The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-07-22

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"wreckipg crew. Plug - him. He,
! reaching for a gun" Z.
| A short man jumpsd upon, the plat
form and hold a-rsxolveE-at- Rittman'.
| chin. -
Threw up your h4nds," he said, and
! Rittman obeyed. 81 ~ 90. r.
.wh.th.r It ~. from tn. wind o,
whether it was: because 1T was be.
cause his hair was standing on end
| Rittman's hat began to "fall on and
he clapped hts hands on it,. The pistol
was showed almost down big throat thi.
time. ,~y....: VII,
"You do that again." said the. short
man, "and I'll blow your. block Oft ="
plug him anyway, Shorty" admon-
ished the leader. =: 49,.
The slussers then vent, carefully
down the line scrutint4ing each mans
face and comparing 1T with 4 portrait
evidently clipped from a. newspaper
Those guys don't look like DonnAl-
ly," one Of the 'thvG' va heard to
observe. : :*'
Smash B.ll,t Bexep. w..
Donnelly had left the hail a few min
ptes before. Tho raiders then: moved
toward the. ballot boxes, which they
smashed into kindling wood. They
seized the slips inside, which they tore
into shreds. right before the eyes Of
tho judges. ''t:'
II guess that'll: hold youse guys"
remarked one OF the "wreekera" pleas
aptly. ''Youse guys need education.
Right, about face, now"
Those lin line swung on their heels
with the precision OF q squad Of sol
diers, and were then forced to march
to tho right Of tho stage, hands still
high in the air. Here they were packed
into little .cubby hole. The door was
locked and a thug mounted tuard on
tho inside with a revolver in. each
hand -
''Nothin' doin' If youse guys behave" I"
he said roughly. III youse move, I'll
blow your blocks Off" =. ...
you are ssrGsant-at-army; its your
duty, to. clear those isntlsmen out. ="
remarked one Of the prisoners to Ritz
man. :.~ ,'-'.-~~'
Not when they've got cannon like
these gentlemen po1sess," retorted the
sergeant-at: :arms.
shut up" srovled the sentinel.
Say another word and I'll plug you
anyway" ...r:~!
Lesk. fer TAssr vsetsn.
The remainder of the "wrscking
crew then proceeded to search the
hail for Mr.: Donnelly. : They walked
toward the main entraneey ana as5thsy
neared tha hallway at. tho ~ AZ the
hall. .sppastte .ths stslIel .fame
out of ) ls|l ~ -
sthe lEI; "a = 8 .
Or two 1tASn hisss @att - 4 n
rested. i: = If tASs. ;: s 81 ,sfss,'.
SOME one wants you 'oht1ide:,Y: said =
voice, and Donnelly turned. The mo-
nent he d'd so he wAs struck with
the brass knuekles; by; his foremost
assailant. He dropped TO- tie flood
stunned and bleeding, his nose crush
ed in and his cheek *lacerated.:
The moment he fell fiye heavy boots
kicked him in the ribs and: then tramp
ed over his PROSTATE form. The thugs
danced on. his face until his features
we're pulpy maas of bleeding flesh.
They jumped up and down on his chest
until 1T semed that life had been ex-
tinguished. = ,le*.-"- =, s. -:
"Isuess he's all in" remarked one
Of. the, thugs. '1t'll teach these guys
lesson.
Two Are ,Reae@seA,
The guard on the stairway poked his
head into the hall Just then and re-
ceived a sign. He released O'Neil and
OToole, both Of whom took to their
heels. O'Toole fled UP the Atreet with
out spreading the alarm in the: saloon
downstairs, which was crowded with
delegates. :" 3 g
The sentinel that guarded the prison
ers inside the room. at the side of
the stage was then notified that all
was over. He. opened the door and
backed out, leaving this threat:.
The first guy. that opens that door
or makes a sound gets plugged from
eight guns. That's ALL
The .'*wrecklng crew" then gathered
at the end Of the hall and .disappea
together Arriving on the Ietret the
members vanished RAJ pidly toward the
south. They had done thatr work SO
quickly and 50 quietly that thrse off,
GERS of the federation who were In a
small rom within a few: feet OF the main
hall, had heard no sounds 81 the dig
turbance. These officials were Sec
retary Nockels, Financial Secretary F.
D. Hopp and Treasurer Robert ,Noren.
Their room opened. ON. the short hall
way leading from the, main room, all
the doris were%open and the table was
less than thirty feet from the spot
where Donnelly was slusssd into in
sensibility: 7h;<r 8. r. $: =. = 49,: T.
~ E..-&s,xt. ;;iy1,ea4! :.
A: few. minutes after the departure Of
the thugs Nicholts Gier;; pr4stdent of
the Cattle Butchers Union: and one Of
Donne1ly's neutenants, walk4deinto the
hail and at entrance stuhbled over
the PROSTATE form of his: friend:
"'Donnslly. has been murdered" he
shouted, ,burstin & Int the little room
in which. the athree federation officials
were seated. >: : =. y: S:sH: - e..
The men rushed out and idashed cold
water oyer Donnelly,r whp reeoyered
conscioutneas II. q: littlss: whtle, ana
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