West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-07-31

he admitted that he had asked the
governor for troops. The governor
wired that IL the citizens Of the town
petitioned for troops. he would send
them and at this writing last night.
petition was being circulated for this
purpose. 1t was almost certain last
right theat the troops would be here
today.
Non-Unionists Badly Beaten.
The trouble started about 6
o'clock last evening, when Deputy
Sheriff Thomas Beddal attempted to
escort two non-union men through the
strikers line of piekets. The work
men were dressed in their street
clothes, but one Of them carried bun
die underneath his arm and this arous-
ed the suspicious Of the strikers. The
bundle was torn from him and when 1t
was found to contain a blouse and ov-
eralls, the man was taken from the
deputy and beaten almost to death.
In the mean time, Beddal opened
fire on the mob, which had gathered
by this time. and emptied his reyoi.
yer. Two Of the shots took effect,
one man being shot in the leg and
tho other in the foot. The deputy and
the remaining strike-breaker were now
compelled to fly for their lives and
t. ok refuge in the Philadelphia &
Eeading depot. The depot was soon
Isurrounded by an angry mob OF 5000
which was becoming more threaten
ing and demonstrative every moment.
Joseph Beddal a hardware merchant
and brother Of the deputy sherif, was
Iseen making his way through the
crowd in an effort to reach his broth
er and the mob, divining that he was
carrying ammunition to those inside
1.-THE depot seized him and beat him
liz to insensibility, using clubs and
ltiilies. He died en route to the Min
cls' hospital.
Reseiged Men Placed on Engine.
Shortly after this, the entire bor-
|ough police force arrived on the scene
land escorted the deputy sheriff and
his man to an engine, which had been
backed into the depot for that pur
pose. The mob surrounded the engine
End the engineer was afraid to move
In a few moments, however, the police
IhTed a volley, dispensing the crowd
for a brief period, and the engineer
turned on full steam and got away
with his men. Stones were now
Thrown thick and fast about the heads
IF the police, whereupon Chief John
Fry gave the order to fire. At the
first volley the mob fell back and
several were seen to fall. Their re-
treat, however, was but momentary.
They turned and, with revolvers.
stones and even a few shotguns, they
charged on the little band OF police
men and made them dy for their
lives. The policemen turned in their
fight at short intervals and fired vol.
.ey after volley at their merciless pur.
suers. but the mob seemed thoroughly
lnfuriated and smoking revolvers
seemed to have no terrors for them.
When the Lehigh railroad crossing
was reached a passing freight train
blocked the progress Of the police.
two Of whom were caught and brut-
aily beaten. One Of them, Stiney va
copsky, will die.
1t is estimated that upwards Of
1000 shots were fired and the wonder
Is that more fatalities did not result
1t least over 40 strikers, all Of whom
were foreigners, were shot and at
least two of them will die. Many Of
the merchants and. politicians re-
fused to sign the call fer troops, fear
ing that the miners would boycott
them when the trouble is over.
LawIessness at Mt. Carmel.
Mt. Carmel, July Blowing to so
much lawlessness existing here
Wednesday since Tuesday, caused by
marching crowds Of strikers assault
ing and intimidating non-union men,
the burgess issued a proclamation
last night calling on citizens to be
iaw-abiding in order to avoid a riet
which he says Is liable to result at
sny time If the present state Of tur.
moil continues much longer. The
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and
Iron company asked Sheriff Deitrick
last evening to swear in deputies to
guard workmen on their way to and
from the cotlieries. Deitrick refused,
oloiming conditions did not warrant
such action.