The record-union., 1897-08-22
A Clash Between Deputy Sheriffs
and Strikers.
There Was No BIoodshed, but Several
Arrests Were Made.
More Serious Trouble Likely to
Occur at Any Moment-Camp-
ers at Turtle Creek Attempted
to March, But Were Prevented
by a Posse of Deputies.

PITTSBURG, Aug. 21.-There was a
CLASH between the Deputy Sheriffs and
strikers at Plum Creek at 4 o'clock this
morning, and five strikers were ar
rested for disobeying the orders of the
court, as contained in the injunction
There was no bloodshed, but battle
between the deputies and strikers may
be fought at any time.
The determination of the strikers to
march at a. m. was formed yesterday
afternoon, after they had successfully
passed four deputies, who wanted 10
stop their escorting citizens of New
Texas to their camp. Their plans were
known to the deputies and they were
ready
The campers are divided into three
parties, one going to Clarksville, an
other to the tipple at Plum Creek and
the other walked along the Salisbury
pike They were not formed in line,
but walked along aimlessly. The Dep
uty Sneriffs met the van guard on the
pike about half a mile above the POST
office at Center. The men in advance
were turned back, but the others kept
on, and the deputies formed a line
across the road.
Chief Deputy Young stepped to the
front and told them they would have
to turn back. There was a laugh at
this and the men moved on.
There was a sudden push from the
rear of the body of strikers, and the
deputies were forced back a consider
able distance. Then there was such a
mix-up that one could not tell which
of the struggling men were deputies
and which were strikers.
Chief Deputy Young seized two men
and called out that they were under
arrest. At the same time he shouted
to the deputies not to struggle with the
strikers, but to arrest any man who
attempted to pass. This had its effect.
The strikers stood still to see what
Young intended to do with his prison
ers, and the deputies thus had a
chance to form in more solid mass
across the road and to bar all pas
sage.
The two men were placed in charge
of deputies, who conducted them to the
De Armitts' mine and placed them un-
der guard. There were about sixty
men IN the body of the strikers and
most of them strolled back slowly to-
ward the camp. About a dozen, how
ever. stood still and said the court had
no power to block public roads.
They started across the road on a
run toward the tipple with a deputy in
pursuit. The latter caught up to them
near the company houses and placed
three more under arrest. The prisoners
were loaded into q spring wagon and
brought to this city. Instead of being
taken before the court, as originally
intended, they were escorted to the Of
flee of Alderman Groetsinger.
Informations we're made charging
them with unlawful assembly. The
hearing was fixed for August 31st. The
men were then released on their own
recogniZance.
The camp at Jefferson school house
has been re-established with seventy
five men. The camp is well stocked
with provisions and it is purposed to
decrease the output of the Sandy Creek
mine by doing missionary work in the
diggers' houses.
The campers at Turtle Creek at
tempted to march at a. m, but they
were stopped by a posse of Deputy
Sheriffs.
MINERS SENTENCED
CLARKSBURG CIV. Va.), Aug. 21-
Judge Goff found the miners arrested
near Fairmont guilty of violation of
Judge Jackson's injunction and sem
fenced all of the twenty-four to jail for
three days, but later ordered them re-
Leased Monday morning