The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-26

( tLS were hiltEls TWO t+lctS lloTldIF
wounded and numher q others On
both sides more or less seriously hurt
The Dead
Dick Taylor
- DobsOns
Unknown miner.
Morally Wounded.
John Heller
Irwin Lawson
The trouble grew out OF an attempt
. TO arrest thirfy-fosar miners Tor vie
lation of the blanket Injunction IS
sued by Federal Judge Keller last
August
on last Saturday Deputy United
States Marshal Cunningham went 10
Atkinsville, naiuing town ia Raleigh
county. TO arrest men charged with
violating the Injunction He was sur
rounded by a large party OF miners
armed with Winchesters. who ordered
him to leave Tne place, an order which
he quickly obeYed Sheriff Cook al the
same time attenpted TO make some
arrests under q process issued BY the
state court, ana was treated in like
manner Cunning1am returned 70 this
city agd repOf1e1 to the marshal and
the district attorney that he could do
nothing withonl "a large force, ard
then only at fn1minenT risk Of preeipi-
tating a bloody conflict.
at Al Hazards-
He was Instructed to return with
men sufficient to serve the DroyeSs Civ
en- him. and to do II at al hazards
Before Cunningha1n returned TO At
klnsvllle, however Marshal John X
Thompson and S. C. Bur.1ette attorney
for the United Mine workers went 10
the scene, Standing most Of Sunday and
Monday there They found everything
quiet, the rioters having rithdraEn
from the immediate- neighD0rhoOd ans
crossed the river, going into camp. SOC
strong, near tins Big @ mine on the
north side Thompson and Bur1ette
came home Tuesday morning and
Cunningham ana 2 strong posse went
from here 10 make arrests. When At
kinsVille was reached the federal forces
we're Joined BY Sheriff Cook and HIS
posse the coal companies near BIZ
furnishing some guards ard the cepu-
" and sheriff found themselves in com
1aand Of about zoe 1919 ard
crossed the rfFer&sll Tuessav ans 49,.
parading up s,F,l down before the VAR
Gus coal workk- They numbered from
80 TO 200 men and many Of then were
armed with, fyVinehester rifles.
The Battle Begun.
They intiflidated miners at work
drove away tthe guards of the mines
and even Went so far as Ia riizarr-r
one guard and force him TO march 81
the head OF their procession. Efnb5Id-
ened by their success. they Attended
10 Durn down a bridge on the Chesa-
peake & Ohio railroad over PfTnr
gulch, and threatened destruetftssi 81
other property Last night they went
into camp near Stamford CITY
This morning about daybreak the or
'lcers and their combined posses ss1-
priSed the rioters ID tnair tan7n ana
called on them TO surrender The re-
ply was shot T'his was answered BIZ
a shot. and Immediately a flrl3us bat
tie was raging
When ii ceased three Of fhe rioter7
lay dead and many others were faund
to be wounded. two CT Them fafaff-
Seventy-three arrests were made tan
falling 10 the share OF Deputy Gun
bingham and Sixty-fhree 70 that a.
Sheriff Cook All the prisoners we're
taken 10 the county seat OF Faleir.
where the ten United states prisoners
We're given a preliminary bearing BIZ
Commissioners Dunn and held for an
pearance at court here. They Wln IS
brought here on an early morning train.
The federal authorities Wi1 try il get
the state TO give up the sixtv-rtrress 81
that they may be tried IN the federal
court, but it is doubtful whether il VII
be done, as the state squirt meets on
Monday, and il is thought thar theT
can be tried more expediticusiy there.
;. c. Burdette, attorney for tfa-
United Mine Workers Of America went
TO Breckley this afternoon to appear for
the miners.
Violated Inienction.
The Injunction which the miners were
charged with violating was the blanket
writ issued by Judge keller at the IN
stance OF me Chesa peake & Ohio Asen-
ey company last august The defend
ants in the case were ali the coal con-
panies Operating in the New River
held. $50 members- of the Mine Torkers
or America, by name. Including Presi-
dent Mitchell ana Secretary wilson.
and all other persons Whatsoever who
aided and abettea them The injunc-
ton covered almost every foot az
ground IN the coal mining region 81
New River. While All OF the mines -fl
the Kanawha and New River sections
nave been at work for some months
the strike has not been of7Siallr de-
CARED of. and is efnbers have been
smOuldering in the New River gore
threatening TO break INTO ia mes ii tie
spring.
The locality in which todagis srage5v
occurred is one IN which the mines re-
Gently have bean opened and tfe small
towns are filled With she. r2ost. desp4rste
men that nave ever come sat0 the stare. E
AdviceS from the scene ~ no oar-
hict tonight are TO the enecf ttst an
IS quiet now, but fears are enterfs{raf
that trouble VIA break cut afresn at
any moment