The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-03-03

walls since the first part of January of
this year. So far as We have been able
to ascertain he had been carrying him
self properly while there, and had the es-
TEEN and respect of the best people there
The people generally, however, did not
know his business, and when pressed on
this point he passed as a lumber man.
From time to time, however, Mr.. Deck
received word from apparently good
sources that certain persons in that neigh
borhood were conspiring to do him seri-
Gus bodily harm. Mr.. Deck, however,
who is an intelligent and modest young
man and member of the Masonic order,
did not believe he was in danger and did
not leave the country, as he had been ad-
vised it would be best for him to do.
However, on Friday morning, the
18th day of February, he was told by a
reliable person that this person had
heard conversation on the night before
between certain persons, that the sum of
one hundred dollars was to be paid for
tho arrest and conviction of Mr.. Deck on
some charge, or for an injury to be done
him. Alarmed at this action, and upon
the advice of friends, he left the town of
Glen Jean on that morning, and walked
across the mountains, distance of fif-
teen or eighteen miles, to the virginian
railroad and took passage on passengr
train for the city of Charleston. On ar
irving at Deepwater, where the Virginian
train connects with the G. s. O. railway,
certain persons form the town of Glen
Jean, and who had been suspected by
Mr. Deck and others, boarded the train
and took Mr.. Deck back to Glen Jean, on
warrant issued by local Justice of
the Peace at Glen Jean, and charging
Mr.. Deck with the offence of carrying q
revolver. On their arrival at Glen Jean.
no Justice of the Peace was to be found,
and Mr.. Deck was told to take care of
himself that night and to report to the
office of the Justice on the following
morning. He had requested his captors
to permit him to send telegram to nv
self, advising me of his arrest, as well
as also message to the Sheriff of Fay
cite county, advising him of his arrest.
but. this was denied him.
l. Mr.. Deck had not carried a revolver.
did not have one with him, had never
had one, and this alleged offence is now
people OF that town, to be merely a
trumped up charge, in order to get Mr.
Deck back to the town. On that niebt-
acting on the advice of some of the best
people in Glen Jean, and upon his own
impulse, Mr.. Deck employed a coIored
man to accompany him down the railroad
on his way, to Thurmond. After going
down the railroad track about PERHAPS
one mile and a half, at about II o clock
that night, Mr.. Deck and the colored
man were suddenly confronted by three
men, who flashed burglars lanterns in
their faces, and who were armed with re-
FolVers, and maces and wearing masks
upon their faces. These men told Mr.
Deck that they knew what his bus;ness
was, and that representative of the or
ganlzed miners was not permitted to he
OF TO remain in that country, and that
1hey had beaten up other men there and
on the Norfolk and Western railroad. and
That 1T was not their intention to kill
MN, but to so beat him that he would he
warning to other representatives of the
organized miners to stay out of that To-
cality. They then knocked him down
and beat him over the head and BODY I'm.
I'll he was insensible, breaking both bones
IN his left leg and then tried to makeI
hlm run down the railroad, which caused
the broken bones to protrude from the
hesh They then left him on the railroad
track with his head lying on the steel rail.
Alter some time, Mr.. Deck regained con.
troll OF himself and crawled out to the
bushes where in about three hours he vss
found by the crew of passing freight
train and was Immediately taken to Min.
ers Hospital No. 2 at McKendree. la. |
ter we had Mr.. Deck removed to the
charleston General Hospital in this CITY, |
where he is yet confined.
We have investigated carefully. and
believe we have the evidence of the pu;1. |
" parties, but desire that no prosecution
be instituted at this time until we are
able to ascertain some further facts in |
relation thereto.
This is only one of many such in.
stances which have occurred in the New
hlver, Flat Top and the Norfolk and
western coal regions in this State in the
past.
In a short time 1 desire to Law soc
further facts before you in regard to this
matter, and L will appreciate your hearty
cooperation in relation tharato