The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-12

HazeIton, Pa. Sept u-Twenty-on
corpses lie tonight in frame shanties
scattered about this hill top town.
Forty MANNED. wounded and broken
figures lay on the narrow cots of the
HazeIton hospital. Of these it is al
most certain that five VIII be added to
the death list before another day
dawns.
Such was the execution done yester-
day afternoon by 1O2 deputy sherifs,
armed to the teeth, upon about $50 ig-
nor2nt foreigners, whose total aFnla-
nent consisted Of two little penknives.
These facts are undisputed An these
men ranged in age from Is to IS years,
all foreigners-Hungaria Poles and
SlaYs. The situation tonight is as in
tense as the day was fun OF event and
incident
First and foremost, the purpose these
men had in view when their march
received its tragic end. was consum-
mated. The 1900 workers at the Lati-
1ner mines, to whom they were bound
in an effort to induce them to join the
strikers ranks. have laid down their
picks and sworn to do no more work
all the mines in the district have been
conceded,
WARRANTS FOR DEPUTIES.
Next in Importance was the issuance
of warrants this afternoon for the ar
rest of Sheriff Martin and 102 deputies.
These were issued at the instance of
the United Hungarian societies. They
were made out in the name of Joseph
Mehaite, president Of the st. George
society, of which nearly all the dead
miners were members.
Robert Z. Riley, manager of the An
thracite detective agency. took charge
of the documents. but up to d late hour
tonight they had not been executed. (
A number of prominent citizens of
Hazleton who served as deputies are
lamed in The warrants. Among these
are tine marshal h. L. BdbC0ck Fred
Sehleppy, Thomas Hail, A. p. Plat, A.
E. Ness and a. NJ. Eby. The latter
was formerly cashier OF the HaZleton
National bank and Hess Us superin-
tendent of the Traction company OF
HsZleton.
Detective Riley stated that some of
the prominent men If the city have
subscribed money to assist in securing
evidence against the deputies who fred
on the miners. Mr. Riley also states
that some of the dead ana wounded
" ElE AI1lll3lE0 QldilN Niiaie lynx
the ground. One dead miner was
kicked in the jaw by a deputy VINO
exclaimed: Look at the ours pretty
teeth
SHIELDED BY TROOPS.
Sheriff Martin. who spent last night
at mis- Wilkesbarre home under a
strong guard, came TO Hazelton this
morning with the Ninth regiment OF
the Third brigade. His presence in the
town Was not known until late in the
day Then il was found that he was
Still under the guardianship of the SOL
diers. and he could not be reached
This afternoon Constables Airey and
Gala gher made an effort to arrest A
Z. Hess, who led one company of the
deputies last night. but he had sought
shelter within The military lines kept
by the Ninth regiment and they re-
fused 10 permit the constables to pass
the guard. The warrants charge muir
der, assault and battery and threaten
ing TO XIII.
a third event of note was the offer
made by Superintendent laval Of the
Lehigh and WiIkesbarre collieries 10
grant an increase OF 10 per cent over
the Lehigh basis to the men of the
company, about 1900 in number. A big
meeting Was held at McAdoo in the
afternoon to consider this offer. and
after much discussion and speech maxi
ing it was decided to accept the prop
osition. But little confidence follows
this decision, as it is taken for granted
that as soon as the men return to work
pressure from the men still out viii be
brought to bear to restore them TO the
strikers ranks and it is admitted that
there viii be no resistance.
This was only one Of three meetings
held today
MURDERED BROTHERS.
Another at Harwood adopted resoIu-
tons expressing sympathy for rour
murdered brothers who were shot down
at Latimer," and continuing in this
fashion:
For years we have been oppressed
by C. Pardee & Co, by the payment Of
starvation wages. They have deprived
US of our liberty by compelling us TO
deal in their company store. They
have forced US to purchase powder at
five times its actual value and have
otherwise tyranniZed US in ways too
numerous 10 mention. so that we are
no longer free men. but slaves We as
sembled together peacefully and TO seek
redress for our grievances. Not one
man among US was armed. Our mis-
sion was not to take human life. nor
"a destroy property, but to go and meet
our fellow employees OF the same COM
pa7y at Latimer, who were in SYM
T.. ny with us. We were opposed on
the public highway and without provo
cation were shot down like dogs
"GOWARDLY MURDER"
Resolved. That we deplore such re-
gistance to the right TO assemble and
march. That we look upon such shoot
ing as unprovoked and uncalled for.
and that If Silch slaughter is NOT 11ll11
der in law, it surely must be before
high heaven. That we denounce such
action as cruel and wilful and eowardly
murder.
we place ourselves before the bar of
public opinion and appeal to the good
citizens CT this state and country and
ask them if there was Justification or
warrant in such assassination
Resolved, That we extend our SYM
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