The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-15
When Coal Companies Attempt
TO Start a Washery
Idle Miners Gather About and
Cause Trouble.
PROVOKE DEPUTIES.
Who Fire on the Crowd and Lead
to Arrests.
COnStableS Gather in Nom Union
Miners and All.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Aug. 15-Duryea,
the scene of yesterdays riot, was as
quiet as a country village today.
Sheriff Jacobs and a large number OF
deputies were on the ground all night,
but they were not moleSted. The Sher-
iff told the owners of the Warneke
. washery that if they wished to start uP
their works he would see that their
employees got ample protection. But
there were no employees to go to work.
Nearly all the men who worked yes
terday were arrested and sent to jail
by local authorities. The superintend-
ent of the washery says this was an IN
justice to the employees who ne declares
were not acting as coal and iron police
men. When the constables came to the
washery to make arrests they took
everybody in sight
Sheriff Jacobs believes that there will
be more trouble at the waShery, but
says he will have a force of deputies OH
hand sufficient to preserve the peace.
Before Z O'Clock Thursday morning
500 men and boys collected about the
place and threatened to interfere with
those who wanted to go to work. Sher-
iff Jacobs had number of deputies on
the ground, and they held the crowd
back The works were started, but re-
mained in operation only short time.
The crowd on the outside threw stones
over the stockade at the deputies who
were on guard inside Several tin es
the deputies were tempted to fire.
Rather than have any trouble. work
was suspended for the time being.
The deputy SheriffS returned to Wilkes
barre in the afternoon reporting all
quiet at the washery when they had
left. They had hardly reached Wilkes
barre, however, when the deputies on
guard were attacked Several men in
the mob also ATTEMPTED to climb over
the barricade. The deputies warned
them to go back and when they did not
a volley was fired, but most of the bull
let's went high into the air. Harry Col
hot thrn 1eyh ho -icyht 90
Andrew Marlack, a Lithunian received
a flesh wound, and another foreigner
had narrow escape. a bullet passing
through his coat. A colored man en-
ployed at the washery, thinking his life
was in danger, escaped from the barri-
cade and ran down the street. He was
pursued by an angry crowd, who cried:
Hang him, hang him The man was
finally run down. but before any harm
could befall him a number of consta-
bles rescued him. Deputy sheriffs from
Luzerne and Lackawanna counties
went to the scene of the riOting, but
when they arrived all was quiet. the
mob having dispersed. An eye witness
says the attack, the shooting and the
retreat did not last more than five min
utaG.
Warrants We're sworn out before the
burgess charging the deputies with ri
Oting and felonious wounding. The con-
stables went to the washery and placed
20 men under arrest They were ar
raigned before Burgess Burlington and
held in $4,000 bail each. They would not
furnish bail and were brought to the
county jail here The United Mine
workers say the shooting was uncalled
for and that the deputies alone are to
blame. Vice President Rescavage, of
the miners union of district No. I. says
the deputies were in an ugly mood all
day. Sheriff Jacobs. of Luzerne couns
ty, is in Hazelton. TIE Office here is in
charge of Chief Deputy Rhodda. He
denied a report which gained currency
that Sheriff Jacobs had applied to Gov
ernor Stone for troops. He says all is
quiet at Duryea now. and he does not
expect any further trouble. If it is
decided to resume opera tions at the
washery again the sheriff will have a
guard strong enough to preserve order
and give protection to those VINO want
to go to work.
RELEASED ON BOND.
Wilkesbarre. Pa. Aug. 15.-The 25
deputies and employees of the Warneke
washery at Duryea. who were arrested
yesterday afternoon charged with riot
ing and committed to Jail in default of
$4,000 bail each. were given a habeaS
corpus hearing in court today and re-
leased upon furnishing bond of $780,,
600 for the entire party, John T. Len
ahan, counsel for the prisoners, furnish
ing bond. Immedia tely after their re-
lease the deputies left for Duryea, where
it is said they will go on duty again.
TROOPS ARE NOT NEEDED.
Shenandoah, Pa, Aug. 15--Brigadier
General Goblin is in close touch with
the situation in Duryea where there was
disorder yesterday and is prepared to
send troops there on short notice. But
he has received a telegram from the
are not needed. Reports received at
headquarters today show the region to
be very quiet.