The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-06-14

removed, the said defendant hung up an
other one. which was later taken away
by the police Of the municipal authorities.
And plaintiff further AYERS that by rea
son Of the premises he has suffered dam
ages in the sum of S., to recover which
he brings this suit.
Willard, Warren and Knapp are at
torneys for the plaintiffs. 1t Is UNDER
stood the Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western company Is back of the suits.
Michael Walsh, who lives in the rear
Of 1929 Price street, was arrested yes
terday at the instance of Henry Kent,
Lackawanna pump runner, who
charged him with threatening to take
his life and with disorderly conduct.
Kent alleges that Walsh threatened to
kill him if he continued at work and
that he called him "scab" and other
vile names on frequent occasions.
Magistrate Millar committed Walsh to
the county Jail in default Of fine Of
$40 and of 5000 bail.
OTHER ARRESTS.
At the instance of various coal COM
panies, Magistrate Millar has. issued a
raft of warrants for strikers who are
charged with violations Of the law.
Michael Walsh of the rear Of 1929
Price street, was arrested at the in
stance of the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western company for calling
names at and threatening one of it's
workmen, Henry Kent, pump runner.
Walsh, it is alleged, called Kent a scab
and threatened to shoot him and burn
his house. Magistrate Miller sent him
to the county Jail yesterday in default
Of fine of SIS for disorderly conduct,
and $500 bail to answer at court for
making threats.
John Pugh, William Pugh, Peter SOL
onion, and Joseph Grady, Of Mayfield,
were arrested yesterday on warrants
sworn out by Superintendent w. w.
Inglis, of the Hillside Coal and Iron
company, charging them with calling
names at and threatening the COM
pany's workmen. They gave bail in
Mayfield for hearing before Magis-
trate Millar at 73O o'clock this even
ing.
There are warrants out, also, for the
men who threatened to lynch John Fin
negan, an Erie company fireman, at
Petersburg, and the Italians who have
been figuring in the disturbances at the
William A. colliery of the Lehigh VAL
ley Coal company at Lackawanna.
Pumping operations at the Hallstead
colliery of the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western company at Duryea We're
at standstill yesterday as the result
Of the seven firemen quitting work.
These firemen were allowed to continue
at work after the strike order went out
because they We're working on an eight
hour shift. Some of the steam which
they generate was being used to run
the pumps which We're manned by non-
union men. Thursday the union fire.
men We're called out and at II o'clock
that night the fires were pulled and
the last of the seven firemen joined the
strikers ranks.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
The Mine Workers Of Jermyn and
vicinity made a demand recently on the
| merchants to refrain from selling goods
| to men who are working at the mines.
The Retail Merchants association took
the matter up at meeting, Thursday
| night, and after a lengthy discussion
adopted the following resolution:
"Resolved, That it is the sense of this
association that they continue to sell, all
their regular trade and not to imported
| men,"
At mass meeting held in Duryea,
| Thursday, the following resolution was
adopted:
Whereas, Reports have on several oc-
casions been current as to trouble exist
ing at Duryea, when the fact is that not
| single act of violence has occurred with
in the limits of the borough. Therefore,
be 1t
Resolved, That we the mine workers of
| Duryea in mass meeting assembled. de-
clare that we are loyal citizens, and will
not, nor do we need to resort to illegal
| means to gain our rights.
Resolved, That we depecate the use of
our names, or that of Duryea borough in
| connection with the sensational and ma
licious reports such as has recently been
sent out. Be it further
Resolved, That a copy of these resolu-
| tions be sent to the newspapers, and that
We, in the name of our town and our To-
Gals, ask close investigation OF rumors
| emanating from this vicinity.
The William A. Colliery, which is
partly in Duryea and partly in Lacka-