Salt Lake Telegram | 1937-08-20 | Page 2 | 3 Miners Shot in Labor War

3 MINERS SHOT : IN LABOR WAR MADISONVILLE, Ky Aug. 20 (INS) Three atrikebreakera who defied tba United Mine Workers' pickets around a coal mine near here were shot down from ambush today. Richard Morris, IS. waa believed near death, Charlea Morris, his father, was seriously wounded and, . Chester Davis, M, a companion, was - shot In tha arm. As the three walked down a . wooded road toward tha shaft, shot- gun pellets ripped through the foll-' foll-' age and left them bleeding In the road. 1 Taken to the Hopkinsville hospital, hos-pital, they aaid they had not aeen .the shots fired. Tba three were an route to a mine . four milea north of Nortonvllle. - The mine is under contract to pro- vids Kentucky prison coal and con- tlnuedto operate whan United Mine ; Workera attempted to close it two - weeks ago. Seventy-five strikebreakers strike-breakers were used. Officers have been en guard at the mine entrance each morning. ' The shooting occurred near tha (sine.