The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-14
MARCH
On mine line
THIS MORNING
tTwenty-One More Arrests for
March on Hnnsaker Mine
Made Last Night.

A mob Of 800 miners from Da-
kota and South Fairmont this
morning made march IN the
Shamrock Fuel Co. mine at%Hoult
and demanded that the men there
employed Immediately discontinue
their work. Notice of the march
was. telephoned promptly to the
office of Sheriff Charlton, who,
with his deputies, went to Hoult
and experienced little trouble in
getting the miners to return to
their homes. No property was
damaged.
nine. the crowd Of miners began
to assemble asIear1y as s. O'Clock
this morning. Most of them
crossed the eMonongahela river
5from@Dakota, while a crowd esti-
mated at seventy-five or more ar
rived from South Fairmont. So
far as could be determined, none
of theIIminers at Rivesville Joined
in the march.
After assembling at Thea mine
this morning. the marchers Ede-
manded that the miners discon7
tinue their work, ,accordingsto Of
ficiaIs, made threats that they.
would blow III the mine ii thy
refused: The thirty-five or moe
men employed continued their
work until the sheriff and his
force arrived, when the crowd
dispersed and returned TO their
homes.
This is the third time in the
last few months that similar
trouble has taken place at the
Shamrock Fuel Co. mine, the last
march occurring about one month
ago. On each of these occasions,
the marchers have been persuad-
ed to return home without any
injury to person or property.
Sheriff Charlton stated that the
members of the crowd this morn-
ing5were practically all foreigners.
So far as could be learned, none
of the men were armed.
The Hoult mine of the Sham
rock Fuel Co. employs regularly
about thirty-fiye men has a
capacity of about six cars per day.
More Arrests Made.
Twenty-one more arrests were
made last night in connection
with the march on the Hunsaker
mine at Watson on Friday, June
o.. OF this number, nine We're
uSlu
on September 1O,sfour were COM
mitted to the county jail, and
eight were dismissed. With the
seven others arrested yesterday
afternoon, the number of arrests
made thus far in connection with
sthe%Hunsaker mine trouble now
totals :twenty7eight.
Sheriff Charlton has more than
100 other warrants to serve, u
due to the. mine trouble at Hoult
this morning was unable to serve
any warrants. The charge men
toned in the warrants is for con-
spring together to commit a
.felonious assault upon Paul Mont
gomery. Mark Rollins and Others
Sheriff Charlton and his depu-
ties worked until a late hour last
night serving the warrants No
trouble whatever was experienced
by the officers in making the ar
rests. Many of the men explained
that they had Joined in. the march
merely as curiosity. All of the
men were from Watson. with the
exception of John Cloch of Mon
ongah.
Eight of the men arrested have
been released on bonds of $1,000
each for the action Of the Sep
TENDER term of Criminal Court
here. The eight men are Bill
Julian, John Martin, F. E. Hearn,
Pete ELI, Henry Ford, Tony Maras
and Sam Beafore. John Christian
was released on a bond of $500.
Those who have been dismissed
are Chester Bradley, Tony Chris
tian, John Cloch, Brennan Cook
er, Roy Costello, Rocco Dilimpo,
Joe Estep, Tony Grace, Dom
Ponzo, John Perpzzi, w. J. Pratt
and Reese Williams.
Those still prisoners in the
county jaiI@are Tony Marosco,
John Murray and Pasquale Rum
bole. AIphonse Ellie was released
on his personal recognizance-