Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-09-11

street was nearly turned into riot.
5. +. Glasscoek aeeosted 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 had.
A large crowd gathered to hear
the discussion and it looked for a
time as if there would be serious
trouble.
A committee Of glass workers called
at this Office this morning 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 We're
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
MoFgantown They were 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 workmen 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 10
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 tumbler fac
tory but the work is similar. They
all Joined the union this morning and
will be cared for by the organization.
An af1idavit 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 lree will, This was made before
a notary.
The men say that they were scared
a little when the crowd boarded the
train and did not know what they
were up against but as soon as they
had talked with the workmen they
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. It, Burns, Wesley level and
! e. Osborne The aflidavt 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 successful termination.
Every thing has been quiet on the
Avenue today and there is nothing
more doing at the factories than there
has heen for several days.