Arizona republican., 1920-05-20
DETECTIVES AND
 CIVILIANS CLASH;
 F DEAD. | HURT
Mayor Shot Dead When He Questions Authority of Private Officers Who Eject Dismissed Miners From Homes - General Riot Follows - Troops to Scene
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 SIATEWAS. W. Va, May 1s--Twelvs men were killed and three badly in- jured in a battle here late today be- tween the police and citizens on ona side and private detectives on tha other. 4 revised list of the dead, aa given out by the police at midnight, follows:
 Mayor Cabeu Testerman. l.. C. Felts. Albert Felts. IT. l.. Powell A. J. Hooker. J. W. Ferguson, l.. M Brown, c. B. Cunningham, all private detec- tives; James Mullen, Patrick hinleys William Rohrer and Isaac Brewer, miners.
 The wounded: Samuel Artie. - Baldwin, James Chambers.
 According to authorities here tonight, the trouble started when James Mul- lins, alleged strike agitator, approached Albert Felts and asked if he carried a warrant for his arrest. E'elts replied in the affirmative, according to police and was in the act of reading the war rant when MulIens shot and killed him. Detective Ferguson, officers say, then killed Mullens and the killing Of Fer guson by an unidentified miner fol- lowed. This, the officers said. was the signal for a general fight, whcih re- suited in the deaths of the ether men.
 Detective Stays Mayor
 intense excitement followed tha shooting but the village became quiet
 
 ton that the entire state constabularv had been ordered here and that two companies of troopers would arriva about daybreak
 Conflicting stories as to the cause Of the shooting were told The police declare that a party of private detec- tiVeS arrived here from Williamson this morning to evict from a mining company's houses the families Of miu- CTS who had been dismissed from the company's employ.
 Eight families the police declare. had been turned out when Mayor 1esterman approached Albert FeIts. the leader of the detectives, and want eu 70 know by what authority their action was taken and by what author fly they had arrested one of the miners.
 While they were talking. according to the police, Belts shot the mayor. fir ing from his coat pocket Almost in stantly Felts himself was killed. tbs police say, by "Sid" Hadfield. chief of police of Matewan. Immediateiv tbe snooting became general numbers of persons Joining in the fray.
 Shot While Swinmino Rivar
 The crowd closed in about fhe de- tectives who. the police say. turned and ran. Some of them broke for the open country, while others. reaching the Tug river, attempted to swim t5 saIety. Here, 1t is reported. three of
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 Almost all of the entire 500 or 6Oo in habltants of the little mining virlare were in the streets until @ late houT noon.
 Most of the men were employed bv the Stone Mountain Coal company. whose mines form the principal indus try or the community. Several weeks ago 1t became known that efforts were being made to unionize the mines. and two of them were closed. Later. the miners declare, some of their numbers were dismissed and private detectives were sent here today to dispossess those who lived in company houses. Feeling had been running high.
 Orders State Troops to Scene
 Col. Jackson Arnold, commander Of the state department of public safety tonight issued orders for the entire force of troops to mobilize immediately and proceed to AIatewan. Shortly after the coloners call was sounded two com panies were en route to the scene of trouble by train and others were pre- pairing to leave as soon as transporta- ton rrqG nraflnh1a