The times., 1897-08-14
BLANKET INJUNCTION READ
Fxcifed and Noisy Deputies Coz
front Angry and Jeer.nG Miners
Co,,Iness Only Averted WHAT
Might Have Been B.osdy Battle
Women ON Parade Also I4njoined-

Cleveland AHGS 00d1 tNtt4tSt@A--
did 50. however. there was preoipitaied
one OF tie most turbulent scenes Oh the
conflict in this district
one al the sheriff's deputies, Henry
Stewart. was responsible for letthlg uhe
first blood in the contest, when ne suucH
Drummer Jacob Mott, OF McDonalu' VIII
the edge OF d brass horn ana cut
severe gs.sh above his eyes. FOR shofs
time th. big crowd of Idle workmen were
ON the verge of a riot, and IL was oiiy
fy the exercise OF adiillraDie Judgment
and cor.tr9l ON the part OF the strikers
Lenders that a climax OF violence was
Dreyented. Sheriff Lowrey had dlilf
cult task 10 perform, but he handed III
well. and by hls coolness and goou Nd
t1Ire did much to neHtralize the bltter
ness and strife invited by the behavior eI
his subordinate. .,,,.
The feature of the scene TINS h'oihiis
was the fact that the women synPaUmzers,
for the first tune IN the STRIKE, par licii'aUso
in a daylight demonstration and together
with their husbands and brothers In tue
caus,. had me IA 5.ncttun read - thsii', anal
they were ordered TO cease using 1he
nublic highways for parade ground.
event. u tfs AoA AlAN
earlier than usual At 2-3o cock the
non wore aroused from sleep and an hour
later. 525 strong, the column was on it's
1vav. headed by d drum corps. When the
marchers left the camp they divided into
rbrae derachrnents TO cover Center, Clar'ss-
vile and Unity Center was the principal
noint. and 30 men were sent into the
town They marched without n,usic, up
a ElgCk 10
intercept diggers on their way TO the pit
At that hour they united again and started
Nd the road leading near the STABLES OF the
New York and Cleveland Gas Coal Com
pany 10 the central switch OF the pit.
Tbey bad hardly started when Sheriff
Iowrey. accompanied by nearly d cozen
deputies, incEueng supt + H. and Samuel
De Arluift. aiove down upon the strikers
h;ihed their rig. and sp-ang out TO bar the
progress OF the suarchers Sheriff Lowrey
couiaanaed q halt, and drawing for0h d
bundle ar The blanket injuHctlons, started
10 read the contents 20 the crowd ihe
strikers listened in silence.
The sheriff said. The wording OF this
document is plain 1t CLEARLY defines my
duties You are restrained from marching
ana camping in he vicinity OF these mines
Va q.
vv,ll have opportunity TO argue your case IN
open court. Ny advice TO you is TO obey
the terms OF this injunction strictly If
YOU d. n0f. nIy cuty lS piaih, 1he VIII
have TO aires, the leaders
slowly tie utea tanned about, tha
drummer heating Uime- Follow the
rlar,, somebody shouted, and this was
done several strikers fingered, however
4 - "a <eprl-r, and
valIad and called TO them Ike droYerS
ncra;ug cattle One deputy, Henry
stewart. dist in gTissed himself Toy Yelling
above the rest and cursing the tardy men
for their stubboInEess. The threats and
-9e,aceS az the deputies failed to disturb
a sfurlv digger, named Dick BaTun, ana
he replieE Il am merely resting. am
estt;ng here alone 1 am not member
of the mob. and am keeping the peace =
Several deputies, including stewart
grabbed Farrin and threw him into the
middle Of the road. The digger, VINO was
tbe t,tlr~.cal superior OF half the
rather underslzed deputies, took his rough
handling good-na turedly. He laughed at
them, shrugged his shoulders and started
after his fellows.
Hall way up the hIll the body of miners
column under way the drum corps counter
marched q gain and again faced the guard
They halted at the command of Sheriff
I.owrey, who read the Injunction TO Drum
rner Nike Juke and Standard Bearer Kelly
Kelly resigned bis flag aud marched u
the rear The d4Bm corps, however, hel'
their ground. a mass OF strikers CAM
surgipg around and the excitement a
at hpCQIulns
,syceedirclv interesting for both paTtie
when Uhe strains of the Mcdonald Band
4loatinc I'D over the hill, and another de
tachneut Of strikers, 100 strong, led b,
Camp Commander Uriat BeIIinshasn' hoy
erad into sight and came down 1 he roadwa,
on the double quick.
Above the cheers and boisterous cries o
the crowd could be heard the voice OF tn
sheriff, commanding bis deputies 60 lin
I'D. On came the strikers, with color
flying, Commander BeIlin CHAM, IN hi
shirt sleeves. Wen to the front. A line {
deputies. in command Of ex-Sheriff jaime
Richardson, met the column, and con
manded a halt. The order was not Needed
Push through, "on TO the pitt wa
shouted from a hundred throats TheI
was a mighty rush and the guard of de
puties was broken, and a score OF striker
went ahead, like football players, tearin
through hole in tie rush line. tn
band was in trout, and before the rus
wa well started, Deputy Henry Stewal
struck Drummer Mott over the head wit
the sharp edge OF one OF the musician
horns cutting a severe cash, and calsin
q free flow OF blood.
IL was probably the sight OF the bloc
that angered his companions, for the rus
that overwhelmed the deputies followe
Immediately, and was oecasioned by tho.
in Motifs vicinity.
Serious trouble was imminent. TIL
deputies were excited and noisy. tt
strikers were jeering and yelling, an
urging further rush. In the crowd tIel
were enough angry strikers TO annihila'
four times the force OF officers present.
Capt. BeDinEham, Sheriff Lowrey, Chi.
Deputy Richards and Sam De Armitt wei
tire only cool men in tie asseInblage. I
them and TO Capt Bellingham particular
belongs the credit of avoiding farth,
violence and almost certain bi0odsises
The miners We're finally quieted and tbs
Sheriff Iowrey emerged from the throI
and the leaders OF the coHtending bOdi
shook hands good naturedly.
To Deputy Fred Schriyer was assign,
the task OF reading the Injunction to Coz
napder Bellingham- Schrivers S ner VT
We're on such a strain that he could neith
control his muscles nor his tongue, al
before finishing lie totally collapsed, al
the crowd screamed in derision. Cap
Beningham then said, I'VE will 60 hal