greek by the mill
tary authorities. He is charged with hav-
ing acted. together with Labor Commits
sioncr Ford. In concert with the miners for
miners posted on the movements of
the State military forces and the civil au-
thorities. Alleman went to Coal Creek
last Thursday, but has not been seen there
Ford gave bond to -dav. and is now at his
residence In this city. He made q state
ment to- night, intending to prove his in
nocence. The latest sensation at Coal
Creek is q report that mines arc to be
smoked in order to drive out the miners
who are supposed to be hiding in them.
Over five hundred miners, suspects and
citizens have been arrested at Coal Creek
and IN that vicinity. One hundred and
fifty miners are still held prisoners In q
little church. What is to be accomplishe
in the end by the actions OF General
Carnes in making Wholesale arrests, is q
matter of conjecture. Several leading
lawyers agree that the only thing to be
done is to place the evidence taken before
General Carnes in the hands of the prose-
cutting attorney and grand jury of Anderson
for their consideration. The evidence re-
ceived during General Carness lnvestiga-
tion is very conclusive as to many OF the
men under arrest. but there are grave
doubts as to whether the State can secure
justice in Anderson county.
General Carnes was found at supper to-
night. and made the following statement:
I'VE have made better progress to-day
In our investigations than at any
previous time. These men meaning the
prisoners are just beginning 70 open
their mouths and some startling develop
ments Will be made III q short while. They
all belong to secret, oath bound order,
and the penalty of their obligetion is
death, consequently they have been as
close as CLAIMS heretofore. We have
been at ork on them, however, and are lust
now beginning to convince them that thew
Will te protected against violence for max
ing statements. We have gotten several
confessions from them to-day. which. at
this step of the proceedings, it woud be une
wise TO give out. but i state that when they
are made known they will create much sur
prise" The General also stated that at
the rate of progress that had been made to-
day he would be able In five or six days to
separate the chaff from the wheat, and
that their work would be completed.