The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-25
DEFIANT KENTUCKY MINERS HAD
LEFT CAMP WHEN SHEER
IFFs ARRIVED
MILITIA WAS NOT NEEDED
Judge Hall and a Few Merry Osticer'
Drove to the Scene of Trouble
and Arrested the Few Men
Who Stood Fast
GUNS AND AMMUNITION GONE

MADlSONVILLE, KY, Nov. A.-Ine
strikers camp near here has been cap
tured and all present were taken pr1s-
onerS.
Tonight there is nothing left to mark
the rendezvous Of those who def1ed the
officers and even the courts and gave
the state and county authorities 80 mucn
trouble for the past two months, saw
ash heaps. straw that was used for beds.
holes in the ground made by tent stakes,
and other marks of debris incident to
camp life. All Of the campers on whom
the sun rose this morning, with the cx-
ception of a very few who escaped the
officers, are prisoners behind the bars of
the county Jail, charged by County Judge
Hall with breach of the peace, I'M
lawfully assembling and banding togeth-
er, thereby making the camp menace
and terror to the public peace.
The four large tents with all the camp
paraphernalia were captured and brought
in with the prisoners.
Starting of the Trouble.
The proceedings on the part of the
county authorities referred to in the fore
going was the execution of an order, is
sued last Wednesday by County Judge
John G. B. Han, commanding that the
union camp at Nortonville be disbanded
and that the campers should not assem-
bic again in the county. Judge Hall is
sued the disbanding order after receiv-
ing sworn statements from more than 1oo
reliable men residing in the southern
portion Of this county, who swore that
armed men went forth from these camps
and were responsible for the nightly at
tacks on the mines and property and
homes of those who We're peaceable, law
abiding and Woodworking citizens; that
the union camp was an unlawful assem-
bly, of men banded together for the pur-
pose of destroying property and intimi-
dating men who persisted in working in
dependent of the United Mine Workers
of America, who have had representa-
tiyes in Hopkins county for more than
year trying to persuade and force the
miners employed in the mines to join
their organizations.
All of these things Judge Hall investi-
gated and considered before acting, but
when he Old act he was indorsed and
supported by the governor of the state
and the entire military force.
Judge Assisted by the Militia.
The plan by which the removal of the
camp was accomplished was very SIM
pie, though effective. After President
Wood, of the United Mine Workers, and
Judge 1OSl, CIlleI COuIlSel IOT Tic uiiiOii,
demonstrated their intention not to heed
the orders of the court and hurled de-
1iance in the face Of the officers, deelar-
ing that they did not intend to obey the
command, and that they would not
move until they We're moved then it
was that Judge Hall called on Adjt. Gen.
David r. Murray and the two companies
Of state guards from Madisonville and
Hopkins, that were here to help him ex-
ecute the order and disband the camp.
The plans for carrying out the order were
completed last night and the time for
the execution thereof was set for this
morning.
A special train left Madisonville at $50
a. m. today, carrying County Judge Hall,
Sheriff John II. Hankins, Deputies James
Thomas and Samuel Jennings, also Gen.
Murray, his aides, Capt. Ellis, of Owens
boro; Capt. Gordon, of Frankfort, and
Capts. Powers and Strang, with the
Madisonville and Hopkinsville companies
The train took the siding at Norton
vile. Judge Hail. the sheriff and his
deputies got into conveyance and drove
to the camp. a quarter of mile distant
On arriving at the camp it was found
that all the men save twenty-five or
thirty had left, taking with them all the
arms, ammunition and supplies. All who
We're present Judge Hall ordered at once
arrested. The four tents were soon torn
down, loaded on wagons and hauled to
NortonVille, where they were packed in
a box car that was brought along for
that purpose.