The Washington times., 1921-09-07
MINE
LEADERS
FACE JAIL
keensy and Mooney Disappear
IN Mingo District as Police
Get Warrants.
BY Intern.tienaI News Service.

1utefnnu0umI news SERVICE
WILLIAMSON, W. Va. Sept T.
State police have been sent to Hunt
ington, w. Va, with warrants for
the arrest of C. F. Keaney, president
Of District No. II. United Mine
Workers " . Americs. and Fred
Mooney, seeretary-treasarer, d. s.
Stokes. county prosecuting attorney
announced today.
Have Disappeared.
Word reached here that the two
miners officials who disappeared fol-
lowing indictments charging them
with murder arrived In Huntington
yesterday.
The State police. carrying warrants
for their arrests. were instructed to
take Ed Gault into custody on failure
to find the two officials.
Ed Gault. said to be a labor leader
OF Huntington, applied there for bond
for the two officials, according to ad-
vices here. stating they were In the
town and would surrender on condi.
tion they were Immediately released
on bail and thus avoid their return
to Mfngo county. where. Gault said.
their lives would be In peril.
State Police MobiIized.
An army of State police h mob
ilized in Mingo county today. No
Federal troops are here. State
martial law prevails and the State
police alone hold down the lid, with
q citizens reserve army ready to
move at call.
Three things may kick off the
lid, at any moment, upset the peace
that has prevailed In the State since
the presence of Federal troops and
start new flame Of war.
One Is woman's desire for
revenge. Another Is the second
trigger trial" now in progress with
81 miners who took part in the
battle Of Matewan, fought in May,
1920. answering to the charge Of
w. J. Ferguson, a Bald
win Felts detective.
Miners Still Encamped.
Three miles from Williamson on
the Kentucky side of Tug river
miners are encamped. ready to march
defenders" with rifles await their
The court house here resembles an
armed camp. Kahki clad troopers are
everywhere with revolvers or rifles.
Because Of their presence county
officials declare no trouble will come
out Of the trial, the armed camp on
Tug river, will be kept In check
and peace will continue unless a
woman
In the hands of this woman, young
and beautiful, rests the present peace
of West Virginia, according to
officials.
One Of the figures missing from the
second trigger trial" is Sid Hatfield
Sid. the picturesque and smiling, one
of the deadliest shots In The famous
Hatfield clan, and union sympathizer;
the other, II. w. Chambers, baby"
defendant In the first Trigger trial"
Their ghosts are ever present In the
court room. Hatfield and chambers
were killed In August by c. w.Iiveiy,
who, according to his own admission,
served as a Baldwin-Felts detective
and union spy In Colorado. and who,
the miners claim, Is still a detective
and a hired gunman.'
Chambers young wife Witnessed the
killing. She is q mountaineer woman
and vows to avenge the death of her
husband.
Vows Vendetta.
Men - grim and determined--are
! eady 10 help her do her avenging.
She 10 the woman Of whom officials
are fearful.
Lively, star witness for the State IN
the first trigger trial." In which the
twenty-one miners now on trial for
their lives were acquitted Of the slay.
Ing Of Albert c. Felts, viii not testify
\ gain, II was learned today.
Officials are taking no. chances.
On the surface, at least, everything
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