The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-27
81 MARION co.
MINERS LET CD
Bonds of $500 to 81. 500 Re,
quired of Marchers-
port New Outbreak.

FairmOnt, W Va. June o6.--The 81
miners he'd in tho Marion county jail
in Connection with the march OF last
week We're released today on bonds
ranging from $500 to $500. following
A series OF conferences between Prose
cutting Attorney frank R. Amos and {.
Frank Keeney. district president OF the
mine workers union. Good real es'
tate security was required in each case
and in a number OF instances keeneN
himself ,igned as security along with
some local property owner.
During the day Judge W. s. Mere
dith OF the circuit court enjoined the
miners from practically every local or
the county from interfering with the
operation Of the mines OF the Sham'
rock FUEL company. against one OF
whose mines the march OF last week
was directed.
IN the ,nids' Of one o. the confer
cnres this morning between Prose
:, - Amos and keeuey. the former
v~s called 10 the telephone. Upon his
roturn he told Kecney he was sorry
- break ur the interview. but he had
Just learned that another miners
march had started towards Falrmont
and he waS going out to arrest the par
! ticipants.
keencv then left the court house
and proceeded 10 Mouonsah by auto
mobile and stopped the formation OF a
parade Of women and children, mostly
relatives Of the men confined In jail
which had been organizing FOR the
purposr OF marching 10 Fairmont 70
make A demonstration in front OF the
iail At Kcsneys request the crowd
dispersed to their homes.
Day OF Excitement.
This has been day Of excitement In
Fsirmont. bur rllmors OF different
marches 70 be made upon the court
house BY tho miners all proved TO De
fast flying messengers OF a mistake
The gathering Of the women and cnll'
dren at Mononcah. said 10 number
fewer than five score. was the only
urtoward incident OF the day.
Extraordinary precautions were
taken this morning to protect th'
county jail and the city at large from
a miners march. Every policeman IN
tho city was modified at headquarters
at & O'Clock, while at the courthouse
two score OF armed deputies were as
sembIed at the same time. the hre
department had equipment arranged
10 string hose lines At Twelfth street
and Fairmont avenue in the event OF
a march from the West Fork river sec
t,on and additional hose lines wer"
ready to be laid at various points OF
vantage about the courthouse ana
county iail which adjoins 1t. for the
nurpose OF laying down a water par
rage should the occasion require.
All Night Vlgr.
Hundreds OF Tairmont people stayed
awake all night to watch for dem.
onstration, which officials declared
was positively coming from two deo-
tons OF the county. but the early morn
inz hours dragged away with no signs
Of a march. and at Z o'clock the police
reserves were sent home and the day
force sent out to regular stations
Sweeping injunction
In the case Of the Shamrock tuel
Company against VIC CatN0'
Bernard and others Judge W. ;. Mere
dith, Of the Marion county circuit 'o"rI
todav awarded the plaintiff the most
svaenIng Injunction that has been Sran'
od vet In connection with the present
strike In this injunction all Of the ot;l'
cials of the United Mine workers from
president John l.. Lewis down TO the
hum blest worker and oven to unknown
n.rsons are enioincd from doing any.
thing that In any way whatsoever VIII
intarfare with tho company operating
II. uaine near Hoult All Of tho officials
| Of eleven locals, their successors. agents
representatives como within the pale OF
| the writ issued by Judge Meredith.