The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-04-19

-Four Persons 2n'-l asa Several
ouudcd at "ildbof, Pa.
STATE POLES SUMMONED

srATE ; police SUMMONED
Mob Attacke: Deputy Sheriff and Then
Attempted TO Storm the Jail, When
Deputies Fired. and They Fled In
Wld Disorder.
Johustown. Pa, April IA riot o.
urrred at Windber between striking
miners and others. and in the resulting
shooting by deputies pictu Martini
Paul Ellis, Antonio Mazuca and Charles
Foster - years old. We're killed. Min
ing Engineer Eugene Delaney was dan
qerously injured and several others
were wounded. Foster Wa shot
through the bowels and died in the
hospital.
An eyewitness Of the riot. in de-
scriblng the affair, said the trouble
started whom Deputy sheriff w. ".
McMullen went TO the mass meeting
held boz the striking miners In a wood
al the edge OF the town. Many OF Tie
miners had been drinking, and the
sight of the deputy made them furious.
The officer W8s quickly surrounded 10y
maddened miners. WHO threatened 20
tiu him McMullcn. realizing that his
situation was desperate fed for his life.
finding refuge in the house of Council
man Charles Davis Practically every
man who had gone to the mass meeting
Joined in thc chase after the Aeein1
deputv. and soon after tire latter had
entered tie Davis house It was srr.
rounded hv a mob of POGO shouting.
cursiup miners. who challenged McMul-
len 10 come ont When McMullon
failed 10 appear the mob attacked the
house and literally wrecked IT, The
deputy sheriff was roughly handled. bni
again managed 20 escape. The mem
bers of the Davis family led 10 the
homes OF neiehhors for shelter Other
deputies. who bad been ON duty guard
Ing the property oi ihe coal company
had been notified Of The trouble oy this
time. and 90 of the rioters were landed
in the lookup at Windber.
The mob. headed by Paul Ellis. then
planned an assault on The jail With the
/ purpose Of releasing the prisoners. \
great crowd OF me strikers. with Ellis
M their head. marched 10 the centre OF
the town and prepared 10 storm tho
fail. The deputy shorlfs fixed the BAY
onots 10 their rifles and surrounded the
TAIL 10 keep f. from the mob's posses
sion. If possible. Tho members of th-
FIRE department were also called out 10
help restore order The foreigners were
urged 10 be orderly and 20 leave the
town. but Influenced by liqnor they re-
fused to listen greeting the efforts 90
paciy them with boots and jeers. AZ
a signal the mob began TO close I'D on
the iaH. shouting 10 the deputies ~
throw away their GUNS and give mp The
prisoners The officers first tried 10
keep back the mob with bayonets. bit
the effort was Intellectual. and when n
became certain that the little band a
deputies and fremen could not stand
before the bowling, infuriated mob they
opened FIRE. Those of the foreigners
who were closest 10 the Jail had az
ready begun using knives in the ar
tempt to disarm the deputies. while
others nourished reyolvers. The depl-
ties fred but one yolley and the for
elgners broke and fed in wild disorder
leaving three Of their number dead in
front Of the JAIL The wounded who
we're able TO walk were hurried 10 their
homes and boarding houses while an
ambulance took the more seriously hurt
to the Windber hospital
Fears are entertained that the strik-
ers will make another effort TO free
the rioters now In jail
At the mass meeting the men had de-
cided 10 return 10 work on the opera
tors terms, when Deputy McMullen
appeared II is said that an intoxicated
striker made an insulting remark to
the deputy. and that when the latter
warned the miner to keep quiet the
trouble began
Sheriff Regley has been summoned To
Windber. and Governor Pennypacker
has been telegraphed TO. asking him TO
send the state constabulary Windbcr
is I'm a furOre of excitement