St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-23
STILL MAKING ARRESTS.
Miners Leaders and Sympathizers
in Custody.

in Custody.
KNOXVILLE, Aug. 22.-Twenty-three
men supposed to be in sympathy with
the riotOus miners were arrested near
Coal Creek today and locked up. Sev-
eral of the members are suspected of
holding up a mail train between Clinton
and Coal Creek last Thursday night.
One of the suspects is jim Hatmaker,
son of John Hatmaker, who led the at
tack on the stockaae at Oliver Springs
last Tuesday. Every possible attempt
is being made to apprehend the elder
uatmaker. He was of the greatest
prominence in all the mining troubles
and is supposed to have escaped to Ken
tucky,
Another man who is wanted is l.. A.
Roescher, a German who, for the past
year. has conducted shooting gallery
on the creek. He is practiced sharp
shooter, and last week went to a high
point overlooking Fort Anderson and
erected small barrcade. From be-
hind this he kept up a constant fire, and
it is believed he killed Private Smith.
Proof sufficient to show that he is all
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 human life recently made
in that vicinity. All the leaders prom
inent in the labor troubles of the past
eighteen months. save Lindsay, are a6-
sent from Coal Creek on what will
prove to be an extended vacation, and
the deluded miners and citizens who
were led into open rebellion against the
state are left TO suffer all the penalties.
George E. Irish, we'll known in Coal
Creek. who has been known and recog-
niZed for months as leader and ad-
wiser of the miners, was arrested at
Irons View by Deputy Sheriff Hall, the
arrest having been made in accordance
with orders from Gen. CarneS. He was
taken to Coal Creek this evening.
Charles L. Alleman, assistant mine
inspector for the state, wanted at Coal
Creek by military officers. He is
charged with having acted i'll concert
with the miners for months and has
aided Labor Commissioner Ford III
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 seen there since early that after
noon. Commissioner Ford gave bond
today in the sum of $4,000. He was
released by Gen. Carnes and is now at
his residence in this city. The latest
sensation at Coal Creek is report that
the mines are to be smoked, in order to
drive out the miners who are supposed
to he hiding in them.
The riot alarm was rung again i'll
Knoxville today. Joseph Goodman
proprietor of boarding house OH Har-
dee street. where the miners make
their headquarters, and Capt. Ledger
wood. of one of the companies of Knox
vile volunteers in the Coal Creek war
met at the postoffice about noon, anc
Goodman rOundly abused the citizens
who had gone to the front. and this i'll
censed Ledgerwood, who retaliated il
kind. Col. Ledgerwood, seeing Good
man was about to strike, hit him, anC
was in turn struck with stick. A figh
followed, in which both men Tough
fiercely. but neither was dangerously
hurt before being separated.
Among the men arrested this after
noon were Otis Miller and jim Cooper
the leaders of the shooters. The proc
is very strong against them.