The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-09
KILLING In
MANCHESTER.
a Supreme Court Decision
Upholds the Act.
THE MILITARY is SUPREME
-
Vie Ut,erances of the Supreme Court
of Pennsylvania on Case Similar
to the One of duly
Fourth
THE MILITARY is SUPREME

ioi ny Ihe Inlntary In Manchester July
18th the publication Is timely of the in.
depreciation of the existing law in such
cases as set forth by Judge Mitchell
OF the Supreme Court of PENNSYLVANIA
Tho highest court OF Virginia has never
passed on similar case, but leading
lawyers feel satisfied II would take the
Same view as did the Pennsylvania tri.
bunal. Judge Mitchell says.
During the summer of 1902 n strike he.
ginning with labor union known as the
United Mine Workers Of America. spread
s ttul nearly the whole OF the anthra-
progressed 1t was accompanied with In
creas.ng disorder and violence on the
part part OF the strikers and their sympa-
not only Of men. but OF their women and
children, rioting. bridge burning. stoning
aha interference With rallroad trains de-
union workmen became OF frequent oc-
currence. The communities affected were
either in secret sympathy with these acts
or lacked the courage to put an end TO
them.
Among the places where the disorder
VA vas greatest was Shenandoah. In schuyl-
sheriff in attempting to preserve the
peace were, overpowered and beaten. by
mobs Of strikers. and several citizens kill
Governor. the latter first ordered out a
portion OF the militia. and subsequently
on further call, the entire division % Of
tlic SNotipllil UH cCiOOeT y. lNy-s
THE GoVERNoRSs ORDER.
The text OF this order. which Is i'm
portant. is as follows:
In certain portions OF the counties of
Luzernc, schuylkli Carbon, Lacka wanna.
susquehanna. Northumberland and Co
and mob law reigns. Men who desire 10
work have been beaten and driven away
and their families threatened. Railroad
trains have been delayed and stoned. and
tracks The nj vi q lac.
are unable to maintain order. ard have
called upon the Governor and command
er.in-chfsr OF the National Guard for
troops. The situation grows more serious
each day. The territory involved Is so
extensive that the troops now on duty
t are Insufficient e prevent All disorder.
tiona Ruard OF Pennsylvania, Is necessary
In these counties to maintain the public
peace. The major general commanding
Will place the entire division on duty.
distributing them In such localities as will
render them most effective for preserving
the public, peace AS tumults.. riots. mobs
tempt to work In and about the coal
mines. he will see, that all. men who de-
sire >. to work; and i their families. have y,
trains and other. property from unlawful
Interference. will arrest all persons en-
gazing n acts acts Of violence and intimid =,
their release Will not endanger the public
peace. and will see that threats. ntimi-
datlons. assaults and all acts OF violence
good order Will be preserved upon all
occasions and throughout the several
counties. and no interference whatsoever
In the discharge OF their duties under
this order. The dignity. and authority Of
the State must be maintained. and her
her borders be asserted"
Under this order the Eighteenth Regi-
nsn being G es nnder cS
ftati!ael in and near Shenandoah. Sey-
erdi hn,rt. occupied by non-un.on Ire,
had been aha
General Goblin issued the following or
HOUSE DYNAMITED.
"At $50 P. n. detail nf one cor
The house of Barney Hucklnvage. No.
Il1s West Coal Street; this house WAS
dynamited on the rignt Of October 9Th
small children, al'i ~ the present I
deem 1t best 20 guard T.: my irstruc-
tons 10 the quad have been that they
shall keep a sentry at the front door.
ajar, and one sentry sitting Just outside
the rear door under the porch, and II
any attempt IS made to dynamite them.
or they are shot at. or stoned. or any
tlculurly in the rear OF the house. who
fall to halt when directed by. the guard.
the guard sndll sHoot. ana sHSol ~
kill"
The relator, Arthur wadsworth was
private In company A Of the Eighteenth
Regiment in service there, and In the
evening OF October sth was posted as
sentry in the front yard OF the Buck
lavage house. Just outside the. door. with
orders to halt all persons proWllng around
or approaching the house. and II the per-
sons 10 challenged failed to respond TO
shoot and Shoot to kill" About ll;So
o'clock he discovered a man approaching
along the side of the road nearest the
house and called halt" The man con
tinued to advance toward the gate. Wads-
worth called again halt" The man con-
touched the door and said "co e, g! Of
the guard He then called halt and
again halt" The man BY this tiine mad
opened the gate and was. coming INTO
the yard, when Wadsworth IN accord
ance With his orders. fired and the man,
whose name was afterwards found to DO
Durham. fell to the ground dead,
A coroner's Inquest was held. ana the
ury found that 1.-THE shooting was nasty
md unjusttfiable' and recommended that
The matter be placed in the hands OF me
district attorney for investigation. IN
The meantime on complaint before JUS
lice Of the peace warrant had been Is,
iued for the arrest OF Wadsworth' anu