Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-07-26
DEPUTY, TOO H0ARSE
TO PHONE, TOLD HIM
ANARCHY PREVAILED
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dated at LIndaIe, Ga, May q, 1910, here
with attached, the company arrived at
the mines next morning. At Chickamau-
ga, Il was Joined by Colonel English. and
the deputy sheriff. who proceeded with
them TO the mines. On arrival. the Ital-
lans, who had evidently been advised of
the coming OF the company. were found
to be quiet A number Of them were
pointed out to Captain Neikleham as be-
ing parties who on the day before had
been walking about the property with
shotguns on their shoulders, making
threats. AS an act OF precaution. Cap
tain Meikleham says: These / took In
charge and sent into our special coach
under guard" He adds that he searched
all OF them for weapons. and shortly aft
erward searched the houses where the
Italians had been living. Captain Meik-
leham then says: "A number OF weapons.
shotguns. pistols, some Of them the prop
erty OF the mining company. daggers. and
90 forth, and ammunition OF a curious
kind. loaded with ball for the shotguns.
was found in the houses" His report
further shows that Colonel English swore
out warrants against p OF the Italians,
who were then turned over to Sheriff
Germany. who had been sick the night
before. as shown by his afidavit. but
who had arrived during the morning and
who receipted Captain Meikleham for
them The names OF the p were as fol-
lows:
Quintilio Pesenichi. Florrie MangeneI-
10. Agusti CortorilOi. Francors Gull
lard. FerrinO Guido. Ferdinand Bran
chetti, Fortunate Inocenta. Vergilie
corsini. Most Tonanzi, Ippolito Bolog-
mini, Guiseppi Graisini. Pacino Paci.
Chembrieni Mogini. Ernesto Fidelio. Al
bino Scott, Onie Cent cor Toni Censi).
Amango Valinio. virgilio Pisaneschi,
Egnito Gueorgiolini. Armando Carbo-
mani. Ricardo Tega and Clio Tega-
Captain Meikleham says: After I
had received my receipt, the guard
which had been placed over them was
withdrawn at Durham and. as far as
was concerned, the Italians were free
20 come and 90 as they chose"
Affidavits herewith show that by an
agreement made voluntarily by the Ital-
ians with the prosecutor Of the cases
against them the warrants were with
drawn and the Italians left at once for
Chattanooga So far as the troops were
concerned. therefore. either by positive
or negative act, the departure Of the
italian miners was wholly voluntary
on their part. 1t appears that by a
coincidence they travelled from Durham
TO Chickamauga on the same train. but
ct the latter point the troops left the
train and came southwark on another.
while the Italians continued northward.
The troops could not have returned to
their home station by any other con-
venient route.
The affidavits and letters herewith
transmitted will serve TO show the real
state of affairs at the mines before and
during the time that the calls were be-
ing made upon me for the presence of
the military. OF course many OF these
details were unknown to me on the
night OF May 25. Ny action was based
upon the call OF the deputy sheriff,
as transmitted 10 me over the telephone
by the voice Of Colonel English. who
assured me that he was speaking the
words OF the deputy sheriff. This fact