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VnDHr, Ill, Oct. II. - Attorney
william Patton OF the Chicago virden
Goal company 10 authority for the
statement that no further attempt
Will be made TO bring tho Alabams
negroes whose coming resulted In the
Loo Of q many lives. There il under
consideration, according 10 Attorney
Patton, an attempt TO AZ the response.
bdlity for the tragedy upon tho gov.
RIO Of Illinois. Tho lawyer declares
that II IL the intention of the coal
oompany 70 press the matter and Il
vii BE- for the grand jury Of Macoupin
county 70 say whether Governor Tan.
Yer shall snswer In court.
J. Franklin Eyster. manager Of the
company store, who was nearly killed
by the mob, Wednesday, is recovering.
The militia commander, Colonel
Young, has placed q guard of soldiers
~ the house TO which Eystcr wac
taken.
The authorities at Springfield are
considering the . visability Of sending
another Calling gun here TO be placed
inside the stockade. Colonel Young,
however. does not consider additional
artillery necessary.
Coroner Hart to-day resumed the in.
guest into tho death of the victims Of
Tho Eight 1t the Chicago virden Coal
companys plant inside the stockadc
Three witnesses were examined, all
e~x-guards Of the company. They ad-
nittod that they were present during
che hght, but denied having taken
part In the battle. One witness swore
that he, together with about twenty.
ove others, were sworn In by Sheriff
davenport - deputies. In the cross
examination Attorney Mooney, repre-
senting the Miners union. brought out
the fact that the witness had never re-
ceived . written commission or had
usv fled o bond.
Lawyer Mooney said: "Havs you n
copy Of tho statutes?"
mo, not with me-" replied Mr.. Pat
Ton.
II Am sorry" said Mr.. Mooney. las
] would like to show you my author
tty."
One Of the jurors then spoke up and
asked: "Mr. Mooney, do I understand
you TO say that IL Is necessary to file q
bond and have q written commission
70 create = legal deputy sherifg'
Tho miners attorney assured him
that such was the fact.
''Then," said the Juror. az can say
there have been lots of papers served
In Macoupin county that arc illegal,
- ! have served u deputy sheriff mum.
berless times for years and have never
given . bond or received . written
eommission."
The mine officials have yet given no
sntimstion regarding the number Of
witnesses they expect to present, but
from the lcisurely manner the inquest
was conducted to-day II may be pro-
longed . week. II II tho evident in
tention to bring out rs much testi-
mony on both sides rs possible. Law
yer Mooney 10 apparently trying to
get testimony tending to implicatc the
inmates Of the stockade aud the train
guards In the battle while the company
attorney Is drawing out detailed iudi-
vdual statements Of personal expert
enccs OF the guards.
PANA, ILL, Oct. 1h.--Qtiet prevails
here to-day, tho excitement over the
reported coming OF tho Virdcn negroes
having abated to . considerable extent.
Major Butler 10 In full charge of tho
city and has . guard watching every
RAILROAD entrance Many Of the Pana
uinev who were at Virden during the
siot have returned.
81. Louis, Oct. la.-The 6fty seven
negro mon. with the 6fteen women
snd children. who were brought to st.
Louis last night after being driven
ept Of virdsn, ILL.,, are cared for by
NAs city temporarily. The negroes de.
SirS 10 DO taken back to Alabama, bu,
Shey have no transportation. Mayo,
Xsigenhein says that no will demand
fhat the Chicago. St. Louis 4 Peoris
Railroad company. which landed then
here penniless and hungry, take them
cuS Of town again.