The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-06-20
LABOR TROUBLES
SOME OF THE RESULTS OF THE
HARD TINES NOW ON.

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HARD TINES NOW ON.
Msltreae Four men-.Reecuina
Deputies Killed Several Sisvs-TIoublet
Ease whe ere-Troc ps Called Out.
UNIONTOwN, Pa, June 10.--A bat
tie between seven armed deputies and 6
mob Of 300 strikers occurred this morn
IN at 9 O'Clock at the lie mont No.
works Of the Mcclure Coke Company
One striker, Slav was killed instantly
aud two other Sl3v strikers were fatally
wounded. The deputies were surrounded
and fired upon by the strikers before
they shot.
The incidents leading up to the battle
last evening, when a mob OF severa
hundred strikers, mostly from the Trot
ter works CT the Frick Company, gath
cred at the Pennsylvania Railroad de-
pot at New Haven and took prisoners
four workuen, who are employed at the
works of the Frlck Company and were
on their way home at Leisenring. The
names of the worknen are John della
ney, Oliver Attlebv. John Britt and
John Furlough. When they stepped
eff the train the mob surrounded them
and marched them away. The
ltuc men were covered with
chalk and big placards with ''scab,'
"blackleg" and other epthets lettered
thereon. The men were then marched
through the streets escorted by the hoot'
ing nob and taken back to the Trottel
and Leisening plants, where they were
paraded through the streets between the
company houses. The strikers jeered
them aud the women spit upon them and
hit them with stones and clubs. They
were even marched past their own
homes AID their wives and children per.
mitted to view them in their helpless
ness.
Sheriff Wilhelm dispatched Deputy
Sheriff Allen with seven deputies to res
cue the workmen. Allen arrived at G
O'Clock. At no time was he able to
overtake the mob having the men in
charge. Allen 6nallY learned that the
men were being passed from mob to
mob. It was found that the four men
had been taken to Morrel and from there
to Youngstown and then to Lemont,
where the battle occurred. Early this
morEing, after placing the deputies tc
prevent the strikers from taking their
prisoners elsewhere, Allen return to Un.
iontown for further orders and was d.
rected to rescue The prisoners. Return.
ing to Lemont, he found two deputies re-
treating before a bowling mob Of Slavs.
As Allen roade up, Slav fired at him
with his revolver. The ball passed over
his head. Several of the mob then began
firing at the officers. Aliens revolver was
defective aud only two shot were fired
by him. Five of his assistants came up
and began firing with their Winchesters.
About fifty shots were exchanged, the
mob slowly advaning, the deputies re
treating, until reinforced by other dep
uties, when a stand was made. The
mob then began to dlsperse. Sheriff
wilhelm was again not!fsd and sent
thirteen more deputies. An hour later
twelve of the mob were arrested and
brought to Jail.
The Slsv that was killed was found
lying in the road, shot through the body
by a Winchester bullet. Two other
were found in houses near by, both said
to be mo1tally wounded, having been
shot through the thighs. The strikes re.
fused to give the name Of the Slav killed
or of those injured. TheV wanted the
officers to take the dead striker with
them when making the arrest. Oae ol
the men arrested was shot in the arm.
At4 O'Clock a special train took down
ten more deputies, and then took the
wounded men to the hospital at Con.
nellsville. Many others are believed to
have been wounded. None CT the dep
ulies were injured.
At S O'Clock posse of twenty-five
deputies, in charge of Field Deputies
Allen, Altebaugh and Richards, armed
With search warrants, left for Cool Sprine
Hollow, after searching the Lsmon
houses. It is believed that four work
men were taken during the trouble anc
are hidden away n the monument
houses. 1t is believed that the foul
men at all hazaros. Several hundred
strikers live in the vicinity OF Coo
Spring and a conflict may occur. They
have not returned OF been heard from.
Sheriff Wilhelm said tonight that be
would not ask for the militia on account
of today's trouble. He says be is grow
ing heartily tired of the warfare, but, &c
long as his deputies are not oVerpow-
cred will fight away in attempting tc
maintain peace and order. Several hun
dred arrests are expected to follow fol
the kidnapping o. the men.
At Pana, Illinois, the mining sltua-
tion still remain unsettled. A company
of strikers, numbering about 200, are
camped on the SlbleY farm about two
miles from Pana. About 500 members
of the First Regiment of Chicago with g
Gattiing gun, arrived on special train
this morning at 6 O'Clock and we're fol-
lowed at 9 o'clock By companies from
Clinton and Bloomington, aud they are
all in camp at the baseball park. Crowd;
of strikers are located ia the timber
and near the railroad blidge all around
the city. 1t is variouslg estimated thai
there is from 1900 to 1000 foreign stri
kers in close proximity to the city anc
they can be massed on short nStice
The local minners vow they will not en-
ter the mines while the militia remains
III the city. So no attempt will be made
to operate the shafts tomorrow.
A Murderous Bridge.
AIKEN, June 49, "A brakeman on s
freight train of the Georgia aud CarolinE
Railroad was killed last night while in
the discharge of bis duties. He was rid
ing on top CT box Car in al erect posi-
ton en5 while the troin was passinc