The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-06-28

ished. In order, however to be able
to speak with authority representa-
tive of the REGISTER asked County
Attorney Goshorn for an official state
ment of the incident and his reply
fully confirms the reports. previously
given, showing that our officers were
not lax in their duty. Mr.. Goshorn
said:
"When the Italians reached the
santa tie depot on the night in ques'
ton they were met there by the Sheriff
and myself who insisted upon them
going back to- their shanty at the Ce-
ment works and remaining there, and
they were'promised the full protection
of the even to the extent of fur
nishing a guard for them until such
time as they felt themselves safe.
Further Mr.. Hunt and Mr.. Wheeler
managers of the Cement Plant, were
there at the station and offered them
full protection If they would return
and remain. But the Italians
strenuously insisted that they would
not return but that they wanted to go
to Kansas City whence they came. a
large dray was sent to their shanty
and all of their belongings were load
ed on said dray, brought to the station
and shipped to Kansas City on the
same train that carried the Italians.
When they we're interrogated con-
corning their losses, il any, only two
or three out of the twenty-three claim
ed that they had lost anything. One
of them said he had lost watch and
one that he had lost some money and
another that he had lost knife. The
Cement people had been to a heavy
expense bringing them here and had
received but one days work at the
hands of the Italians at this time. We
inquired of every person if the. had
money to pay his transportation to
Kansas City; they all answered with
the exception of the one who said he
had his money taken, that they had
no money when they came here and
that they had not been here at work
long enough to earn any; thereupon
the Cement people furnished their
transportation at a cost OF nearl y
seventy dollars for their return to
Kansas City.
We insisted that they remain here
not only for the purpose of working,
but for the purpose of testifying
against any parties who participated
in the trouble which had taken place
at the Cement plant. Their only an
swer was that they did not come herr
for trouble and that they would no
stay if they were offered three dollars
day for labor. There were onl!
two or three of them who bore an.
marks at all and one of them hur
himself by running in a wire fence
, another one had climbed a tree anC
fallen and struck himself on the sid
, of the face, and the other one elaine,
that Ms leg was hurt below the 6ne,
. but he refused To exhibit TIE wound
= he had any.
4 The only evidence we were able t.
l procure against any parties partici
= pating in the affair was against thre
I persons; two of whom were arreste
, and plead guilty to unlawful assembl,
T in the District Court and were fined
! the other party could not be found b.
b the sheriff. Under the law II thes
p parties have been injured they hav
personal causes of act on and coul,
recover damages to cover all the in
Q iuries they have sustained, but the
h absolutely refused TO remain here 70
the purpose of working OR testifyin
against participants in the trouble
much less for the purpose of bringing
Z damage suits. | have been absolutel
+ unable to find any testimony or any
S thing that would lead me to believ,
v that these parties lost anything excel
= one old double barreled muz2le-load
. ing shot gun which is here in the Gus
re tody of the police at the present timt
d | am ofthe opinion that these partie
II misrepresented matters to the ollicia
=. agents of the Italian government
>. this country. They were offered IL
u full protection of the law just as 500
y as the authorities were notified thu
i there had been any trouble betwee
- the Italian and native laborers an
y the story printed in the Star tn
'e morning is very much atvariance wit
f. what these laborers told us at the d
t. not in the presence of a great man
+, reputa BILE witnesses.
1t Steady Girl Wanted
IS Several young men complain tn