Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-17
Blood Is Shed During
Riot at windbeT, Pa.
Three Men Killed, Boy Later
. Dies, Man Badly Wounded.
DoDuuos File Fatal Shots to Prevent Pris-
go slsrs Being Taken Away.

Johnstown. Pa, April 16.-Three men
have been shot, boy fatally wound
ed and a mining engineer. Eueene De-
1aney, taken to the hospital in a Sc
rious condition as a result of riot at
Windber among the sinking -OaI ma
ers tonight. The place Is in state
of terror, Sheriff Begley has been sum-
moned and an appeal has been made to
Governor Pennypacker for troops.
There are several others of the rioters
who have sustained slight injuries. The
dead men and most of the injured are
foreigners and their names cannot be
obtained. The bodies are lying In the
streets tonight, where they fell, the
strikers refusing to allow the under
takers to remove them.
Late tonight the bodies of the men
who had been shot were removed from
the streets where they had fallen TO an
undertaker's establishment. Charles
Foster. the 12-year-old boy VINO was
wounded. died at the hospital. Word
was also received from Somerset that
Sheriff Regley had started for Windber
to take charge of the situation.
The state constahulary We're stlll
held I'D by the wreck near this city
long after midnight with no prospects
of their being able to get to Windper
before 7 or s o'clock in the morning
Trouble is expected when the state Of
ficers arrive, but In the meantime the
situation is more quiet.
The foreign element have been cele-
brating Easter Monday in the mining
section and much liquor has been used
The streets have been thronged all
day with a boisterous crowd, but no
sign of trouble appeared until tonight
A body of strikers was assembled in
front of the Windber Jail discussing
the mass meeting that had been held
during the afternoon and which had
been addressed by three Catholic
priests. The discussion grew into ar
gument and soon there was free-for-
all fight Deputies that had been sworn
in when the strike in the coal mines
was first inaugurated, made their ap-
pearance and a number of arrests were
made. All Of the arrested men were
union men and their colleagues set up a
cry that they We're being disseminated
against and imposed upon.
The arrested men were marched to
the lock up door. but there a mob had
formed and an attempt was made tC
take the men from the officers. Forced
back from the Jail door the mob grow
ing more violent every minute, threat
ened the deputies until the officers fir
ed. The mob hesitated, apparently not
expecting the deputies would resort tc
fire arms. When the smoke had clear
ed away and the victims of the shots
were viewed by the crowd, there were
cries of anger and soon miners that
armed returned the shots of the depu-
ties. The fireing ceased almost as soon
as 1t began, however. and the crowd
filed away from the Jail.
A state of terror exists tonight be-
cause of the prevalence of liquor and
the angered miners. There is much
dynamite stored here and 1t is feared
tn estrikers will resort to the explosive
in revenge.
Shortly before midnight the towr
quoted down and the crowds began tt
disappear from the streets.
The state constabulary had beer
summoned from Greensburg in the
meantime and were being rushed t
Windber in special train. but about {
DlIic west VI tIlS city lHt u dti was b'i'
up by a freight wreck and it is not ex
pected the constabufary will reacl
Windber before early in the morning
Trouble Is anticipated. however. whci
the constabulary arrives at the mines
as the fereign element are very antaG
oristic to the state officers.
When something like order began t
appear in the town 1t was learned tina
the names of the dead men were Pedr
Martini. Paul Kills. leader of the riot
ers. and Antonio Mazuca. The boy. VIII
was fatally wounded is Charles Fos
ter. II years old. Engineer Delane,
was hurt by being struck on the hea'
with brick.
An eye witness Of the riot in dcscrib
Ing the affair tonight said the trOub
started at 5 o'clock when Deput,
Sheriff w. NJ. McMullen went to tn
mass meeting held by the striking min
ers In wood at the edge of the town
Many of the miners had been drinkin:
ana the sight of the deputy made then
furious. The officer was quickly sur
rouhaed py the maddened miners, VIII
threatened to Kill him. McMullen, real
lHnIs tnat ms situation was desperate
fled for his life. finding refupe in IN
AoNs'S ~ Npai'iliidt AnarleS Davis
Practically every man who had ann
to the mass meeting Joined in the chas
after the fleeing deputy and soon af
ter the latter had, entered the Dayi
house. it was surrounded by a mob :
1000 shouting. cursing miners VIII
challenged McMuilen to come OH
When McMullen failed to appear til
mob attacked the house and wrecke
II. The deputy sheriff was roughly har
died. but again managed to escape
The members of the Davis family f,e
TO the homes of neighbors for shelte
Other deputies who had been on dut
guarding the property of the coal con
pany had been notified of the troub
by this time and 20 of the rioters we,
landed in the lookup at Windber.
The mob, headed by Paul Zills. the
planned an assault on the Jail with IL
purpose of releasing the prisoners.
great crowd of the strikers, with Zil
at their head. marched to the cent,
OF the town and prepared to stor
the jail. The deputy sherifs, fixe
bayonets to their rifles and surrounde
the Jail. The members of the fire d,
partment were also called out 70 -,