The sun., 1901-11-21
MINERS ORDERED TO LEAVE.
HENTUCKY JUDGE COMMANDS
ARMED MEN TO DISPERSE.
Commonwealth Of Kentucky Rouses Itself
I TO Action TO Stop the Anarchy and
: Murder in the Coal Resion-Mis-
crcants Must Scatter by saturday.

crcants Must Scatter by saturday.
tEARLIvoroS, Ky. Nov. 2o.-A step has
at last been taken by the authorities OF
Hopkins county which seems TO DO IN
spired by a genuine spirit Of resolution
TO rid Hopkins county Of the wandering
hands OF thugs. who were imported here
from other States by. the United Mine
Workers, and who for more than three
months have kept going here reign OF
anarchy. arson and murder
All day yesterday and part OF to-day
Judge John O. Is. Hall OF Madisonville,
the County Judge of Hopkins county, was
engaged in examining witnesses concern
ing the outlaw camps, the way depreda-
tions were conducted with these camps
a. bases of operations and the conduct OF
the camps and campers generally Inc
taking OF testimony on these points ex-
tended In the evening OF yesterday and
was resumed with the examination OF
several witnesses to-day As result OF
his investigation Judge Hall prepared
and issued this afternoon a proclamation,
which he pit into the hands Of the Sherln
OF the county TO serve upon the leader OF
the large camp OF invaders that now re-
mains, the one at Nortonville, where be-
tween 300 and 400 vagabonds and des-
peradoes are assembled. and where they
are waiting as they say, until they are IN
sufficient force to sweep through the
county. drive the law-abiding miners from
work and capture and destroy the mines,
all in the name of the Mitchell Benevolent
Mine Workers Union.
Judge Halls proclamation is
All rood. lnw-abldug citizens deeply
bp di.ururpful conduct OF ma nv Nltb-
lstors Of the law in our beloved county OF
hopkins. and in some Of her neiThbor ,Hunuc, nhe
few months II you iairly represent thc
nonle l1hnrCr- whose name YOU bear, you
VIII readily and without quest on ,h or eGort S"T
10 restore our accustomed peace nnl Drlng
speedy and adequate punishment to al Kuhty
Whatever may be the crimes or indiscre-
eons of other-. | want to beleye thht most
Of YOU are di1po,ci T. do right and nTG ltnC, xn,
that. from privat' investigation nade Dy
ne, from sworn statements 81 witnesses
1nd there are rea.onn bl' grounds for be-
lloving that out of your camps wlthln inc
INST few months have come ~ diverse tunes
oonsidera BILE numnrrs OF mrn. many @, Mhoin
are strangers T. tl'~ COMMUNITY, poIn Mh'e
and cclorcd who. heavily armed; nay" con a
jnCent thereto, and fer which, u Iohyl'Ud,
The lawful punishment will be death or cor
nnewen' bard ,or l dp 9ni al Who have returned
20 vour ca mn, ~ the nope of being lost among
your great uu nber ,, T.,
camps is the Only means OF making TINS condl-
ton possible and ~ constant menace 10
the peae. and disni,y "i hn our orIpodd ppond name
T. being brought to disgrace and shame by
the dcploraole CONDITION. Your ncc e"inI,i aId
forever ~ Hopkins county ,,.,
Therefore, To all citizens OF HOPKINS
county in the camEs sHSemoicd, a yor sSy Guns on
and return to YOUR hopes like good cltiz'ls
az once. aud to all others | say, dishand or
move your camps from HOPKINS county,
aud in order that ! may be fair with az o'
Won give YOU uI Ill saturday morning, Nov
80 1901. at dnylight In which To comply WIN
ton on your part for resistance OF this de-
nand hc discovered In which event immed'at"
action " u b. t1ken - my pnrf
There is no time for argument and the only
satisfat tory answer that you can make 10
this is prompt compliance Win ", lettis ne
will show that vo'I are unwilling 10 assist in
the appreheu-ipI OF those persons lndic,ed
md shelter la your large number OF strangers
and non-resident- OF this county IN your
pckCted camp. and u viii subject AL OF 20 !
t. charge of guilt Jointly with them Az lras y
a. aiter-, abettOrs and accessories, and
compel me hv the power OF tlis great toih-
wta1g ~ the pending cont tons, betNeen
striking l1borer- on the o." -il' ana hbotets :
eVpress no opinion " - tpo.n charged and
H. b. charged with OFFENCES the legal pre-
sumption OF innocence must Obtain hntl
by sufficient testimony ~ the inNesugnuons
In the courts which will follow IA due Cour-"
of law the contrary viii be proven But To
promot. the invest CATION and present a
menace tp peace and recognition Of out
iaWry your CAMPS must go and go at once
County Judge Of hopkins county
Judge Halls proclamation was mads
public in Madlsonvile a. soon A. II was
fs-,Iad and caused Some, hing Of furry 81
the headquarters Of the union agitators
Tn. spirit uf the blurter and braVadO which
lac clafact erized them from the first did
not desert them ia this emergency W
Jamas Wood. the dist rict President 0f the
United Mine Workers Sald, ~ he said ~
Judge Eyans'r inlung ion, that JudR.
Halle proclamation Vac a matter ~ 40
consequence whatever, and that tie camI's
would nav no attention 10 " That re
mAins H. 10 s"su. II Wood b. night Ia he
pr,di@iuu n ir difio'ili to -'-" hos serious
llondsi iod oan he averie'i b''h Judge
Hall ADD AdIHaut General Murray az"
committed a. the rtuiefnrut that u there
is fs.lriauoo the rsei-iano" VII lIr uhri
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