The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-03-05
TWO ISQUESTS.


Conflict of Authority Bctwoen Coroners
Developments ut tho Seat of War on sut.
urday.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, March 4.-There
were no startling developments at the
seat OF war Saturday. The wires were
cut between here and Powellton, and
it is feared 4 crisis has come. A mes.
scRger was sent to tho acene to as.
certain the situation.
At 1880 Friday night Sheriff Sillman,
Of this county, received n telegram from
Superin tcndont J. NJ. Gill, OF the Chcsa.
pcake & Ohio railroad, stating that q
body OF armed strikera were at Coal.
burg, sixteen miles from here, and
threatening to tear up the tracks and
burn the bridges at that point. Tho
sheriff left at 1880 with q posse for
Coalpurg, where ho arrived ut l:95.
The new $4,000 bridge Of tho division
from Coalburg to Acme had been fired
but little damage was done. Tho body
OF masked strikers who did tho work
disappeared. Tho sheriff returned at 5
o'clock, leaving deputy and posse on
guard. Further trouble seems inevita.
bic.
Tho governor received 4 telegram
from stat officer at Montgomery that
the miners are ut work at Forest Hill
and Diamond, both near Eagle, The
governor insisted upon work being
resumed, desiring to bring mat,ere to
crisis while the troops are on the
ground. He said:
ANY man who wants to work shall
have full and absolute protection, no
matter what were tho original causes of
the trouble. The peace OF tho state has
been invaded, and an armed force Is on
deayoring TO violate the laws. 1t has
ceased to be q question between the
Operators and miners. It Is the strikers
on one side and the law-loving people OF
the state on tho other. have told the
operators that they should take the re-
sponsibility on their own'honds. Tho
state does not propose to keep troops
there indefinitely. We only desire to
end military aid in enforcing the civil
law"
Coroners Adkins aud Lawrence arc
both investigating the cause OF Tom
Adkins death. The victim lived In one
county and was sho. in another, dying
from the effects Of his wounds at his
home. Tho body was Saturday after
noon brought from nendley, was taken
ior burial to Eagle, and is in possession
OF the authorities, being strongly guard
cd at the depot,
Previous 10 its arrival Coroner Ad-
kins impannelcd " Jury that accom-
pauied him to view tho body, and then
procccded in secret session to take ey-
dcucc. DR.. Lard examined tho body in
the presence Of Coroner Adkins and tho
iurr, and record OF his evidence was
taken. The bullet had not been OK
,racted, and the technical cause Of death
was not yet reported. The second wit
ness was benjamin Bone. who WAS also
shot in the attack but not seriously
wounded. lie was standing beside Tom
Adkins whom tho latter fell. He saw
him drop, but the details OF his evi.
dance could not be learned.
Prosecuting Attorney Dillon is co.
operating with Coroner Lawrence in i'm
pauueliug another jury that will sit
with open doors Tor the reporters, at
least The two juries will be about a
mile apart. There is Considerable ex-
citemens over the collision OF coroners,
ag II is conceded it will take ut least a
week to take all the testimony that is
wanted, with a view 10 arresting over
eighty men who wore identified by the
| detectives.