The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-31
Mob at Shenandoah.

Beddal1 attempted to escort two non
union workers through the strikers line
OF pickets The workmen were dresser
in their street Clothes but one of them
carried a bundle under his arm. and TINS
aroused the suspicious of the strikers.
The bundle was torn from him, and
when it was found to contain blouse
and overalls the men were taken from
the deputy and beaten almost to death.
In the meantime BeddaI opened fire
on the mob, which had gathered by this
and emptied his revolver. Two of the
shots took effect, one man being shot
in the leg and the other in the foot. The
deputy and strike breaker were now
compelled to fly fer their lives, and took
refuge in the Philadelphia and Reading
Railroad depot. The depot was soon
surrounded by the angry mob of five
thousand. which was becoming more
threatening and demonstrative every mo-
ment. Joseph Beddall a hardware mer
chant and brother of the deputy sheriff,
was seen making his way through the
crowd in an effort to reach his brother
and the mob, divining that he was car
rying ammunition to those inside the de-
pot seized him and beat him with clubs
and billes into insesibiity He died en-
route to the miners hospital.
POLICEMEN PUT TO FLIGHT.
Shortly after this the entire borough
police force arrived en- the scene and es-
coIted the deputy sheriff and his man to
an engine, which had been backed into
the depot for that purpose. When the
mob realized that their prey was about
to escape they surrounded the engine and
th-: engineer was afraid to move. In
few moments. however, the police fired
a volley, dispensing the crowd for a brief
Cv-;r m nd ha rpira on
steam and got away with his man. Stones
were now thrown thick and fast about the
heads of the police. whereupon Chief John
Frye gave the. order to fire. AT the first
vclley the mob fell back and several were
seen to fall. Their retreat. however, was
hut momentary They turned and with
rcvolvers, stones and even shotguns they
charged on the little band Of policemen
aud made them fly for their lives The
policemen turned in their flight and fired
yolley after volley at their merciess pur-
suers, but the mob seemed thoroughly in
furiated and smoking reVolvers seemed
to have no terrors for them
When the Lehigh Railroad crossing was
reached, a passing freight train blocked
their progress two of whom We're caught
and brutally beaten. One OF them. Stein
ey Sacopsky, will die. 1t IS estimated that
upwards of one thousand shots were
fired. and the wonder is that more fatal
itits did not result More than twenty
strikers. all of whom were foreigners,
wee shot. and at least two of them will
die Many of the merchants and politi-
clans are refusing to sign the call for
troops fearing that the miners VIII boy
colt them after the trouble Is over, and
as the Governor has made the sending of
troops contingent on the petition OF cit
izcns, there is some doubt as to whether
they will be sent.
At II o'clock tonight the streets are
still crowded with people but everything
- 49, FORTY WOUNDED.
The. doctors Of the town dressed the
wounds OF nearly forty strikers, all of
whom were Foreigners, whose names
could not be ascertained. It is known at
midnight that four out OF six policemen