The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-03-07

Today Governor McCorkle received a
telegram from Maj. Banks, commanding
at Eagle, stating that man had been
arrested at Montgomery with dynamite
cartridge on his person. The man was
brought to this city. He said he was
engaged in the attack on Wyant's tipple,
had attended all the meetings and knew
all their plans. From his confession the
following story is obtained:
Last night the governor received I'M
cendiary statements from man pur-
porting to be acting ds mayor of Mont
gomery. They We're to the effect that
the military posse of the sheriff had no
right to accompany the sheriff within the
corporate limits Of the town of Mont
gornery. This course would nullify the
power Of the sheriff of the county and
no notice was taken of the statements.
Things have developed today to show
that there was a deep-seated plan ar
ranged to violate the law. The author
ities have gotten into the whole bust
ness and now know its true inwardness.
The riot at Acme was carefully planned
and was only frustrated by the action
of the authorities. The strikers took 10
Acme twenty-seven large dynamite car
tridges to blow up the works and to de-
stroy the store and tipple, their purpose
being To loot it. At their meetings yes
1erday, last evening and ON Saturday the
arrangements We're made with the con-
nivance of certain people to arrest Wyant.
bring him to Montgomery and turn him
over to the mob Of miners. His life
would not have been worth penny.
Soldiers 10 Die.
In addition to this a dastardIy and
horrible outrage was 10 be perpetrated
when the soldiers came accompanying
The sheriff in making his arrest for
murder. The dynamite cartridges dis
tributed. already fused with percussion
caps. were TO be lighted with lighted
cigars and thrown among the troops
and posse. manning and killing the
members thereof This plan was car
1-sed out. Dynamite cartridges were
distributed. one of which is i'm the pos
session Of the governor today They
were to bring Wyant TO this place.
where his life was TO be taken. and then
the riot was TO be made down the rail-
road
AS it happened. however, only a small
part Of this program was carried out.
Wyant was arrested by the warrant
sworn out before Esquire Adkins. whose
son was engaged. and was one Of the
ringleaders in the strike and for whom
q warrant has been issued for murder.
But when the four constables. one of
whom had said he would bring Wyant
down to Montgomery or kill him. at
tempted to take Wyant to Montgomery.
he resisted and told him that he was
perfectly willing TO go to Fayetteville.
where he could have some sort of a
show. but he did not propose to be taken
10 Montgomery for the purpose of being
killed by a mob He agreed TO go to
Fayetteville today but refused TO go
last night. It was carefully and GER
tainly ascertained before morning that
81 he should be taken TO Fayetteville he
would. In all probability, be killed on the
way. and ascertaining that fact ne called
on the military for protection. and when
the constables attempted To take him
one of them was arrested for murder and
platoon Of soldiers took Wyant 10
Fayetteville. where he could have his
that the road was picketed by the men
who had been in this strike. and if il
had not been for the protection of the
military his life would have been taken.
Excitement High.
The authorities have gone to the bot
tom Of the whole matter. They have as
certained that the original facts were
about true. The attack on Wyant was
pre-arranged and the next morning il
was intended 10 take Edgewater. This
was frustrated by the prompt action Of
the governor i'm having the military on
hand. There is a vast deal of excite
ment and since the dastardly and out
rageous attempt TO XIII by dynamite the
soldiers and posse accompanying the
sheriff in making the arrests there is a
deep-seated feeling of indignat ton, both
at the men who We're actually engaged
in this and at the authorities and citi-
zens Of Montgomery. who have been aid
ing and abetting In these outrages. Wig
oTous measures have been taken to ar
rest the men engaged IN this dastardly
business and before morning the princf-
pal leaders in this dreadful attempt will
be arrested.
The strikers stated in their meeting
last night and on the night before that
If any more arrests were made the jail
at Fayetteville would be broken and the