The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-08-17
VICTORY FOR STRIKERS
No Doubt Tint Injunction Againa
Them Will Re Modified.
Many Exciting Incidents o.
Cured Yesterday.
Two Deputies GQuarrsIsd and 0Ws Was Shot
Mutlny In Strikers csmr

iPittsburg, hhuR. T.-Many exciting In
cidents marked Affairs In connection
with the coal miners strike yesterday.
Two deputies quarreled at the De Ar.
mitt mine and one was fatally shot; a
mutiny broke out In one OF the strikers
camps. and the hearing In the injunction
cases was attended by Large and In.
terested crowd.
The hearing In the injunction case be.
fore Judges Stowe and Collier was per
haps one OF the most important anC
interesting ever held In q Pennsylvania
court 1t was a hearing In which boti
capital. and the rights OF labor were In.
terested, and the decision is expected tc
have telling effect on the conduct OF
the great coal miners strike, which has
been on since July5
From the testimony adduced and from
the expressions of the court II can be
safely be said that there will be some
surprises. That the injunction will be
materially modified there is believed tc
be no doubt, which on Its face would In.
dicate victory for the strikers. The
preliminary decree has been continued
pending consultation Of the judges. and
an opinion wiN- probably be handed down
today.
Judge Collier .said In court that tn.
strikeswould go down in history as one
OF the wonders of the century and re.
markable for 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 tes.
timony, but / am somewhat In doubt as
to whether or not the order should b.
modified. We cannot determine this
withouta consultation"
Judge Stowe said: This Injunction
will nots3ustify the issuing Of an attach
ment against any marchers who are not
found In company with the men named In
the injunction"
He let Ii be understood that, the in.
junction was not as sweeping as has
been thought, that only the five men
= named In the writ-Patrick Dolan, Will.
lam Warner Cameron Miller. Uriah Bell.
ingham and Edward McKay--are re.
strained from marching or,tresspassing
on the conpany's property. The others
mentioned can be only those found in
q company with the FIVE named In the in.
junction.
AS near as can be learned the. strikers
under the injunction, can march, but
mot at stated times. as long as they are
mot In company with any of these de.
PENDANTS
In addition to the civil suits entered
sagainst President w. p. De Armitt by
his former employees for wages, three
criminal suits have been brought against
samuel De Armitt, brother Of the, pres.
,ident
MRS. Anna sCrotoi, who was evicted on
saturday by Samuel De Armitt, has
.grought q criminal suit charging assault
and battery. She says I'm her charge
that her husband was not at home and
that De Armitt took her by the shoulders
and threw her out of the house. She
says he held alhatchet above her head
and threatened ito kill her. Her. two
children Zone q sick boy) were also
thrown from theshouse.
John Crotoi. her husband, Also sues De
Arntttt for larceny. He claims that
afterrevicting his wife and children and
throwing his household goods into the
road, aDe Armitt took away wfth him a
galSon'keg of wiNeand a SIC revolver, and
has since refused dtoreturn them. Writs
and warrants were served on De Ar
mkt rffts morning. The conference OF
labor leaders announced for last night
was postponed until tonight.
Two deputies. Robert Kerr and Frank
Anderson. employed ,at the New York
and Cleveland Gas Coal company. fought
yesterday, and as result Kerr cannot
live.
Anderson is the proprietor of a. dive
in this city ,and is known as a bad man.
He was In charge of the deputies at
SANDY Greek Kerr. who lives at Nc
KEGS Rock. is a river pilot. 1t is not
known what the men fought about, but
they met on a bridge crossing Plum
creek, and after a few words, Anderson
was seen to nit Kerr. who retaliated,
and rough and tumble fight followed.
Anderson drew his revolver and, plac-
fng 1t close to Kerr's abdomen. fired, the
ball tearing Though the victims in
testines and lodging In his back.
A constable tried to arrest Anderson,
but was prevented by deputies. who said
they would hold him until the arrival
of the sheriff.