Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-08-07
REIGN OF TERROR.

A veritable reign of terror prevails IN
the Mahanoy Valley, Pennsylvania, at
present, and it can be said that the life
of no non-union man is safe. The
foreigners and the lower classes of the
native mine workers have banded to-
gether. and their lawless acts keep the
community in turmoil. Tuesday
night Max Goldburg, employed at the
Primrose colliery, went to Mahanoy
CITY on business. As he was passing
along one of the main streets he was
set upon by number of the foreigners
and compelled to flee for his life. He
ran until he was almost exhausted, and
then burst into the home of John Tuhn,
a miner, and begged for protection.
Tuhn secured his revolver and, going to
the door. told the crowd he would kill
the first man who dared lay bands on
Goldburg. The mob became threaten
Ing, and Tuhn, after concealing Gold
burg in chicken coop, mounted his
horse and started to secure assistance.
When he returned he found that the
crowd had broken into the house, but
falling to find Goldburg had left
the place. The man was then escorted
to his home by several citizens, who
were well armed.
Attacks upon workers at the Bliss and
Uchincloss mines of the Delaware, Lack
awanna and Western Company, near
Nanticoke, during the past several days,
eliminated early yesterday morning III
the murder of Watchman Daniel j.
Sweeney, of the Bliss. He was attack
ed bv three men while alone, after being
followed for some distance, and three
wounds were inflicted, each moral.
Sweeney had been a marked man ever
since he had several men arrested for as
saulting him while on his way from
work. They were held under heavy
bail. These arrests aroused the spirits
of the dsorderly crowd which frequented
the road between Nanticoke and the
mines, and they frequently stoned and
attacked tie workers, Sheriff JAG 'bs, a
few nights ago, sent three deputies to
the scene, and the WORKERS have since
then been escorted home. The presence
of officers resulted in the crowds dispcrs-
ing. and, thinking that all danger was
over, the deputies were Tuesday night
withdrawn. Sweeney murder followed.
Sweeney did not work Tuesday, go
ing to a funeral, and got home too
late to 90 to the mine with the other
workers. He started alone after dark.
Even in the streets of Nanticoke he was
attacked and had to take refuge in a
saloon, where he remained couple OF
hours. until he believed his assallants
had d S u,ed He left shortly after
O'Clock, the street being quiet. About
midnight Charles Gemer, who lives ai
Hanover. a suburb OF NanticOke, and on
the way to the Bliss colliery, heard q
noise of struggle close to his home and
looked out. Just then he saw three
men down the street. lie heard nc
further noise and went back to bed.
Yesterday morning the body was found
close to the house. Two wounds III lhC
forehead and one in the back of the head
were deep wide cuts, and sufficient to
cause death. His body also was brulsec
slightly. County Detective Richard
Jones Yesterday afternoon arrested three
Lithuanians, against whom the evidence
is damaging. They were identified a
having let the saloon quickly after
Sweeney, and had been seen soon aiteI
running from the street where Sweeney
body was found. They told conflicting
stories, and were jailed without trial.