The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-26
NON-UN|ON MAN
KILLED BY MOB
BrutaIIy Beaten With Clubs
Until Skull is Crushed
ANOTHER MINER INJURED
Outside of the One Break at oliphant
the Lawlessness In the Strike
Regions Was Not So
General.
ANOTHER MINER INJURED


was considerable disorder and many acts
of violence In sections of the hard coal
regions today, the lawlessness was not
so general as it was earlier in the week.
The presence of additional troops and
a drenching rain assisted greatly in the
preservation of peace.
The most serious outbreak occurred
near Oliphant, almost under the nose of
the soldiers of the Thirteenth regiment. A
non-union miner named Winston was
dubbed to death by a band of Hungar-
ians, and his son-in-law was badly
beaten.
Near Wilkesbarre a coal and IRON po-
liceman was almost dubbed to death.
Reports from other parts of the region
show that petty cases of violence con-
tinue. The lower anthracite region is COM
paratively quiet, most Of the lawlessness
occurring in the vicinity of Scranton and
Wilkesbarre.
Brigadier General Goblin is keeping
many Of his soldiers on the move, either
shifting their camps or sending out COM
panies to scatter crowds. This afternoon
he moved the Eighth regiment, which has
been stationed at Shenandoah since july
81, to Duryea, half way between Scran-
ton and Wilkesbarre. A company of the
Thirteenth was sent to Forest City, the
extreme northern edge of the hard coal
beds, and about twenty-four miles north
of Scranton. The company had a brush
with a mob upon its arrival, but no one
was hurt.
President Mitchell says the troops will
help to keep the men firmer in their de-
termination TO stand out against the
operators. The coal companies claim they
are daily placing more men at work and
the shipment of coal continues in small
quantities
The situation at Lebanon, where ne
groes took the places of the iron and
steel workers In the plant of the Ameri-
can iron and steel company, thereby
causing iiots and the killing of one per-
son and tile injuring of others, con-
tinues quiet
One Killed, Another Injured.
Scranton, Pa, September 25.-James
Winston, aged 4S years, was killed and
his son-in-law, s. ]. Lewis was severely
injured by a gang of Hungarian strikers
who waylaid them on their way to work
at Grassy Island colliery of the Delaware
and Hudson company today. The affair
took place half a mile from and almost
within sight of the camp of the Thir-
teenth regiment at Oliphant Lewis got
away, but Winston had his skull crushed
with club and fell unconscious. While
he lay prostrate and dying the crowd
jumped on him. kicked him in the face
and beat him with clubs. After dancing
aooeat their victim, clapping their hands
and singing the crowd left him. Win
ston was carried away by William Doyle,
a non-uDion man and Mrs. Doyle, who
witnessed the murder. Harry Simroek,
Tom Priston and Harry Shubah, who are
alleged to have committed the crime,
have fled. Six men and women who
were In the crowd from which the assail-
ants emerged were arrested and held in
800 bail each as witnesses.
Mrs. George Marshall, a negro woman,
wife Of the proprietor of hotel in Jes-
sup, armed with a shotgun. safely es-
corted a hunted non-union man through
a crowd of 100 strikers from the hotel to
the Terrick Creek collery stockade late
last night. When the crowd began to
avenge itself by bombarding the hotel
Mrs. Marshall fired on the nearest group
and peppered a dozen men with bird
shot. This scattered the mob.
A company from the Thirteenth regi-
ment was called and attempted to dis
perse a crowd which was tearing up the
tracks at the Pacoast colliery in Throop.
This evening a crowd Of strikers threw
stones at non-union men who were being
escorted home from work in Forest City
The soldiers loaded their guns and the
commander said he would give the word
to fire If another stone was thrown. The
crowd melted away. One man was ar
rested.
Troops Reach Duryea.
Wilkesbarre, September 25.-General
Goblin and the Eighth regiment arrived
at the mining town of Duryea late today.
The town is almost on the dividing line
between Luzerne and Lackawanna coun-
ties and ever since the strike began has
been the scene of many acts of violence.
General Goblin is here. The Ninth regi-
ment, with headquarters in this city did
it's first guard duty today. Two bat
talions made a tour of the upper and
lower end of the county. One battalion
went to Nanticoke, Plymouth and Wan
nmie, where they dispersed large crowds
that had assembled in the vicinity of the
mines. 1t was a new experience for the
strikers, but they did not linger long
after the arrival of the military. Sher-
III JACOBS accompanies the soldiers ana
at Nanticoke, placed under arrest John
Zuchho, who was heavily armed. Burgess
has asked Sheriff Jacobs for
special officers at Nanticoke, saying he
can no longer control the strikers and
their sympathizers who stone the houses
Of non-union men.
The strikers had their pickets out at
all the mines the same as usual today
and wherever they could they persuaded
men who wanted to go to work to return
to their homes.
David Aknew, coal and iron policeman,
was assaulted by strikers at Brookside
this afternoon and left on the road for
dead. He was removed to the hospital in
a critical condition.
One hundred and fifty miners left here
for Ohio today, where they have secured
work In the soft coal mines.
Obliged to Use Soft Coal.
Washington, September 25.-Capt. @. w.
Baird Of the navy, who is superintendent
of the state, war and navy departments
building, has been obliged TO purchase
soft coal for use in the buildings. Under
present conditions about seventy tons
week are necessary, but when the heat is
turned on, double that amount will be re-
quired. Last spring Captain Baird pur-
chased coal to the extent of the nom in