▁property ▁would ▁be ▁dam aged , ▁Se vier , ▁seeing ▁the ▁fut ility ▁of ▁resist ing ▁such ▁a ▁large ▁force , ▁surrender ed . ▁ ▁The ▁min ers ▁again ▁march ed ▁the ▁conv ict s ▁to ▁Co al ▁Creek ▁and ▁put ▁them ▁on ▁a ▁train ▁back ▁to ▁Kno x ville . ▁ ▁Later ▁that ▁day , ▁the ▁min ers ▁march ed ▁on ▁the ▁Kno x ville ▁Iron ▁Company ▁mine ▁near ▁Co al ▁Creek , ▁which ▁also ▁used ▁conv ict ▁labor , ▁forced ▁the ▁gu ards ▁at ▁its ▁stock ade ▁to ▁surrender , ▁and ▁like wise ▁sent ▁its ▁conv ict s ▁to ▁Kno x ville . ▁ ▁Tru ce ▁and ▁legisl ative ▁action ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 8 9 1 , ▁Governor ▁Buch an an ▁travel led ▁to ▁Kno x ville , ▁where ▁he ▁again ▁sum mon ed ▁the ▁milit ia . ▁ ▁Over ▁a ▁four - day ▁period , ▁the ▁governor ▁met ▁with ▁a ▁committee ▁of ▁local ▁figures ▁friendly ▁to ▁the ▁min ers ' ▁interests , ▁namely ▁att orney ▁J . C . J . ▁Williams , ▁Kno x ville ▁Journal ▁editor ▁William ▁Rule , ▁and ▁United ▁Mine ▁Work ers ▁organ izer ▁William ▁Web b . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 3 , ▁Williams ▁and ▁Web b ▁went ▁to ▁Co al ▁Creek ▁to ▁address ▁the ▁min ers , ▁echo ing ▁the ▁governor ' s ▁ple a ▁for ▁p atience . ▁ ▁Williams ▁assured ▁the ▁min ers ▁that ▁the ▁governor ▁supported ▁an ▁end ▁to ▁conv ict - le asing