Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-12
PLOT TO FREE
2 FROM JAIL
AT SULLIVAN
Miners Threatened Attack
Causes Sheriff to Move
Men to Terre Haute.
RESENTMENT SEETHES
Twenty Shots Fired at Mine
Boss, Who Is Warned to
Leave County.
RESENTMENT SEETHES

SULLIVAN. Ind. Aug. 12.-An
alleged plot of mob of miners to
break into the Sullivan Jail and free
two of their coworkers who were
held prisoners. caused Sheriff Ed
Douthitt 20 rush the prisoners TO the
Yigo County jail at Terre Haute for
safe keeping today
A third miner has been arrested IN con
nectlon with the vigilantes activities. His
name is Adrian House, 40. employed at
the Glendora mine. He was charged with
rioting and melting a riot.
House, together with 7 J Williams
and Riley Griffith, the other two men
arrested furnished bond Of $500 for
their release.
MINE SUPERINTENDENT
SAYS WORST YET TO COME.
THE worst Is yet to come,' said Rob
ert Tempeton, superintendent Of the
Glenc ra, Hamilton and Peerless mines,
three Of the largest in this vicinity.
These miners mean business. 1t
probably viii be necessary to enlist Gov
ernmeut aid to queH the riotlng The
men taking part in the trouble for the
most part are outsiders not em2loyed
here"
This little mining community was
calm on the surface today. but under
the surface seethed feeling apparently
ready 70 break forth and destroy the
force OF law aud order.
No one would talk about the trouble
late Wednesday night In which three
mine bosses were forced 10 leave the
county under threat of mob violence
after miners vlgilantes had stormed their
homes in protest against unemployment
and the so-called policy" Of the bosses
toward labor.
FIRE TWENTY sDOTs AT
SCOTCH MINE BOSS.
Twenty shots we're fired al Danny Nc
Garry, Scotch mine boss as he left the
Peerless mine last night. The shots were
fired from behind a string Of box cars
about quarter Of a mile long After
Danny had run the gsntIet, a tall
bearded miner stepped from behind the
end car and shouted.
Get out Of the county. II you ever
come back 10 work here. the shots we
fire won't miss you. Now beat It."
The miuers charged the scotchman had
hired bis native eonntrymen IN prefer
ence 20 American born miners daring
the wave Of unempl0ymeu He came
here recently from the Dugger mine.
1t is estimated that y per cent Of ths
minors ia sullivan County are foreigners.
The trouble is said to have started
some time ago when six miners wei Z
discharged on the ground OF being dis
loyal 20 the mine owners and their fel-
low workmcn.
ADJUTANT GENERAL
MAKES INVESTIGATION.
According to f. G. Charley. a mlne
worker, this made the discharged work
men sore" and they started spreading
propaganda Of hate among the other coal
workers.
The entire duty Of enforcing order
rested upon Sheriff Douthitt and his
deputy, Edgar Collins. Following a tele-
phone conversation with Gov. Warren T.
McCray. the. sheriff said the Governor
told him troops would not be sent TO this
place for twenty -four hours unless the
situation grew worse.
Adjt Cen. Harry b. Smith. commander
Of the Indiana National Guard. is in Sui
Ivan today investigating the situation
growing out Of attempts to drive mine
bosses from the district.
General Smith went TO Camp Knox. Ky,
yesterday for the purpose OF inspecting
the guard encamped there. As a re-
suit Of reports Of trouble in the mine dis
trlct. Governor Warren T. McCray last
night ordered him to go at once to Sui
Ivan.
The Governor was in communication
with Sullivan County officials today. He
said he was told that everything is quiet
but that additional deputy sheritfs have
been sworn in TO maintain order.