The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-10-19


miners ran into the street and opened
IRE on him again. Chips few from
the brick chimney and Eyster ran
from cover across the roof Of another
store, firing into the street below as
he ran From there he crossed to
the roof of the bank Of Virden where
he reloaded his revolvers
Blood was flowing from wound
in his side, bns with dogged deter
mination against terrible odds he.
continued his fight. Jumping TO the
roof of the Rae & lGish drug store.
he halted behind a projection he lad.
stleft, and emptied both Of six.
chambered revolvers. Then spring
ing from cover. Eyster dashed ahead
amid q rain Of bullets. to the roof Of
the Steed building, the upper story
of which is known as Miners hall.
He either fell or jumped through the
skyligbt aed landed in the arms ola
crowd Of miners who seized him and
carried him down stairs to the street.
Other hands seized the almost uDeon
scious man and he was dragged into
The middle of the street
Local policemen drove back tae
crowd and carried Eyster to
the city square. across the
street Eyster was motion!ess
and apparently dead The police
lief. him lying and attempted
to disperse the crowd In a few
minutes Eyster was seen to raise his
hand and wipe the blood from his.
face. Two men sprang at him and
with the ferocity Of tigers began
Jumping on his body and striking
him on the head with stones
With, yell the angry crowd charged
into the square to kill Eyster.
The police charged in body and
fought sheir way TO the centre of the
mob, where they took a stand over
the prossrate man A carrier was
produced aud Eyster was taken to
the Buckles hotel He had been
shot through the groin ahd is terribly
battered about the head The ply
sicians state that he has barely
chance; Of recovery The dead
miners were removed from the
stockade to hotels and livery stables,
and the wounded miners were taken
on litters to the station house and
and taken to Springfield tonight.
An Associated press representa-
tive secured admittance to the stock
sde tonight The list of the dead
and wounded inside the stockade
are one dead and eight wounded.
Manager Lukens said to night !:
"The blood Of every man shed there
is on the governors head he is
absolutely outside of the law and
has no justification in refusing to
send troops y
Virden, ILL.,, Oct. IL "A detail of
militia at 1915 o'clock to night kill
&c ex lieutenant of Police Tom Pres
ton of Chicago at the stockade. He
was standing outside the stockade as
guard The militia gave the by.
standing miners the command to halt
and Preston stepped back to the
gate. The militia fred and he was
shot in the stomach. He was car
ried into the Office in the stockade,
where he expired Battery D Of
Galesburg, H., under Capt Craig,
Numbering 160 men, arrived to- night
from Pana
Chicago, Oct. 12.-Col. Young of
the FIRES Illinois volunteer cavslry re
ceiyed orders. to night to report at
Springfield Immediately with troops
a., b, q, and D. of his command
These troops will leave at II O'Clock
TO morrow morning aud from Spring
field vii! be hurried to Virden.
Springfield, III, Oct. l2.-The
special train on the Chicago and al
ton which brought the Alabama ne
groes from virden had eight wound
ed men.-all deputies. except one. q
co!ored miner. who were taken to the
Springfield city hospital Of these
| one died tonight, William W. Carroll,
q deputy sheriff. He was shot three
times.
Another train which arrived at 9
o'clock tonight brought up six
wounded men.
The miners are gathered in little
knots on the streets ofthe city TO-.
night but there have been no demon
strations. They say they recognized
some OF the negroes who arrived
here from Virden this afternoon as
some of those who came up three
weeks ago from Alabama. and
| refused to 60 to work at Virden, and
vino were sent home at the expense
of the Miners union
Springfield, llis.. Oct. II Gov
ernor Tanner this evening, regarding
the Virden riot, said