Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-06-14
A BATTLE.
One Striker Killed and Two Others
Dying.
"SCAB" WORKNEN ARE LABELED.
Fired Upon from Ambush-A Bridge Partly
Burned-Guardz Driven Away from
. Trestle and the Trestio
Set on Fire.

ers dying and another shot through, il /
the result Of the battle yesterday /
morning at Lemont. There were six |
deputies on one side and mob OF /
strikers on the other. The circum- ]
stances that led up to this latest Of the !
many tragedies OF the coke region .
were developing since Saturday after
noon and are as follows; Four Ameri- /
can worlSmen, John Dclany, Oliver At |
tloby. John Britt and James Furlough, |
who live at Lcisenring, have been
working at the Frick Coal Co.'s valley
works for some time. They came 20
New Haven Saturday afternoon, where
they were 10 take the Leiscnring cleo
trio road for home, where they had
not been for month.
As soon as they alightcd from the
train at New Haven, they were sur
rounded by mob OF several hundred
strikers from Trotter and other works
In the vicinity. The strikers first beat
the four workmen and then put tags
on them bearing the inscription, BLACK
legs" also covering them with chalk
marks. They then marched their
prisoners TO the Lcisenring works and
from lNtIt W Nht AlbNAflf ah'A A'Ai "'s
in fact to all the works ON tho line
from New Haven south, holding them
up as decorated samples of "scabs' for
the rcvilings and abuse of strikers
everywhere.
The Frick Coal Co. heard of the peril
GUS position their worlImen were in
and called on Sheriff Wilhelm to re-
lease the men from the costody of the
mob. Field Deputy Matt Allen and
six men were sent TO New Haven on
the evening train. They were mislcd
by false information, the friends Of the
strikers battling them at every turn,
but they followed every clew they
could find and were securing the coun-
| try all night in search of the mob.
II was daylight when the squad OF
tired deputies reached Lcmont. Not
| long after daylight the men began to
assemble ON the commons by the hum
drcd. They engaged in the widest
demonstrations. When deputies came
from under cover they were quickly dis
covered. Then the mob raised howl,
and surrounded them. Many of the
strikers had rcvolvers, and all carried
clubs. They moved against the depu-
ties. who rctrcatcd under shower of
clubs and stones
At this juncture Deputy Allen and
three other deputies came up. Allen
was mounted. Riding up 10 the adj
vnncing crowd of miners, ho told them
TO go back, saying he did not want any
trouble. and that there would be trOu-
BILE II he or his men were attacked or
| ii e., Allan "a
general yell. and one of the strikers
covered him with his pistol and fired.
The shot was "a close shave for the top
of Aliens head. Allen turned in his
saddle and called TO his five men TO fire.
Each of the men ufoot had Winches-
ter. Allen had two rcvolvers. They
opened fire together, and the strikers
stood TO It and fought gamely.
The first shots were fired by them
and they fired as coolly and as rapidly
as did the deputies. They kept closely
In on the men who were working the
Winchesters, realizing that the rifles
would be useless in the melee at close
quarters, while their own revolvers
would be Just as effective rs those OF
the officers.
|
up their fire. They were driven to the
extreme end of the company's ground,
where they made u stand. BY that
time three Of the strikers were down,
and when the deputies stopped and
prepared to fight II out there the mol
rccoilcd.
The instant the strikers stopped fir
ing the officers stopped also. The
strikers began at once to carry away the
wounded. The dead man and two who
! were fatally wounded were left in the
road where they fell but there were
others who were able TO get away with
little assistance.
FIRED UPON PROM AMBUSH.
CRIPPLE CREEK, Col, June ll.-Abou
s o'clock yesterday morning party o
fifteen deputies, while approaching
r Bull hill on their way from camp Il
a this place, were fired upon from am
! bush by twenty miners, The deputies
5 being unprcpared for an attack, re
c treated without returning the fire
l. Gen. Brooks called out enough militi
= to surround the miners and arreste
;, them. No one was injured.
c MILITIA FIRED UPON.
WHEELING, w. Va, June ll.-Th
Ohio militia In camp at Wheelin
creek, 3 miles west of the river
n were fred upon by some persons in tn
II hills ut frequent intervals Saturda
& night from midnight till Sunday morn
It ing, and In Il few cases the sentinels r'
Ie turned the fire, but so far as known II
D bloodshed resulted. Yesterday morI
10 ing strikers burned l4i feet of
wooden bridge at Goshen, west q
N Wheeling creek. No coal could, there
IN fore be moved until the bridge was r,
paired.
DRIVEN AWAY ny MoDs.
CLEVELAND, o., June ll.-Last nigh
A two men, who had been placed O
G, guard at u trestle ON the Cleveland, l.,
" rain & Wheeling railroad, near Ne
In Philadelphia, o., were driven away
v. a mob of about 400 men. The trestl,
at which was about 80 feet long, was $,
lis on fire and nearly destroyed. tn
IN railroad company express the fear thI
he other bridges in that vicinity will
e, burned and the sheriff of Tuscarawl
". county has sworn in IA large number
lis deputy sheritfs to guard the propert,
" Wr1sus s.''--..,,. ----..-.--
o. JEFFERSON City, Mo-, June l2.-Go,
Stone yesterday granted a respite /
Charles Wilson until July 10. Wilso
lie was To have been hanged in St. Lon
tie June IA,
he Women In Desperate Right.