The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-06-28
PETER MILLER
MADE THREATS
THREATENED TO BLOW UF
HOUSE OF JOHN HuTcHKo.
Was Committed to the County Jail
Last Night by Alderman Millar in
Default of 81, 900 Bail-Three Men
Arrested at olyphant for Rioting
at That Place and Held in Bail.
Warrants Have Been Issued for a
Number Of Other Men.

the rear of 713 Scranton street. was
last night committed to the county
jail by Alderman Millar in default OF
$1,000 bail. Miller Is charged with
threatening to blow up the house of
John Hutchko, of 112 North Seventh
street, with dynamite.
Hutchko is a mine worker, and most
of the time since the strike began has
been employed at the Diamond wash
cry of the Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western company. Miller and others
have tried to dssuade Hutchko from
working, but without success. and fl
nally Miller declared that unless Hutch
ko Joined the strikers he would have
his house blown up by dynamite and
all of the inmates killed. He also APP
piled some very opprobious names to
Hutchko.
When arrested yesterday Miller de-
MED the threats, but several witnesses
testified to hearing them made, and the
alderman held the accused. For call
ing vile names. he was fined $40 and
costs and in default was committed to
the county Jail for thirty days.
ARRESTS AT OLYPHANT
District Board Member Stephen
Reap, of the United Mine Workers of
America Edward Lawler and John
Lyons, all of Olyphant, were arraigned
before Magistrate w. S. Millar yester-
day afternoon, on the charge of being
implicated in Thursdays rioting at Oily
phant, near the Delaware and Hudson
Coal companys collieries Reap was
fined $40 and held in $500 bail, while
Lawler and Lyons were fined $40 each
and held in $500 bail.
About thirty other warrants are out
for the arrest of mine workers, among
them Hugh Duggan, Will Morr. Lin
coin Pettigrew and Oliver Roe. who are
charged with having taken part in the
riots. Warrants were also served upon
Frank Wheeler and P. j. Mccormack
yesterday, who, with Reap. Lawler and
Lyons, were accused of rioting, May
20, but their case was continued, at
the request of their counsel.
AT yesterdays hearing, the Defend
ants We're represented by Attorney j. j.
O'Malley, and Attorney j. Fl. Torrey
and Joseph O'Brien conducted the
prosecution. The warrants were issued
at the instance of George Meyl, John
Pettigrew. George Moran and David +.
Lewis. The hearing took place at 3
o'clock, the magistrates Office being
thronged with spectators. Superin-
tendent r. e. Rose, of the Delaware
and Hudson coal department.. and
other Delaware and Hudson represen-
tatives We're present.
THE TESTIMONY.
Meyl, Pettigrew and Mason swore
that crowd of about thirty men had
interfered with them. when they were
going to work, and that on Reap's
counselling them to go home, they had
done so, fearing to go to the colliery.
Lewis was then put on the stand, and
swore to the commotion which occurred
May 90. He claimed that between two
and three hundred men met him, when
he was going to work, early in the
morning, closed in on him. and by their
shouts and threats deferred him from
going on. He declared that Reap
seemed to him to be the ringleader.
Did Reap lay violent hands on you?"
querled Mr.. OMalley.
mo, sir" answer the witness.
did he have any weapon, or any in
strument in his hand" was the next
question.
"Well, seeing that there We're over a
couple of hundred men with him, I
hardly think he needed anything" the
witness responded.
Mr.. Goodrich, watchman at the
crossing, testified to the fact that an
unusual crowd of men had gathered
early in the morning near the colliery.
His testimony was productive of a
counsel.
CASE CONTINUED.
Magistrate Millar granted a contin-
uance in this case, and Mr. O'Malley
then asked that the defendants be dis
charged, as no direct evidence had been
brought to show that they used force
or violence. The act of assembly Of
1901 was read by counsel for the pros
ecution, however, showing that the riot
ing done was sufficient cause to hold.
Magistrate Millar overruled the mo-
ton to dismiss the case, and Stephen
Reap was then placed on the stand
His story of the case was to the effect
that on different occasions he had met
Meyl, Pettigrew and Mason, near the
colliery. On his speaking to them
amcably, and asking them to join the
other strikers, crowds had collected
about them, but no threats, or intlmi-
dation of any sort had ever been used.
The other defendantS testimnoy was
of the Same nature.