The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-03-09
KILLING or NEGROES
Report of Party Sent to Investigate
the Staying Of Miners.
DEEDS OF A DEPUTY.
wife and Feur ChIldren Of One Col.
cred Nan and Eight Hen Fired
ut While In O Heuse and
Three Of Latter Dead.

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report OF Chris Evans, who was sent
TO the West Virginia coal fields to in
vestigate the killing of the eolored
miners at Atkinsville, has been re.
eeived at the headquarters Of the Unit
ed Miners Workers.
The report says that General st.
Glare, who Is the attorney for the coal
companies. created an agitation to have
the men arrested an. taken to Charles
ton. and that Immediately afterward
arrangements were made with the
United States marshal by the United
Mine Workers officials to give bond
for all who were arrested. but that
later. on account OF agitation created
By Deputy Marshal Cunningham, the
agreement entered into with the mar.
shall was broken and Cunningham was
sent TO arrest the men.
According TO the report there was
great feeling against Cunnh Cham. ana
the men decided rot TO allow him 10
arrest them. aud he was driven away.
Mr Evans says Ira: - sen. q tells
gram 20 the men To submit quietly. but
that the coal companies. who own all
OF the telegraph and telephone lines
connecting with the town. refused TO
deliver It. end before ne could get any
message 10 the men Cunningham and
hts deputies who. he says. were the
worst characters he could collect.
vent to the town 3 second time and
Killed the miners in the night time in
their beds
Mr. Evans SAYS that he went TO the
scene 81 the trouble the next morning
snJ that torty-eight men had been ar
rested for conspiracy 10 KIN Cunning
ham. and found there IN . house ocgu-
pied by a colored man called Stone
vail Jackson. the dead bodies of Will
liam Dodson. william Clark aud Rich
ard Clayton. all coiored.
The report continues; ON inquiry
we found that the wife OF Jackson with
four children. together with eight col.
ored men we're In the house and that
about dayhrsak all that were inside
were awakened by shots being hred in
10 the house from the outside. This
shooting took place without anything
being said To those on the inside and
the three colored men I have mention
ed were found dead on the aoor. Two
wers in their night clothes and the
other one was partly dressed. with one
shoe on partly laced. and the other
foot bare We visited another house
where Joseph Hixer lay In bed mortal.
~ wounded. having been shot through
the window ~ he vas STOPPING 20 put
his trousers on after getting out Of
bed Illser lived with bis sister. and
abe made She statement at the inquest
that she pleaded with those shooting
not 10 ALL her children. and In reply
Cunningham said
Women and children must take
care a thrmseives In no instance
could Ne tnd where these people bad
been aske1 10 surrender until after the
deputies had commenced shooting at
tae occupants Of the houses named.
We next seat to the house Of Lu-
clan LAWSON. WAC was considered NOR
tally wounded. am led TO understand
that after the shooting referred to this
man. with others. returned the IRE Of
che possee and this Is the only Instance
where any attempt vas made 10 return
the FIRE en- the part of the miners.
During the shooting la many Instances
the mea and women pleaded with ale
men outside 20 have mercy on them,
bat their cries were met with derislon
and curses Our investigation proves
eoncluslvsly that no effort had been
made 20 shoot or resist except Ia the
one case mentioned. but that all would
have besn too glad to have surrendered
II they had been allowed the opportu.
nifty TO do 50"
Mr. Evans says that the coroner :
Jury has returned a verdice OF felon.
ious killing against Cunningham for
the killing 81 William DoIson