The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-06-11
Savage Foreigners Capture
Four American Workmen.
Men Curse Them. Women Spit on
Them. Children Hit Them.
Deputies Set Out TO Rescue. bat the
Mob kiudes rhem-A Horde of Huns
Attack Deputies, Who Kill One and
Wound Several.

the coke regions have made a killing. One
striker killed IN his boots and two others
dying. and another shot through the
head, is the result of battle this morning
81 Lamont There were six deputies on
hand and a mOb of strikers. URbi-
ased testimony is TO the effect that
the mob compelled the deputies TO
ire on them after the strikers
had compelled them TO retreat and had
fired several shots at them. The eircum-
stances that led up TO this latest tragedy
of the coke region had been developing
since yesterday noon. Four American
workmen. John Delaney. Oliver Attleby.
John Britt and James Furiough. who live
at Lesenring, have been working at
the Frick Coke Company's Valley
works for some time. They came to
New Haven yesterday afternoon. where
they were to take the Leisenring
electric road for home. where they
have not been for month. As soon as
they aiighted from the train az New
Haven they we're surrounded By mob OF
several hundred strikers. The strikers
first beat the workmen and then put tags
on them. bearing the inscription. Black
legs" also covering them with chalk
marks. The men marched their prisoners
10 all of the works on the line from New
Haven south, holding them np as deco
rated samples OF 'scebs. for the resilings
and abuse Of strikers everywhere. The
four prisoners were subjected to al man
ner OF insults and indignities.
The Frick company was informed of the
perllous position OF their workmen, and
Field Deputy Allen and seven men were
sent to New Haven on the evening train.
They were inisled by false information.
The Friek company strikers Allied them
at every turn. but they followed
every clue they could find. and were
securing the country all night in
search of the mob. They were
tricked by the fact that the whole
matter was conspiracy and that different
mobs we're concerned, and when one
crowd had tired OF the prisoners or were
pressed too closely by the pursuit the four
prisoners were handed over to another
crowd and the former gathering would
disperse to their homes.
The prisoners were especially ill-treated
when their captors marched them to their
homes, where the women and children
slapped and spat upon them and called
sftSm VIC HAinSs. nv NOanCn 6G1C bH1
most violent in their abuse OF tha ''scabs,
and the children struck them with their
tiny fists.
1t was daylight when the squad Of tired
deputies reached Lemont Not long after
daylight the men began to assemble on the
commons by hundreds, and engaged in the
widest demonstrations. When Deputies
Michaels and Hastings came from under
cover they were quickly discovered by
the mob, who raised howl and sur
rounded them. Many of the strikers had
revolvers, and all carried clubs. They
moved against the deputies, who retreated
under a shower Of clubs and stones. At
this iuncture Deputy Allen and three
other deputies came up. Allen was
mounted. Riding up to the advancing
crowd Of miners, be told them to go back.
saying he did not want any trouble.
but there would be trouble II he
or his men were attacked or injured. They
began To yell, and one striker covered him
with his pistol and fred. The shot was a
close shave for the top of Aliens head.
Allen turned in his saddle aud called TO
his men to fire. Each of the men afoot
had Winchester, and Alien had two re-
yoivers. They opened fire together, and
the strikers stood TO il and fought gamely.
The first shots were fired by them,
and they fired as coolly and radidly "a did
the deputies. They kept closing in on the
men who were working the Winchesters,
realizing that rifles would be useless in the
melee at close quarters. while their own
revolvers would be as effective as those OF
the officers. The deputies gave ground,
thAtr Gra TSn.~
driven 10. the extreme end Of the COM
pany's grounds. where they made a stand
By that time three of the strikers were
down. and when the deputies stopped and
prepared 20 fight il out there the mob re-
treated. The instant the strikers stopped
firing the officers stopped also, glad
enough 30 get away. The strikers at once
began to carry away the wounded. The
dead man aud the two who were fatally
wounded we're left in the road where they
fell. but there were others who were able TO
get away with but little assistance. The
number Of wounded will not be known for
several days. as IT will be concealed as
long as possible. II was not strictly battle
OF bullets, as the strikers who were not
armed were busy throwing stones. The
only injuries inflicted on the dep
uties were By such missiles. Sheriff
Richards sent Deputies Richards
AMI Albaugh to the scene. and
zen deputies arrived at the valley at the
same time The force was soon increased
10 twenty men. each armed with = Win
chester. The last Of the strikers fingered
Al safe distance. then dispersed. leaving
the authorities IN quiet possession.
move was made 10 care for the
~oanded iste tonight The seriously
wounded we're taken 20 the Cottage hos
pssai, a. Connsllsville, for treatment.
They are fatally injured. being shot
through the hips. DR.. smith says they
c.n live Dus short time. At dark the
man Who vas killed vas still lying where
he fell. The sheriff and bis attorney
will ask for q full investigation. The
names OF the dead aud wounded cannot be
learned a. yet. Nobody but the strikers
know them. They are sil slavs. The
deputies identified six Of the more active
strikers In the light and subsequently
arrested them. They are now ia jail
her~ Another detachment Of deputies
xas AZ once formed 70 80 "a search %
the four nes held prisoners BY the strk-
ers. bat rot trace of them has been seen,
and il Is feaFsi they have h~en murdered
by the strikers in revenge A. o'clock
tonight - strikers xsre arrested at Le-
mons and sent here 20 jail Five hundred
more arrests wii. be made.
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