Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-13

and opened fire on h.m again. Chips flew
from the brick chimney, and Eister 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 reload
ed his revolvers.
TERRIBLE ODDS.
Blood was flowing from a wound in his
side. but with dogged determination and
against terrible odds. he continued his
fight Jumping to the roof Of the Rae
and Girsch store, he halted behind pro-
lection on the roof of the building he had
iugt left and emptied both of his six-cham
bered revovers. Then, springing from
cover, he dashed ahead, amid rain of
bullets. to the rough roof of the Stead
building. the upper story of which is
known as Miners Hall" He either fell
or Jumped through the skylight here, and
landed in the arms of crowd Of miners.
who seized him and carried him down
stairs TO the street Other hands Seized
the man, and he was dragged into the
middle of the street Policemen then
drove back the crowd and carried Eister
to the city square, across the street.
Eister was motionless and apparently
dead The police left him and attempted
TO disperse the crowd.
FEROC1TY OF TIGERS.
In a few moments Eister 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 jump
ing on his body and striking him on the
head with stones. With a yell the angry
! crowd charged into the square TO XIII
Eister. The police charged in a body. and
I fought their way to the centre of the
mob where they took a stand over the
prostrate man. A carrier was produced,
! and Eister was taken to the Buckles Ho-
| tel. He had been shot through the groin,
| and is terribly battered about the head.
| The physician states that he has barely
| a chance of recovery The dead miners
| were removed from the vicinity OF the
| stockade to hotels and livery-stables, ahd
| the wounded miners were taken on litters
| TO the station and taken TO Springfield
tonight.
IN THE STOCKADE.
An Associated Press representative Sc
tonight. The list of dead and wounded
inside the stockade follows:
Dead-W. Morgan, Chicago.
| Wounded--H. Grigesell, shot in shoulder
o. j. Snyder, shot in the face and
legs: James Sickles Chicago, shot in leg
Frank Wilder, Chicago. shot in arm
| Thomas McEntee. Chicago, shot in leg
]. w. Moonan. st. Louis. slightly injured
| p j. Hanan, slightly injured; j. II. Smith
| Chicago, slightly injured.
There are about thrty-five strong mer
| stationed inside the stockade tonight
each keeping watch through ,oophole
The four towers have been deserted
Manager Lukens remained at his desk II
the office all night, issuing orders 10 MS
men.
LUKENS BLAMES GOVERNOR.
Manager Lukens said tonight: The
blood of every man shed here is on th'
Governors head. He is absolutely outside
of the law and has no justification in re
fusing 20 send troops.
EIGHT WOUNDED ON TRAIN.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL, october R-Th'
snecial train on the Chicago and Alton
which brought the Alabama negroes from
Virden had eight wounded men. all depu
ties. except one. a colored miner, Wh'
were taken 10 the Springfield city hos
pital OF these men one died Tonight
wuliam w. Carroll, a deputy sheriff. ii
was shot three times
Another train, which arrived at
o,clock tonight, brought up six wounde
mon who are at St. Johns Hospital
,Tbose at the Springfield City Hospita
ora William III. ClaTkson. an inmate o
The old Soldiers Home, at Leavenwortn
Kan deputy. skull crushed. will die; u
A Kyger of Bloomington, engineer u
train. shot through arm; William MASSEY
~ 81 Louis, deputy, shot through heao
ehoulder and hand. will probably recover
Ia,nes palmer deputy, shot in left side q
face. arm. and side, will recover. Faiine
has lust been mustered out Oh the I'M
Nebraska Regiment; he refuses 10 sN
"a home Patrick MacKay. of Nirder
iilS iN,,ad ,lo nv rhe operators of the Chicago
Virden shaft bullet went through IA
.hteh will recover; Ernest Ryan, IA CO.
"a miner from Alabama, bullet throus
his head, will recover
Union OFFICIAL BADLY HURT.
1obr NJ Hunter of Pontiac. the pres
ant of the Illinois District OF the Lhi~e
Nfi,e workers, lies at the Collins hous
A. a critical condition MI. hunter "
- the train which bore the coiore
r,irers 10 this city this afternoon an
, Engaged In conversation Win ""o VI ~
ea miners Some of the deput
ooioi ,ssa sau, Hunter, and when the trai
; -, hetveen North Grand avenue an
nyorth shaft, and was going at IN
- 81 eighteen miles an hour IL is est
.oa the deputies attacked Hunter an
N
-,ad ,,im off the train. A man hal
pad along later In buggy and sa
2 Ptor wing near the track in an III
e o,ars condition, and placed him
s,ggv and took him to the Coilif
NE where physician attended h
houeS He is terribly cut about III
60 and his ribs are injured. lie IL sti
unconscious
GOVERNOR ASKS FOR TROOPS.
2 or TANNER tonight wired u
b. ~ recruitment, asking II the fli'h III
4 ~ tnfantry could not be placed a. u
,'noeaI Ter use at Virden. Colohei Cu
.ha commander of the flt'h. II.
= Nei, - his services and those OF u
n I,,,,a,t 20 the Governor.
n ,S, miners are gathered In ittie kno
i.e s,reets of the city tonight, Dl
on w 10 been no demonstrations tne
b there ' 10" rocoenized some of the negros
say tnus ts,sd here from Virden this afte
49,, as some OF those VINO oa,ne aa ap aa'
i ~ ,s ago from Alabama ana reiuseo
- work at Nirden, ana VINO WEI
go home at the expense OF the miner
union. ~o., cc,fpA>-,
t iaao.ree,tNC,FIEID. ILL. October l2.-Go'
/ Or ,ranner this evening regarding u
Nmus" ,' r. G. I,ouck. president, and Nj
.,ias superintendent of the Virden co
cu,nnanv. AZ $50 to-day made good the
: .na,s to land a train-load OF imports
rs ,hsea from the South, and attemots
iaoo ,,.., ,hem 10 work in their mines
: .p pu o,ns OF the bayonet and the muz1