The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-04-21

Editor of The Labor Argus:
l see by the Fayette Tribune and other
papers that Mr.. A. c. Feltz, assistant
chief of the Baldwin Detective Agency,
with headquarters at Thurmond. accuses
l.. ii. Malone, justice of the peace, of
Glen Jean, William Tracy Hatfield, Elias
Hatfield and myself as being responsible
for the indictment brought against him
in the criminal court of Fayette county,
charging him with the robbery Of the
paymaster at Rush Run in July, 1909
Stated that the above named parties were
the witnesses against him: also stated
rcls. 1 was not witness against Mr.
Feltz. l. do not want them. Feltz did
not say there was a conspiracy against
hint takes two more TO form Il CON
spiracy. l agree with F'eltz that there
was deep-laid plot to rob the paymas-
ter at Rush Run, and from information
received from Thurmond and Rush Run
there was only one i1t.5he formatio ION of
the deep-laid scheme. The robber receiv-
ed nearly 81 800 for the scheme he for
mulatcd and carried into effect. AS to
the reliability of p. II. Malone. a justice
of the peace, and an officer OF Fayettc
county for 20 years, and Tracy and Elias
Hatfield, any law-abiding citizen of the
counties Of Fayette, Raleigh and Kama
wha, who knows them would not gucs-
ton their integrity for truth.
This is the same A. G. Feltz, I was
told, that issued 4 warrant without
complaint, charging Al Deck, an officer
in the employ OF the United Mine Work
ers of America, (who was a Free Mason
and an Odd Fellow in good standing in
each order, home place Illinois), charging
misdemeanor. F'eltz issued the war
rant as a notary public, and sert Nathan
Ash, one of his men, after Deck. Deck
was ovcrtaken at Decpwater by Ash, car
ried back to Glen Jean. Deck asked for
a trial; failed to get it; was turned loose.
Late in the night, Mr.. Deck employed n
colored man to aid him in getting back
to Thurmond They started and just out
of the Harvey yards at Bissell, Deck was
attacked by two white men and one ne
gro. The colored guide driven off.
AT that point those ruffians pourced upon
MI Deck, peat MN INTO uncOnSclOuSnoSS,
and by one heavy blow broke his leg. Mr.
Deck lay in that condition until picked
up by a train crew. 1 am told that two
of Feltz s white men and one negro were
guarding him at Glen Jean before reeas
ed in the night.
This is the same A G. Feltz that re-
ports say beat Mr.. Good, of Charleston,
into nsensibility on the c. .& o. train
near ST. Albans, short time ago. Mr..
Good was passenger on the G. g. o train
(and is one of Charleston 8 best citi-
zens), was attacked by Feltz, and for
Feltz s brutality toward Good, Mr.. Good
sued the c. & o. railroad for $4,000.
Fetz has number of years been riding
on G.. g. o. pass. There were two bold
robberies not more than two weeks apart,
if 1 am correct,-th robbery OF the pay
master at Rush Run and the shooting to
death of young man at Rock, in Mercer
| county, on the Firginian railroad, last
summer. At Rock the robbe- secured
nearly $2,1OO. Two gentlemen were run
ming a rock crusher at Rock. Pay day
| came, the two men in charge, accompa-
| MED by their clerk, young man from
| Virginia, who had not arrived at legal
age, started from their office down to the