The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-15
UPRISING STORY
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the union men previously heard. de-
clared that hs took no voluntary par
In the disturbances. Developed that h,
was In Ottawa when Magistrate" Mitchell
and his rarty were brought there.
Il saw one man. who was drunk
abusing them" he said. and took then
away. Eliza Rlantnn was marching then
around. | thea went home and stayed
until Thursday. wien Mitchell and hi!
party. who had son taken ont OF town
We're returned. Then RIanton and Lew.
While came t. me and told mo that
would either ,.av" 10 go To the firms
line or heip guard these prisoners.
chose :hc latter and ! treated them n.
though they had come TO my. house or
a visit. I had been instructed 10 lei
no harm come 10 them. md ! decided
l would carry ont the instructions. AS
soc!ateIi VIII ME ns guards were Dana
Miles and q man named Totem. I kept
them un;ii the soldiers came. and then
Lewis White relieved me. know moth.
ing about the details OF this uprising"
Prisoners Handouned.
Cross examination developed that
Green had been 4 member OF the union
until two Years ago, and SO prominent
that when the miners march of 1913
WAS IN progress he was a delegates nj
tho national convention Of the United
Mine Workers. then being held In Clere-
land. 1t was also brought out that
Mitchell and his ccu. 1aaions were ken;
handcuffed tho greater rart OF the week
they were IN custody. Green SAID that
he had TO keys for the handouts. anu
White had told him that the key had
been thrown away.
Leslie Stanley. ono Of the captured
Logan men. identified Green as ono or
his guards, and said Green had never
m!streated him. bat added that Dana
M!os was coed 20 them, getting them
tobacco AMI cigarettes.
9K-PT1aoner Testihes.
Magistrate Mitchell testified that they
were treated fairly well AFTER Green
was added 10 their guard. and recalled
that tho handouts were taken or SO
that they might wash and eat. Totem
seemed ~ lee Tho guard who had tho
key 10 tho hanGcGfCs lie also said that
Totem told him he had been instructed
that II an attempt was made 10 rescue
them b. Logan people they were to
shoot Mitchell lIrSt. md thcn get away.
D. G. Barker. Of Ciuia!"r. denied that
he had taken any part IN the uprising,
hut sa!i he had L"rn compelled TO stand
EuarG over a store "f the Ro0nc county
coal currurat.ur H. didnt know The
names "f tho m"n who gave him hia
orders. hut he r"vnl'rd that they asked
him 20 70 20 ~" firing ';ne."
Not In Sympathy.
"I told them" said Barker. you can
kill ne RICH: here hU; went 20. and
7 IT,, I In, nj /,
the nlnN Cmcnt.'
J. =. t,lu". OF E"cch Creek. an e!ec-
tr!cian employed h. the Boone County
,'oa. corporation. testified that on
August -. he w,.r' up Spruce Valley 10
visit lbs father. Three men came Ia She
huusr. lie sa.I. AID told linn that they
wanted Vim 20 take ''.cm In LIS au'UmO-
bile e. ~ mirr ,n business. II vas
near his pace AM 4 Few hours iat"r IA"
first f-hJns urrurrcl. Zine said thar
aficy MS Ir;;rn homo that night. II" did
not !.a.e ,hc house for several days.
anu then he ven :" Madison. where nc
rema n",. 'Ir;.! Tie federal soldiers came
III Il w".k later,
Constable's Story.
J. l. Su!,'"au. 4 r,.I>'aA" OF Laurel
CITY. denied any part in tho disturb
Mitchell and Ms party. This at the
home and t"ld Linn Of tho treatment
Mitchell and h!s frlcHds were rer"iv-
Ing At The hands OF Il crowd.
Iro<ccu'n- rnatr hrUuch. out from
he wl'nrsS ;hrt he owned arms and
hut "r.r used 'n"m pro-
r"ss:ona,iv. particularly when lie wont
rftc" murnsuiHc stills. y" admitted
hnr L." had one" Joined ~" union anI
,ro>. ~" ALLEGATION. hu; said h" WAS not
- - .ruu'hr with II.
L!m Ioff"ry .'nni'y STAT" prohibition
officer. ais ,'rl"r indictment. '"ld ~
rr..: length jus. what u" hnh don"
.Iu:'nc IT,. time he marvhH's w2r" IN
~" ':,i'.i', "f Srruc" FORK EiAG".
i"f'"ry. VII" vas wounded in = la:d IN
'ne' srr'aG. said Thar h"
saw goat 'uauy mon paS"mE along
tho rhj'rral. particularly - j6:"'H. lie
wa pr" ,,n' wuch Mitchell AID tho
orhcr priS"ur"s w"ro hr";gh in. pc
INK on NY ~: - church.. nc added.
a number &C Ron were abusing 'u"ln.'
h" sad. ana vas asked :" Try 20 Eri
hCw away :" Il piaC" "i safety. The
prisoners Wei" iirs: taken I" grove
,u' l,tcr removed :" n r"'Il in Ia"
."usH g.: i"|C, rvs Uncle.
4 r.l"r"i :Gan com" here md said
AT IN" crow waG cling % MI the
prisoner md we ~" sal! leffery.
Another Lawlegs Act.
Jeffery th"r rotated that n fTw days
a'Ar. while he was on his way 10 Madi-
son with q prisoner. Louis White took