Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-17
THREE LIVES SACRIFICED
Dozen Men Also Seriously Injured In
Clash
7 THE MINING DISTRICT
Frenzied Foreigners Only subdued by
Armed officers-Arrest of IL
B.
Ringleaders of Trouble.

YOUNGSTOWN, Pa. April 17.-Order again
reigns at Windber after night of riot
and bloodshed, in which three lives we're
sacrificed and dozen men were seriously
injured. With daylight arrived the state
oonstabulary ordered to Windber by Cow
Samuel w. Pennypacker and the town is
now practically under martial law
The state police and deputies are con-
trolling things with an iron hand. and, hay
ing the situation well in hand no fur
ther trouble at this time is apprehended
To avoid the possibility of a conflict OF
authority. the state police were sworn in as
deputy sheriffs Immediately upon their ar
rival, and Windber Is now as quiet az
though nothing had happened. ONLY the
homes wrecked by the mob and the pools
OF blood on the streets where the men fell
at the fire of the deputies remind one df
the scenes of horror of the night lust
passed.
The miners did not return to work in
great numbers this morning. although four
mines of the company are I'm oreratIon Uirl,
limited forces Crowds of the c;Irfons ara
visiting the scenes Of destruction but the
SightseerS are kept constantly on the move
py the officers on guard.
Arrested Men Started for Jail.
A short time after O'Clock this morning
Sheriff w. c. Begley and a force OF depu.
tles escorted the eleven men arrested last
night to the street car line and started
them on their way to the county jlil at
Somerset. The officers were all armed with
rifles and formed a Gordon around the nrss-
oners. who were handcuffed together
Apparently the foreigners were completes
~ cowed' as the threatened attempt to
rescue their comrades was not made
crowd hta T,ppag,s-I,..,
made no sign of either hostile or favora hle
feeling.
= Burgess Delehunt and Chief of Police
IroxeH this morning arrested another Of
the rioters and took him from among IA
crowd OF his fellows, just as he was leag-
Ing the town. No resistance was shown
and the man was hustled TO the city prison
curtis kester, the boy who was sf1ot
through the abdomen, is still living He
was reported dead during the might but the
physicians believe he has fighting chance
for recovery.
Condition of Wounded.
All the remainder of the wounded are
doing nicely except one a foreigner nansd
Paul Bill, whose condition is serious. II
is understood that the state constabulafy
Will arrest the mefr known to be the ring-
leaders in last nights outbreak The bod
les OF the dead are now being prepared
for burial. and the funerals will likely take
place tomorrow.
Organizer Center, who has had charge of
the men since the strike began, refused to
make any statement today concerning last
nights disturbance, until after he had
talked with President Gilday He is striv-
Ing hard to keep the men out and prevent
the working of the mines, but his efforts
are In vain. The number of men return-
ing to work is constantly increasing and
with the subsidence of the present excite /
ment 1t is believed there will be a general /
resumption of operations.
Constable McMullen who was so roughly
handled by the mob last night. is able to
be out again and expects soon to be back
on duty.
Coroner Louther arrived here during the
day and held an inquest on the bodies of
the three men killed The verdict returned
was to the effect that the men came to
their death from gunshot wounds inflicted
by deputies while in the performance or
their duties.
The Outbreak Last Night.
After weeks of anxiety the STUD
ton brought about by the controversy
of the coal miners and the opera
tors eliminated last night In a riot ct
windber. near this city. which finally end
ed in bloodshed. Three are dead and
number are injured. and throughout the
night the town was patrolled by armed
guards The shooting was brought on by
an assault upon the jail, made by striking
miners, who attempted to rescue coHf dues
who had been placed under arrest. Inc
riot occurred IN the early hours OF the
night and continued for several houfS,
working the residents TO such pitch thaI
the night was one of terror.
The dead are principally foreigners ana
were miners who were out on strike. Ihey
are Pietro Martini, Antonio MaZuc1 and
Paul Zillis, who was the leader of the MOB.
Curtis Kester, ten years old, a bys .ander
during the trouble, was shot through the
bowels. His condition is serious and he will
probably die. When the deputies fred on
the mob they fed, leaving three of their
number on the ground dead, and, the
strikers refusing 10 permit the underiakers
10 remove the bodies the latter remained
where they fell until an early hour thas
morning.
Situation Was Serious.
The situation was so serious that Sheriff
Regley was summoned from Somerset 10
take charge OF affairs, and an appeal was
made to Gov. Pennypacker for troops.
At o'clock this morning the conditions
were more quiet and no further trouble was
expected until later in the day.
The rioters were for the most part OF the
foreign element, who had been celebrating
Easter Monday a holiday that has always
been greatly observed in this section py
them. Yesterday the streets or Windber
presented carnival appearance. 1nere
was much liquor consumed and many men
were under the influence OF liquor when
the trouble broke out the state constabulary
that was at Greensburg was Immediately
ordered to Windber. and special train
was procured and rushed toward the scene
of the riot A few miles west of this city.
however, the train was blocked by freight
wreck and the troops did not reach Wind
her until after o'clock this morning. At
that time the town had quieted and no
demonstration was made. The constabu-
larry relieved some of the deputies that Were
patrolling the town, and the beats were
placed at fifty yards.
Had they arrived while the crowd
stiIl on the streets last night there would
undoubtedly have been further trouble AS
III was however, the streets Were almost
deserted and the officers of which there
were eighteen, In charge Of two sergeants,
took up their stations and awaited day.
light.
Many Alterations.
There were MANY alterations and hois-