The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-08-15
Citonvlle Probe Gets Under Way;
Many Visitors Sleep in Court House
ENTIRE WEEK WILL BE CON-
suMEp IN xNvEsrIaArIoN-4s
MORE MEN sURRENDER.
Defendants VIII Seek Change OF Venue
Fight ReQuisitou IN Penn
BylvaniA.

Wellsburg. w. Va. Aug l4.-NSpe-
cial 1.-The Brooke county court mouse
tonight represents beSieged SarIAS"n
at the close Of the first day or otii''"'
probing into the ClittonriLIe mine VA,
tie OF July II, in which Sheriff H. H.
Duval and seven invading miners Ios'
their lives.
Witnesses and visitors. who had come
weary miles for the special grAnu JuF'
session sought shelter in the court
house when they could ind no lodging
or were unable 10 pay for IT, IN inc
town.
over 100 miners from along the
PenuSylvania-Wes Virginia border are
CHARGED with the murder Of Sheriff pu-
val. and special grand jury, sitting
under Circuit Judge J. T. SommcrNlIie'
this morning started the long, tedious
task of sitting the evidence,
Although Prosecuting Attorney w D
WilhIn and his special assistants. At
torneys John 4. Coniff and J. K. iiand-
Ian. OF Wheeling. are surrounding 'he
proceedings Of the state VITA Inc Ut
most secrecy. Il Is understood ihat there
are in the ncighhOrhood OF -VV VIII
nesses to. he examined.
Prosecutor Wilkin estimates that II
Will require four days To submit the
states evidence TO the prooers, ana u
Il generally believed here that has IS
4 conservative estimate.
Asks Careful Probe.
In his charge 10 the grand jury at
the open!ng Of their investigation.
Judge Sommerville urged thorough
and searching investigation OF the iatai
clash between mine guards and strikers
which resulted in puvars death The
court emphasized the necessity for up
holding law and order. and urged the
Jurors to go carefully into all the EVIL
dcncc.
The court room was crowded when
the session opened. and although the
Investigation was not public. hundreds
hunk around tho corridors and about
the streets throughout the day
There were \? prisoners In custody.
most Of them held in the Ohio county
ill. when the special session started
this morning. This morning ~ addi.
tional miners walked into the prose-
cutor's office and surrendered. They
had previously appeared before JUS
t.ce "t the peace and admitted their
part in the invasion. Many OF the men
were accompanied by their wives and
children.
Murder charges have been placed
against all who are accused or having
been in the march. but II is generally
understood that some NJ the more I'm
nortant miners connected with the af-
| fair have not been arrested. The
authorities feel. however that they have
some Of the leaders and It Is intlmated
that testimony Of far-rcachinc import
ancc may be developed during The
, trials.
Fight RoQuisitdon-
! In this connection attention has been
turned to Harrisburg. IA. where a
! large number Of men wanted in con-
rcction with the march have prepared
70 fight reousitinn \ decision from
Governor Sproul H. expected today.
| Il Is known that change OF venue
will be asked by the miners In case
indictments are returned against them
Counsel for the defendants feel thai
, they could not lac given impartial trials
in Brooke county. and VIII seek re-
moval To ohio county.
! The Cliftonviilc mine. il will he re-
called. had been operating but 4 few
! weeks at the time Of the attack. Strik
| Ing miners. estimated at from 500 t.
| 1000. assembled over the Pennsylvaria
| line and. gathering numbers a. they
| went, marched 20 Clttonvillc on th'
| night OF July IS. They attacked the
| mine at daybrcak. Il was defended by
. 90 men. who killed eight Of the in
vadcrs and wounded many others in tht
| battle. The marchcrs fired the tippl,
and withdrew Sheriff Duval was tn
only defender killed.