Strike Results In Murder
Pontiac, Hls., June 8.- The coal miners at Minonk, Woódford county, have been on a strike since May 1. During the last week a few men have been ■working agajnst the wishes of the majority. Tuesday morning at about 6:30 the superintendent, A. W. Morgan, and one of the bosses, Joseph Erbeland, were escorting one of the men to work. A ■crowd of minersinterfered, which caused a row and Morgan and Ebeland comtnenced to shoot, killing instantly a young married miner named John Wetoski, and wounding another. This so enraged the miners that they attacked Morgan and Ebeland with clubs and stones and beat them baóly. Morgan may not live. He is very badly used up.
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