The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-06-27
RELEASE FROM SENTENCES OF
MILITARY COURT DOES NOT
GIVE IMMUNITY.
Gov. Hatfield Has All the Evidences
and Some Sensational Action
May BE Taken.
Special Dispatch to the In~telikencer.

Special Dispatch to the intelligence.
CHARLESTON. W. Va. June 2s.-
Niolar'ors Of the law In what was tho
martial law zone on Paint and Cabin
creeks the past year may be called 20
account IN the courts OF the n
IN which their crimes were committed
Notwithstanding the fact that they
were arrested. tried and convicted be-
fore one OF the three military commits
sions which out Justice dur
ing the periods OF martial law. All
evidence gathered by the military au-
thorities and others in connection with
riot.ng In the strike district will he
placed In the hands OF the civil au-
thorities and called 10 the attention
OF grand turies In order that indict-
ments may be returned.
II was largely through miners con-
victed BY the military tribunals and
their counsel that the Kern resolution
was adopted by the United States
senate n an Investigation ordered
n made OF alleged illegal trials by
the military authorities. While some
OF the sentences imposed by the mill
tar commission were more severe
than permitted under civil law. in no
case was such punishment carried ont.
the Governor ~pardoning the prisoners
before their terms expired.
since Governor Hatfield came into
onice March 4th. last. none 81 the sem
fences imposed by the military author
ities has been approved. The Govern
or detained some Of the prisoners
pending Il settlement OF the labor con
troNerSy. In his letter TO tho Senate
i~nvestigationg committee he stated he
had Information which he would pro-
duce II called upon ~ do So. but that
for good reasons he preferred not 10
make II public. II Is believed Gov
ernor Hatfield intends To turn this in
FORMATION Over y the civil authorities.
Not All That's COMING.
Those Sooiafis; leaders and others
who took the advice n, the radical .ic-
ment have guessed wrong II they think
the detention by tho Governor and the
military authorities is all that IL
coming to them. especially since some
OF them nave taken up the cudiCeI
against The Governors plans for peace
IN the troubled district. The present
Governor has never made public his
views as t0 the conStitutionaitv 81 the
mlltarY commission. II was an ef-
ie'tlNe means Of Restoring order and
ne permitted it 10 go for a time.
Governor Hatfield turrcd loose many
prisoners who he Sn~w were guilty or
nish crimes. including murder. He
has evidence 10 prove that nearly all
the men tried by the las, military
commission were directly or ,ndirectIy
connected with 'hc various battles on
me lower end Of Faint Crock The
Governor has In shape ready 10 turn
over 10 a grand fury any time inror-
nation As 20 tho p%lotters and the per-
sons who went into he hills 70 do ,ho
shooting. He knows ~ n crnwd OF
armed mon who went from Crown nm
10 Holly Grove on he night the "Rull
Noose' train. with sheriff Bonner nm
aboard. dealt out destruction Glowing
an attack by miners and he knows
who was in fhat crowd. on tho dav
ioIlo"ing tho armored train incident
Nc knows who gathered A. Hansfor9
ana s"nt out calls 10 the adjoining
mining camps calling for men 10 come
ana help clean GD 'hc creek" Uo
knows who went - rho wirce Il, tho
union district on IN" north side n
kanawha river art told no miner4
tiere 90 take Their guns ard 90 over
20 hclp Tho strikers.
The Governor Knows.
Tho Governor knows m the gather
inc - strikers and their s~yu.yarhizcrs
A. ii"ecf Fr0v" on SUNDAY uirA- and
the plans made 20 20 90 VurnvciI IN
Paint Crock. begin trore and f1ke
Paint Cr'cN rs force 20 us mouth Ja
know who Tho leaders werc. where Tho
ammunition came from. who brought
70 and who '-frihutcd %. he ~ap
show VII led Tho crowd % ninety
three armed mon up Tho hif' The rcV,
morning MONDAY. Folrvarv fo:h md
has many names u mon vino wer.
IN ~" crowd 70" he tho story =
IN" meeting ~ that crowd n 1rmcl
mirrors with mine eur-Ga near Va
conan wher" Frof E"nt.t' and James
Nan0" were 'ii''i m fra a,f'ir witch
f'sIod. roc" f'rg fr 'hs -f.rI v-..f7
nation ~ martial Nv
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