The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-04-19
DEPUTIES KILL
STRIKING MINERS
Were Shot by Them While Try.
ing to Rescue Fellow
Workman.
TROOPS ARE CALLED FOR
Town OF Windsor. Pa. 10 In q State .
Terror, as u IN Feared the strik-
ers Will Resort to .hs Use
Of Dynamite.

Johnstown. Pa. April is.-Three men
were shot dead. a boy fatally wounded
and "A mining engineer. Eugene Delany,
seriously injured In riot at windber
among the striking coal miners last
right The place Is ia a state OF ter
TOR Sheriff Beglcy has been sum-
tnontd and an appeal has been made to
fovernor Pennypacker for troops. Sew
rral others OF the rioters sustained
slight injuries. The dead men and
most ~ the injured are foreigners.
The foreign element had been ceIe-
srating Easter Monday In the mining
section and much liquor had been
Escd. The streets were thronged ali
day with a boistcrous crowd, but no
sign Of trouble appeared until last
hight. A body OF strikers were as
.rmblcd In front OF the windbcr Jail
Accusing the mass meeting that had
been held during the afternoon and
which had been addressed by three
catholic priests. The discussion grew
into argument. Soon there was a free
tor all fight. Strike deputies made "A
number of arrests. All OF the arrested
men were union men and their col
leagues set up cry that they were
being Disseminated against.
Mob Attempts 20 Rescue Prisoners.
The arrested men were marched to
formed and an attempt was made to
take them from the officers Forced
back from the Jail doors, the mob,
growing more violent every minute,
threatened the deputies until the OFF,
GERS fired.
when the smoke had cleared away
and the victims OF the shots were
ricvcd by the crowd there were cries
anger and soon miners that were
armed returned the shots OF the depu-
Ties. The firing ceased almost as soon
rs u began. however. and the crowd
He'd away from the jail
There Is much dynamite stored here
and u Is feared the strikers will re-
sort To the explosive In revenge
shortly before midnight the town
quieted down and the crowd began To
ligperse from the streets. The state
onstabulary had been summoned from
irccnsburg but freight wreck has
islayed their special train and they
Eill not reach windber until today.
Trouble Is anticipated when the con-
slabulary arrive ut the mines "a the
gJrcign element are very antagonistic
10 the state officers
When something like order began to
hppear In the town II was learned that
fae names of the dead men were:
PElTRO MARTINI
PAUL FILLS
ANTONIO MAZCKA.
The boy who was fatally wounded
charles Foster. I. years OF age.
Late last night the bodies ~ the men
y" had been shot were removed
rm the streets where they had fall
~ io an undcrtaker's establishment
harles Foster. the i.-year-old boy
nat was wounded. died at the hoapi-
a. Word was alsn received from
SOMERSET that sheriff Bagley had
.arted FOR Windb.r To take charge
Z ihe situation.
Story Of an Eye Witness,
~ eye witness Of the riot In describing
aN1tr said IN" trouble started when
putty Sheriff " o. McMullrn wen, a.
p mass meeting held by the striking
a'a"fs Ia wood AZ the "dg" OF the town.
'a' ~ the miners had been drinking and
p sight Of the deputy made them furious
p" officer was quickly surrounded by
aineis who threatened TO kin him. Nc.
iuli'n realizing that his situation was
rsp"raic fled for his life finding rrfug.
%" house OF Councilman Charles Darls.
Practically every man who had gone To
~ mass meeting joined In th- chas. after
?" fleeing deputy. and soon after an.
liter had entered the Davis hous. II was
grounded by mob OF gUD shouting
4ising miners who challenged McMullcn
come out. when McMullcn failed 60
Dp"ar the mob attacked IN" hnus" and
orally wrecked a. The deputy sheriff
4s roughly handled. hut again managed
escape. The members OF the Davis
m'ly He'd to the homes or ucighbots fot
'hrlirr
o;her deputies who had been on duty
ardlng the property OF the coal company
al been notified OF the trouble by thI,
ne and twenty Of the rioters were
'"I"d In the lookup at wIrdbcr
inflamed by Liquor.
~" mob, headed by Paul Ellis. then
arehcd 10 the center OF tn. town aud PR.
ARD 10 storm the Jail and rclcas. the
''''s' tn. deputy shcrins fixed tho
g'hcts 10 their rifles and surrounded the
:" 70 Keep " from the mob's possession
l"ssible. The members OF the IRE de-.
Aftm"ni were also called out to help re-
ore order. The foreigners were urged
p" orderly and TO leave the town. but
Aatned by liquor they refused To listen.
ertng the efforts TO pariry them with
'ois and jecrs.
AZ signal the mob began to close In on
Jali' shouting To th" deputies 10 throw
4l their guns ana give up the prisoners
oIhcers nrst tried To keep back the
90 With bayonets. but the effort was in
e''uaI. and when II became certain that
uahd or deputies snd nrcmcn could
atand before the crowding. InfurIa ted
Nh'y opened fire. Those OF the for
Nh"ts who were closest to the Iail had
ready begun using knives I'm the attempt
alsAfm the deputies. while others -four
~ revolvers. The deputies fired one
eg ana me foreigners broke and icd
Nhd disorder. leaving three OF their
-hber dead IN front OF IN. Jail The
'shhsd who were able To walk wer. hur-
20 their homes, while an AMBULANCE
~ 10" NOR" seriously hurt TO the wind