Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-11-25
ORDER OF COURT
Against Striking Miners
Was Executed By Armed
Forces.
CAMP Is BROKEN Up
kentucky Miners Who Defied the
Injunction Of the Court Find
Their Mistake.
They, Are Now in Jail at Madison
willie Charged with Breaking
the Peace.


forcing the courts injunction, the ex.
into operation on Sunday and the ia
nous and much-talked-of camp of the
striking union miners that has been
located about quarter of mile south
OF Nortonville in the southern part OF
this county, is a thing of the past.
There is nothing left to mark the
rendezvous of those who defied the
officers and even the courts and gave
the state and county officials SO much
trouble for the past two months, save
ash-heaps, straw that was used for
beds. holes in the ground made by the
tent-stays, and other marks of debris
incident to camp life. All of the camp
ers on whom the sun rose Sunday
morning. with the exception of a very
few who escaped the officers. are pris-
Oners behind the bars of the county
Jail. charged by County Judge Hall
with "a breach of the peace. unlaw-
fully assembling and banding togeth-
er, thereby making the camp a men
ace and terror to the public peace. -
The four large tents with all the camp
paraphernalia were captured Sunday
and brought in with the prisoners.
1t will be remembered that the pro-
ceedings on the part of the county
authorities. referred to in the fore
going paragraph. is the execution of
an order issued last Wednesday by
County Judge John G. B. Hall com
manding that the union camp at Nor
tonville be disbandeI before Saturday
inn at Iax- a
campers shall not assemble again in
the county. Judge Hall issued the
diSbanding order after receiving
sworn statements from more than 100
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 attacks on the mines and prop
'erty and homes of those who were
peaceable, law abiding and hard-work-
ing citizens; that the union camp was
an unlawful assembly of men banded
together for the purpose of destroying
property and intimidating men who
persist in working independent of the
United Mine Workers of America
All of these things Judge Hall in
vestigated and considered before act
ing, but when he did he was endorsed
and supported by the governor of the
state and the entire military force.
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 Yost, chief counsel for the
union, demonstrated their intention
not to heed the orders of the court
and hurled defiance in the face of
officers. declaring that they did not
intend to obey the command and that
they would not 1--we until they were
moved" then il as that Judge Hall
called on Adult: General David r.
Murray and the two companies of
state guards from jacksonville and
Hopkinsville, that were here TO help
him execute the order and disband the
camp. A special train left Madison
vile Sunday morning. carrying Coun-
ty Judge Hall. Sheriff John H Han
-kins, Deputies James Thomas and
Samuel Jennings, also General Muir
ray, his aides, Captain Ellis of Owens
boro; Captain Gordon of Frankfort
and Captains Powers and Strung with
she jacksonville and Hopkinsville
companies. The train took the siding
AT Nortonville. Judge Hall. the sheriff
and his deputies got in a conveyance
previously ordered for the trip and
drove to the camp. quarter of mile
distant. On arriving at the camp it
was found that all the men save % or
so had left. taking with them all the
arms and ammunition. All who We're
present Judge Hall ordered at once ar
rested. The four large tents were
soon torn down loaded on wagons and
hauled to Nortonville, where they were
packed in q boN-car that was brought
along for that purpose. When the
time came to remove the prisoners to
the train. they refused to bulge, say
ing that the officers would have to
move them. which one of the deputies
proceeded promptly to do. Stepping
down. he picked one of the men up
and shouldered him as though it was a
sack of flour The officer was not very
particular about the way he carried
the prisoner. and Just as he was in
the act of throwing him over into the
wagon. the man begged to be allowed
to walk The others seeing that there
was to be no foolishness on the part
OF the officers. agreed 10 walk also
Infatuated Councillor shoots.