The San Francisco call., 1897-08-17
Fatal Quarrel Between
Two Guardians of
the Peace.
One Deputy Sheriff Shot and
MOrtaily Wounded by
Another.
Three Thousand Men Quit Work at
Honey Brooke-Injunctio
Continued.


GOOD In the Pittsbure strike was shed to-
day. Deputy Sheriff Robert Kerr, so years
old, was shot and mortally wounded by
Frank Anderson, also a deputy. They
quarreled over a disagreeabl assignment
10 guard one OF De Armitt's mines al
Clarkville and a hot fstfiGht resulted.
Anderson was knocked down, and when
he arose drew a revolver. Some eye
witnesses say that Kerr was lying on the
ground when Anderson shot, while others
say both were standing erect.
Anderson pulled the trigger and the
bullet entered Kerr's stomach and is sup
posed to have pierced the lungs or liver.
After the shooting and before his arrest
Anderson walked up and down excitedly,
smoking q cigar. When led away he
stopped at the platform where religious
services are held every Sunday, knelt
down and earnestly prayed that Kerr
might not die. The surgeons say that
Kerr cannot live.
Anderson was brought 10 the County
Jail at IL P NJ. He says he was excited
when he shot, but that at any rate he
fired in seli-defense. Sheriff Lowry is
much cast down on account of the crime.
He dreaded violence on the part of the
strikers but never expected his own dep
uties to be the first to set bad examp pie.
Judges Stowe and Collier held hearing
to-day in the injunction proceedings
against the striking miners. The tenn
porary restraining order was continued,
and the Judges reserved their decision
making 1t permanent. A big crowd of
strikers attended the hearing. De Armitt
testified about The threats OF, the strikers.
Employees testified that they had been
warned that the strikers had pistols and
guns loaded with smokeless powder, had
been threatened with violence, stones had
been thrown at them and threats had been
made that their homes would be burned
If tney did not strike.
The leaders of the Turtle Creek strikers
have engaged quarters at the boarding
house OF the unmarried men EN- ployed at
de Armitt's mines, which are to be taken
by the strike leaders with the intention OF
thus reaching the miners during their
leisure moments and by argument per-
suading them to strike. The strike
leaders contend that such missionary
work will be neither a violation of the
injunction nor of any existing statutes,
and they cannot be prevented from thus
prosecuting their work. II this plan is
put into effect the present camps of the
strikers giH break Ip.
In camp at the Jefferson schoolhouse
about l25 miners are quartered. Despite
the orders OF President Dolan they were
anxious TO march to the Sandy Creek
mines this morning. The leaders pro-
tested that they had orders not to march,
but the men seemed determined to disre-
gard them, and it was only after repeated
state ments that such action in the face of
the present temporary injunction might
lose the case for the strikers in court to-
day that the men agreed to remain in
camp The rank and tlle of the strikers
want to coutinne the marching. and the
leaders will probably accede. In that case
some arrests will be made
The threatened suits against the New
York and Cleveland Company for retain
ing the wages OF their striking miners
have been commenced. 1t is anticipated
that about 100 suits will result for salaries
ranging from $I5 to $50, which re presents
two weeks pay. Three suits were entered
before Alderman Toole to-day. The hear
ings were fixed for next Saturday, and the
outcome will be watched for with interest.
as it involves the legality OF the iron clad
contract and the right to withhold the
wages of striking employees
HAZLETON, Pa, Aug. 16.-Thirtv-fy
drivers in No. 8 mine, in Honey
Brooke, went out on Saturday and there
was a general tie up this morning when
5000 men quit work, shutting down all the
Lehigh and Wilkes barre collieries in this
district. An effort was made to start the
mines this morning with new men under
the protection Of the coal and iron
police. who were armed with Winchesters.
Three hundr ed strikers assembled at No
mine, in Audenreii, marched past the
police, took the workers with them and
made the tour of the entire district, bring
ing all the workers out. The men de-
mand an increase of wages and the dis
charge or transfer OF Superintendent
Jones. Jones has been threatened re-
peatedly, ss he is unpopular throughout
the district. He is accompanied by Off
GERS about the mines and his house is
guarded at night.
WHEELING, w. Va. Aug. 16.-The
coal strike shows more activity to-day
than it has for several weeks. One thou
sand strikers. under the leadership OF
Woods and O'ConneIl, sre camped near
the biggest mine of the com pany, just
far enough away to escape injunction
proceedings.
In the New River and Loup Creek val.
leys Fred Ditcher and his men have been
served with the injunctions granted by
Judge Jackson to-day, forbidding them to
enter upon the property of The company.
PARKERSBURG, w. Va. Aug. 16.-
Since Saturday night Judge John ]. Jack
son has issued eight injunctions restrain.
ing labor leaders from trespassing on the
property OF different mine-owners and
from interfering with working miners.
Two more injunctions were issued to-day
against Debs and Ratchford for trespass-
ing or mines in this district The miners
will make test case OF one OF the inlunc-
tons. They say they will fight 1t to the
bitter end.
One hundred miners Of the Montana
mines joined the strikers TODAY, being
forced 10 do so by the strikers. This
break of the Montana miners was not ex-
rected by the operators. They hope 10
prevent further break by serving inIunc-