The New York herald., 1922-07-18
SEVEN ARE KILLED
IN MINERS RAID
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ers, but scouts reported that nobody
was in sight, and It was determined to
make the defense with the twenty
available men. Most of these were
stationed in the tipple and power house
before midnight and the defenders set
tied down to wait. Intermittent snip
ing started after midnight. but the real
attack did not come until a few min
utes after o'clock.
The stories of more than half
dozen of those who participated in the
fight tailed in virtually every detail
as to what took place. This version
in substance follows:
At lis this morning an explosion
occurred in the tent colony established
across Cross Creek. a few hundred yards
from the mine, by the strikers formerly
employed at the Saledka mine Several
rockets were sent up from Virginia sta
ton. farther up the creek.
Nothing further happened until five
o'clock, when the Wabash passenger
train pulled into Cliftonville and, de-
posted half a dozen workers who had
started their days work at the mine
When the foremost of these walked in
the direction of the tipple volley was
fired from the hillside above the mine.
1t was answered from the tipple and
power house and then taken up from
the. strikers camp across the creek
Almost Immediately scores of men, some
brandishing rifles and others side arms,
leaped from the brush above the mine
mouth and rushed for the tipple and
power house, led by a man who shouted: /:
Lets get the scabs.''
The firing Immediately became general
! and after driving the defenders from
the tipple and unsuccessfully raiding the
power house three times. the invaders
poured oil on the incline and set fire to
it. After the fire was well under way
they retreated into the underbrush and
were met on their retreat by the Sheriff
and his men.
When the firing had ceased mine
guards dynamited portion of the tipple.
preventing the further spreading OF the
flames.
When the smoke had cleared it was
found that the strikers tent colony had
been deserted during the night Of all
but a few women and children.
Asked for Deputies.
! Superintendent Edwards said this af-
ternoon that he had applied to Prosecut-
/ ing Attorney Wilkin last Friday for
special deputies to guard the mine as
he feared trouble. but that Mr.. Wilkin,
insisting that the situation did not war
rant IT, refused. Mr.. wilkin this after
noon admitted this. but reiterated his
statement to Edwards that he did not
believe at that time the situation war
| ranted it.
'It seemed to me-" said Mr.. Wilkin,
"that the fourteen men they had were
| sufficient. We would have to deputize
nearly the entire county to provide a
strong enough guard to hold off several
hundred men at every coal mine in the
county"
A special inquest will be started to-
morrow morning and according to Mr..
| wilkin. a grand jury will be empanelled
within a few days for special inves-
| tigation.
The twenty seven prisoners who were
taken to the Ohio county jail for safe
keeping have been charged formally
with the murder Of Sheriff Duvall. pend
ing the result OF the official inquiry.
Thomas S. Duvall son of the dead
sheriff. was sworn IN as sheriff to sue
ceed his father at meeting of the
Brooke County Court.
The situation throughout the Pan
Handle Is tense, as a result OF the
attack, and in an effort to prevent pos
sible disorders City Manager c. II.
Dowler of Wheeling to-day issued or
ders to merchants to quit selling fire.
| arms.