Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-09-20
SEAT OF WAR
In Hopkins County Not AS Bad
AS Reported.
Two Hostile Forces in Camp But
No Serious Trouble Has
Occurred.

Madisonville, KY, Sept. 1S.--The
probably fatal wounding of non
union miner by unknown persons,
who fred half hundred shots
through a house filled with sleeping
negroes; the wounding of young
nonunion man by deputy sheriff
who mistook him for tresspassing
union striker; harmless, but some
what fear-inspiring, fusilades from
the rifles of both strikers and
guards; the arrival of probably 200
armed strikers from points outside
the county; the swearing in of more
deputies to be stationed with should
cred rifles and shotguns at various
places designated by the mine op
orators, and the arrival of assist
ant Adjt. Gen. Percy Haley, as
the representative of Gov. Beckham,
to investigate the situation with the
view of reaching a conclusion on the
question of calling out state troops
all these constitute the events which
have made this a day not without
excitement in Hopkins county.
The Situation.
And yet, while this array of facts
presents seemingly highly sensa-
tional situation, such a character
ization might mislead one to believe
that the people here were wrought
to an intense pitch of excitement,
when such is not the case.
Reinecke mine near Madisonville
was idle again to-day. The &C
count of the holding up of the non.
union men yesterday by the union
men was correctly given, there be-
ing no denial that the hold-up was
by the men camping about Madi-
sonville.
The Strikers Claims.
Their friends assert that it is
their only act of violence since the
camp was formed. Many shots
were fred at and in the vicinity of
the Reinecke mine this morning and
again late this afternoon, but it is
asserted by the strikers that none
of the shots were fired by them.
They charge that guards at the
Reinecke mine secreted themselves
ia patch of woods near the mines
and also adjacent to the strikers
camp and fired their rifles in order
TO create the impression that the
strikers were resorting to further
violence.
Union Men Arrested.
Andy Tuck, George Dockery,
Wesley Cook, William Griffin and
Thomas Cofman, all union men,
were arrested to-day on the charge
of confederating and banding to-
gether for the purpose of intimidat-
ing the employees of the Reinecke
Coal Company. The first three
were sent to Jail an default of a
bond of $500 to appear before Judge
Hall Thursday for examining trial.
Griffin and Coffman gave bond for
their appearances, and were re-
leased. An effort may be made to
resume operations in the Reinecke
or the Monarch mines tomorrow.
Prisoners Taken to HopkinsviIIe.
County Judge Hall tonight issued
an order to the Sheriff to convey to
the Christian county Jail in Hop
kinsville Deputy Sheriff Indie and
his possemen, Mcintosh and John
son, who are in Jail in this city con-
victed of the murder of Henry Tay-
lor and William Cook, union miners
at Carbondale last January. The
movements of the union men of the
past few days have been such that
the officers tear an attempt would
be made to do the prisoners harm
should they remain this city. This
move was safely guarded, only two
or three persons knowing that such
a change was CONTEMPLATED. The
prisoners left on the midnight
train, accompanied by Deputy
Sheriffs.