The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-09-16

street was nearly turned into riot.
S. Il. Glasscock accosted Prosecutor
Goodwin and a heated argument
took place. over his ability to pre-
vent such affairs.
Goodwin took the ground that he
had no right to interfere until bis
office should be appealed to by the
town and warrants asked for by
those interested. Glasscock thought
that he could 90 ahead without
waiting for information other than
he he'd
A large crowd gathered to hear
the discussion and it looked for
time as if there would be serious
trouble.
A committee of glass workers called
at this Office this morDi3g to give their
side Of the affair. They were accom-
panied by two young men from Corn
ing who had been brought here to
work.
The visitors stated that they had
been told there was no trouble up here
and the first they knew anything was
wrong was when the car doors were
locked at Uniontown and they were
not allowed to talk to any one on the
outside.
They say that when the train stopp,
ed IN Seneca they refused to go on the
switch and demanded to be taken to
Morgantown. They we're told they
would be dumped out where they were
and they asked that this be done but
were refused.
When they got chance to tall to
the workmeu they at once quit the
deputies and went with the strikers.
They say they thought the deputies
were workmen and only found out
differently when fight occurred at
Point Marion.
A committee had boarded the train
there and started into the car In
which the Corning men had quarters.
The deputies at once began to fight
and knocked William Mitchell down
twice. They broke the door with
their black jacks.
On arriving at town when the crowd
met the train they say they were not
molested beyond being asked to talk TO
the workmen. The Deputies refused
this and threw them back in their
seats when they attempted to get up.
All the guns or weapons they saw
were displayed by the officers who were
with them. They were hired 10 Corn
ing by Frank Joy.
Fred Bishop says that he saw no
disorder and that the only weapons he
saw were displayed by the deputies.
The men who were brought in have
been engaged in bulb blowing house.
They never worked in a tumbler fac
tory but the work is similar. They
all joined the union this morning and
will be cared for by the organization.
An affidavit was make by them this
morning to the effect that they had
been brought here under false pretense
and they joined the union of their
own Tree will. This was made before
notary.
The men say that they were scared
little when the crowd boarded the
train and did mob know what they
were up against but as soon as they
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were ready to quit and call off the
effort to go to work.
The names of the men signed to
| the affidavit which is given in sub
stance above are Augustus Wendell,
Howard Petit, George Stage, Fred
Jacobs, Howard Dodd, Lee Hender-
son, j. t. Burns, Wesley level and
3. Osborne. The atfidavit was
sworn to before John L. Hatfield.
No further statement was made by
the union members as to their inten.
tion but they declare they will never
work in non union factory. They
say they are prepared to carry the
struggle to a successful termination.
Every thing has been quiet on the
Avenue today and there is nothing
more doing at the factories than there
has teen for severa. days.