The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-06-11
COOKERS FIGHT AGAIN.
Another Deadly Battle Between
Strikers and Deputies.
ONE KILLED, TWO FATALLY HURT.


srs, who Started the Fizht-It Is he
Iievsd That -Four "soabs" Captured by
the Strikers Have noen KILLED.
UNIoNTowN, Pa, June 1.-THE truce Is
ended, and again the armed deputies In
the coke regions have made q killing.
One striker killed In his boots, two others
dying and another shot through Is the re-
suit of battle yesterday at Lemont.
There were six deputies on one side and q
mob Of strikers on the other. Unbiased
testimony is to the effect that the mob
not only provoked, but compelled the
deputies TO fire on them, after the strikers
had compelled them to retreat, and had
fred several shots at them.
The circumstances that led up to this
latest OF the many tragedies of the coke
region were developing since Saturday af-
ternoon. Four American workmeu, John
Delaney, Oliver Attleby, John Britt and
James Furlough, who live at Leisenring,
have been working at the Frick Coke com
pany's Valley works for some time.
They came to New Haven Saturday after
| noon, where they were TO take the Leisen-
| ring electric road for home, where they
have not been for month.
Ab HOOu as buOE hllHubtu lIOIu bub lThitl
at New Haven they were surrounded by a
mob of several hundred strikers. The
strikers first beat the four workmen and
then put tags on them bearing the in
scription "blacklegs," also covering them
with chalk marks. They then marched
their prisoners to all the works on the line
from New Haven south holding them up
as decorated samples of "scabs" for the
revilings and abuse of strikers every
where. The four prisoners were subjected
to all manner of insults and indignities to
such an extent that many of the more ra-
tional strikers protested that 1t was cruel
and cowardly for so many men to assail
| four helpless fellows in that way.
When one crowd had tired of the pris-
oners or were pressed closely by the pur-
suit ths 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 them and called
them vile names. The little children
screamed "blacklegs" at them and struck
them with their tiny fists
The Frick Coke company were in
formed of the perilous position their work
men were in. Field Deputy Matt Allen
and six men We're Immediately sent to New
Haven on tn evening train. They were
misled by false information. 1t was day
light when the squad of tired deputies
reached Lamont, where the fight tooH
place. They had been joined by Superin
tendent Slater, of the Leisenring plant
who had helped in the all night hunt.
Not long after daylight the men begaI
to assemble on the commons by the hun
dred They engaged in the widest dem
onstrations, and it is thought that they
then had the four captives in their pos
session. When the deputies were discov
cred the mob raised howl and sur
rounded them. Many Of the strikers hat
revolvers and all carried clubs. The,
moved against the deputies, who retreate'
under a shower Of clubs and stones. Rid
ing up to the advancing crowd Of miner
Deputy Allen told them to go back, sayinI
he did not want any trouble, and tha
there would be trouble II he or his mel
were attacked or injured. The answer t.
Allen was a general yell, and one of tn
strikers covered him with his pistol an
fired. The shot was q close shave for tn
top Of Aliens head.
The deputies opened fre together, an
the strikers stood to 1t and fought gamely
The first shots were nred by them, an
they fired as coolly and as rapidly as di
, the deputies, and they kept closing in o
the men who were working the Winchel
} ters until they were driven to the sxtrem
/ end Of the company's ground, where the
made a stand BY that time three of th
, strikers were down and several other
were wounded. The strikers began q
once to carry away their wounded. TIL
dead man and two who were fatal
| wounded were left in the road where the
l fell.
, The number OF wounded may not b
, known for several days, as they will
D concealed where concealment is possible
e Allen estimates that fifty or sixty shot
were fired by both sides. The two SlaV
who were fatally shot can live but shoi
time. The names Of the dead and wounde
4 cannot be learned Ss yet. Nobody but th
" strikers knew them, and they refuse to to
n who the men were or give any informatio
d Of any kind under any circumstances.
st Deputies armed with search warrant
RI have been going through all the houses /
e the vicinity, but not trace of the for
men held as prisoners by the strikers he
been seen, and 1t is feared that they hay
been murdered by the strikers In revenG
- for the loss Of the men hurt in yesterday
r battle. Twelve arrests have been mad
" and at least 200 more will follow.