The age-herald., 1897-08-17
THE SERPENT NOW TURNS
Miners Will Sue the New York and
 Cleveland Company
FOR MONEY LONG PAST DUE THEM
Dearmitt Will Also, be Brought Into Court For p Criminal Damages Many Miners Join
 the Strikers in West Vir-
 ginia and Ohio.

Pittsburg, Aug. 16.-Today was fraught with exciting incidents m matters per taining to the miners strike. Mutiny in the strikers camp, murder in the deputies ranks. filing of criminal and civil suits against the Dearmitts, 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 of the injunction case be- fore Judges Stowe and Collier was per teresting ever heard in a Pennsylvania court. It was hearing in which both capital and the rights of labor were in- terested and the decision is expected to have a decisive effect on the conduct of the great coal miners strike which has been on since July ,. From the testi- mony adduced and from the expressions 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 on it's face would indicate victory for the strikers. The preliminary decree has been continued pending consultation of the judges and an opinion will probably
 Judge Collier said in court today that the strike would go down as one of the wonders of history and remarkable on account of an utter lack of discord for which the strikers are commended and have the sympathy of the court. Said he:
 There can be no, question as to what our duty can be under all the testimony, but am in some doubt as to whether the order should be modified. We cannot determine this without consultation"
 Judge Stowe said this evening: This injunction will not justify the issuing of an attachment against any marchers who, are found in company with the men named in the injunction"
 He let it be understood that the injunc- tion is not so sweeping as has been thought; that only the five men named in th+ writ, Patrick Dolan, William War ner, Cameron Miller. Uriah Bolingham and Edward Mckay are restrained from marching or trespassing on the com pany's property. The others mentioned can be only those found in the company of the five men named in the injunction. AS near as can be learned the strikers, under the injunction, can march, but not at stated times as long as they are not in company with any of the defendants
 Threatened suits against the New York and Cleveland company for retaining the wages of their miners have been
 
 commenced. It is anticipated 15O suits will be filed The amounts range from $15 to $50 which represents two weeks pay The suits were bFgun before AL derman Toole this afternoon. The hear outcome will be watched with great in- terest as 1t involves the legality of the iron clad contract and the right to with hold ths wages of the striking employees In addition 10 the civil suits entered against President Dearmitt by his former employees for wages, four criminal suits are brought against Samuel Dearmitt.
 Mrs. Anna crotts. who was eyicted Saturday. by Samuel Dsarlnitt, has be- Saturday by Samuel Dearmitt, has brought q criminal suit charging assault and battery. She says in her charge that her husband was not at home and Dearmitt tsok her by the shoulders and