The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-10-20

The dead miners were removed tro.,
the vicinity Of the stockade 70 bo.o1
ana livery stables and the womb -
miners were taken on litters . -.
station and taken to Snrinr6eld Wa
neSosy night on the o'clock train
srRINeFIELD, H., Oct. ls-Tbe s,o
elai train on the Chicago & Al,on
winch brought the Alabama Ncoroo'
from Virden, had eight won ndcd ,n.n
all deputies, except one, who was .
coiored miner, who was taken -
Inc Springfield city hosrital ~
these one man died Weducsdav ni,,ht
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Oct. 14.-Ernos.
Long the Mount Olive miner Che.
through the chest in the battle at W.
den Wednesday and brought to st
Johns hospital after the fipht died
thursday. Herman and Boston are
both alive and did not die on tho
train. Herman's death is momentarilv ?
expected at the hospital
ViRDEN, H., Oct. 14.-Tbe excito.
ment of Wednesday prior TO the ar.
rival OF the Negro train, was coualcd
Thursday night when it became known
that special train consisting Of ono
box car, three apparently emptv
coaches and caboosc that passed
through here at OPS Thursday evening
bore two car loads of Negroes taken
through here to Springfield Wednes.
day. The train went south and bv q
clever ruse succeeded in passinr
through Virden quietly and without
interference. A big crowd of miners
was at the station but the militia held
them in check.
When the train stopped at the stock
ade Capt. FEWER who was in CONF
mand, then shouted: Don't allow
any one TO disembark from that train"
The gate was opened and file of
soldiers rushed out on the double quick
with fixed bayonets and lined up alone
side, of the train. General Manager
Lukens made a formal request that
their employees be allowed TO land
and enter the stockade Capt. FEWER de-
clined to grant this. Then Lukcns put
ii in the form of demand. but the off,
Ger replied that he was under orders
from Gov. Tanner to prevent the disem-
barking of any Negro miners at the
works and he would have to carry out !
those instructions. General Manager
Lukens protested in vain and the
train pulled out headed south.
BY this time the advance guard Of
strikers gathered at the depot had adj
vanced up the track to within 100
yards of the stockade The presence
Of armed blue coats in the lookout
boxes evidently halted them as they
remained there until the train passed,
when they greeted it with waving
mats and cheers for Gov. Tanner, who
hey believed had been instrumental
n starting the blacks on their home
ward journey.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Oct 14.-William
Harmon, miner of Girard, died here
Thursday night, making the four
eenth death as result of the riot in
Iirden Wednesday.
VRDEN, H., Oct 14-At 1920 o'clock
a special train arrived bear
ng Troops and c, dismounted caval-
Y, from Chicago, and three companies
# Sons of Veterans.
Col. Young stated that he had no
Ietnite orders other than to reinforce
he soldiers already here.
VIRDEN, H.. Oct. l5.-As a result of
meeting held by number OF union
1iners, during which the terrible
ght of Wednesday was discussed, a
,arrant has been sworn out by Virgil
ishop, a union miner, charging the
managers of the Chicago Virden Coal
ompany, Messrs Lukens, Loucks,
orke and others, with murder.
Bishop is one of the leaders among
ne union miners. The warrant was
worn out by him before Police Magis- I
ate Roberts. of Virden. The complaint
iarges that Fred w. Lukens, 7. c (
DUCKS and Mr. Yorke, on and before
ctober 10, as accessories before and
ter the fact and as principals, did
nongst themselves and toge ther with
,rsons so named as II. Gritgell, o. j.
ivder. Jas. SiclIles, +. Wilder, l. Nc
ntee, j. w. Moonan, r. j. Hannah, j. &c
Smith and others whose names are
present unknown, conspire to MUIR
r and kill, and as a result OF said T
nspiracy did on October l., 1895. kill
ID murder Frank Bilyer, W. 5. Her BE
an. Daniel Breneman, Edward Green, i
seph Kutteller, Ellis Smith and Ed
.rd Welsh against the peace of the
cple of the state of Illinois
Magistrate Roberts put the warrant oe
his pocket for safe keeping and wa
w carries it around with him. At en-
st it was decided TO serve the war; ir'
nt Friday but after deliberation 1t Ke
IS thought best to avoid complica- Gle
ms to hold it until after the inquest ere
5 been completed. pi'
This decision was strengthened when th'
gistrate Roberts, who is foreman a
the coroner's jury, began Fridays YET