The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-06-16
WAR IN COKE REGION
Another F atal Encounter Between
Deputies and Strikers.
THE STRIKERS ARE WORSTED
Four American WOrkmen Hold Prisoners
by the Mob Are Missing-The Bat.
tie Desperate Ono.

tie q Desperate One.
UNIoNrowN, Pa, June 1.-THE truce
is ended and again the army of deputies
In the coke regions have made killing.
One striker was killed, two others are
dying, and another shot through the
head as result of Battle yesterday
at Lamont. There we're six deputies
on hand and mob of six strikers. I'm
BIASED testimony is to the effect that
the mob compelled the deputies to FIRE
on them after the strikers had COM
PEELED them to retreat and had fred
several shots at them. s. -t,
The circumstances that led to the
battle of the coke region has been de-
veloping for two days. Four American
workmen, John Delany, Oliver Atleby,
John Britt and James Furlough, who
live at Leisneyng, have been working
at the Frick Coke Compsny's Valley
works for some time. They came to
New Haven Sunday afternoon, where
they were to take the Leisneyng road
for home. As soon as they alighted
from the train at New Haven they were
surrounded BY mob of several hundred
strikers. The strikers at first beat the
workmen and then put tags on them
bearing the inscription "Black Legs
also covering them with chalk marks.
The mob marched the prisoners to all
the works on the line from New Haven
south, holding them up as examples of
"scabs" for the revilings and abuse Of
strikers everywhere. The Frick com
panY, was informed of the perilous posi-
tiofl Of their workmen. A marshal and
seven deputies were sent to New Haven
on the evening train. They were mis-
led by false information.
The Frick company strikers bafaed
them at every turn, but they followed
every clue. they could find, and were
securing the country all night in search
of the mob. They were tricked by the
fact that the whole matter was con-
spiracy and different mobs were con-
cerned, and when one crowd had tired
of the prisoners or were pressed too
closely, the four prisoners were handed:
over to another crowd. The prisoners
were especially il-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 women VOL the most
violent in their abuse of the scabs. The
children struck them with their tiny
fists.
1t was daylight when the squad of
tired deputies reached Lamont. Not
long after daylight the men began to
assemble on the commons by the hun
dreds. They engaged in the widest
demonstrations. When Deputies Mich.
aels and Hastings came from under
cover they were quickly discovered by
the mob, who raised howl and sur.
rounded them. Many of the strikers
had revolvers and all carried clubs.
They moved against the deputies, who
retreated under shower of clubs and
stones. sd
At this jurc.ure Deputy Allen and
three other deputies came up. Allen
was mounted. Riding up to the advanc-
ing crowd of miners he told them to 60
back, saying that he did not want any
trouble. They began to yell and one
striker covered him with his pistol and
fred shot. 1t was close shave for
Aliens head. Allen turned In his sad
die and called to his men to Are. Each
of the men on foot had Winchester.
They opened are together and the
strikers stood to 1t and fought gamely.
The first shots were ared by them and
they fred ~ coolly and ~ rapidly as
did the deputies. They kept closing in
on the men who were working their
Winchesters, realizing that the rifles
would be useless In melee at close
quarters while their revolvers would be
as effective 40 those of the officers. The
deputies gave ground but kept.up their
Are. They were driven to the extreme
end of the company's ground, where
they made a stand. BY that time three
Of the strikers were down, and when
the deputies stopped and prepared to
fight 1t out there the mob recoiled. The
instant the strikers stopped firing the
officers stopped also, glad enough to get
away.
The strikers at once began to carry
away the wounded. The dead man and
the two who were fatally wound:d
were left in the road where they fell,
but there were others who were able
to get awsy with but little assistance.
The number Of men wounded will not
be known for several days, as 1t will be
concealed - long as possible. Another
detachment OF "deputies was at once
formed to Eosih search Of the. four men
held % prisoners, but not Z trace Of
them has been seen and IL 10 feared
they have bsen murdered by the st1ik.
era in revenge. 'a
r- 2.
Bill Dalton Was Killed.