The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-10-13

Springfield, Ills. Oct 13.-The special
train on the Chicago and Alton, which
brought the Alabama negroes from Vir-
den, had eight wounded men-all depu-
ties except one, who was colored
miner-who were taken to the Spring
field city hospital. OF these one man
died last night, William w. Carroll, a
deputy sheriff. He was shot three times,
one bullet passing through his neck
from the right side, another passed
into the temple on the right side, and
the third entering the brain over the
eye, crushing the skull. Another train
which arrived at o'clock last night
brought nine wounded miners who are
at st. Johns hospital
Those at the Springfield are: W. H.
Clarkson. an inmate Of the olr soldiers
home, at Leavenworth, Kan. deputy,
skull crushed. will die; Fl. A. Kyger, of
Bloomington, engineer on the train
shot through arm; William Massey, of
st. Louis, deputy, shot through head.
= shoulders and hands, will probably re-
cover; James Palmer, deputy. who has
just been mustered out of the Third
Nebraska regiment, shot In the left
side Of face, arm and side. will re-
cover: Patrick Mack, of Virden. en-
ployed by the operators of the Chicago
Virden shaft bullet went through his
thigh, will recover; Ernest Ryan, col
ored miner from Alabama, bullet went
through his head, will recover
John M. Hunter, of Pontiac. the presl-
dent of the Illinois district Of the Uni
ted Mine Workers of America, lies at
the Collins House in critical sondi-
tion.
Mr.. Hunter got on the train which
bore the colored miners to this city and
engaged in conversation with two col
ored miners Some of the deputy sher-
ifs saw Hunter, and when the train
was between North Grand avenue and
the north shaft, and was going at the
, rate of 18 miles an hour 1t is esti-
mated, the deputies attacked Hunter
and pushed him off the train. A man
who happened along later In a buggy
saw Hunter lying near the track in an
unconscious condition, placed him In
his buggy and took him to the Col
lins House, where a physician dressed
his wounds. He is terribly cut about
the face and his ribs are injured. He
is still unconscious.
Governor Tanner last night wired
1.-The war department asking if the Fifth
Illinois infantry could not be placed at
his disposal for use at Virden. Colonel
Culver, the commander Of the Fifth,
has rendered his services and those of
the regiment to the governor.
In an interylew with Governor Tan
ner regarding the virden riot he said:
"Mr. r. g. Louck, president. and Mr.
Lutkin. superintendent of the Virden
Coal company, made good their threats
to land trainload Of imported laborers
from the south and attempted to put
them to work in their mines at the
point Of the bayonet and the muzzle
Of the Winchester such laborers being
drawn largely If not entirely. from the
criminal class. ex-convicts who learned
their trade while doing terms in the
penitentiary Of Alabama, after having
been fully advised and having full
knowledge that the landing of such
imported laborers would precipitate a
riot. l had wired them that IL they
brought these imported laborers they
did so at their own peril, and under
the circumstances would be morally
responsible and criminaly liable for
anything that might happen. The
hired guards are criminally liable for
as they had no permission
from any officer in Illinois authorizing
or deputizing them to act as deputy
or deputy sheriffs."