The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-21
QUIET PREVAILS
IN MINE REGION
Hundreds of Armed Miners
at Matewan Meet News
paper Men

CHARLESTON. w. Va. May 20
Quiet prevails In tho town of Matewan
tonight following last nights battle be-
tween citizens and detectives, which re-
suited in the death of ten men and five
wounded
The only disturbance today was at
Lynn. three miles from Matewan,
where three mine guards employed by
and one slightly wounded in the leg.
one fed and one was arrested by the
shcriffs and brought to Williamson jail,
charged with carrying pistol without
license.
state Police Arrive.
The state police from Beckley. about
sixteen in number. arrived in the tug
river district at noon under the COM
mand of Captain G. c. Rippetoe.
Other members OF the state police left
this evening over the Virginian railroad
under command Of Captain Thomas w.
Norton. who has been stationed at Ell
kins. This makes total Of about forty
five men who will be at Matewan tomor-
row. At noon the streets were patrol
led by a, hundred or more armed men
deputized by Sheriff Blankenship this
morning. Assurance was given the
sheriff that the Baldwin, -Felts men
when Thomas Felts called the officer
from Bluefield and requested that some
action be taken by the authorities to
investigate the shooting.
1CS Dl2ln murQeT, ana II = up 10 inc
state officials to do something" Mr..
Felts said.
The several hundred armed miners
told newspaper men who rentured to
the town the story Of the shooting. They
declared that Albert Fclts approached
Mayor Testerman with a warrant for
the arrest of tho town marshal. Sidney
Hatfield. charged with interfering with
one Of the Baldwin-Felts men while
they were arresting a union mine or
NRaniZer
Appeals to the President.
President c. F. Keeney Of district II,
United Mine Workers OF America. today
sent messages to President Wilson and
Attorney General Palmer protesting
against the existence of regime OF
gunmen and thugs in certain sections Of
the state" and the inactivity OF state
and federal officials regarding the mat
ter.
Thomas FeHs expressed surprise that
his mon were riddled with bullets when
so few OF the miners were killed or
wounded.
Our men are expert shots: and I be-
lieve II they were given a fair chance
they, would have dropped twice as many
as the miners shot" Mr.. Felts said
Revised List Of Dead.
The correct list Of the dead is:
LEE FELTS.
]. w. FERGUSON.
A. !. BOOKER.
q. h. l'O"EI4L.
e. r. CT-ENINGH.AM.
c. J. HIGGINS.
IAN members of the Raldwin-Felts
MAYOR cARELr. TEsTERMAN.
RORERT NT'LLNNS. miner.
Tot TISSLEY, a miners son.
John Mcdowell. detective. during
the shooting ran across a bridge. was
struck by . bullet and fell into the
river He has not been heard Of since
Some believe he WIS drowned. and 9TH
ers that ne escaped into Kentucky. Tho
detective agency is unable to account
for him.
Two other detectives swan the Tug
river. were fred At. hut were seen to
escape and climb the hlnk on the oppo-
Sltn side.
Miners Headquarters here received
reports that order prevailed ut Matewan
tonight. Their officials wern given as
snrancoS from the state police that NO
Baldwin-Frlts mon would he permitted
to come into Mingo county.