The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-09-03
MTLTTARY COMMISSION IS
NAMED By THE GOVERNOR
With Power Even to Put Men
is Death if Found Az
tualIy Necessary.
GUNs az GATHERED
Up 3 81 die Hundreds by the
Soldiers Acting under
the elanlation.

On ARR EsTOfs sept

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Oh ARI TOS SEP fart q
law WAS declared Ia the e'abfn Creek
and other mimi districts today by
Governor W 4. elias cock. The ter
ritory embraces q mountain stretch
Of eotintIy twenty miles ~ eight
miles lie m tary commission
consis 81 SIX members with Lieu
tenant Colonel Wallace, Of Hunting
toni as Judge advocate.
have yainly tried to quiet the
sitda ion and issued a proclama-
tlon calling a1l persons to law down
arms ia the hope that both sides In
this struggle would obey It in the.
spirit 81 which IL was made, said
GovernoT william e GIasscock this
mornin 8 hen asked for an express
sion on the ISSUANCE of the martial
law anna ton IN. the Cabin and
Paint Greek Districts.
fBut THIS was not done. and / de
tefmined 10 take this drastic step
10 promptly and effectively stamp
out All IawIessness in this section.
j hope the significance of marital
law viii be appreciated.
Under our code; the rules ana
regulations OF the regular army con-
trolls IA cases OF martial law. As As
court martial and military commits
sion d ~ been appoin ted vi iell try
all ofences Committed by either sol
diers or civilians in the territory
under martial law. For this duty
/ have selected men in whom hive,
the highest confidence, because
their power is almost unlimited, and
they may impose such punishment.
. Including death. as they deem props
er in the ex.gencies OF the occasion "
This Is the first time martial law
has ever been declared in West yir-
ginia. Their are ABOUT sixty mines;
in the territory covered and 1t In
.cludes the Cabin creek and its sew
eral branches and Paint creek and
its several branches Of the Chesa-I
peake and Ohio railroad.
When these mines are in opera
ton about a 1000 persons are em-
spToyed in and about the mines alone.
ii also includes the towns OF Esq
dale. Pratt, Hansford and four or
Tive more small Incorporated towns
not the mining camps.
ME dssda nee or the martial law
/ ~ cialnatioh this morn!ng had a
soothi1i efgect on the sriotus scenes.
OF me slast few days on Cabin Creek.
The ten COMPANIES of militia were
widely distributed and when the proc
ianation was declared to be in effect
at7day light this morning, the gather
inE ia OF arms began by the soldiers.
-As rapidly as possible they were con=
veyed TO the headquarters at Paint
Creek Junction until by noon more
than 1900 rifles and more than a
dozen machine guns in addition 70.
great quantities. OF ammunitation had
been conhscated-
Thus far no serious trouble has
been experienced IN securing the war
instruments, Miners. mine guards
clerks and even operators, many Of
whom CARRIED their weapons to the
niiitianner, turned over their weapons
without tie slightest objection. It
was nece Is. however, in many In
stances Tor he - tIamen TO enter
hit the houses and search for weap-
ons. They found them in every con-
aceisabie place, IA nlattresses In
paftitions or other concealed places
but fonnd NO resistance as far
as reporteds WAS made.
Tho fortitica ions. some on top os
buildings and others on hillstdes
were moi disturbed BY the militiameE
biIt tie machine guns were taken to-
gether tth the communication
Itsfs q pecteti that several thousand
more riiies viii ne seeured Many
OF the. miners ESCAPED during the night
with their Weapons ~ is believed
however tlSat the men VA have been
particir mi IN ttlle rio I'M have zone
clsewhare. These niens ioHgeyer, n
most nstanee are not residents 81
either PAM 81 Cabin creeks. and
tiaefefore must loe "a 1e1 while oI.
their tours 81 nctton
Covnrnor & la cock has not ye