The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-14

ter. The campers had been warned that
the sheriff would attempt to stop their
peated TO the deputies as having been made
by the strikers. At O'Clock nearly all the
deputies retired. so they could have as
much rest as possible before the strikers
appeared in the morning. They had hard
~ fallen into doze before the pickets gave
an alarm that strikers were coming in
body and they tumbled out of bed and were
marshaled about the company's buildings at
Center The music of a brass band was
heard; after a wait of ten minutes the head
OF a column of strikers appeared. They
were escorting home from the camp Emma
Haas, the lame girl who had been crowned
by them with wreath of daisies for firing
q revolver in honor of the marchers. The
deputies went to bed again but they had
very little sleep, for at $50 a. m the alarm
was again sounded and they turned out
knowing that it would be hours before they
would again be permitted to rest. From
that time until daylight there were numer-
Gus clashes between the deputies and strik-
ers, and several times a bloody riot was
narrowly averted.
CLASH ON THE HIGHWAY.
At a. IN. Sheriff Lowry and Deputy
Sheriff Richards arrived across the country
from Turtle Creek. They drove in the pa
trolling parties, and in doing so gave the
men to understand that an argument would
be of no avail. This action caused Jam
of men that impeded their progress There
was man who did not seem disposed to
move on as directed, and the sheriff read
a copy of the injunction and delivered il
to him. The man would not give his name
and for want Of a better one Sheriff Lowry
DUBBED him John Brown" The men were
IN sulen mood and nearly a hundred
otherS gathered about the sheriff. one
man demanded to know by what law the
courts granted an Injunction against Citi-
zenS who were using public roads for a
lawful purpose He was immediately
stood up and served with a copy of the in
junction. There was a threatening move
q and rte
made short speech saying the men were
DEFENDANTS in suit brought by the New
YORK and Cleveland Gas Coal Company,
ana that the Injunction would hold good
until Monday, when they would have a
nearing before Judges Lowe and Collier.
He added: Il command YOU as sheriff Of
Allegheny county to cease this marehing.
You must not modest men who want to
work They have as much right to the
roads as you, and if you Go not desist. in
obedience to this Injunction. / will arrest
you. Deputy sheriffs formed a line
across the road and forced the strikers to
move along. Seeing no way to help them
selves, the fife and drum band commenced
to play and the men moved on in the di-
fectlOn OF their camps.
BY this time the news of the sheriff's ar
rival and action had reached the division
of the strikers guarding the miners houses
across the ravine and they fastened to
Join their compaiOns. They met on
the hill in the center and formed
invited the deputy sheriffs to pass
through The invitation was not accepted
duu the deputies allowed them to stand.
This did not please them and the band
started back. One of the strikers, who as
sumed leadership babe the others to fall
in the rear. George Kelly. of Claremont
and Michael Dukes of Carnegie. marched
ahead, carrying flags and attempted to
break through the ranks of the deputies.
They did not succeed. however and were
compelled to stand and listen to the read
ing of the injunction A few of the more
stubborn ones offered resistance ana
asserted a right to go down the rod in the
direction of the pit mouth, but Sheriff
Lowry was firm and told them that they
had come from their camps they would
have to return that way. One of these was
James "A. Bruce colored. of California. He
said he had paid his taxes and demanded
permission to pass through the lines of the
deputy sheriffs. When refused he insisted
that his name should be added to the list
of defendants in De Armitts equity suit,
and also demanded a copy not only of the
injunction but of the allegations upon
which it was issued
AN OBSTINATE MARCHER.
While the negro was being disposed of,
Richard Barrow. of Walkers Mills with a
half-dozen of his companions, seated them
selves on the side of the road and refused
to move. They said they could not be made
to move by all the deputies present and a
wordy war ensued. Finally Deputy Sheriff
Clark seized Barrow by the shoulders and
dozen strikers ran to his rescue. One
striker with a cooler head than the others,
shouted to them not TO resist the. OfnCefS,
and after much persuasion Barrow and
his companions moved off.
When the strikers attempted to march
past the deputies. the latter 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 Motifs face and he was
badly cut over the right eye I Blo4 cd flowed oS4
of the blood checked the pushing men.
Sheriff Lowry again ordered them to dis.
perse and threatened them with arrest If
they did not instantly obey. After some
hesitation the strikers moved back, turned
and marched to camp, closely followed by
the sheriff and his deputies.
This afternoon VIM. j. Brennan, attorney
for the strikers, said that he would enter
suit against w. p. De Armitt for perjury in
connection with the affidavits made in the
application for Injunction issued yesterday.
Mr.. Brennan said that one of the defend
ants named had been dead for two years
and two others had not been mining coal
for about the same period. The names, he
said. had evidently been taken out of an
old book.
superintendent De Armitt. of the Oak
Hill mine No. L. will make another deter
largely increased number of diggers. In
stead of importing men, the miners now
idle through sympathy with the strike are
to be rounded up with view OF getting
them TO work Deputies will be placed on
guard at the homes of the miners wiling
TO work hut unwilling to run the gauntlet
of the strikers.
BENJAMIN Tarr the master mechanic at
the mines, said to-day that most of the
miners were afraid to go to work They
are actually afraid to go to the pit. or else
they would be there now, said he. y eS-
tnrday morning we found a white-cap no.
tice tackled Rpon the door of one of the
miners houses, warning him of the conse-
quence If he dared to go to work until
after the strike is settled. turned the
warming over to Superintendent De Armitt
Only this morning several miners were
stopped and threatened az Newtown and
told what was going to happen in case they
went into the mine.
The strikers deny that any white cap
notice had been posted or that the men had
been threa tened. Nineteen Italian miners
residing near the bridge at Newtown went
to work at Oak Hill this morning. They
promised to work every day If given pro-
lection. orders were issued to the deputy
sheriffs to keep posse Consistently guarding
the houses night and day. The posse will
go on duty this evening. Other miners
houses will be guarded in the same way.
AS the result of the serving of the in
functions on the marching miners the sub
sequent prevention of the march, excite
n ent bordering on CONSERVATION existed
among the heads of the various labor
ganizations i'm this city to-day. Repre-
SentatiVeS of the several organizations
called at miners headquarters during the
day. All were more or less excited and
wanted to devise some plan by which the
local labor organizations can enter a pro-
test against the issuance of the blanket in
functions. There seems said Secretary
Warner. Ito he a wholesale protest from
all the organizations against the blanket
injunctions and they want to make Some
demons ration of dtsapproval that will be
in violation of the law. Our attorney has
advised against it and we will be guided
by him."