The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-05-31
ALLEGE TYRANNY
IN PENNSYLVANIA
NEW YORK LAWYER
TELLS EXPERIENCES
Arrested for No Ofensc at
Vintondale Fined By
Court, Which Retracts.

New York. May S0.--Arthur Garfield
Hays New York attorney who went
into the Pennsylvania coal helds under
the ausplces OF the American CiFiI
Liberties Union 10 test the power or
the police and guards In the employ OF
tho collieries. today. announced through
the union that he would bring Su't
against the Einton Gallery company IN
New York for assault. battery and laise
arrest.
Hays went to N!ntondale. IA, last
week, after announcing his intention 20
learn whether. as was alleged, the m'he
operators controlled the "o'Iiery towns
so as to exclude transicnts. proh'ot
open meetings and arrest union organ
lzers
He accomplished hts mission. q state,
mani from the union said He and
members OF his party we're arres'S"
soon after reaching N!ntondale. he
claimed In retaliation. Hays said he
caused the arrest ~ four ~ the private
norice lncludirn their chief. and three
orNcjels Of the Vinton Colliery COM
pany.
Will Seek Injunction
Thu CIVIL Liberties Union announced
that Havs would tako action In hehaf
OF the union. the United Mine WORKERS
q. America and members OF his inNes-
ttratIng rartv 10 obtain an inJuncton
Restraining coal operators and their
nolice from interfering with access 10
the borough OF Nintondalc and from
breaking up proper assembIases ana re-
straIn!ng free speech. 81.
.1 found Vin,unlale An armed camp
declared Mr.. Ha, following confer
ence with Samuc. Untc-mycr "olhse'
Of the Lockwood legislative "omm'''ce'
Mr. Untermyer. he said. promised |" CO.
cne-ete IN the war on conditions IN the
Pennsylvania flelds.
Not IN American City
.Vintondal. "a no longer an American
city, he continued. The private po-
lice mounted and heavily armed aCNnB
under the direction Of "fhc'a!E or the
coal companies. permit no on" 10 Stahu
for a moment nn tho streets' NeF
great new arrivals with thrr7t7 or mr.
rest. obscene l2nguage ana phySlca' F'o-
lenCe.
"'No sooner had our party arrived III
Vintonlalc than We w'r" rl"H'n """
hv armed guards. who aSSanI'en us anu
,,,om,,ed 10 throw US bodily into me
automobiles IN which We mao 'I"'e
r,,,oy soId 'yon hus' uD or vel hust
,.ou m We left the town ~ obtain
warrants FOR their arrest and returned
r,I,b constahlrs frar' y .ntNElow. we
have identified the polio" ~" nssau!'e
u, and .he romHan; officials who mao
c,yer thnm orders md ! was an m!
vav 70 the Justice ~ U"a'"' VINO ne'u
court =, tho romrorl's "'f'" when
va, arrested for trc@"2 zs!nc.
Seized by Troopers
~ was seized h. two troopers VINO
.c,1nad me In q f,;Gy cell for an hour.
when sppeared before he justice OF
tho peace. hs asked me 'f was Teady
Gov trial When lie said yes. he said
'vuIItv. fine YOU 81. He then an
nounced he would Suspend tn" fine IT l
left town At once.
when refused 10 '"lv' and demand
ei a hearing. the jus'i'" said the case
wa, concluded: that 7 was not gu'lty
o,d would not be frnd. and ne and mo
company guards LETT me alone IN inc
court room
usys asserted that lis experience
,-,a mo mere Incident of the strike
Mine operators have controlled their
towns for wears he alleged, from police
,n church and postotfice. -,
Roger Baldwin. director ~ the ''Ei'
Liberties Union. announced II will take
every step To bring the coal operators
TO realize that thcy arc within the law