The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-03-11
SOME. MORE SHOOTING
AT tho buckeye Glass Works EARLY
Yesterday Morning.
WARRANTS ISSUED FOR TWO MEN,.
A Special Officer Who IL Attacked
Shoots Ono aIan-An Ugly Demon.
Btration Which shows that tho Hal
Feeling 10 not Over Yct-An onlcor
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Tho trouble looked for at tho Buckeye
glass works ono wook ago canio at an
early hour yesterday morning. Aftcr
loitoring around tho works during tho
night, n party Of about a dozen tackled
Special Policeman Thomas Mitchell.
Ono Of tlieir number chokcd Mitchell,
who struck tho follow two or three
times. Mitchell saw tho othora coming
toward him, and hc Grod at tho man
who had him by tho throat, and thinks
no shot him In tho sido. This follow
was huatlod nway by tis companions.
Worry Tow men wore aooh In tho Vlcin.
ily OF tho works In tho carly part OF tho
night. Along about midnight quito q
number OF Sla.sworkcrs aud othora wcro
around tho works several times. Three
OF thcao mado two different trips under
tho bridge across Hanover stroct,
about o'clock, and those. accompanied
BY two others, mado tho third trip
about l o'clock. Thor action aroused
the suspicion Of tho special police and
watchmen, and ovory quarter Of tho
works was quickly guarded and all wore
OH tho abort.
It was feared that some harm might
DO done and every movement Of tho
men who wore hanging around tho
works was watched.
AZ l:40 fully dozcn mon, some OF
whom wcro recognized, assembled on
the corner OF First and Carlyle strcots.
Special Policeman Thomas Mitchell
walked up toward Thorn and told them
they would hove to move on, having or.
doris from tho mayor 10 allow no moro
than three 10 assemble. Ono OF the
number said to Mitchell: "You will no.
mako us leave" and rushed toward
Mitchell. The follow seized Mitchell by
tho throat and attempted TO strike him
In tho face with his other hand, at the
aame time pushing Mitchell to ono side.
Mitchell then struck at the fellow sew
eral times aud knocked him down. Tho
man picked himself up, also something
that had dropped out OF his pocket, and
started toward Mitchell again. Tho
special policeman ordered his assailant
10 stand back, but tho fellow nhowed
more eight than ever. Mitchell noticed
tho crowd coming toward him aud
thinking his lite was In danger. drew
his revolver from hin pocket. placed 1t
against tho breast OF his assallant aud
pulled tho trigger. Tho revolver
snapped, but did not 20 Of. or tho fol-.
low would have died right there.
Mitchell again pulled the trigger and
this timc 1t went of. Special Policeman
Jones and others went to Mitchell's res
cue aud two or three other shots were
fired.
Tho ontire crowd then ran up Car
lyle street The fellow who choked
Mitchell acted rs II no had been sho.,
and Mitchell thinks his bullet struck
him In tue side. Hc placed his hand on
his aide and was unable to keep up with
the others, and two OF the party assist /
Cd him up tho street. Several OF them
were heard yelling as they ran. They
soon disappeared. Tho shooting and
yelling aroused tho residents OF tho
neiehborhood.
Tho regular police wero on tho scene
soon after the shooting and ono Of Thorn
says he came near being shot.
Mitchell says no would have arrested
tho man who assaulted him, but he was
alone at tho time and know the crowd
was too much for him. He did not rec.
ognize tho fellow.
The war against the nou.union mon
continues. Quite number OF the men
who are housed up in the works walked
out on tho etreets OF Martins Ferry on
Saturday afternoon. In several parts OF
town ttoy were hooted, jeercd and
guycd and two OF them were arrested
and locked up on tho charge OF carry.
ing concealed rcvolvers, which they
considered necessary to protect them.
selves against stones, bricks, clubs,
KNOCKERS, baso ball bats and possibly
bullets or dynamite. The two arrested
were John NFilluvd and william Brown.
They gave security for their appearance
this morning and we're released.
While Potter Dunn, n non.union man,
was walking on Carlyslc street toward
the works about I o'clock u piece OF
brick was thrown at him and struck
him on tho hip. He fired two shots
from his revolver in tho direction OF
tho assailant, who 10 said to be Albert
Sapp. n Martins Ferry slassworker.
Warrants were issued for the arrest Of
Sapp and Dunn.