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Miners In West Virginia Shootings Leave Several Injured
A Saturday shooting during a private eves hauling dispute left two union members dead and a third miner in serious condition at St Marys Hospital Huntington. Deputy Sheriff A T Dingessmine and Robert Whorley, 40, faced murder charges as part of local safety committee tensions. Elmer Farley, employed by Island Creek Coal Co at Holden, hospitalized in critical condition. Charles Wells, 45, local United Mine Workers president, killed instantly when the larynx was removed leaving him unable to talk.
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St. Mary’s Hospital
Huntington
W. Va
A. T. Dingessmine
Robert Whorley
Jagainet Elmer Farley
Condh
Island Creek Coal Co
Holden
Thompson
den. W. Va
Charles
Wells
United|leas