The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-01
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 SHOT DOWN Make Attack on Penn sylvania Constabulary RI0TING IN MOUNT CARMEL Twenty Men Wounded and Three Likely Win Die. Results of Attacks Upon Non-Unisa Men By the strikers st Various Times--Gfris Refuse to Wait
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RI0TING IN MOUNT CARMEL

Mount Carmel. Pa. April so.--The first serious collision in the anthracite coal regions since mining was suspend a mob of idle mine workers and plat oon of the new state constabulary force and resulted in the tnJuring of proba. ply twenty men. three of whom will
 The disturbance was caused by an att tack on a detail of the state police by seeral hundered foreigners. who became incensed at the presence of the consta- bles. They threw stones at the polfce- men and otherwise endangered their lives to such an extent that they were forced to fire on the crowd. which had swelled into thousands The riot caused the greatest excitement in the many villages of the southern coal fields when 1t became known that mine workers had been shot down but to- night the affected territory is compara- lively quiet.
 While it Is believed that a score of pesons were injured during the day on- ly ten are accounted for. The three who 1t is thought will de are; R. Mis- ervich. shot in the stomach; Stanisiaus Watakoshi. shot in the groin; Louis Wilson. shot through the body.
 Wilson was shot while standing in front of his home. a block from the scene of the conflict. R. H. Gibson, trooper. was struck on tho head with . rock and seriously hurt.
 Attacks on Non-Union Man.
 Today's affair is the result Of attacks upon non-union men made at various times last week. The attacks became so numerous that Sheriff Sharpless of Northumberland county applied to the State constabulary for help. In &C., eordance with orders from Captain John c. Groome, the superintendent of State police, Troop C which was march divided and half of the men under Lieutenant Smith were sent to Mount Carmel. arriving there this morning.
 After looking to their mounts the troopers started out to get breakfast and immediately ran into trouble fro . an unexpected source. At the first ho- tel they went to, the dining room girls refused to serve them. and they received the same treatment at two other places. Tn most Of the small mining towns the help about hotels and other places are related to mine workers or in sympathy with them and during strike times they do all they can to help the workers.
 The presence of fhe troopers on the main street of the town caused a crowd of miners to gather about them and the bolder ones in the crowd be- gan to stir up trouble. The crowd closed in on the State police and be- gan throwing stones. The troopers charged the mob and scattered 1t, but not before several men were hurt, in- cluding a trooper Lieutenant Smith drew his men into line and threatened to shoot if the mob renewed the att tack.
 In the meantime local leaders of the mine workers circulated through the crowd and ordered the infuriated for eigners to disperse and keep the peace. Then the chief burgess. who is mem Der of the miners union, addressed the crowd from a window and advised them to go home. This action had consid- erabIe effect and the detail of troopers started for the Sayre Colliery Of the Lehigh Valley Coal Company on the outskirts of Mount Carmel where non union men had been attacked by Tor eigners Saturday night.
 Followed the Troopers.
 Some of the mob persisted in fol- lowing the troopers and some one threw a stone at them, which was fol- lowed by a shower of others. Lieuten- ant Smith wheeled his men aoouI save the order to fire and 1t is said sent three yolleys into the mob before it broke and ran. Half a dozen men were left lying on the ground ana they were later picked up and cared for. The troopers did not pursue the crowd but continued on their way to the Sayre Colliery. From that place IAeu- tenant Smith communicated with State police headquarters at Pottsville and word immediately came back to hold his ground until achievements ar rived In the meantime local consta- bles on behalf of the mine workers arr rested Lieutenant Smith on the charge of assault and battery with intent to kill He was held in $500 bail, which was furnished. Three foreigners were also held on the same charge.
 The troopers encamped tonight at Suartsvile. near the Sayre colliery
 Sheriff Sharpless and the borough au- thorities were busy tonight advising the foreigners through interpreters to keep away from the camp of the troop CTS The mine workers leaders are also counselling peace and greatly regret the disturbance of the day.
 No one has ventured near the Sayre Colliery since Lieutenant Smith and his men went into camp near there and It is the general opinion that there will be no further trouble.