The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-22
TROUBLE AT PLUM CREEK.
Marching Miners stopped and Five
Put Under Arrest

But Arrest.
PITTSBURG, Aug. 2L-There was a clash
between the deputy sheriffs and strikers
at Plum Creek at o'clock this morning,
and five strikers were arrested for con-
tempt of court in disobeying the orders of
court as contained in the injunction. There
was no bloodshed, but a battle between the
deputies and the strikers may be fought at
any time. The determination of the strik-
ers to march at a. m was formed yester-
day afternoon after they had successfully
passed four deputies who wanted to stop
their escorting some citizens from New
Texas to their camp. Their plans were
known to the deputies, and they were
ready for the marchers. The campers were
divided into three parties, one going to
Clarksville, another to the tipple at Plum
creek, and the other along the Salisbury
pike They were not formed in line, but
walked along aimlessly The deputy sher-
IFS met the vanguard on the pike about
half a mile above the postoffice at Center.
The men in advance turned back, but the
others Kept on and the deputies formed a
hhe'across the road. Chief Deputy Samuel
Young stepped to the front and told them
they would have to turn back to their
camp. There was laugh at this and the
men pushed on. There was sudden push
from the rear of the body of strikers, and
the deputies were forced back a consider
able distance and then there was such a
mixup that one could not tell which of the
the struggling men were deputies and
which were strikers.
Chlet Deputy Young seized two men and
CARED out that they were under arrest. AT
the same time he shouted to the deputies
not to struggle with the strikers but to ar
rest any man who attempted to pass. This
had Its effect. The strikers stood still to
see what Mr.. Young intended to do with
ms prisoners, and the deputies thus had a
chance to form in more solid mass across
the road and to bar all passage. The two
men were placed in charge of equities,
VINO conducted them to the De Armitt sta
guard.
There were about sixty men in the body
OF strikers, and most of them started back
slowly toward Camp Isolation. There w; re
ABOUT dozen of them, however, who stood
sun ana said that the court had no power
70 DOCK pubic roads, and told the others
to &c. back to camp and they would either
see the miners in their homes and persuade
IN mem m, not to go into the pit or be taken
10 JAN. Ihey started across the road Oh q
run toward the tipple with a posse Of the
deputies in pursuit The latter caught up
TO them near the company houses at the
arrest
The prisoners were loaded into d srring
wagon and taken to Turtle Creek and from
there brought to this city shortly after 10
O'Clock. They We're escorted to the office
OF Alderman GroetZinger. Informations
were made charging them with unlawful
assembly. The informations were read and
a hearing fixed for Tuesday, Aug 81 The
men were then released on their own re-
cognizance.
The camp at Jefferson schooIhouse.
guarding the Sandy Creek mine has been
re-established with seventy-five men, The
camp is we'll stocked with provisions and
1t is proposed to decrease the output of
the mine by doing missionary work in the
dtggerS' houses.
The campers at Turtle Creek attempted
TO march al a. M, but they were stopped
by posse of deputy sheriffs The strik-
ers nave made dog blanket out of a copy
OF the injunction, have clothed a bulldog
with 1t and their motto is The injunction
is on the dog" The leaders in the camp
will not allow the animal to be paraded
on the streets
The case of the striking miners who we're
refused pay on an alleged breach Of con-
tract by the New York and Cleveland Gas
Coal Company came up for a hearing be.
lore Alderman S. j. Toole to-day There
We're about dozen claims presented and
judgment was rendered for the plaintiff
In each case. Attorney William j. Bren.
nen represented the miners and Attorney
kaufman appeared for the company No
tice of appeal was filed by the attorney
for the defense.