Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-17
Guards Fired Upon Them and
Three OF the Rioters
Were Killed.
TROUBLE WAS AT WlNDBER.
Dead Men Mostly Foreigners Who
Celebrated Easter Monday BY
Drinking.

ABOUT by the controversy or the Coal
miners with the operators eliminated
last night I'm riot at Windber. near
this city. which finally ended IN blood
shed. Three are dead and number
are injured and throughout the night
the town was patroled by armed
guards. The shooting was brought on
by an assault upon the Jail made by
striking miners, who attempted to res
cue comrades who had been placed un-
der arrest. The riot occurred in the
early hours Of the night, and contin-
ued for several hours, working the
residents to such pitch that the night
was one OF terror.
The dead are principally foreigners
and were miners who were out on
strike They are: Pietro Martini An
tonic MaZuCa and Paul Ellis who was
the leader OF the mob. Curtis Kester,
10 years old, a bystander during the
trouble, was shot through the bowels
and will probably die.
DEPUTIES FIRED MOB FLED.
When the deputies fred on the mob
they fed. leaving three of their num-
Der on the ground dead The strikers
refused To permit the undertakers to
remove the bodies and they remained
where they fell until an early hour
this morning The situation was so
serious that sheriff Begley was sum
moned from Somerset TO 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 trou-
Bile was expected until later In the day
RIOTOuS FOREIGNERS.
The rioters were for the most part
OF the foreign element who had been
celebrating Easter Monday, holiday
that has always been greatly observed
In this section by them. Yesterday
the streets Of Windber presented
carnival appearance There was much
liquor consumed, and many men were
under the influence Of liquor when
the trouble broke out the constabulary
at Greensburg was Immediately ordered
To Windber and a special train was
rushed toward the scene OF the riot. A
few miles west of this city, however,
the train was blocked by a freight
wreck and the troops did not reach
Windber until after 4 o'clock this morn
ing. AT that time the town had
quoted and no demonstration was
made.
MANY ALTERATIONS.
There We're many alterations and
boisterOus arguments on the streets
through the day but no serious clash
occurred and even large mass meet
ing was held without any disorder I'M
til Deputy Sheriff w. NJ. McMulen
appeared The foreigners are appar-
IN - 10
have an old standing antipathy to him.
He was for five years county chief of
police of Windber, and during his ad-
ministration. II Is said made himself
unpopular with the miners.
The sight Of McMulen Infatuated
them as he was looked upon as n spy.
Many of the men rushed for him, and
threats were made against his life and
he fled, taking refuge IN the home OF
Charles Davis. The crowd. however,
gave chase and soon a mob OF $500
surrounded the Davis home and stoned
II until the occupants were Obliged to
seek refuge with neighbors.
During the riot about 20 Of the min
ers were placed under arrest and landed
In Jail.
MOB ASsAILs JAIL.
Under the leadership Of Paul Ellis
who was shot dead subsequently, the
mob assailed the Jail throwing stones
and any missile that was at hand The
deputies surrounded the Jail and with
the aid Of the fire department tried TO
restore order The mob was persistent
and refused 10 listen 10 cooler heads.
who advised them TO dispense and III,
home, and closing In on the jail be-
gan 10 assail tho deputies. The latter
trta 10 nall
nets and when II seemed that the dep.
titles and flremen would go down before
the Infatuated men, the deputies fred,
This was not done. however, before
| knives and revolvers appeared In the
\ hands OF the strikers. But one vollov
was fired and at the sound OF the guns
the mob broke and fed.
MORE TROUBLE EXPECTED.
More serious trouble was expected 10
occur when the strikes appeared TIM.
morning and saw the state officers I'm
charge There were no developments,
however, up to O'clock, but there was
a feeling of anxiety as 70 the action,
that would be taken when the strikers
saw their comrades taken from the
| jail to Somerset, which win be done
sometime today. There the prisoners
are TO be held until Windber has been
restored 10 an orderly condition.
This morning Deputy McMulien made
charges OF rloting against eight men
before local justice. All OF them ara
foreigners
Mining Engineer Delaney, who was
| hurt by brick thrown while the riot
ers were storming the jail and was TAX
en- 10 the hospital was reported this
morning 10 be in serious condition,
ORDER RESTORED.
Johnstown, Pa, April 17.--order again
reigns at Windber after a night OF riot
and blOodshed I'm which three lives
were lost and a dozen men were serl-
ously injured. with daylight arrived
the state constahuary ordered 10 Wind
Der by Gov, Pennypacker and the town
Is now practically under martial law
No further trouble is at this tins ap-
pretended.
To avoid the possibility OF a conflict
of authority, the state police were
sworn In as deputy sheriffs
The miners did not return to work I'm
great numbers this morning, although
four mines Of the company are IN op-
GRAFTON with limited forces
a short time after o'clock this
morning Sheriff Begley and a force OF
deputies escorted the eleven men ar
rested last night 10 the street car line
and started them on their way to the
jail Mt Somerset,
Abe officers were all arlnad with rIlea