Hellraisers Journal: Sid Hatfield Arrested, Held at Williamson, Will Be Taken to Welch, County Seat of McDowell County

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Hellraisers Journal – Sunday July 31, 1921
Matewan, West Virginia – Sid Hatfield Arrested on Year-Old Charge

From the Baltimore Sun of July 29, 1921:

Sid Hatfield crpd, WDC Tx p12, Dec 12, 1920

Sid Hatfield Arrested On Year-Old Charge
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Matewan’s Former Police Chief Accused
Of “Shooting Up” Mining Village.

Williamson, W. Va., July 28.-Sid Hatfield, former chief of police of Matewan and a conspicuous figure in the industrial conflict in the Mingo coal field, was arrested late today at his home charged with participation in the “shooting up” of Mohawk, a mining village in McDowell county, about one year ago.

Hatfield was brought here and the arresting officer said he would be taken to Welch, the county seat of McDowell county, tonight.

[Photograph and emphasis added.]

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Quote Tom Morello, Law Rulers Ruled, Which Side Are You On
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFUMEKD620w

The Sun
(Baltimore, Maryland)
-July 29, 1921
https://www.newspapers.com/image/373347550

IMAGE
Sid Hatfield, WDC Tx p12, Dec 12, 1920
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026749/1920-12-12/ed-1/seq-12/

See also:
Tag: Sid Hatfield
https://weneverforget.org/tag/sid-hatfield/

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Which Side Are You On? – Tom Morello