Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-04-18
LYTERRIBLE TINE
Celebration Of Easter Monday Has
Tragic Termination.
TRIO OF MEN KILLED
Miners Wreck a House ir which .
Deputy sheriff Sought Refuge
and Tried TO Rescue Com
rndes From Jail.

men were hnOts a noy ihtAlly injured
and n mining engineer. Eugene De
laney. taken to the hospital In a sert
Gus condition as a result OF a riot al
Windbe. among the striking coal min
ers Monday night. The place is in a
state OF terror. Sheriff Begeley being
summoned. and an appeal has been
made TO Governor Pennypacker for
troops. Several Of the rioters sustain
ed slight injuries. The dead men and
most OF the injured are foreigners. and
their names cannot be obtained. The
bodies were lying in the street Monday
night where they fell. the strikers re
fusing 10 allow the undertakers to re
move them
The foreign element had been cele-
brating Easter Monday In the mining
section. and much liquor had been
used. The streets were thronged all
day with bolsterous crowd, but nc
sign Of troubled appeared until night
A body of strikers was assembled In
front Of the Windber pail discussing a
mass meeting which would be held
during the afternoon. The discussion
grew into argument. and soon there
was q free for all fight
Deputies that had been sworn in
for the strike In the coal mines when
first inaugurated made their appear
ance. All OF the arrested men were
union men. and their colleagues set
up a cry that they were being discrim.
mated against. and were imposed upog.
The arrested men were marched 10
the lookup. but there a mob had Leen
formed. and an attempt was maAe tc
take the men from the officers Fore.
ed back from the jail door, the mob
growing more violent every minute
threatened the deputies until the OF.
ficers fired. The mob, apparently not
expecting the deputies would resort
10 firearms. fed
when the smoke cleared away and
the victims shot were viewed by the
crowd there were cries OF anger. and
sCon members OF the mob armed re
turned the shots OF the deputies. The
firing ceased almost as soon as Il be
gan however. and the crowd filed
away from the Jail.
An eve witness OF the riot. In de
scribing the affair, said trouble start
ed at o'clock. when Deputy Sheriff
McMullcn went 20 the mass meeting
held by the striking miners IN a wood
at the edge of town Many OF the
miners had been drinking. and the
sight Of the deputy made them furi
Gus
The officer was quickly surrounded
by r,iners. who threatened 10 kill him
McMulien fled for his life. finding
refuge In the house OF Councilman
Charles Davis Soon after McMulien
surrounded by a mob Of 1000 shouting
cursing miners.
when McMullen failed to appear
the mob attacked the house and liter /
ally wrecked Il. The deputy sheriff
was roughly handled. but managed c
escape. The members OF the Davis |
family fled TO the homes OF neighbors /
for shelter Other deputies who had
been on duty guarding the property 1
Of the coal company had been notified 4
Of the trouble by this time. and TWEEN, /
" OF the rioters we're landed In the /
lookup Windsor
The l. 3b, headed by Paul ZIllis. then 4
planned an assault on the Jail with the /
purpose OF releasing the prisoners. /
A great crowd OF the strikers. with
Killis az their head. marched 10 cen |
ter OF the town and prepared 10 storm 1
the jail. The deputy sheriffs fixed
their bayonets 10 their rifles and sur
rounded the jail 20 keep II from the
mob's possession II possible At q
signal the mob began to close in on
the jail. shouting 70 the deputies tc
throw away their guns and give az
the prisoners. The officers first tried
20 keep back the mob with bayoneis
but the effort was Intellectual. and
when II became certain that the little
band OF deputies and flremen could
not stand before the bowling. infuri
ated men they opened fire. The for
eigners who were closest 20 the Jail
had already began using their knives
IN an attempt 20 disarm the deputies,
while others flourished revolvers. The
deputies fired but one volley. and the
foreigners broks and fled IN wild dis
order. leaving three OF their number
dead In front OF the Jail. The wound
ed who were able 10 walk were hurried
10 their homes. while an ambulance
took the more seriously hurt 20 the
hospital.
At a mass meeting Monday after
noon the men decided TO return &c
work on the operators terms wher
Deputy Mullen appeared.
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