The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-12-15
ARREST OF STREET PIcKETS
BRINGS DEMONSTRATION AT
JAIL
AUTHORITIES SAY ATTEMPTS MADE
TO RELEASE PRISONERS
MISSILES HURLED AND SHOTS ARE
SAID TO HAVE BEEN FIRED

Tho state Police were called 70 Mounds
vile Yesterday evening owing 70 Str'K"
trouble a. the Panama Nine They are
expected - arrive today. to start patrol
duty az NE mine.
quite au cxc.temea, was caused at
I,lEadSvt"s yesterday evening, from the
arcs: n; ,wo strikers The men were
arrested ny deputy sr"-iNs about six
u.r'ovk on 4 cEarS" - assault Several
az the strikers we're on picket duty at
the rr.ne Yesterday morning when the
miners were starring 10 work. II ls SAC
that much trouble resulted when plckets
tried q NceD others from working. Many
stones. bricks and other missiles were
thrown. and Il Is alleged that seTera!
shots we're fired. Sheriff John tiazIet
and deputies and the MouDdsvs.!e police
were called to tho scene. bat when they
arrived the trouble seemed 20 be over.
However. warrants were sworn out
against three miners. Two OF whom were
arrested last evening.
When the men were taken - the coun
~ inl rua0y OF their followers went.
too. The prisoners were AZ once locke"
up. and I demonstration Was started by
their 50 or so allies. They tried II is
charged q gat their fellow strikers GU;
OF the Ial w force. Il being said that
some even tried 70 tear the iron bars or
the tail windows down. \ large crowd
OF foreigners gathered around the jail
and many assembled oppos!;" the court
house IN Seventh strce:. 1t was noticed
that nearly all OF tho crowd were for
eigners.
Sheriff Disperses Crowd
Tho Itroubie was soon brought 70
close. however. h. the quick work OF
Sheriff Hazictt and his deputies VINO
ordered the strikers to leave the vicinity
and 60 home They d!d so, causing out
Ilttle further disturbance.
The names % the men arrested could
not be learned. both being foreigners
They VIII be given preliminary hearings
mis- morning by Squire + VI. Lewis. At
rnrnev u. 3. Evans Of Mourdsv;!le will
essis, Prosecuting At'"r- = Lloyd Arm
Old OF Marshall county IN trying the
cases.
When one OF the foreigners was locked
IN last evening Ms wife came TO the
jan and insisted that their FIVE small
children be put IN with him. claiming
chat she could not take care OF them al
home and that they would haye TO stay
with HIM II was explained 10 her that
IL was impossible 10 put the children II
the TAIL with their father and she nm
slv left. taking the children home WIKI
her.
The Panama mlne Is the property Of
the Ben Franklin coal Company. the
trouble started there last week, when
the mine was put In operation or the
open shop basis. It had been operating
under an agreement with the union
Ij;t,o disturbance was caused unit
early Tuesday morning when the striN'
Ing rl!ners started p',ks:ting az the
mine. trying 20 keep 0oH-Gn!on miners
from working They are said 20 have
congreEated at the mine rs early as TWO
O'Clock Tuesday morning. one crowd
gathered az tho home OF Lloyd Rankin.
o., Water street. Rankin was formerly
:. .,rlcn miner, bat had worked the day
before on the open shop plan. The
strikers Il Is Clalred showed their DIS
Sorroval by throwing bricks and stones
~ hts house. Ii - also alleged that
several shots were fired INTO the air and
at the ground near his house. no prog
crty was destroyed.
T,ter. whom Il came time for the work
Ing minors 10 go - work large crowd
had gathered at the approaches OF IN"
mine. one or TWO OF the n"n-urion men
vc-c turned back and not allowed 10
work.
Go To Work In Taxis
Nearly all Of those who came 70 work
arrived in taxts. and the milne officials
nd Iax!s waiting Sor them when they
wee through work last evening.
MANY sticks. s.oncs and bricks were
thrown by the strikers. hut no one was
injured II was reported that one man
waS h.t. although he was not hurt.
May % n" foreigners wives and chill
dran we're In the den:cns:rac ton. throw