The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-03
First Break Comes Among the Strik-
ing Firemen, but Other Mine
Strikes Are Reported.
A LONG FIGHT is AT HAND
UNION PACIFIC DETERMINED TO EN-
FORCE A PIECE SCALE.
New Bunks Are Being Put Up for Nom
union Men, but the Strikers Say
These Cannot Do the Work.

WILKESBARRE, Pa. July "A number
of justices of the peace in Luzerne county
were kept busy to-day giving hearings to
men charged with melting and participat-
ing in riots at coal mines. Early this morn
ing Deputy Sheriff Eckert brought four
men from Freeland. charged with engaging
in a riot at that place. The prisoners were
taken before Magistrate Pollock for hear
ing. The Justices Office was crowded TO
suffocation. Among the spectators was
National Board Member John Fallon, who
was present TO see that the arrested men
got fair play. A number of deputies testi-
fed that the prisoners gathered in the road
leading to one of the mines this morning
and tried to intimidate some fellow-em-
ployes. One of the men pointed a revolver
at one of the deputies. The riot act was
then read and, the mob refusing to dis
perse, the deputy sheriff and his posse put
the ringleaders under arrest.
At strike headquarters it was claimed
that the arrests were an outrage and that
the men should have been given a hearing
at their homes instead of being railroaded
to Wilkesbarre. The magistrate, after hear
ing all the evidence held the defendants in
$500 bail for trial at court. Mr.. Fallon
could not furnish the bail and the four men
had TO go 10 Jail.
County Detective Philips, Of Lackawan-
county, came TO Duryea to-day, and,
going 10 the William A. colliery placed
seven of the coal and iron policemen on
duty there under arrest. They are charged
With the shooting yesterday OF the Italian
whose dead body was found outside the
barricade by a passer-by. The officers were
taken TO Scranton and arraigned before
Magistrate Howe. They were held in s., 200
bail to answer at court.
The Wilkesbarre Alliance made it's first
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Mine Workers named William Weitzer
arrested charged with libeli1g merchants
and others. There were fourteen counts
against him. Magistrate Van Horn de-
manded $1,000 bail The defendant was un-
able TO furnish the bond and was sent to
Jail.
There came near being a serious riot at
the William a. colliery this afternoon.
Charles A. Brown, a mining engineer. was
his way TO the mine when number
of strikers, foreigners, began calling him
names, and IL is said one of the men also
threw a stone at the surveyor. Brown
drew his revolver and threatend to shoot.
This angered the foreigners and they
picked UP stones 10 throw at Brown. The
engineer then fired his revolver in the air.
This attracted the attention Of the guards
behind the barricade at the colliery and
they came out Seeing Brown in dan
ger they fired into the air and the foreign
ers fell back. After II was thought the
trouble had subsided Brown started to take
an electric car. when he was arrested by
Chief of Police Cosgrove, of Duryea. He
was taken before Burgess Burlington. fol-
lowed by a large crowd OF angry Italians.
The police say they found four revolvers on
Brown IL was plainly evident that the en-
gineer's life was in danger If he remained
in the place long. and the burgess. after
hearing some evidence. placed the defend
ant under s.. 900 bail. Being unable to fur
nish IT, he was ordered removed 10 the
county Jail. Here the friends of the young
man were busy tonight trying 10 raise the
necessary amount OF bail. His counsel will
ask the court for a heabeas corpus hearing
tomorrow.