The sun., 1901-11-21

large body Of armed men on the mines.
as such a movement In the presence OF the
Sheriff would be gross contempt ana
defiance Of law, while the Judge favored
this movement, for various reasons II was
not brought about and the mine operators
were compelled to put on large force OF
armed guards to protect the people and the
property from destruction.
-1he camp continued 10 grow until sept.
TO- when IL became 40 threatening 10 the
mining property and to the railroad property
1 that an additional number OF men were
put on. These men arrived during the night
Of Sept. 10, and were placed on duty at
the various mines. The rumor spread
that 200 Pinkerton detectives had arrived.
or, as some had It., mountaineers, and
straightaway there was fear and trembling
through the great camp at Nortonvlle.
The occupants held one another's hand sin
fear and trembling to sustain their cour-
age poor old cow invaded the precincts
OF the line of guards and was challenged.
II failed to give the countersign and was
shot full Of holes.
the next morning, bright and early.
the Nortonville camp watched no more.
, II disappeared so quickly that II had no
time to pay for the cow II had killed, though
the commanding officer, Mr.; kissinger,
kindly promised he would send the money
to the poor widow to whom the COW be-
afhis camp at Nortonvile was not
brought into being again until about the
time Of arrival of the troops, and II has been
occupied since by armed men. and from
il raids havc been made on the Empire
mines While the militia was here no
effort was made to remove the camps,
the occupants being treated as belhgerents.
with whom truce was made. To-Day
il the first time that those In authority
have positively said 10 these law-breaking
assemblies that they must disband. and II
would seem now that Il Is matter between
the State Of Kentucky on the one SIDE,
which says the law shall be enforced and
Of Jim Wood on the other side, who declares
the camps will not be moved
There was great indignation in Madison
vile to-day at the TRADE OF abuse which
Representative-e ct Bradley poured out on
| Judge Evans for issuing a United states
Court injunction restraining the outlaws
from their siege of the keinicke mine
Nj Bradley is Young man who was police
Judge before he was elected to the lower
house Uf the state Legislature this fall.
Brasher, have been making speeches that
were very violent in tone and calculated
To encourage tho invading outlaws to ret
sst the orders of the United States Court
The speeches last evening were delivered
I'm the County Court room before an au- :
dience of some 100 persons II was called
an Indignation meeting and the indigna,
ton was supposed to be directed toward
Judge Evans. the good old Bryan govern
ment by injunction" and particularly the
Nushriile "A mericdn, a paper OF great weight
i'm western Tennessee and Kentucky, which,
from the first. has told the plain cold facts
about the villainies perpetrated by the
United Mine Workers Union In Hopkins
county and has editorialy commented on
the same with much caustlc vigor.
Like the oratory Of some 1ammany ren,
much of Mr.. Bradley's eloquence was I'M
printable Here, however, are a few things
which he thought Il advisable to say about
Judge Evans and United States Court
iniunCtions:
Right along here I want to say this. and
I want il 10 be understood plainly. and that
is that the injunction Of the Federal Court
a. TO the camps of the United Mine Workers
in this county IL farce and the biggest
one ever practised by the Judge of any
court in the United States. | know there
is a United States Marshall in the audience,
and / want him TO hear what ] have 10 say
along this line. Call II contempt OF court.
IL YOU will. but declare IL again, the recent
Injunction Of the Federal Court Judge.
Walter Evans. is the biggest farce ever
practisad by Federal Judge.
Gentlemen, | tell you IL is time for the
people of the county 10 look TO their welfare
when such fra.d- are being practised
upon them by men high in authority. men
who pose as the highest guardians Of the
peace Of the State. ] knew Walter Evans
before he was a Federal Judge. | knew
him before he was anything and he has
been a tool of corporations from the fret
| will tell you now that this injunction
will not he tolerated. and as for my part
do not intend to pay any attention to It
whatever.
Il have known Walter Evans for long
time He is owned by the corporations Of
this county There never has been
decision rendered by him that was carried
TO the niger courts that was not reve rsed.
He makes the ranke-t decisions Of any
Judge in the courts 81 the country i don't
care whether | am arrested for contempt of
court or not. ] am going 10 say Just what
Il thought at first would call him Judge
Evans, but wont. He is not Judge enough
for that ! will say Ia the presence Of the
Marshall and reporters Of papers and all
Of you, ths injunction issued by Judge
Walter Evans il a fraud and j. not according
To Law ia any sense and Mr. Evans. you
will be reversed IN this case a. you have
baan in thousand others. Your inlunc-
: ton il not worth the snap II my finger
am ready 10 60 70 a Federal Jail
viii Judge Evans probably take action
with reference 10 Mr bradl"y's sTeecl,
was asked 81 a leading citiz@n of Madison
willie to-day Judge Evans will pay JUS,
about a. much attention Ia Mr Bradley
/ a. hull would To ny that hapJl"ned io
| lghi on one ~ hiz horns vac the reply
! All IA. same there wac enough un"asinr-s
/ ia MadispnVll. last evening in view - th"
! npai-fs from IA" T-ocut bruken-up campo
/ Who we're drifting about town 10 oau-'
the authorities 90 order all th" saloons iu
town clpssd and ~ cause many 90 fear
that the inorndiary lAfaugue miglt
caus" an ou'hrrak ~ sous" sort
OfR IHIIONN tRRisT
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