The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-28
SOME MORE PETTY VIOLENCE.
LEMON TALLET STRIKERS MOI
LITTLE STATION

Held for Trisi-Ths Trouble at Sugar
Hoteh-Ps.sens.r and Freight Trnin. Not
Moving Remarkably yveII-striksrs Make
Convert. OF the New Men-Aeeidsnts.
wuGEsBARRE. Nov. 27.-There was o'een eral
continuance to-day Of the riotous disturbances
OF Sunday along the line OF the Lehigh VALLEY
The only disturbance OF note that has occurred
ND to & o'clock tonight was at Port Bowkley
At O'Clock this morning. Port Bowkley sta
ton is two miles north OF Wilkesbarre. and
there are many side tracks near there. These
tracks have been pretty we'll crowded since
the strike began. and the officials OF the COM
pany determined this morning to move some
OF It. Engineers and crews went there from
wilkesbarre. A mob OF from twenty i've to
forty men gathered in the yard and began
heavinR coal At the engineers. Later they
attacked the station. At 10 o'clock Superiu-
tendent Esser got q message from the tele-
graph operator. Harry Eaton. saying that the
mob was in complete possession OF the com.
psny's property. and that he was barricaded
In the office and was in MON entary fear that
the men would get at him.
The Superintendent sent for Chief James
OBrlen and ordered him to go with a posse to
the rescue. O'Brien got together twelve
deputies who wero armed with clubs. Train
Dispatcher Bardo ran Engine 30l out OF the
roundhouse, and 0'Brien and the men con-
cealed tn EN- elves in the tender and tho posse
started OF post-hhste for the scene. Tho mob
was still at It when the engine with tho. men
arrived. Some OF the rioters were throwing
hunks OF coal at the men on the shifting en- CINE.
and the rest were throwing switches 80 that
the engine ran in every direction but the right
one. Bardo succeeded In getting up into the
yard n ear a water tank before the presence OF
the deputies was discovered by the men.
O'Brien stepped out into view then and the
posse beside him. They leaped to the ground.
THE moment the mob saw the posse they ran.
O'Brien and the deputies went after them and
captured ten in q minute. The ten put up the
ptifTest kind Of fight. Several Of the depu-
ties were severely punished. and finally three
OF the prisoners escaped. The other seven
were subdued and loaded into the tender ofthe
engine. They were guarded then by seven OF
the deputies. while O'Brien and i've others went
TO the station. That building looked like q
wooden fort that had been bombarded. The
windows were knocked out and the doors
smashed. The lone operator was sticking to
his key. however. He opened the door when
the relief came and told his story OF what had
happened. He said now that the mobs had
been driven of he wasn't afraid to stick to the
place. A deputy or two were left to guard him.
and the engine with the prisoners and the rest
OF the posse came to Wilkesbarre. The pris-
oners were taken before Squire Thompson.
Three OF them had In the IN can time convinced
OBrien that they had no part in the rioting
other than looking on and he let them go The
other four were Frank HagEarty. Frank Shev-
lin. Joseph Trail. and James Gavin. Tho
Squire held Thorn In $500 bail each for trial at
the Quarter Sessions.
Tho strikers are fearful that the rioting OF
yesterday and that at Port Bowkley to-day
will do irreparable injury to their cause. and
to- night they have issued tho following state
ment:
TO he ruSe:
In view OF the fact that alleged acts OF vio-
lence are being committed by those who are
presumably in sympathy with the employees
OF the Lehigh Valley Railrond Company who
are now on strike. and in order that We may
show that we are not IN sympathy with any
by state that we discountenanee and depre-
cate any such acts OF violence on the
tSat we Do SS most pSt'o earnestly dcsrc nSt
ali such acts Of violence shall cease
from this time forward, as everything
bers OF tho different Brotherhoods. who are
striving in an honorable way 20 accompltshfo for
benefit. The organizations discountcnance
all but honorabl" means when engaged In
much disturbed when others who may through
sympathy with our cause bring, upon us that
anxious to avoid. We believe that the justice
OF our cause is SO apparent to all fair minded
bearing during this trouble, and conducting
sssrs iii Il. SSS ASK hat pos: Fl
cause use their innqSnce with others 70
prevent any acts OF violence. no matter OF
what character. TO the end that. peace may
prevail. and that the c3niidense Of the people
just. aud SO believing. we, feel confident that
In the, end we. will win, Whether We do or not.
We have fought honorably. and II We must
finally accept defeat. we will do SO with tho
full knowledge that public sympathy Is with
John Ii. Rice. J. +. Dempsy. Edward Aston.
George Williams; John Cavanaugh. Committee.
The rioting at Sugar Notch Yesterday and
last nGht Is ehG ,1 by t t%s
This story WAS told by an official OF that town
Between . and , o'clock in the afternoon q
very large crowd gathered at the station and
watched things. with only peaceful intent The |
came along. II had been stoned several miles |
down the road. and the cab windows and
the depot saw it and guessed what had hap.
pened. Some laughed and called scans' at
STONES S or offered any Violence. When lie see
ond train came along u few minutes later. the |
men In the front engine mere lSaIinE oHt
their hands The boys in the crowd leered at |
them too. There was an engine pushing at
Teyolvers In their hands. Up TO tho time tho |
second engine came along not a thing had |
been thrown. and then. whether one OF the |
men In the cab went OIL at half cock, don't |
know. but one OF them fired two shots from |
his revolver In the direction OF tho crowd. No. |
body was hit. hut 1t made the people mad. and |
they answered the shots with yolley of stones !
and pieces Of coal. Then some one IN the |
front engine fired three shots from the cab |
window. That made the people more angry. !
and they did eVerlastingly iamhast that train |
and those that came along niterward. When |
the last train mad gone by most Of the crowd !
went home. There wouldn't have been any |
trouble ut NIL II the ScahS hadn't shot
This story Of tho row ut the Notch Mt night |
was told 10y the operator who was on duty ut |
the station there to-day. Ito said tho night !
Operators Uamc was William kelley. that /
some time after dark tho crowd tina, Lld been !
toning trains in the afternoon gath cred at /
the station. A deputy shorill was in the room |
with kelley When the crowd GatheTsi Nellsy |
bArricadei the door to his office. Tho mob |
took possession Of tho waiting room and |
smashed several windows. ono fellow had a |
heavy iron coupling INK ana lie smashed II |
against the door t. the office. Ho broke ono |
pane. lie continued pounding until tho |
whole upper half OF the door vas smashed. /
and then another man reached and hit Kelley |
across ths neck with a hig piece Of ruGter |
hose. Keller was stunned and he irll back ~
his plntr Tha crowd took fright then and |