The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-08-14
THE FIRST BLOOD
Lively Time Between Striker
and Deputies Near the De
Almitt Mines.
Strikers Start Out With a Band
but Are Finally Turned
Back Again.
Jacob Mott, a Drummer, Was
Cut on the Head by a Band
instrument.

P1rTsBuEG, Aug. 1.-THE first blood
ehed during the present miners strike
was that Of Jacob Mott, drummer in
the Mcdonald hand. The trouble &C.
CURED about s o'clock a. m. near the
Plum Greek tipple. The 1000 strikers
in the camp ct Plum Creek left the
camp at q. III. and divided into two
squads at Center, one body OF the
marchers going to Center schoolhouse
and the others to the miners houses.
The Center squad was headed by the
Mcdonald drummer. Sheriff Lowery
reached Center about 4 a. III. He drove
from Turtle Creek by way Of Monroe.
vile and was met by Deputy Sheriff
Richards and number OF deputies.
The marchers were stopped and the
sheriff read the injunction order made
by the court. He then ordered the
strikers to return to their camp. The
men paid no attention to the order for a
time and the drum corps attempted to
lead the marchers past the sheriff and
his deputies. The deputies closed upand
moved forward, headed by the sheriff,
and the opposing forces came together.
just Lively scufsie.
No blows were struck and no weapons
drawn, but there was lively scuffle
during which horn in the hands Of
one Of the band was pushed into Joseph
Mott face and he was badly cut over
the right eye. Blood flowed in a
stream from the wound, and the sight
Of blood checked the pushing, struggling
men. The sheriff again read the order
of court and ordered the crowd to dis.
perse and appear in court Saturday to
make answer to the bill fled. The men
again refused, and John Brown was
particularly pronounced when threat.
ened with arrest, and, during an argu-
ment in which he asserted his. right to
be Oh the public road, Uriah Belling-
ham and the band again tried to force
their way past the sheriff and his dep
uties. The deputies again closed up
and moved forward. More pushing
and showing followed. The deputies
pushed forward and held the strikers
back till both bodies were closely
packed, and it looked for time as
though serious trouble would follow.
Sheriff Lowrey again ordered them
to disperse and threatened with arrest if
they did not instantly obey. After
some hesitation the strikers moved
back, turned and marched back to camp,
closely followed by the sheriff and his
deputies.
Would Enforce Personal Service.
1t is reported that Is men, discharged
from the Plum creek mine, are to be ar
rested for alleged breach of contract.
Bodies of lnarchers also started from
Turtle creek for Oak Hill and Spring
Hill, in defiance Of the injunction, but
nothing has been heard from them.
About 2 o'clock some of the deputies
doing duty at the Plum creek mines
were called from Center school to dis
perse crowd of Hungarians. A daisy.
crowned Joan Of Arc went to the camp
and aroused rs Hungarians to the point
of accompanying her to the company g
houses to do missionary work. The
motley crowd got a good start before
news of the movement was conveyed to
the De Armitt stables when word was
sent to the deputies. After some chas.
ing the deputies managed to catch up
with the crowd and dispersed it.
No one can tell how serious trouble
was averted during the clash between
the strikers and deputies. The strikers
in camp at Turtle Greek obeyed the in.
junction by not marching ON Oak Hill
mine. Instead they proceeded to the
Springfield mine Of Dempster, Boyd &
Go. aud succeeded in inducing the men
to meet them and discuss the situation.
The night was one Of anxiety in the
strikers camp at PLAN Creek and one