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Iron County register., 1905-06-01
Gives Praise to LAWN.

Il also want to say that | believe In
spector LAWN and his detectives cannot
be complimented too highly for the work
that they have done in this case. be-
lieve they have performed one of the
cleverest pieces of detective work in the
history of the Chicago police depart
ment. They began without so much as a
cew to the identity of the assailants of
| Carlstrom, and they continued their
work until they have disclosed the man
ner in which strikes seem to be conduct
ed in Chicago.
I'VE have all known for long time
in general way that the men who at
tackled nonunion men and who some
timeskilled them were not always mem
bers of the unions on strike. It re-
mained for Inspector LAWN and his men
to get definite proof of the truth. This
has never been done before. believe
that not alone in Chicago, but in other
cities, it has been found impossible
heretofore to get at the inside workings
of the unions"
And now to send these nefarious Grim
inals to the gallows is the cry which is
heard from the citizenS cf not only Chi.
cago, but every city which is likely to en-,
counter just such proposition as has
confronted the authorities here. Every
thing is ripe for adjusting the moose, but
one question still remains. How many
besides the three or four directly impli
Gated are to suffer? Advances along
this line as yet are little more than con
lecture, and nothing but the machina
tions Of the wheel OF justice can decide
J w. w. GARRISON.
Iron County register., 1905-06-01
In Record Time.

Piney Flats, Tenn, May 29th.-(Special)
Cured in two days Of Rheumatism that
mad made his life torture for two years,
d. S. Hilton, of this place, naturally
wants every other sufferer from rheuma-
tism to know what cured him. 1t was
Dodd's Kidney Pills.
.'Dodd's Kidney Pills are the grande,st,
pill on earth" says Mr.. Hilton, Il would
not take any sum of money for what
they did for me. For two years l had
what the doctors called rheumatism. |
could hardly walk around in the, house,
1t seemed to be in my back and hip and
legs. l tried everything but nothing
helped me till l got Dodd's Kidney Pills.
Two days after I took the first dose
all pain left me and it has never come
back since. can't praise Dodd's Kidney
Pills too much"
Rheumatism is caused by uric acid in
the blood. Healthy kidneys take all the
Uric Acid out of the blood. Dodd's Kid
ney Pills make healthy kidneys.
Iron County register., 1905-06-01
PI AALbLLdLG q Lib

union, declared to have disbursed cash
to meet slugging bills.
GEORGE MILLER--Member Of union
executive committee, declared to have
paid cash for carrying on System"
FRANK NOVAK--Member executive
committee, assisted in appropriating
cash for system
2 JOHN HEIDEN-Member union exec
utive committee, assisted in appropriat-
ing cash for System"
Scale Of Prices.
The trio engaged In the real acts OF
slugging, Gilhooley, Feeley and Looney,
received but SIS each for their murders
but better prices than these are in ex-
istence for those who would take ad-
vantage Of them. A scale of prices de.
; clared BY police authorities to have
been in existence for more than two
years and used in nearly every strik,
launched In this city during that time
follows:
4 For murder, 500 to $500.
Serious knockout, $25 to 500.
Leg or arm broken, s25 to $50.
Iron County register., 1905-06-01

little for scruples, going about his MUIR
derous tasks with determination and
energy bred Of years of experience. He
would stop at nothing, even officers of
the law had little effect on his work.
His face is large, full of dark menacing
lines, and itself enough to drive terror
to the hearts Of the stoutest. His wick
edness and daredeyiltry appears in his
smile, and one finds himself edging
away from its possessor, despite the fact
that he is under lock and key. His voice
and of all his terrible characteristics,
this is without shadow of doubt the
worst-is heavy, and when anger
arouses him, it resembles the roar of an
African lion more than human noise
Little wonder that when Business Agent
Casey faced him in court, after confess
ing, that his hair nearly stood on end
when the king" addressed him.
The numerous sluggings during the
strike, and the apparent inability of the
police to handle the situation, was 9
mystery to the average citizen, and con
] seQuently the city was astounded wher
Iron County register., 1905-06-01
WORKINGS OF DEADLY SYSTEM"
Gilhooley king" OF Band. Operating in Chi
caeo During Teamsters Strike. Raves
When Guilt Is Discovered-Author of
Many Dastardly Crimes.
REGULAR Scale Prices Set by Organizations for Muir
ders and Assaults of Nonunionists Gauged as to
Results-Five Gangs known to Police
of Great Metropolis.

Plain assault (gauged according to re-
sulD, S. to SIS.
So much slaughter and food for
sluggers was to be found in the strike
that it is believed in the cases brought
to light that cut rates were instituted.
The Plot Exposed.
Charles Casey, the leading unionist in
the scandal, in his signed confession to
the police, sets forth the facts in an in
teresting manner. In connection with
the Gilhooley murders he says:
"The first time | saw Charles Gill
| hooley was on the afternoon of April
6, 1905 He, with two other men, was
in the vicinity of the Woods Vehicle
company, Twentieth street and Wa
bash avenue, where a strike was in
progress.
"Gilhooley came to me and said:
There is no use of you fellows black
ening the eyes of these men. We are
| hired by the woodworkers and Others
to do this kind of work and would like
| to make arrangements with you. You
fellows are known and are in danger
of getting pinched. We are not known
| and there is no danger for u.s.
Il told Gilhooley that | had no pow
er to make any arrangements with
him, but told him to come to the head
/ quarters of the union at No. SIS North
Clark street, which met that night, and
the matter would be taken up by those
who had some authority to act. That
night Gilhooley Looney and, / believe
Feeley were present at the meeting
and they asked me how about that
matter they were talking about.
Il brought the matter before the
meeting, and as a result the executive
committee voted that a fund be laid
aside for educational purposes AT
the same time list of names was Sc.
lected, including men who had refused
to go out on strike. These names were
selected by Henry j. Newman, secre-
tary of the union, and Carlstrom'!
name was at the head of the list. Gil
hooley said: Whom shall we get first ?
He was told to go after the man whose
name headed the list and to get the
others in order. Gilhooley was giver
cash from the fund for incidental ex
penSeS.
Later met Gilhooley and he said
Well, | got Meyers was
known also by the name of Meyers
he put up an awful fight, kicked me il
the shins and | will have to go and aet
a doctor Newman gave Gilhoole!
more money, but he kicked and said h,
should have SIS for the job. He salt
he had received that amount from
other unions for the same sort Q
work. We objected at the time, bu
later he received five dollars more
making SIS in all.
Later l met Gilhooley in salool
on Clark street and he told me he ha
got other men. He said he met thes
men on street cars and fixed them. Gil
hooley was given more money for hi
services. Some time after this one 0
Iron County register., 1905-06-01

his victims died, and when Gilhooley
appeared again he wanted to know If
we wanted any more slugging."
Other Gangs at Work.
Although Gilhooley's case has been
well-aired, his is not the only gang
which operates in strikes in Chicago.
There are known to be four other
bands Of desperados, who derive their
living from preying on opposers Of
labor organizations. One has headquar-
ters near West Van Buren and Hal
sted streets; another near Chicago
avenue and Market street; another
near I'wenty-second and States streets,
and still another in the downtown dis
trict. This last clique contains over
80 members, and any exceedingly des-
perate "job" is, as a rule, placed to
their credit. Nearly 300 assaults have
come to the attention of the Employ
ers' association engaged in breaking
the teamsters' strike, and that most Of
them may be laid to the five gangs
known to be operating in Chicago Is
looked upon as proven fact
Iron County register., 1905-06-01

Chicago.-"That's the man who killed |
my husband" With these words Mrs.
Charles l.. Carlstrom, widow of a muir
dered nonunionist, in this city identi-
fed Charles Gilhooley, self-confessed
king of sluggers" and set in motion le-
gal machinery which has unearthed the
fact that Chicago is the home of an or
ganized band Of thugs, who, operating
upon scale of prices in the pay OF GER
tain labor unions, are engaged in the
pursuit of killing, if possible, and maim-
ing, when fatal result cannot be at
tanned, union men refusing to lay down
their tools and nonunion men who per-
sist in working, despite the entreaties OF
the labor organizations.
Method of the System"
No question now exists here regarding
the methods which some of the labor
unions, whose men quit work in the
great teamsters' strike, employed in
their endeavor to win out. When Gill
hooley confessed his part in the con-
spiracy there was some question as to
the real truth in the matter many be-
lieving that the man, who has long
criminal record, might have boasted;
but before the avowal of Gilhooleys
part in the plot came the confession Of
Charles j. Casey, business agent of the
wagon makers union, No. 4, telling the
whole history of the system" and
branding the teamsters' strike, in con-
nection with which the deeds were COM
mitted, as blot of the blacklist charac-
ter, in the history of labor organizations.
The System" which few found it pos
sible to escape, was this: A list of men
to be disposed of" Mas furnished the
sluggers in command; the names, begin
ming with the first on the death roll,
shadowed the victims until opportunity
was given them to carry out their das-
tardly work. A single blow often suf-
feed to lay men cold in death, in which
case, the next name was looked up and
the game continued. In all, IA men are
known to have been fatally injured, four
are already dead, and numberless cases
of manning have been reported. Eight
men are in the tolls of the law as directly
implicated in the plan, and their guilt
is declared to be matter of absolute
certainty, because of the confession of
the two leading lights, Casey and Gill
hooley. The eight, with bits Of their his
tory are:
CHARLES GlLHOOLEY--All-ro
bad man, possessor Of long criminal rec
ord, deserter from United States army
alleged thief, ex-bridewell habitue.
EDWARD FEELEY-Cheap thief and
bad man. Companion Of King Gil.
hgoley in his unwholesome adventures
MARK LOONEY-Petty thief ant
possessor of long police record. Second
assistant of Gilhooley. Less daring
than Gilhooley or Feeley.
CHARLES CASEY-Business agen
of carriage and wagon makers union
confessed instigator of slugging system
HENRY J. NEUMAN-Financial sec
retary of carriage and wagon makers
Iron County register., 1905-06-01

When Gilhooley learned 81 Casey's
confession he was wild with rage. He
tore about his cell, banging his hand
cuffs against the wall and vowed to
take the life of the business agent, if
opportunity ever presented itself.
"You - he roared. IF you had
kept your mouth shut they would
never have known anything about it.
They would never have been able to
prove anything against us. You are
a lot of soft-headed idiots and this
talk of yours will land you as well as
me, you -" Another round OF
curses completed Gilhooleys senti-
ments on the matter, and he was led
away. still vowing he would have
Casey's life.
To the unions engaged in these ne
farious plots the numbering bands are
Iron County register., 1905-06-01
Found Dead IN n Well.

The body of Lorsnz Freiermuth. an
aged st. Louis county farmer, was
found in well. and, although the
coroner's jury returned verdict or
suicide after three hours deliberation,
there are still many persons in the
neighborhooG who believe that death
was due to foul play. Their theory is
strengthened by the discovery of a
swelling on top of the old mans head
that is supposed to have been made by
a blunt instrument.
Iron County register., 1905-06-01
A7AX|A IS DURABLE
REPORTED CURE STANDS TEST OF
FULL INVESTIGATION.
A Former victiM of Locomotor AtaxiS
Now Free from Suffering and
Actively at Work.

A Former Victim of Locomotor Atax1a
Now Free from Suffering and
Actively at Work.
eyes," said Mr.. Watkins to a reporter,
"it is true that have been cured Of
ataxia by DR.. Williams Pink Pills"
"Are you sure you had locomotor
ataxia?"
"The doctors themselves told me So
Besides I recognized the symptoms"
"What were they?"
"Well, the first indications were a
stiffness about the knee joints that came
OH about four years ago. A few months
after that appeared, my walk got to br
uncertain, shaky-like. I lost confidence
in my power to control the movements
of my legs. Once, when was in the
cellar, started to pick up two scuttles
of coal, and my legs gave way suddenly,
and I tumbled all in heap in basket.
I couldn't close my eyes and keep ny
balance to save my life. Then I lad
fearful pains over my whole body and !
lost control over my kidneys and ugg
bowels"
"How about your general health?'
Sometimes was SO weak that l hsNa
to keep my bed and my weight fell ON
twenty pounds. Things looked pretsy
bad for me until ran across young
man who had been cured by DR.. Will
liams' Pink Pills and who advised me to
try them"
odd these pills help you rightaway?"
~ didn't see much improvement un.
til had used six boxes. The first bene.
fit noticed was better circulation and
picking up in strength and weight. I
gradually got confidence in my ability
to direct the movements of my legs, and
in the course OF seven or eight months
all the troubles had disappeared"
"Do you regard yourself as entirely
well now?"
II do the work Of well man at any
rate. can close my eyes and stand up.
all right and move about the same as
other men. The pains are all gone ex-
cept an occasional twitch in the calves
Of my legs"
Mr.. James H. Watkins resides at No. n
Westerlo street, Albany, NY. DR.. Will
liams' Pink Pills can be obtained at any
drug store. They should be used as soon
as the first signs of locomotor ataxia ap-
pear in a peculiar numbness Of the feet.
Iron County register., 1905-06-01
Who Is Pusheci5p

One reads so much about DR.. Pusheck
and the wonderful cures achieved by his
Kuro, that everybody is interested to
know more about him. DR.. Pusheck has
practiced medicine for some 25 years ID
Chicago, and has within the last few years
extended his efforts all over the country.
All advice is free, and his main remedy
his Kuro--is sent on trial to anyone SUI
fering from Weakness, Pain, rheumatism
or any Blood, Skin, Stomach or Nervous
Trouble. Book free. DR.. Pusleck, Chicago.
Iron County register., 1905-06-01
sheriff Killed ut Ironton.

William Spaugh shot and killed
Sheriff John w. Polk at Ironton, and
then fed to the hills with his brother.
Arthur. At this writing posse is
searching for them, but without sue
cess. Polk tried to arrest Spaugh for
assaulting William Edgar, Jr., a bank
cashier. Spaugh has been in much
trouble recently, and this is not the
first time he has become entangled
with the law,
Iron County register., 1905-06-01
nelson Chosen as President.

S. R. Nelson, of Chillicothe, is be the
next president of the Missouri State
Bankers association. He was selected
for that position by the nominating
committee of the associations conven,
tion, in session at the Midland hotel
Kansas City. w. G. Harris, of Fulton
was named for vice-president and Geo.
A. Neal, Of Doniphan, for treasurer.
Iron County register., 1905-06-01
Ends Life when wife Asks Divorce

Half an hour after he had been
served with divorce papers, Charles
Beck, butcher, ended his life on a
cot in the Alexian Brothers hospital,
in st, Louis, slashing his throat and
wrists and stabbing himself in the left
breast with a pocketknife. When his
wife, Mrs Matilda Beck, who instituted
the suit, learned of his death, she de-
clared that the she was sorry that the
proceedings had been filed, as she still
loved him.
Iron County register., 1905-06-01
The Truth Breaks Out.

"Now, of course, DOCTOR" said the man
upon whose eye the operation had been
performed, 81 respect your skill highly,
and all that; but doesn't it seem, even
to you, a little too much to charge $50
for doing bit of work that occupied you
about five minutes?"
My good sir" said the great oculist,
fastening to the defense Of himself and
his profession, you don't realize that in
acquiring the skill to perform such an
operation in five minutes | have spoiled
perhaps two bushels Of eyes quite as val
liable as yours"-N. Y Times.
Iron County register., 1905-06-01
Men Nav Hang.

What is to be the result OF the ex-
pose?" has been asked. That is an in
teresting question, in that the laws OF
the state of Illinois may hold every
member of the union responsible for the
crimes, and it must be remembered that
the punishment for manslughter is
death. To the casual observer the pub
lie is not vizibly affected, for the simple
Iron County register., 1905-06-01
Mothers Devotion

To her children is one of the most beauti-
full things in life. When they are SICK,
the wise mother, who has taken the pains
to study their best interests, promptly
gives them DR.. Caldwells Qaxative) Syrup
Pepsin. 1t quickly relieves pain and fever,
and car never do anything but good.
Try il.
Iron County register., 1905-06-01
Girl Sentenced to Jail.

Miss Frances B. Johnson, cashier in
the employ of d. D. Drake, a money
lender, was fined 500 and sentenced to
serve 80 days in the county jail, in
Kansas City, on the charge of exacting
usurious interest. This is the second
conviction in the Kansas City crusade
against money lenders who charge 10
per cent. month interest.
Iron County register., 1905-06-01
Way It Affects You.

"I've explained to you what trunk and
brancn' mean" said the teacher of the
botany class; NOW who can tell me what
sprig' means?"
II know" cried Tommy, ''it means
you've got cold in your head when
you try to say spring. Philadelphia
Public Ledger,
Iron County register., 1905-06-01
Alleged Counterfeiter Captured

United States Deputy Marshal Lamb
raided the rooms of Lemuel King and
Charles Tucker, alleged counterfeiters,
at Springfield. A complete outfit for
making spurious coin was found
King was captured, and Jailed in de-
fault of bond. Tucker made his es-
cape, and at this writing is still at
large.
Iron County register., 1905-06-01

John Franklin, held jointly with
Teddy Daley for the murder of Police.
man Claude Brice. was founnd guilty
of murder in the second degree in the
circuit court at Joplin and sentenced
to serve SO years in the penitentiary.
Daley was given fifty years.
Iron County register., 1905-06-01

the facts were brought to light. Time
and again the press hinted at paid muir
ders, but public sentiment deposed the
idea. Now, however, the confession Of
both parties to the scandal forms a con-
Meeting link which no evidence or tes-
timony can break. and no doubt exists
as to the origin of the nefarious crimes
which were seemingly committed wan
tonlv
Iron County register., 1905-06-01
Men Who Match.

Il dent care for him." said the
ycing woman. swapping her teeth to-
gether decidedly He's one ct those
m'.n that match"
'Match?" murmured her friend VINO
had Just confessed to certain inter
ext in an acquaintance.
yes; all the same COLOR was the
answer, shirt, handkerchief, socks
all the same shade. None of that kind
for mine, thanks. Just think how
much time they must take in primp-
ing every morning to get all those
things the same."-N. Y. Sun.
Iron County register., 1905-06-01

Charles e. Holland, of Keokuk, Ia.
by his attorney, has filed with the Ma.
ries county circuit clerk a petition for
$4,000, alleging alienation Of his wife's
affections by David Francey.
Iron County register., 1905-06-01
Train Crew Arrested.

On complaint of residents of Rush
Hill, the sheriff Of that place arrested
the crew of Chicago e Alton fast
freight train, the charge being that the
train exceeding the speed limit in that
town.
Iron County register., 1905-06-01

We have long been of the opinion that
the failure of our poets to wear dis
tinct garb was largely responsible for
the comparatively slight recognition which
they receive at the hands of the people,
Indianapolis News.
Iron County register., 1905-06-01

Col w. H. Phelps, legislative agent
of the Gould interests in Missouri, was
fined $50 by Judge Martin, of the cir
cult court, at Jefferson City, for fail,
ing to obey grand jury summons
Phelps told his friends that he ''sure
will hustle and raise the fifty"
Iron County register., 1905-06-01

In St. Louis, Edward Kelleher was
found guilty of murder in the second
degree for the killing of "St Louis
Tommy" Sullivan, and punishment
fixed at 25 years in the penitentiary.
Iron County register., 1905-06-01

orazio Pierce, aged 30, an Italian
coal miner, was instantly killed by a
fall of rock in mine No. 61 of the Cen
tral Coal & Coke Co. at Bevier.
Iron County register., 1905-06-01
Observations.

It is hard to say which is the more diff
ficulty-living down past or living up to
a future.
Experience name we give our fall
ures.
Impulse-what we regret next day.
Beatrice Sturges. in Smart Set.
Iron County register., 1905-06-01

"De trouble wifi some mighty smart
men" said Uncle Eben, "is dat when OPP
portunity comes along, dey does SO much
mental arifmetic about it dat it's clean
gone pas befo dey gifts de answer
Washington Star.
Iron County register., 1905-06-01
For Beating Her Husband

Mrs. Edna Vaughn was fined $40 IN
the Dayton street police court, in ST.
Louis, by Judge Pollard, on the charge
Of misunderstanding.
Iron County register., 1905-06-01
Took cnrboIic Acid BY Mistake.

Miss Gussie Mensendick, sufferer
from epilepsy, died at her home in St.
Louis from the~effects of carbolic acid
taken, presumably, by mistake for her
usual medicine.
Iron County register., 1905-06-01
reason that slugging is nothing new

reason that slugging is nothing new
here.
The idea must not be gained that every
union in this city has employed men in
murderous missions, for such is not the
case. Many have stuck rigidly to the
straight and narrow path in their fights
with the employing class, allowing moth
ing but persuasion to enter into the sur
rounding conditions of the strike.
Will Benefit Honest Unions.
One benefit of the expose, one in which
the unions will gain, is pointed out by
Louis A. Heile, a prominent labor at
torney He says:
81 believe that the arrest and con{es-
sions of these men will have a great In
fiuence upon the labor situation in this
city. The rank and file Of the labor Or
ganizations have been kept in almoss
total ignorance of the manner in which
strikes are conducted. know that ths
great majority of the members of the
Carriage and Wagon Workers union
in fact, nearly all of the members who
are not on the executive board-knew
nothing OF what was going on, and were
as much surprised as the general pub
lie when they read of the revelation
! which followed the arrest of these men.
Unionists Disprove Slugging.
81 know that this is the view that the
majority of the unionists in the city
will take of the matter. | had occasion
to discuss the present investigation with
four union men, one Of whom is brick
layer, another plumber and another a
street car man. They told me they were
glad that the men who connived at muir
!! der had been apprehended, and hoped
they would be punished.
1.-The sooner we get rid of the kind OF
fellows who are paying these sluggers
the better it is for us" said one of them
to me. If we had cut them out before
we could never have a strike like the
teamsters' walkout in Chicago
I'VE mean to prosecute the investiga.
tion which we have begun vigorously
and as long as there is anything further
to DO. The Carriage and Wagon Manu-
facturers' association is, of course, inter
ested in the prosecution of the men who
have been slugging the employees Of it!
members. We are not going to stop there
however. We want to know all abou
what the officers of other unions have
been doing in the matter of employing
men to slug honest workingmen. ! be
lieve that by doing so we can put stol
to the acts of violence which have dis
graced not only the labor unions but thu
nitM