Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-03-10
KILLING OF NEGROES
Report Of Party Sent to Investigate
the Staying Of Miners.
DEEDS OF A DEPUTY.
Wife and Four Children OF One Col
Ored Man aud Eight Men Fired
at while In a House and
Three of Latter Dead.

report OF Chris Evans. who was sent
10 the West Virginia coal fields to In
vest.gate the killing OF the colo-ed
miners at AtkinsvilIe. has been re-
celyed az 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 20 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 20 arrest the men.
According 20 the report there was
great feeling against Cunningham. and
the men decided not TO allow him 70
arrest them. and he was driven away.
Mr.. Evans says that he sent a tele-
gram to the men 90 submit quietly. but
that the coal companies. who own all
OF the telegraph and telephone lines
connecting with the town. refused 10
deliver II. aud before ne could get any
message 10 the men Cunningham and
hts deputies. who. he says. were the
worst characters he could collect
went TO the town a second time and
killed the miners In the night time In
their beds.
Mr. Evans SAYS that he went 20 tbs
scene OF the trouble the next morninl
and that forty-eight men had been ar
rested FOR conspiracy 20 kill Cunning
ham. and found there In a house occu
pied hy a colored man called stone
] wall" Jackson. the dead bodies OF Wi
liam Dodson. William Clark and Rich
! ard Clayton. all colored.
The report continues: "On inquirl
we found that the wife OF Jackson will
four children. together with eight col
k ored men were In the house and tia
% about iaybreak all that were insld
. we're awakened by shots being fred IN
10 the house from the outside. Thi
shooting took place without anythin
- being said On those on the inside an
q the three col0rtd men ! have mentor
ed were found dead on the floor. Tw
were In their night clothes and th
p other one was partly dressed with on
o shoe on partly laced and the othe
foot bare. We visited another hous'
a where Joseph HIzer lay in bed morta
" wounded having been shot throug
the window as Doe was STOPPING % pu
e his trousers on after getting out d
bed. Hisor lived with his sister. an
b she made the statement az the inque.
+. that she pleaded with those shooun
not 90 hll her children, and IN repi
80 Cunningham said.
.e| Women and children must tak
30 care of themselves. In no instanc
p. could we dnd where these people ha
been asked t0 surrender until after "a
No deputies had commenced shooting
be- toe occupants of the houses named.
.l I'VE next went 20 the house ot II
g. clan lawson. wuo was considered mo
tally wounded I am led 90 understau
.y that after the shooting referred 90 th
Boz man. with others. returned the hre
ie the possee and this.is the only instan'
where any attempt was made 10 retui
l- tho hre on the part Of the miner
.o During the shooting in many instance
Do the men and women pleaded with d,
ss men outside to have mercy on thef
D. but their cries were met with derisil
and curses Our investigation prov
concluslyely that no effort had be,
made to shoot or resist except in q
or one case mentioned but that all wou
II. have been too glad 20 have surrender
n n they had been allowed the oppori
OF nifty 20 do so.'
.rs Mr Evans says that the coroner
No fury has returned a ycrdice OF felo
,v ious killing against Cunningham {
the killing OF William DOisOn.