The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-11-30
STRIKERS ARRESTED.
Camp Near Madisonville, Ky., Brok-
en- Up by Posse and State
Militia

Madisonville, KY, Nov. 25.-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 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 authorities
SO much trouble for the past two
months save ash-heap, 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 campers on whom the sun
rose Sunday morning, with the ex-
ception of very few who escaped
the officers, are prisoners behind the
bars of the county Jail, charged by
County Judge Hall with "a breach of
the peace, unlawfully assembling and
banding together, thereby making the
camp a menace and terror to the pub
lie peace" The four large tents with
all the camp paraphernalia were cap
tured and brought in with the pris-
oners.
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 the Off
GERS, declaring that they did not in
tend to obey the command and that
they would not move until they were
moved" then it was that Judge Hall
called on Adjt. Gen. David r. Murray
and the two companies of state guards
from Madisonville and Hopkinsville
that were here to help him execute the
order and disband the camp. The plans
for carrying out the order were COM
pleted Saturday night and the time for
the executing was set for Sunday
morning.
A special train left jacksonville at
6:30 a. M, carrying County Judge
Hall, Sheriff John H. Hankins, Depu-
ties James Thomas and Samuel Jen-
nings, also Gen. Murray, his aids,
Capt. Ellis, of Owensboro; Capt. Cor
don, of Frankfort, and Capts. Powers
and Strang, with the jacksonville and
Hopkinsville companies. The train
took the siding at Nortonville. Judge
Hall, the sheriff and his deputies got
in conveyance previously ordered
for the trip and drove to the camp, a
quarter of mile distant. On arriv-
ing at the camp it was found that all
the men, save rs or 80, had left, TAX
ing with them all the arms aud am
munition. All who were present
Judge Hall ordered at once arrested.
The four large tents were soon torn
down, loaded on wagons and hauled
to Nortonville, where they were
packed in box car that was brought
along for that purpose.
When the time came to remove the
prisoners to the train they refused
to bulge, saying 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 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 to walk also. "A total of %
nriSonerS were taken