The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-02-05
MORE SHOTS FIRED.
Manager Humphrey, OF the Bucl,-
eye Works. the Target
FOR FOUR SUPPOSED STRIKERS
On the Street near tho works-Ho
Escapes Injury, but Later ho and a
Numbcro OF Non.un Workmen nro
Arrested on a Charge OF HiotlnE,
etc.

esteruhy ucVclOplEeHu III "o
Buckeye Glass Works woro highly son.
tational. Three shots were fired at
Alex Humphrey, tho manager, aud the
strikers had him and seven employees
arrested on the charge OF rlotously us.
sembling at tho works Saturday night
with Winchcstcrs and other loaded
guns.
What seems to have boon a murder.
ous assault on the lilo Of Alexander
Humphrey waa made on First ntreet at
1850 Il. IN.
MI. Humphrey had spent Sunday
with his mother at Steubenvil!O and
came down OIL the carly train on the
Pan Handle railroad. lilo got Off Mt the
Top mill, walked across the Union
bridge to Martins Forty, thence up
First street to tho works, a distance OF
eight blocks. lie passed n crowd Of
ten or twelve not on First ssreot on
his way up, and he aays four OF these
followed him, but that he paid little ut
,ention 10 that, It being daylight. lie
was unable 10 get in at the Office en-.
trance Oh Hanover itreet, no ono being
neal at the time. He says he then
walked on up to the upper end OF the
works and when about TO enter at the
blacksmith door OIL Frat strcot, three
shots were irod At him in quick success.
sion from across the street aud at tho
corner Of Carlysle, tho party OF four do
ing the shooting aud aiming directly
toward him. Luckily for him he sue.
ceeded in getting inside without any OF
the shots taking effect.
Several persona heard the shooting,
but 10 other persons could be found
yesterday who saw It. Two persona
living near the scene OF the shooting
say that four shots were fired.
Less than three hours after the attack
was made on Mr.. Humphrey, he TO-
gether with seven Of the %non.union
glassworkers were arrested, accused Of
participating In the riot on Saturday
night, January 90, when about thirty
shots were fired. The names Of the ten
Humphrey, John Rizor, John Thoner.
James Lock. Bert Buoy, John Everett,
James Snyder, Gorker Porter, Charles
Gallagher and Joseph Millerd. All OF
these wore found ut work in the factory
except Snyder and Gallagher, aud no
such men were there. at least they
were not found. The officers who made
the arrest were F. Z. Moore, Fritz Och,
Martin Myers, John Fisher, John A.
Moore and K. A. Lindemuth. all going
to the mayors office at one time, the
non-unionists wearing the clothes in
which they were working.
William 7. Dixon appeared for the
strikers and Winning Boyd for the
eight men under arrest, with I large
number OF local g~lassworkers and other
spectators in attendance.
The affidavit, which was made BY
James McCatlrey. one OF the strikers,
and a national officer OF the Flint Glass
Workers Union, Was read by Mayor
Samuel Westwood and read subs,an.
TALLY as follows: THAT on or about
January &c, 1895, those whose names
are mentioned and others, did unlaw.
fully and rio.ously assemble together
with arms in their hands, to wit: Win.
chester rifles mud firearms loaded with
powder aud ball; and being armed as
aforesaid, did ~unlawiully and rio,ously
assemble together on the public street
OF Hanover with intent then and there
with lorce and violence to do on unlaw.
fol act. to wit: To prevent the citi.
zens OF Martins Ferry from seeing,
speaking to and having intercourse
with certain passengers then and there
being on a passenger train on tho Cleve-
land, Lorain & Wheeling railroad: and
did with force aud violence, by threats
and by making a great turmoil and by
the repeated discharge OF firearms,
drive and brighten away certain c~itizons
OIL the streets OF the said city, for the
purpose aforesaid, contrary to the form
Of the statutes in such cases made and
provided, and against the peace and
dignity OF the state OF Ohio"
10 this charge all plead not guilty.
Mr. Humphrey waived an examine
ton and was released in the sum Of $500
for his appearance before tho grand
Jury.
The other men were also released on
500 bond each for their appearance TO.
morrow morning at . o'clock, James
Lock to be tried first probably.
The bondsmen for the eight are 4. D.
Seamon and Harrison Belts.
The attorneys INDUCED in consider.
able spa-ring, speaking very plainly Of
each other, the union and non-union
men, etc.
The %non.union glassworkcra who were
arrested are from Pittsburgh. Kent,
Corning, n. Y, Wellsburs and other
places. A part Of them are said 10 be-
line workmen.
Ono %non-union man employed at the
Buckeye deposited $40 in bank for safe
keeping yesterday.