Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-08-20

General VleWSOi the Guy OF beAG
the deputy sheriffs had followed them.
They were attacked without warning,
and to say the least, the murder of
Lomas was coWardly in the extreme.
Other shots followed this first one,
none of which, however, took effect
out the group of workmen were, in
self-defense, compelled to take two of
their assailants prisoners and disarm
them. The other two fled. The work
ars continued their march toward
Mexico. intending to hold their two
prisoners until they reached the Mexi-
can border, when they would release
them.
Eugene Buck, deputy sheriff of Dim
nit county, and Candelario Ortiz. a
deputy, the latter notorious as a stool
pigeon on the Mexican workers. were
the two prisoners. They were in
barge of Jose Guerra. AS they con-
tinued their march toward Mexico,
he prisoner, Candelario Ortiz, con-
.tantly hung back from the balance
of the group, until he and his guard
.urned, attempting 10 grab the gun of
Guerra and club him to the ground.
A scuffle ensued, ana before the others
could reach Guerra to protect him,
Ortiz was. shot by Guerra in self
defense. Our comrades then con
tinued on their way toward Mexico.
During the day a group of officers ap-
peared and demanded the surrender OF
Eugene Buck A parley was had and
the officers entered INTO written
agreement, signed BY Jesse ]. Camp
bell, to the effect tina. the group OF
workers would besallowed to continue
toward Mexico undisturbed. The
group then surrendered Buck and he,
with the officers, returned to Carrie
Springs. The march of the workers
continued all that might and until the
early hours of the following morning;
when they ca1ped in a ravine.
Workers Again Attacked.
It is now the morning of Sept. 10.
The sun has not yet riser. The little
group of laborers, secure in the con.
seriousness that they have violated no
law and doubly secure in the pledge
from Mr.. Campbell that they would be
allowed to proceed to Mexico without
interference, are asleep. only few
hours walk separating them from the
Mexican border But neither Camp
bell nor any others respected the
solemn promise they had given
After securing Buck they returned to
Garlic Springs and rounded up a
gang who, although calling them
selves claw abiding citizens" like
wise respected neither law nor prom
ises. And as our brothers of the
working clsas slept this gang fired
upon them, without even demand fol
surrender. Juan Rincon, Jr., young
boy, was mortally wounded, and as he
Hay upon. the ground, writhing il
| deaths agonies, he called piteously fol
water. But his only answer from thes'
defenders of law and order" wal
jeers and curses. He died shortl.
after j. A. Cisneros and L. L. Vas
quez were also badly wounded. Thu
others were taken prisoners with tn
exception of Jose Guerra, who, it i
believed, was either killed or escaped
The workers only know that sine
that morning they have never seel
Jose Guerra.
Martyrs to Eabor's Cause.
With heavy chains around thei
lnecks, chained to each other, and wit
chains on their hands and feet, thes
| workers were marched into Carrie
Springs, after an attempt to lyme
them had been made. They wer
huddled together in vile iail cells an
nut ON bread ard water. When tn
dead body of Silvestre Tomas wa
searched a red banner, inscribed wit
white letters Land and Liberty wa
found. The dead body Of Tomas wa
thrown into an automobile. the bal
ner attached to a stick and mounte
on the front of the machine and Of
dead comrade and his flag were gle
fully paraded through the streets {
Garlic Springs by the fiends and COY
ards who had shot him in the back.
Held Ineommunicado.
Since they have been in jail IL
fourteen men have not been allowed
write to and receive mail from the
wives or friends. They were held a
Isolutely incommunicado Even the 9
torneys were denied the right to Ia
TO the prisoners alone, and when. aft
a hard court fight, they did secu
an order from the court directing Il
sheriff that he must allow the attt
tneys a private consultation, the attt
news were compelled to carry on Il
consultation through an iron screen.
Charged With Murder.
AT last the authorities had Rang
Cline ana the others In their powe
now they had pretext to get rid
these dangerous labor agitators, a
lthey proceeded to do it with ven
ance. Within q half hour after Q
brothers were brought to Carr
Springs In chains, like wild beasts
especial session of the grand jury Y
lcaIled. They met. listened to i
story Of Eugene Buck, WHO. w.