Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-19

w nat OQ6 E1etS OOAAASo
Special to the Register.
Fairmont, August 1S.-The five
o'clock bugle awoke the strikers at
Camp O'Connell this morning and
thirty minutes later the men, one hun
dred and nine-two in number, were
on the march.
They had not gone far when
United States Marshal met them and
read the order of Judge Jackson
handed down last night, by which;
eft is ordered that the Marshal OF
this district do notify and warn the
strikers that marching TO and fro at
any time in the above cases will be
REGARDED as an effort to intimidate
the miners Of said companies and such
marching will be considered as a ylo-
1ation of the Injunction heretofore
awarded"
The miners continued their march
until the rivers edge was reached,
where all were arrested.
United States Marshals Randolph
and Stout. of Parkersburg; Jackson, OF
KingwOOd, and LOugh, OF ClarRsDurs'
made the arrest and were assisted by
sixteen special officers.
No trouble followed. The men sub
nnitted quietly to the arrest and were
guarded until eleven o'clock, when a
special train came from this place to
take them before Judge Con at ClarkS-
burg.
ONLY such as made a poor appear
aGes~ were taken aboard alshOusn
10 organizers, Pat Harvey, Of Mas
llon. o., and Ed Davis, OF MontSom-
". W. Va, were taken.
Che other men taken were; X, o.
ver. less Stoles, Riley Christner,
rles Weaver and T. J. Guthrie. OF
-1onongah mine; Frank McEl-
h and j. w. Satterheld, Of Aurora;
ner Powell, Cal Hawkins and Mel
reeman. of Catawba; S. P. Rowand
and Ec McClon. OF West Fairmont;
willie Dotv. of New England; Jess
Furbee OF Hites: Lloyd Wilkes, or
CASTOR. ]. L. HigginbOttom, or D Don
nell: Ad and George Rowe, OF Mon
tana. -
badIv disappointed, but waved good
hive m their comrades and began
aad@return TO camp. OF the 1870 men
honlv fifteen were Montana
nply two of these went to
Ehe remainder Of the men
" Marshal Randolph on
liZance.
finds 1S9 Of the 212
back at work and the
the strike has been
train reached Fairmont
Dt was crowded with min
Sir friends. The prisoners
cheerful faces and three
heers were given for them.
nv Fleming insisted that Rea
not be allowed on the train,
were freely given. especially
the attorneys of the company
Hboard. Public sympathy accom-
led the miners and many was the
&c of a private Individual raised IN
cir behalf.
ARRIVING at Clarksburg the twenty
oven prisoners were taken before
rdee Nathan Goff They were rep
esented by Hon. John J. Davis, VINO
once asked that the case be con-
tinued tin Saturday. Governor Flem-
Inc announced that his side was ready
AsoT trial and asked that the hearing
proceed.
nance Judge Con said;
\ ''This proceeding is an informal ac-
zion not like a criminal proceeding;
/Dot like an action based upon an indict-
nent but is one heard by the court,
WITH one object only, in view That
obiact is 10 maintain the power ana
Nsnitv of the court, and enforce the
~,s5esfv of the law alone. II is mat
ter heard by the court.
.~The~e is no suggestion that there
is any individual witness not present
that can be brought here. There IS no
s,,gsesrion that there is any character
of evidence that can be offered 10 the
court some of which evidence 81 not now
here ready TO be offered ..-..-
"Tle charge is that Of violating an
,,irnetion OF the court. There are at
Last twenty odd parties Sefore the
oo,,rt Ar least they are familiar with
re fa,ts and the incidents that con-
st,tute the violation of the injunction.
There IS telegraphic and telephoic COM
,,unic,tion and trains running con-
-+sntlv TO and fro every day that would
bring any one here within an hour or
two. !.
sire of the court to give every party
here charged with this ofenSe an op-
nortunity TO be fully and freely and
fsiriy heard, and TO make proper de-
SBut there is no one Of these defend
.,4s that suggests the name Of a single
vitness that he wants summoned.
Il shall. therefore. decline to con-
,,nue the case. The motion will be
overruled Unless the parties desire,
ss II Is late this afternoon, that 1t go
over until morning, We viii go on this
evening and tonight.
The defendants, through Mr.. Davis,
Ssked that it go over until morning,
-vhereupon the court said:
..If there has been a violation Of the |
ow Il is a violation OF character |
kbat every individual in and is in
crested; that every cq ould see