The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-04-24
Story of the Armed March
and Subsequent In dict
ments That Have Resulted
in This Weeks Trials at
Charles Town.

Charles Town. W. Va. Apr!! ""%--lTca-
son. murder and conspiracy hr:td Il Isl
q: charges against 1873 men whose 'AseS
are set to- trial tomorrow IN tA.S "t'!e
county seat OF ;hc "aStc:"m"Si county
us the state. Here juv!cs selected from
an AGRICULTURAL community. quit" Nh-
Ike ;he mining ref:ons tu:'hc" west
a." 70 seek The true fa,,;s on d's"rd":s
tina, involved thousands ~ Goa. iE!me7s
synInth!zcrS last Angus; ""I Scp'tiH-
Der almost $50 miles away.
Tho ,aurges grew ont OF tho march
os :r!lcCs across E"""o county. !ns'
south oe the center nf the state. I" the
border whore X aGJ"!as LnShI |"u"'y'
oaa OF the great '.oE-uni"n coal Hr.iS
OF the state. Along ;AH ai"GAidl'!S ~"
creeks that mari -" county borders
LOGAN county tU-"eS made ~ az deputy
sher.Ts, state police aal c!cz';'H from
many OF the southern counties HS!"l'
Ing TO: : Cew from the SAFE 'ar:'t!'
Charleston. met whd; :A"y c"">!""?eH
~ INVASION. AMI SIX 'ia$ NGHi "ASAcd
caI!as oily WIKI :hc !.S"r;n:nE g: ihe
u.a'rch!pg fc-ccS ~ federal t:"".H "ho
sent tnem 70 .ha.- homes.
Many Indictments
The, followed num"r"lS Indictments
), ,hc Logan c,inty courts. aad In Kan
.,,.h, ,,o,.r,y N which the capital l.
,I.m,,s1 until ,hn n;:;uhct O: mon
,,.aIrSt whom charges Sc lodged
grew Beyond the possibility "f strict
:,.c,ur.!rS. Tee Is !ud!ctm"n'S brought
y, different terms oc court n the rs"
ry,,r,!es contain = tn:al a. SON" l"pV
lanes, but as many u these we're DUP
uc;.tsI where sevcri, charges WeTo
hr"GS", N d!H' '''.' '''', Is',N,,,,s
~" same n:eA '%e ;'''"'eF ~ ",.'''''''
h''@a.'y IS HN'" '0"e', -
change Q. TenN" a. 'hs ''S1 ',''n ",
H. court n logan county result" !"
transferring the cases or i-s ~ ~"'
Ion Officers end mcr"crS |" JrH' ~"
county II bc!Hs claimed tAat .":T ;''N'
could not be ohinlncd n L"'E"n r"unS?
.rSniJcach ---"c at l!!tI'I... my
Tifty-{our Charged with treasoh'
I.:ly.:"ur meT arc charge" WIN
',".,>"r. "A" number t"''HH'AE many ..
t.. district and suS5diN'rirt "'!'r' fS ~
,:.n t',''cd hTu" Workers. "t,h "
l,ra;k k"cucy AID FRANK N""n"E. r""":-
crn, a.d secretary Respectively 81 Us
,rlct l.. ",nu,g Ii!" mos rr"r"n"N
IN tho Indictment It IS ALLEGED 'hat the
r.rcndaEtS ra!."d an army a'H Warea
war ngains; the s'a'" ~ W"E r.
riU!a IN M attempt :" CE"r'h'"N ne
::,act..; !aw ~ force II Nine county,
~ 30 ether SD" Of LOGAN. ana '""''rl
whit n the march w&S -:l'd ~ -" a.
-a":nd
1t II coincidence that announcer
,1.-,nra treason trial was h"ia n nc
.?:n. court house In Char'"S l""'' ''.'t
- Joh:l Crosse. the ahohti"niS',- "no
.rns <nurd :.u.,:y AFTER his rii6 on me
,.,vorrrs:. 7->crAi at N!rN"r's f"rrE.
|iv. rra,~s away. had fa"'i. Tho hI'a'
me has hrcn ren,"deled sin" wat
r...nr,.~ 'r'al ~ 1>59. hut alih"nEh tne
cnur, r""'a = ''w n" Il" ''""n" ','F.
while trrn = 80 o. 20" 'i'"'' ar" mo
i"'"rl>" Nas "'i"-"''" h'~n 'h'f'"'
Tho waI- 800 IN e. -" wh''h N'rir1
~. -in-'ry ,!"''"".atiors al oN'cnNeS
- to famous r':-slaH"ry Tighter.
Murder Charges.
Ch,rgno az uICd,: ar" 'n'.rHHn
,rojns, s'rh- men. wi.o ar SI"'''"'i'T
oc,.,:s"d .: participating :" -" killing
% I.hr Gore. logan county deputy
.hartfr who was one ~ tn" de'"nd'H%
rn~ .r4 r,I E;a!c m"un'ai0. "hcr" s"'n"
-, 49,. ,,ard-st :.Eht!nc ""crr"c". TN"
rr!l.r!,s! "fr!c"rs uf the miners Nri'n
wi u,rrr prnrnirrNt laN"r rn"n are Also
,h.rr.j with ""ourSc(irE. h!d'nE 'hd
.I,o,,,r.." he hIil!u: oc core. ;Gth"l@f
!. - ,,.,. Y""r",I .hat "rv g: them Wore
..-.vs,,t when he was shot. number
- .,.tr- mu-,l"r char,'es are included
mon? the I~G'r'rnertS md there also
,re cl.rr"S ~ :""r"r"'f"N. r"'""?
...l ,nrs,,-acy courts n connection
49,, sor,a cr the Other charges among
~. l-d,r,nrn-s.