Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-08-29
STATE CHARGES HIM WITH RAISING FUNDS,
BUYING AMMUNITION, ADVISING MARCHEUS
and PARTICIPATING IN LOGAN FIGHTING
Case Opened This Morning By Attorney BeCher For State
At Locals Listed As Solicited By Allen And Alleged Co.
GnnSnratnrS For EIIndS-Man introduced 70 Jury.

ern coal counties until the iails
were filled as a protest against
martial law in Mingo The circular,
MIR. Belcher saiG, amounted to a
declaration of war against the
state. advising the miners in the
locals addressed to arm themselves
and prepare for a coming conflict,
Purpose Was Reasonable
He said the state would show
the purpose of the miners to have
been to blow up the court houae In
Logan county, kill the sheriff and
his deputies, and march on TO Min
20 and there DESTROY martial law,
all an attack against the Hoverlgn-
" of the state in those two coun-
ties. As a result Of the circular urg-
ing constitutional leagues, he said
men began to assemble, armed at
Lens Creek in kanawha county
and STAYED there for two weeks
prior TO August "a. committing all
sorts of crimes during their period
there. including murder and lar
eeny. He referred To the visit of
Mother" Jones to Marmet. the
scene of the gathering. her advice
to the men to turn back. the alleg-
ed opposed advice Of keeney to
the men to continue their march
and the alleged establishment of a
guard line about the Marmet gath
ering The governor was appealed
to for assistance, General Band
holtz. Z. S. A, made a visit to
Charleston to investigate and At
torney Beleher declared the state
would show that the army officers
informed union officials, summoned
to an early morning conference,
that possibly military law would be
established If the march continued
and if it were established. the
might get in trouble. AS a result
of this he said that keeney and
Mooney went to Madison and pub
licly headed off the march but sec
reilly told Alien and other leaders
, TO continue the movement. The
same night he said while some
miners turned back, others contin-
ued towards Blair. some by train
and others, headed by Allen and
numbering between ZOO and 500
marched towards Blair, near which
pitched battles were subsequently
fought in which men were killed
Logan county armed for the de
Tense. he said, at the invitation Of
of the governor, and eventually Col
w. E. Eubank, Of WEIGH, was com
missioned to take charge of the
situation which he did
Collected Thousands of Dollars
Attorney Belcher said the state
would prove that Allen collected
thousands of dollars for the sup
port of the armed march, that he
secured guns and ammunition for
the men, and was one of two men
appointed by Keeney and Mooney
to secure these funds in order TO
equip the army for the purpose of
levying war against the state. The
state would rely, he said upon
showing Aliens presence in Logan
county as the covert act" which
must be established by two witnes-
ses in order TO prove treason,
would show him acting with the
marchers in purpose as we'll as in
action, and would show his pur-
pose to be reasonable, the intent
being to destroy martial law in
Mingo.
The defense reserved the right to
make its opening statement when
it is prepared to put on its testi-
mony, The state put into the record
motion asking the court to com
pei the defense to make its open
ing statement at this time but the
court left it to he denfense o de.
termine its methods of procedure.
Forty-seven locals were listed ir
the bill OF particulars Of the state
this morning as those solicited by
Allen or other alleged co-conspira-
tors for funds for the armed march.
Assistance was also secured from
burial funds at various mines with
in the counties of Kanawha, Boone
Fayette and Raleigh, the bill says.
The bill of particulars will be pub
lished in full tomorrow