Evening star., 1921-08-30
ARMED THOUSANDS MOVE
ON MING0 MINE DISTRICT;
SENDING TROOPS IMPENDS
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from the Paint and Cabin Creek coal
fields.
That Logan county friends of Mag
istrate Mitchell and his fellow cap
tives have threatened to attempt their
release by force Tuesday.
That the situation in Boone county.
to the west of Madison, is causing
authorities much concern.
That a fifth prisoner. Deputy Charles
Moore. was added to the Hewitts Creek
group yesterday.
Sheriff Hatfield of Mcdowell county
has sent half of his force of deputies.
brought here to assist Sheriff Chafin,
back to Welch on the stISpgth of
rumors that a large mody OF men is
gathering at Mullens, Wyoming county.
The sheriff himself, however, remained
at Logan. Efforts to confirm the Null
successful.
Described as Revolution.
A statement issued by the Logan Coal
Operators Association at Logan de-
scribes the situation as mot merely a
union movement. but an insurrection."
and adds. ''It is a revolution and must
be dealt with as SUCH" The operators
charge union miners officials with being
responsible.
Mipers' officials. on the other hand.
steadfastly aver they are doing all with
in their power to maintain order, and
cite Mr.. Keeney's efforts at Madison
last week and his letter to Logan miners
entreating that they refrain from acts
of violence to substantiate their con-
Itentions.
The Kanawha Coal Operators Asso-
citation statement yesterday that the
three men killed in the engagement near
SharpleS between state troopers and
deputy sheriffs and a band of armed
men had been identified as William L.
Greer of Matewan and Cecil Clark and
W. M. Morrison of Sharples was borne
out by. the reports of Adjt. Gen.
is said to live at Catlettsburg, KY. A
fourth casualty. George May. received
slight wound.
According to Mr.. Porter. several
men at Sharples told him their stories
of the fight. All agreed. he added.
troopers and deputies suffered any
losses. However. they stated that one
campaign and one broad-brimmed
hat were picked up near the scene.
Guns and cartridges were found
alongside the hats, Mr.. Porter said
the men told him. Peg
Boys Stand With Fathers.
After the battle. Mr.. Porter said his
informants told him. all the miners
in the vicinity armed themselves and
small boys stood with arms at their
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Withdrawn from the mountains lying
toward Logan were again thrown
out. Later a party of men hunting
COW at Hewitt heard firing. and be-
gan search. At nearby farm
house, the men told Mr.. Porter. he
said, the searchers found Magistrate
Fulton Mitchell and four others eat
ing dinner with two machine guns.
several rifles and pistols and large
supply of ammunition alongside them.
The men told Porter. he added. that
Magistrate Mitchell and three of his
companions. one his brother and the
others John Browning and Will
White, were shackled with their own
handouts by the men who discovered
them, and that they are now held
prisoners, being smuggled from place
to place to prevent their release by
deputies. Mr.. Porter stated that the
men said messages had been sent
across the mountain to peace officers
that the four will not be surrendered,
but would be exchanged for captive
miners at the rate of one captive
deputy for ten miners.
ARM TO MEET INVADERS.