New-York tribune., 1902-08-07
MURDER IN NINE REGION
u.TcHMAN THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN
VICTIM OF VENGEANCE-NO MORE
COLLIERIES WORKING
ERr TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIRENE.

FBT TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUNE.1
vflkesbarre. Penn. Aug. 6.-The cold blooded
murder Of mine watchman. whose death had
been threatened for some weeks. startled the
en.ire upper district this morning and caused
-be strike leaders much regret. They state they
nil he active in prosecuting any union man who
ts suspected of being guilty of the crime Three
---iters have been arrested and now in jail
The victim is Daniel J. Sweeney. watchu1an at
he RIiss mine of the Delaware. Lackawanna
and Western .Company. near Nanticoke- Sew
.-s1 weeks ago ne had some foreigners arrested
fo- committing an assault upon him, and they
we're charged with rioting and held under heavy
,sn Since that time he was more than one
,ccssion threatened. and had been constantly
m the watch.
In the last three weeks several assaults nave
occurred along the road between Nanticoke and
,he Bliss and Auchingloss colleries. and for
sone days three deputy sheriffs were stationed
,bere All growing quiet. they were removed.
end last night the murder of Sweeney occurred.
~ -be spot where they had been stationed. He
had known for some time that he was being fol-
lowed and that some Of the strikers We're wait
ing to get e chance at him. and oriinarily he
went 70 and from work in company With C1hers-
Yesterday however. he attended the f-reITI Of
O. friend and started for work alont, late In the
evening. Going along Railro3d-st- in Eanticoke
he py
If Frank II. LeGerick. There he renamed
for some tine and until the streets Nc-7 quiet
sere7a! men were present in the saloon ana
rhe-e gss 1aIk OF the danger he ran. lie went
sv-e, al II O'Clock. soon s-fteT this Charles
Corner living O Iew hundred feet from she So
lo9n. heard noise OF G struggle outside his
house and looking into he stfse: Sc ~ ihree n'"u
running He partly recognized them but could
rot ascertain why they ran. ard returned 10
bed
,-o;s morning the body of Sweeney
found close TO the house Three great wound,
were In his head, each as If struck by the full
fo-oe Of a strong arm, and each mortal They
bad been made by some sharp, heavy instru-
roent- the skull being fractured and the brain
nierced by each. The county detective, named
Jones took charge Of the case, and this AFTER
noon get evidence for the arrest Of lgnyf Shu-
kis John Smith and Michael Yushko. L1thu-
snians He managed TO show that they were
ct the saloon, that they had followed Sweeney,
and as soon as ne went away they started after
him. Later they were seen running away from
The place where the body OF Sweeney was
found later in the morning. They were ar
rested and told conflicting stories They were
committed to jail without bail, and Jones
Is sure he has the right men
NO MORE CoLLIERIEs OPERATED
No more colIieries resumed operations to-day.
although the Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western promises that will be started
within couple Of days Superintendent Tooey
declined to say which il Will be, because the
strikers thus informed might interfere with
their ARRANGEMENTS. II VIII not, he said, be the
Woodward where several hundred strikers are
doing picket duty each morning, and where
had it net been for the premature publicity OF
the intention work would have been resumed on
THa corT
ting the Pettibone in shape, a number OF mules
having been taken down, and preparations are
also being made at the Auchincloss the cleo
frscaIly operated mine and breaker near Nam
tcoke.
The Cayuga. Of the Delaware. Lackawanna
and Western, which was shut down yesterday
.or nav sav. resumed this morning with more
men the officials report, than were employed
On Monday; while the Edgerton. Of the Temple
csosl and Iron Company increased its force in
The breaker and VIII In couple Of days send
sorne men down the mine. II appears that al
the Dickson Of the Delaware and HUDSON Com
pany which started yesterday. there nave peeh
men cutting coal for some days. and that Honl
now on the company expects TO have sufncienc
force 70 run both mine and breaker steeolIS-
Superintendent Rose is completing arrange
ments to resume work at other collieries OF 'he
company but what success he is having ne
viii not say.
The strikers at the Bernice mines who Went
OFT Yesterday gained a few recruits to-day, and
the situation remains about the same Inc!
are making efforts to get the non-unfon workers
Of the State line and Sullivan County TO JOIN
them.
The fear that work would be resumed at the
Packer No. mine Of the Lehigh Valley Coal
Company, near Shenandoah, caused the strikers
TO keep il picketed closely for the last two days
and about / o'clock this morning the guards
were startled by volley Of fifty shots being
fired all within two minutes. The rattle OF the
firearms made them think q big attack was to
occur and they replied but no further shots
came, and one was injured inside or outside
the stockade,
The strikers al Lonsford suppressed for the
tine by the calling of the troops to Shenandoah,
which is only days march away, have again
resumed their plan Of preventing the men going
Company mines and a number of workers were
this morning i'll treated. Sheriff Gombert, from
Nauch Chunk responded TO the call for aid by
asking General Goblin TO send troops there, but
the commander has not yet decided TO do So not
being convinced that the Sheriff is unable TO
protect the workers if he takes active measures
do
Trouble is feared at the Butler washery. near
Pittston, as small boys last night creased the
tracTcs and z train OF coal cars sent to the
scene was stalled Another train had TO pull II
of Guards have been stationed, and tonight
crowd Of boys gathered The strikers however
sought TO disDerse them
STRIKE FUND DISTRIBUTED
The third distribution of a strike fund in
staIlr1ent took place to-day, being given to the
strikers most in need. The districts received
the following amounts in round figures: Dis
trict No !. S24 600; District No Z. s., 800 and
District No g. $4,000 There was much de-
rnand among the men for this fund, but il was
given only TO those who are in actual need oi
he m h2irQ requested