The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-08-20
MINERS STRIKE
I'm the Pittsburgh District Monday Was
Fraught With Exciting Incidents.

was fraught with exciting incidents in
matters pertaining to the miners
strike. Mutiny in the strikers camp,
a murder in the deputies ranks, filing
of criminal and civil suits against the
Dearmits, and the hearing in the in
junction case against President Dolan
and others, kept both sides to the
struggle busy and on the qui vive all
day L.l1g.
The hearing in the injunction case
before Judges Stowe and Collier was
perhaps one of the most important and
interesting held in the Pennsylvania
court. 1t was hearing in which both
capital and the rights of labor were in
terested, and the decision is expected
to have telling effect on the conduct
of the great coal miners strike which
has been on since July 5.
From the testimony adduced and
from the expressions of the court, it
can safely be said that there will be
some surprises. That the injunction
will be materially modified there can
be no doubt, which on it's face would
indicate victory for the strikers. The
preliminary decree has been continued
pending a consultation of the judges,
and an opinion will probably be hand
ed down some time Tuesday.
Judge Collier said in court Monday
that the strike would go down in his
tory as one of the wonders of the CEN
fury and remarkable on account of the
utter lack of disorder, for which the
strikers are commended and have the
sympathy of the court. Said he:
There can be no question as to what
our duty is under all the testimony,
but l am somewhat in doubt as to
whether or not the order should be
modified. We can not determine this
without a consultation"
Judge Stowe said Monday evening:
'This injunction will not justify the
issuing of an attachment against any
marcherS who are found in company
with the men named in the injunction"
He let it be understood that the in
junction is not so sweeping as has been
thought; that only the five men named
IN the writ-Patrick and William Gar
ner, Cameron Miller, Uriah Belling-
ham and Edward McKay-are re-
strained from marching or tresspassing
on the company's property. The 9TH
ers mentioned can be only those found
in company of the five named in the in
junction.
AS near as can be learned, the strill-
ers, under the injunction, can march,
but not at stated times, as long as they
are not in company with any of these
defendants.
In addition to the civil suits entered
against President w. P. Dearmit by his
former employees for wages, three
criminal suits have been brought
against Samuel Dearmit, brother of
the president.
Mrs. Anna Crotch, who was evicted
Saturday by Samuel Dearmit, has
brought a criminal suit, charging as
sault and battery. She says in her
charge that her husband was not at
home and Dearmit took her by the
shoulders and threw her out of the
house. She says he held a Ratchet
above her head and threatened to kill
her. Her two children Zone sick boy)
were also thrown out of the house.
John Crotoi, her husband, also sues
Dearmit for larceny. He claims that
after cvicting his wife and children and
throwing his household goods in the
road, Dearmit took away with him
gallon keg of wine and a SIG revolver
of Crotois and has since refused to re-
turn them. Writs and warrants will
be served on Dearmit Tuesday morn
ing. The conference of labor leaders
announced for Monday night was post
pOned until Tuesday night.
Two deputies, Robert Kerr and Frank
Anderson, employed as guardians of
the New York and Cleveland Gas Coal
Co., fought Monday afternoon, and as
a result Kerr can not live.
Anderson is proprietor of dive on
Water street, this city, and is known
as n bad man. He was in charge of the
deputies at Sandy creek. Kerr, who
lives at McKee's Rocks, is river pilot
by occupation. He has served before
as deputy during strikes.