The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-08-17
THE STRIKE
INJUNCTION
viii Probably be Modified to Benefit
the Strikers.
THE DEPUTIES FIGHT TO KILL
Met on a Bridge and socn Engaged in a
Fight Which win Probably Result
in a Death-suits Against
the DeArmitts.

Pittsburg, Aug 17-Yesterday was
fraught with exciting incidents in mat
ters pertaining to the miners strike.
Mutiny in the strikers camp, a muir
der in the deputies ranks, filing Of
criminal ana civil suits against the De-
Armitts and the hearing in the in
junction case against President Dolan
and others kept both sides to the strug-
gle busy and on the qui vive all day
long.
The hearing in the injunction case
before Judges Stowe and Collier was
perhaps one of the most important and
interesting event ever held in a Penn
sylvania court. 1t was a hearing in
which both capital and the rights of
labor were interested, 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 5.
From the testimony adduced and
from the expressions of the court 1t
can safely be said that there will be
some surprises. That the injunction
will be materially modified there is
believed to be no doubt, which on its
face would indicate a victory for the
strikers. The preliminary decree has
been continued pending a consultation
of the judges, and an opinion will be
handed down today.
Judge Collier said in court that the
strike would go down in history as
one Of the wonders OF the century, and
remarkable on account Of the utter
lack Of disorder, for which the strikers
are commended and have the sym
pathy of the court. He said: There
can be no question as to what our
duty is under all the testimony, but 1
am somewhat in doubt as to whether
or not the order should be modified.
We cannot determine this without a
consultation"
Judge Stowe said last evening: "This
injunction will not justify the Issuing
of an attachment against any marchers
who are not found in company with the
men named in the injunction
Let it be understood that the in
junction is not so sweeping as has been
thought; that only the five men named
in the writ-Patrick Dolan, william
Warner, Cameron Miller Urlah Bel
lingham and Edward McKay-are re-
strained from marching or trespass-
ing on the company's property. The
| others mentioned can be only those
found in company of the five named
in the injunction,
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.
Two deputies, Robert Kerr and Frank
Anderson, employed as guardians of the
New York and Cleveland Gas Coal com
pany, fought yesterday afternoon, and
as a result Kerr cannot live.
Anderson Is proprietor of dive on
Water street, this city, and is known
as a bad man. He was in charge of the
| deputies at Sandy Creek. Kerr, who
lives at McKee's Rocks, is a river
pilot by occupation. He has served
before as a deputy during strikes. 1t
is not known what the men fought
about, but they met on a bridge cross
ing Plum Creek, and after few words
Anderson was seen to hit Kerr who
retaliated, and a rough and tumble
fight followed. Anderson succeeded in
drawing his revolver, and, placing it
close to Kerr's abdomen, fired, the ball
tearing through the victims intestines
and lodging in his back. The physicl-
ans say he will die. A constable tried
to arrest Anderson, but he was pre-
vented by deputies, who said they
would hold him until the arrival of
the sheriff.
In addition to the civil suits en-
tered against President w. p. Dear
mitt by his former employees for wages
three criminal suits have been brought
against Samuel DeArmitt, a brother of
the president. Mrs. Anna Crotoi, who
was evicted on Saturday by Samuel
! DeArmitt, has brought a criminal suit,
| charging assault and battery She
| says in her charge that her husband
was not at home, and DeArmitt took
| her by the shoulders and threw her
out Of the house She says he held a
| hatehet above her head and threatened
to kill her. Her two children, one a
/ sick boy, were also thrown from the
house. John Crotoi, her husband, also
| sues DeArmitt for larceny. He claims
| that after evlcting his wife and chill
| dren and throwing his household goods
| in the road DeArmitt took away Will
| him gallon keg of wine and a SIG re-
volver of Crotois and has since refused