The record-union., 1897-08-17

and the Injunction Case Against
President Dolan.
PITTSBURG, Aug. 16.-To-day was
fraught with exciting incidents on mat
ters pertaining to the miners strike
Mutiny in the miners camp, a murder
5n the deputies ranks, filing of criminal
and civil suits against the De Arm1tts,
and the hearing Of the injunction case
against President Dolan and others
kept both sides to the struggle busy
and on the qui vive all day long.
The hearing in the injunction case
before Judges Stow and Collier was per-
hAps one of the most important and
interesting ever held in the Federal
Court. 1t was a hearing in which both
capital and the rights of labor were in
terested. and the decision is expected
to have a telling effect on the conduct
of the great coal miners strike. which
has been on since July 9TH. From the
testimony adduced and from the ex-
pressions of the court it can be safely
said that there will be some surprises.
That the injunction will be materially
modified there can be no doubt, which
the strikers.
The preliminary decree has been con-
tinued pending a consultation of the
Judges. and an opinion viii probably
be handed down by noon tomorrow.
As near as can be learned, the strik-
ers, under the injunction, can march,
but not at stated times. as long as they
are not in company with any of these
defendants.
In a quarrel between deputies and
Camp Isolation this afternoon Deputy
Sheriff Kerr was fatally shot by Cap
tain Anderson Anderson fled after
the shooting and is still at liberty.
It is not known what the men fought
about, but they met on bridge cross
ing Plum Greek, and after few words
Anderson was seen to hit Kerr. who re-
taliated, and q rough and tumble fight
lasting about five minutes followed.
Anderson succeeded in drawing his re-
volver and placing it close to Kerr's
abdomen. fired, the ball tearing through
the victim intestines and lodging in
k4s @oack The physicians say he Will
die in a few hours.
MAY BE MORE TROUBLE.
the officials of all labor organizations
in Pittsburg was called at the head
quarters of the Iron and Steel Work
ers tonight to confer with and take
such action as may be asked by the To-
cal officers of the United Mine Workers
Union of America. It has been antici
pated that the hearing on the injunc
ton may go against them. and the
temporary restraint put upon the min
ers now in camp at Turtle Greek and
the other mines of the New York and
Cleveland Gas Coal Company as to
marching and persuading the De Ar
mitt men from working, may be made
permanent.
In that event it Is expected that the
order of the court will be disobeyed,
that the test viii be had and that the
miners under the leadership Of Patrick
Dolan, Secretary Wilson and Ward Nc
Kay. Frank McKenna, Paul Trummer
and Captain Miller. will continue to
march to the mines. Then it is expected
the leaders and perhaps many of the
rank and file viii be arrested There win
be no resistance to the arrests, but in
that case the strike WIFI be without
head. and the meeting tonight is sup
posed to be for the purpose of getting
a number to take the places of those
who may, in the event of their being
arrested for infringement of the orders
of the court, be kept in jail and unable
to longer direct the movements of the
strikers. Then an appeal is to be taken
from the order causing the arrests to be
made
The hearing in the equity case of the
New York and Cleveland Gas Coal Com
pany against the United Mine Work
ers of America was called at 10 o'clock
this morning in the Court of Common
Pleas before Judges Stow and Collier.
The court room was crowded an hour
before court opened. The plaintiffs were
represented by Attorneys Scheyer.
Kaufman and Hall. while A l. Bren-
nan appeared for the defendants The
affidavit on which the preliminary in
junction was issued was made by Will
liam P. De Armitt. President of the
New.Y ork and Cleveland Gas Coal Com
pany. and set forth that his employees
were under contract; that the terms
We're mutually satisfactory, and that
both parties ware ready and willing
TO fulfill their respective duties under it.
The strikers by marching. encamping
and other methods prevented many of
the men from carrying out their part Of
the agreement.
It also recited the company's contract
to supply coal in points in the United
States. Pennsylvania and abroad and
to the Pfttsburg pumping station,
which demands an immediate sup
ply in order to keep up the supply OF
water in the city of Pittsburg.
The officers of the United Mine Work
ers were named in the bill, and the pur-
poses of the organization are set FORTH
together with a history of the strike.
When court opened Mr.. Scheyer filed
a motion to make the preliminary in
junction permanent. Mr. Brennan
made a counter motion to dissolve il.
Judge Stow decided both motions out
of order, and President De Armitt was
called to the stand His testimony did
not materially differ from the affidavits
filed when the preliminary injunctions
were secured.
Superintendent Thomas De Armitt
the next witness, described the marches
of the strikers and their camps. and
said that 200 or 800 men had told him
they were fearful of personal injury