- A photo of Sid Hatfield, the police chief of Matewan, West Virginia. Hatfield is known for his surprising stance on strikes. Unlike most police chiefs, he not only refused to help crush ongoing strikes, but sided with the strikers outright. He was later murdered in broad daylight, 1921 . Gallery
A photo of Sid Hatfield, the police chief of Matewan, West Virginia. Hatfield is known for his surprising stance on strikes. Unlike most police chiefs, he not only refused to help crush ongoing strikes, but sided with the strikers outright. He was later murdered in broad daylight, 1921 .