The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-03-06

Taken to Fayetteville Under Military rs
oort TO Prevent an Attempt At Lynch
ing-An Alleged Plot for Wholesale De-
structioR by the Use Of Dynamite.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, March 6.--Twenty
loaded cars Of the Chesapeake and Ohio
road were burned by strikers at Paint
Creek, ten miles below Eagle, yesterday.
The cars were standing on a switch, A
general outbreak is now momentnrily ex-
pected, as the strikers are becoming em-
boldened by their recent successes with
the torch
Colonel Wyant, under guard of full
company of militia, was taken from Mont
gomery prisoner TO be tried at Fsyette-
vile on the charge Of shooting at the
strikers. He was in the hands of the
sheriff The military protection was made
necessary from the fact that 800 TO 1000
armed strikers are scattered at points
along the road between Montgomery and
Fayetteville, all thirsting for Wyants
life and swearing to lynch him at the first
opportunity. AS soon as Governor Me
Corkle was apprised Of this he ordered the
militia to accompany the sheriff us an es-
cort. The party reached Fayetteville with
out molestation.
The situation at Eagle and vicinity is
increasing in seriousness, and it is felt
that the crisis is at hand. A deputy sheriff
arrested an unknown man on Morrey's
Creek, just above Eagle, with large dyn-
amite bomb in his possession, The fellow
promised to turn states evidence and dis
close the whereabouts of 150 more bombs
and reveal a fiendish plot of destruction.
The man, who was brought to this city,
says he was engaged in the attack on Wy
ants tipple, had attended all their meet
ings and knew all their plans. He says
the riot at Acme was carefully planned,
and was only frustrated by the action of
the authorities The strikers took to Acme
twenty-seven large dynamite cartridges TO
blow up the works and TO destroy the
store, their purpose being to loot it.
At their meetings arrangements were
made with the connivance of certain peo-
pie, to arrest Wyant, bring him to Mont
gomery and turn him over to the mob of
miners. His life would not have been
worth penny. In addition to this das
tardly and horrible outrage was to be per
petrated. When the soldiers came &C
| companying the sheriff in making his ar
rests for murder, the dynamite cartridges
| distributed, 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.
The dynamite cartridges were distrib
uted, and one of them is in the possession
| of the governor today. They were to bring
! Wyant to this place, where his life was tC
! be taken, and then the riot was to be made
down the railroad.
| Wyant was arrested on the warrant
sworn out before Squire Adkins, whose
son was engaged and was one of the ring
leaders in the strike, and for whom war
rant has been issued for murder. Bu
| when four constables attempted to take
| Wyant to Montgomery he resisted, anC
told them that he was perfectly willing tt
| go to Fayetteville, where he could have
some sort of a show, but he did not pro
pose to be taken to Montgomery for th'
purpose of being killed by mob.
1t was the intention of the authorities tC
take posse and arrest number of peO
pie in Montgomery for whom warrants
had been issued, but at the last moment
! by reason of change of affairs brought
on by the arrest of Wyant, it was no
done. This is all that saved the lives o
the men who were innocent of anything
more than the fact that they had beer
summoned by the authorities to assist il
maintaining the law.
A notice was found tackled on Carver
store, n half mile below Eagle, that tn
mob would blow up his house and famil,
in the next twenty-fOur hours.
The situation is the most serious sine
the battle. There is an unusual hustle a
the state capital, and the press representa-
tives are to be excluded.