The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-06-11
beaten bv the Children.

The Prick company strikers b2ffled
them at every turn. but they followed
every clue they could find, and were
securing the country all night in
by the fact that the whole matter was
a conspiracy, and the different mobs
were concerned, and when one crowd
Cad tired of the prisoners, or were
pressed TOO closely by the pursuit, the
four prisoners were handed over to
another crowd and the former gather
ing would disperse to their homes.
The prisoners were especially i'll
treated when their captors marched
them to their homes, where the women
and children slapped and spat upon
item and called them vile names.
The women were the most violent in
thefg abuse of the scabs. The children
strfck them with their tiny fists. 1t
eNFysEs daylight when the squad of tired
deputies reached Lamont. Not long
after daylight the men began to assem-
BILE on the commons by the hundreds.
They engaged in the widest demon
STATIONS.
When Deputies Michaels and Hast
ings came from under cover, they were
Quickly discovered. Then the mob
raised a howl and surrounded 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
juncture, Deputy Allen and three other
deputies came up. Allen was mounted.
kS6ing up 10 the advancing crowd Of
@iners, he told them to go back, say
ing he did not want any trouble, but
there would be trouble il he or his men
were GtSacked or injured. They began
toAEAu and one striker covered him
Will his pistol and fired. The shot
was a close shave for the top of Aliens
heaa Allen turned in his saddle and
called TO his five men TO fire.
Opened Fire Together.
Each of the men afoot had Win
chester. Allen had two revolvers
They opened IRE 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 closing in
on the men who were working the Win
chesters, realizing that the rifles would
be useless in the melee at close quart
ers. while their own revolvers would
be as effective as those of the omcers
The deputies gave ground, but kept up
their fire. They were driven to the ex-
IRENE end OF the cOmp2nyS ground,
where they made q stand. BY that
time three Of the strikers were down
and when the deputies stopped and pre-
pared to fight it out there the mob re-
covered.
The instant the strikers stopped fir
ing, the officers stopped also, glad
enough to get away. The strikers at
once began to carry away the wounded,
the dead man, and the two who We're
fatally wounded were left in the road
&here they fell, but there We're others
Who Were able to get away with but
little assistance. Tie number of
wounded viii not be known for several
days. as it will be concealed as long as
possible.
1t was not strictly a battle of bullets
as the strikers who were not armed
were busy throwing stones. The only
injuries inflicted on the deputies were
by such missiles. Sheriff Richards sent
Deputy Richards and Dave Albaugh to
the scene and ten deputies arrived at
thefvalley at the same time.
The Force Inse eased.
The force was soon Increased 10
twenty men each with a Winchester
The last Of the strikers fingered at a
safe distance and then dispersed, leav-
ing the authorities in quiet possession.
A move WAS maze to care for the
wounded late tonight. The seriously
wounded were taken to the Cottage
hospital at Connealsville for treatment
They are fatally injured, being shot
through the hips. DR.. Smith says they
can i've but q. short time. At dark
the man who was killed was still lying
whEe he fell The sheriff and his at
toy#sv viii ask for full investigation.
The names of tine dead and wounded
cashnot be learned as yet. Nobody but
fiie strikers know them They are I'll
Sfavs. The deputies identified six OF