The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-01
NONUNION MINERS TAKEN
TO ZEIGLER FROM ST. LOUIS
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the lawlessness wnich caused Sheriff Stein
to call for the National Guard companies.
The WIDEST tales have been sent from
Benton. the county seat and home of
Sheriff Stein. The correspondent who has
| cent some of these stories. Harry L. Frier,
was in Duquoin tonight and stated that
everything that he had reported bad been
with the authority of Sheriff Stein. who
had received the reports directly from
Zeigler.
NO OUTBREAK YESTERDAY.
With respect to TIE transactions of to-day.
Mr. PIatt said tonight:
I'VE have had peace last night and to-
day for the first time in weeks There
were a few shots last night, but they
| were away off to the Southwest. and we
did not investigate them Thirty-five min
ers were brought to Zeigler to-day with
out incident, and without the protection of
the militia. While all is apparently peace
able this evening, we are not relaxing
in the slightest any precautionary meas
ures.'
The riot guns and ammunition went into
Zeig.er on the one train which goes down
from Christopher each noon. An Adams
Express Company official was in charge oi
the shipment. which included mattresses
blankets and ovcrcoats for the troops.
At the Christopher depot the usua
crowd OF spectators watched the transfer
of the stuff with interest, but there was
no molestation.
Seven carloads of Zeigler coal came back
en- the train and went north on the Illinois
Central The strikers pickets say this is
the first In two weeks that has beer
shipped. but Mr.. Plat said tonight that
the shipment was about the daily ship
ment for the past month. and that the
scarcity of cars was all that prevented
greater shipments.
THE LETTER INDICTMENT.
1t became public to-day that Joseph
Letter and Henry r. Platt. field genera
At Zcigler. mad been indicted by the PERI
County Grand Jury at PincEreyviilc on
November l.. There are three counts TO
the Indictment. 20
They arc charged with having hired mer
armed with weapons to guard workme:
who were being brought through Perry
County to Zeigler on September without
written permit from the Governor: with
doing the same thing on August with
the purpose of guarding workmcn of the
LtLSIti tOii anu tHa same
charge on July /. guarding workmen trav-
cling from one place to another.
Bail was fixed at 900 each. The ca
phases have not been served. and no at
tempt has been made TO serve them.
E. W. Pope. who retires as State At
torney of Perry County next Monday.
stated this morning that his Office had
been too busy 10 attend TO the matter
Yesterday he made application before
Judge T. w. Moore that service on the
indictments be postponed until the May
term of court. and an order was made
accordingly.
Joseph Letter is not in Zeisler but is
expected TO return shortly from Wash
ington. where he attended the wedding of
his sister yesterday.
Colonel Roy r. Reecc. the Assistant
Adiutant General is still ON the ground
ascertaining the true condition of affairs
1t was said in Duquoin tonight that ::
movement was in progress to request
Governor Yates TO withdraw the troops.
Reports from Zeigler at late hour in
dicated that all was calm and peacsabla.