Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-26
Disorder and Violence, but Law
lessaess NOT So General,
In Strike Region.
EGN-UAIOElST BEATEN TO DEATH
lon-Ia.Law Also Injured by Strikers.
Policeman EInost Clubbed to Death.
Brave r2egress Escorts Ncn-Unien-
ist-Fired on Strikers.

Philadelphia, Sept. 26.-While there
was considerable disorder and many
acts of violence in sections OF the
hard coal regions yesterday, the law
lessness was not so general as it was
earlier in the week. The presence
of additional troops and drenchlng
rain storm assisted greatly in the
preservation Of peace.
Near Wilkesbarre a coal and iron
policeman was almost dubbed to
death.
Reports from other parts Of the re-
gion show that petty cases Of violence
continue to occur. The lower anthra-
cite region is comparatively quiet,
most of the lawlessness occurring in
the vicinity CT Scranton and Wilkes
barre.
Troops Kept on Move.
BTigadier General Goblin IS keep
ing many Of his soldiers On the move,
either shifting their camps or send
ing out companies to scatter crowds.
Yesterday afternoon he moved the
Eighth regiment, which has been sta
toned at Shenandoah since July 81.
to Duryea. half way between Scran-
ten and WiikesDGTre. A company Of
the Thirteenth was sent to Forest
City. the extreme northern edge Of
the hard coal beds and about "a miles
north OF Scranton. The company had
a brush with a mob upon its arrival.
but no one was hurt.
President Mitchell says the troops
will help to keep the men frmer n
their determination to stand out
against the operators. The coal COM
panies claim they are daily placing
more men at work and the shipment
Of coal continues in small quantities.
Beaten to Death by Strikers.
Scranton, Pa, Sept. 26.-James
Winston, aged 48 years, was killed
ard his son-in-law, S. J. Lewis, was
severely injured by gang Of Hun
garian strikers, who waylaid them on
their way to work at Grassy Island
colliery of the Delaware and Hudson
company Yesterday The affair TOOK
place half a mile from and almost
within sight Of the camp CT the Thir-
teenth regiment at Olyphant. Lewis
got away but Winston had his skull
crushed with a club and fell uncon-
scious. While he lay PROSTATE and
dying the crowd jumped on him,
kicked him in the face and beat him
with clubs. After dancing about their
victim. clapping their hands and sing
ing. the crowd left him. Winston
was carried home by William Doyle,
a non-union man, and Mrs. Doyle,
who witnessed the murder. Harry
SimrocG, Tom Priston and Harry
Shubah, the three men who are al
legged to have committed the actual
crime. have fed. Six men and A
woman. who were in the crowd from
which the assailants emerged. were
arrested and held in $1,000 bail each
as witnesses.
Brave Negress Escorts Ncn-Unionist.
IIrs. George Marshall, colored, wife
Cf the proprietor Of hotel at Jessup
armed with a shotgun. safely escorted
a hunted non-union man through a
crowd CT 100 hundred strikers, from
the hotel 20 the Sterrick Greek Col
liery stockade, late Wednesday night
When the crowd began to avelge it
self by bonbarding the hotel, Mrs.
MARSHALL fred upon the nearest group
and peDpc-ed a dozen men with bird
shCt. This scattered the mob.
Last evening, a crowd Of strikers
threw stones at non-uniOn men, who
were being escorted from work in
Forest City. The soldiers loaded their
guns and the commander said he
would give the word to fire, If another
stone was thrown. The crowd melted
away. One man, who held back, was
arrested.
\ company from the Thirteenth
regiment was called and attempted TO
disperse a crowd, which was tearing
up tracks at The Pancoast colliery, in
Throop.
..U Martial Law, Says Stcne.
Harrisburg, Sept Ex-Governor
Stone was asked yesterday if he
would declare martial law in the coal
regions. He said:
Without discussing the power Of
the governor to declare martial law,