The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-13
BLOODSHED FOR COAL
Strikers and Officers Col
1ide Near Plum
Greek Triple.
MARCHERS PROVOKE COLLISION
IDjunctions Set at Dsfiance-Wo-
men Make a Demon
stration Too.
MARCHERs PROVOKE COLLISION

ilfSt DlOOuSneQ during the present uiiiiSis'
strike was that of Jacob Mott, drummer
in the Mcdonald band The trouble oc-
Cured about five o'clock this morning
near the Plum Creek tipple.
The one thousand strikers in the camp
at Plum Creek left the camp at three TINS
morning and divided into two squads at
Center one body of the marchers going.
to Center school house and the other to
the miners houses. The Center squad
was headed by the Mcdonald Drum Corps.
Sheriff Lowry reached Center about five
"A. NJ He drove from Turtle Creek by
way of Monroeville and was met by
Deputy Sheriff Richards and a number of
deputies The marchers were stopped
and the Sheriff read the Injunction order
made yesterday by the court.
He then ordered the strikers to return
to their camp. The men paid no attention
to the order for a time and the drum
corps attempted to lead the marchers
past the Sheriff and his deputies
The deputies closed up and moved
forward, headed by the Sheriff, and
the opposing forces came together
No blows were struck and no weapons
drawn; but there was a lively scuffle,
during which a horn in the hands of one
of the band was pushed into Joseph
Motifs face and he was badly cut over
the right eye. Blood flowed in stream
from the cash, and the sight of the
blood checked the pushing men. The
Sheriff again read the order of court and
ordered the crowd to disperse and ap-
pear in court Saturday to make answer
to the bill filed. The men again re-
fused and Joseph Brown was particular
y pioiio - aftar oo,,sia-
~ Ga .eieo w.. 9 ,',',,,e 4.,,,ta he
= co. - ro.d
80 s,,' ,,.' 49, ha,,a aea;,,
80, -. tba sher;ff
- = - T,. za,,,+;a o;,,
- -, so,,,,,as5 NTora
oiose' - si.u - sa,,aas m,,o 49,
pusnias anu si,osi,e 80 -
ueiee pos'io. -
MS ing -.
Meie eiossis posia go s,,s ~
eiiiie as = 'eiioo' : -,
ohefiii Ao"iy asaiii 'iSAii -
Af+ar
rest II tney uiu iioe iiis'''itis 49,
soilie nesi's'ioi,' Ae -
PACK, eeaieu aiio ma
closeiy ioiio"eu Ds eiie 'i'0i -
deputies'
II - iepoi eeu .ne. eii1 go
oischaiseu iioni .io ui- - ,-sl,lae
are 70 pe arrested iof aiieseu y es'eA -
contract.
Dooies - 80 go t1;1, a,d
from turtle Creeh iol oan ~ o.'
Spring Hlli thls ihoi ii'iis ~
OF the 1nJunctlon' put nothins nag oeen
heard from them.
ABOUT TWO. % cioeh 'iiis ilioi iiiis so,. -
tne oepulies uons u ca...a-,
creek mines were caiieu i
ocfooi 70 uispeise ~ 1,sasaz
ans. MARY naas' .ne s' 80
Jeanne y Arc' "ene - -p
aroused seVeiey-nse u .'.e 49,
TO the poiiit u aceo,iipaiis.ns -
COMPANY nos'e7 - - .4.,,4 ~
Inc iio''ey oS,,,,,sv
ioi he"s - 49,, ,,rl,a,oa tta
Gu 70 eiic 70 = s1....4:e- &C.,
"aflins "as ),
much chasiis .ne 80 ssss,,.,,,,os
eaten up Win 'ie eio"o
II.
NO one can 'eii ~" ,.t-.a,s .ha
averteo curing lne oi'srn ~, s..s,sa. =,
strlKers ana uepu.es. -.
camp at turtle oieen nm,
Junction py no. niaienins - ~
mlne. lhseeau enes
Sprlngneld hiihe " -
Co., and succeeded ~ inuu.ins ~ a.sa,,ss ~
meet them TINS aieeihoo1 anu
the situation.
Last night was one Oh Anxiety ~ 'ne
strikers camp at rum Green a'iu o'le
OF sleeplessness among the deputy snei-
tbs+ the sheriff would attempt
WdinSo ~ s,..-. ,a ,,,,,,aro,,s
to stop thelr marchiis anu nuSi -
threats were reported TO tne uepu'lea
havins -, ~ aa,,,,+;as ,ot;red On
o. clock nearly all lfie uepueieo ie'u ~
that thew could have as much rest as
49, =, ,,aeo.a +,a strikers apDeared
possieio DeAoi r,sa,r haa bard-
ly fallen into a doze before the
..s,,,ots o.ve an alarm that the strikers
plckels saVc g. e .,,e-- ..-..,,,1.,.
were coming in body ana tney tunpieu.
o,,t of he'd and were marshaled about
~ .,' b,ildinys at Center The
the company puiioinss a -
music of brass paho was nealu ai'o
softar a wait of ten minutes the head OF
= of strilxers anpeared. They
a coiuinn - s.s, ~ oan,n
were escorting nome from 'ne e-p
Eniaa ,las sst,,en, en- With wreath Of daisies
croWheu ny 'eneni -.
for firing a revolver IN hoHor VI ehe ihsai eh-
ers The deputies went to bed again,
-. .,,a, bad very ,itt1e sleep for at 2.30
pul .nsy ~, ain sounded and
A. M. the alarm was AGAIN sosi,ueu 81,
snes ,,o,rs s'l,s hsfore tbey would again be per-
pc silouis Nelol -, tbat +i,ne nnti1