Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-10
SAD TALES TCLD.
CT fAAfKLE MINES.
TRAGEDIES IIa: Move the ATb-tTa-
tors, nnd Cause oni>hneEt-
Terrible Alleged Grinding
of The Dcst;t ate.

SCRANTON. PA. Dec. s--When the
strike comm fsslcn opened its session to-
dav. H c. Reynol1s. one Of the at;or-
neys Of the independent operators. an
nounccd the death CT DR.. ]. \. Rice. an
independent Cpera tor. who was party 10
the arbit ~aticp scheme. and WIS prem
inc1lt in the p >esent negotiations. Choir
man Gray, for the CONF. s.icn. express
ed sorrow at the death Of Dr. Rice.
The first witness called was James
McMonigle. a miner formerly emp ored
by Marble and Company. He said the
breast he was wo ling in was so dam
serous that he compl"ined to the COM
pany Officials that he nigh be Killed
He was told if he worked any other
He went OFT on strike and after the
s,jspersicn he WIS refused work and
evicted from his house
B. D. Gallagher. another Markle miner
testified that the company charges nm
So cents a COLON for oil that sells in ha-
zelton. a few miles away. fer is cents
and 50 cents qui for Blasting paper
that can be had fer Is cents
Chairman Gray asked what the outside
market price for powder was Some ce
the dependent operators said s1.e5 kog.
and the attorneys for the miners said 80
TO 95 cents a key. The companies are sell
i;s = 10 the miners at sl.!0 keg.
EVICTION OF CENTENARIAN.
Andrew Hannk. a Hungarian. told how
the Marklts evicted him. He was fol-
lowed by Henry Cell. another Markle
miner, who told how his ia -nily. including
his rother-in-iaw. WHO was hundred
years old was set out en- the road WITH
their household goods He gave graphic
description of how he was injured MANY
times in the mines. He sad one of his
ne only had one eye ms han6s have
been crushed. RIBS broken. AMI skull frac
tu-ed The company gave him nothing
until after the employees took up collec-
.;o- for him. then he vas given SO afte-
being on the injured Isl for two years
The company took out of the collections
the rent he owEed
In answer to other questions he said
that he was one OF the thirteen evicted
by the Marble company. The only rent
he owed vas for the months during the
strike. The company gave no reason for
evictinG him
Then followed the most pathetic story
vet told the commission The old miner.
decr,pit { ON many injuries. told. unde!
thu. examination Of how the evi>iton was
carried out. The wife was sick. and her
lGO-year-oid mother WAS blind and unable
to walk The day or which they We're
thrown cut was rainy. lie tCoh tnt m,
as best he could. to Hazeiton. seven miles
away. and placed then in COLI damp.
e.nptv house This was last month. when
the atmosphere on the Ha- lton MOI In
was quite cold. His wi1c became worse.
Medical air was kindly furnished free
by fiazelton doctor. but it did not nelp
her much.
DEATH OF THE WIFE.
I'VE were greatly worried because of
our having been turned out Of our house.
ard one night" the witness said between
lbs. she died.
She died" exclaimed Judge Gray who
was pacir to and fro across the room
who quickly turned w;len he heard the
mans last wo~Cs
yes. sir; Sc died and buried her yes
terday.'
All the commissioners. and many OF
those in the court REQ Il were much al
fccted uy the old miners story.
The witness went on to say that he DID
rot know whether the centenarian was
alive to-day or not. She was in bad
concition, owing 10 her daughters death.
when left hcme last night. saiG he.
No one cared to cross-eNarne him and
Judge Gray said: THAT is all. Mr.. Coil.
and that's enough.