The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-04-11

CNIONTOWI, Pa, April At would
take columns TO tell in detail the excit-
ing events of today, the third of the big
coke strike now ON in the Connellsville
region. At least nine lives have been
sacrificed during the past twelve hours.
Unless the strong arm OF the military
interferes the dead viii be counted by
scores tomorrow.
SO much excitement was never known
in the region and people everywhere are
excited and apprehensive of grave dan
gers. The rioting began early this morn
ing, but the climax was not reached un-
I'll this afternoon at o'clock. when a
body of strikers numbering several hun
dred marched in the Davidson works Of
the II. &. Fricl1 coke company at Con-
nellsville, Fayette county, where men
were working.
The strikers had been there in the
morning 10 get the men out but no one
was working. In the afternoon when
they returned deputies had been placed
10 receive them. When the strikers ap-
preached they were ordered to stop.
They came on and tried 10 get at the
men on the ovens The deputies fired.
The strikers returned the fire and
charged, driving the deputies and men
from the plant. Chief Engineer Pad
dock Of the Frick company ran up in the
tipple Of the works. The strikers fol-
lowed and shot him I'm the back Of the
head. They beat him and crushed his
head with stones and threw his body
from a tipple window 10 the ovens. forty
feet below. They then attempted TO FIRE
the tipple. but left when they saw the
deputies returning with large force
from Connelsville.
Hearing OF PaddOck's murder, hun
The pursuing party IN command or
County Detective Frank Campbell,
overlook the strikers half mile from
Davidson and opened FIRE on them. The
strikers fired in return, but ran. Three
strikers fell. one being killed instantly.
shot through the body, and two others
were fatally wounded. Another Of the
strikers who got the start of the main
body. was shot by a deputy. He was
also killed instantly, the ball penetrat-
ing his neck.
the first battle took place, and the pur-
suing party kept up the chase until
Dawson. a point seven miles distant,
was reached. where ffty-three more OF
the strikers were captured. All the et-
forts of he deputies and more level
headed citizens were needed 10 prevent
the lynchng Of the eleven VINO We're
talsen back to Connellsville. The law
abiding element mad their way, and at
o.clock a special train arrived here with
si,tv-four of those who We're in the mob
fhat killed Paddock. A great crowd
greeted their arrival, and amid cries OF
lynch them the prisoners were hur-
rted up back street 10 jail.
large body Of strikers were present
and made a rush to rescue the prisoners.
h,,t were held back by the big crowd
and the deputies. Al Ire jail Hugh Coll.
assistant chief enginee' Of the fTick
companv. identified several OF the pris-
oners as among those who killed Pail
doelx Thirty more Of the same band OF
strikers have been arrested and the
sDecial train win return TO bring them
90 fail tonight Paddock was esteemed
and was widely known. His murder oc-
Cured in sight of his home. All the
o0iciais Of the district organization OF
strikers will be arrested for completely
i'm the Paddock murder and melting the
riot and murder. Every effort win be
made 10 hunt down the guilty ones. AT
the Mayfield plant OF the Mcclure COM
pany two men were fatally shot during
the dav. The strikers charged the men
al work in the morning, but were driven
off by the deputies after striker was
shot through the body
I'm the afternoon they returned and re-
newed the attack. There was much fir
ing aud a deputy was fatally wounded.
At riot at the Painter works the
women beat a workman fatally. Sheriff
wilhelm has called on Governor Patti
son 10 order out the national guard.
The sheriff and his deputies are helpless.
Unless the national guard is in the re-
gion soon there viii be more blOOdshed.
The strikers have planned a mammoth
raid from one end Of the region TO the
other tomorrow and nothing but the
military. and plenty Of them. can pre-
vent great loss of life and destruction
OF property
UNIONTOWN. Pa. April 9.-All Is
quiet comparatively. i'm the coke region
today. although there have been "A few
outbreaks The renewal Of hostilities
has not begun IN earnest yet. but the
situation Is becoming more critical every
hour Raids were made al the Youngs-
town plant Of the F'rick company and
at the I.emonts Of the Mcclure coke COM
pany. Here 400 strikers assembled and
prevented the plants from starting.
They met at the Lemonts and made the
first raid. All the men were at work.
but left on the approach OF the strikers.
and refused 10 go back TO work FOR fear
of serious trouble The men then
marched to Youngstown, armed with
clubs and stones. They found a few men
at work and drove them of. No prop
erty was destroyed and no one injured.