The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-14
LEADER CAHILL TALKS.
He Held Back the Miners From Fur
ther Attack.

| He Held Back the Miners From Fur
Their Attack.
ST. LOUIS, MO-, Oct ia special to
/ the Post-Dispatch from Virden His. says:
Ell. Cahill is the president OF the Virden
Miners Union and IS thirty-three years
old, and he does not look as though he
could hold an infuriated band Of 800 de-
termined men back from wreaking what
they considered rightful vengeance, yet
this is what he did Wednesday afternoon.
4 humber Of strike leaders were advo-
eating the storming Of the stockade after
their companions had been killed and
wounded. They knew the troops were
coming and wanted 90 destroy the stock
ade before the soldiers arrived
The mob was already collecting when
Cahill appeared among them. He was
cool and collected. lie told them that If
they precipitated the battle this time they
would lose all they had gained They had
attained their object of keeping out the
colored miners, though the cost was fear
full
There were fully so strange miners in
town Yesterday" said Cahil. "They were
around the stockade. our men were MAIN
ly around the north switch, as we expect
cd the train 20 stop there and the trouble,
IL any occurred. would be there. The
deputies on the train began firing, we
could only return 10.
81 am sorry about that Eister affair.
They used him too roughly. but then, he
was the man who was stationed In the
tower at the stockade and killed most Of
our men. when they saw him they could
not restrain themselves. Sheriff Daven-
port is largely responsible. lie sided with
the operators and gave them 200 rifles TO
fight citizens Of the state. We tried our
best 90 get him 20 stop this train and let
MS have peaceable conferences with the
negroes. but DE refused all peace over
lures and did just as Lukens wanted him
10.
.I guess all trouble is over temporarily,
OF course. ~ after the soldiers leave. they
attempt TO import other negroes, ! cam
not be held responsible
The ALLOWING is full and correct list
Of casualties:
Dead-Edward Walsh, miner, Spring
field: Frank Bilyen, miner, Springfield.
Albert Smith. miner, Mount olive Ernest
Kautner. miner Mount olive. a. IT,
Brennaman. miner. Girard. ia Green
miner Mount Olive; VIII Harmon, miner,
Girard. JOS. Baston, miner. Mount Olive;
j. IT, Kiely. deputy detective. Chicago
Thomas Preston. deputy Chicago; A. w.
Morgan. deputy, Chicago.
W0unded-Anse Anle miner, Mount
Olive: Gustav Wiesiep, miner Mount
olive: Ed. Upton. miner. Springfield;
Thomas Jennings. miner. Springfield. JOS.
Haines. miner. Cirard. Jos. Punk. miner,
Girard. shot in stomach. dangerously
Jos. shimp miner. Mount Oiive' John
Swan. miner Virden. Jos. Reickes. miner.
Virden: Albert Smith. miner, Mount
olive: Bart Tigar, engineer. Chicago and
Alton. shot in arm: j. f. Eister superin-
tendent company's store. shot and beaten.
DANGEROUSLY: W. A. Clarks0n. guard.
Leavenworth Kas.. fatally; Irwin Ryan,
negro. shot in head; William Messer.
deputy. ST. Louis. shot In head; James
Palmer. deputy. s. Louis. shot in head
and arm: Patrick McNair. deputy Nirden
Henry Gristill deputy. -. j. j. sny-
der. deputy. --: James sickles. deputy.
Chicago. Thomas Wilder. deputy. Chica-
GO. Thomas Mcintyre. deputy. Chicago; J.
w. MORAN deputy. St. Louis, =. !.
Hanan. deputy, -; ]. II. Smith, depn-
ty. Chicago.