The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-10-08
Westerner, Done to Death in
Gotham Slums by Thug Gang,
Carried Miners Card and Had
Recently Come From Zenith
City.

City.
NEW YORK, Oct. John Nc
Daide, a western miner, in whose
pocket were found a membership book
OF the Western Federation of Miners
and also card Of the "Moyie Min
ers' Union No. H. was beaten and
then shot and killed at First avenue
and cath street early Tuesday morn
ing.
Thomas Seery. better known as
KID Seery, gorilla. ex-convict, lead
er of the Forty Thieves of the
Gas House district. has been arraigned
in the Yorkville police court yester-
day for the murder of McDaide.
When arraigned for the murder
kid Seery said shortly with a shrug
OF his shoulders. Waive examina-
tion. You can hold me for the cor
oner." This was done
A Crook With Pull.
Seery is twenty-five years old and
occasionally calls himself James
Hickey. Until he went to Philadel-
phia three years ago and was jailed
for burglary he was we'll known to
the police Of the East Side as "a
crook with a pull"
The crime with which Seery is
charged is one of the most brutal
thug outrages of which there is any
record. Several Of the Forty
Thieves" the police allege assisted in
beating McDaide, but Seery. they say,
did the shooting, placing the muzzle
of a gun against the miners heart,
so that the clothing was burned
through to the flesh.
1t IS believed that the murdered
man was lured to the thieves lair for
the purpose Of robbery
Had Woman's Photograph.
Among the dead mans effects were
many papers and cards which will be
used in communicating with his peo-
pie.
In hts waistcoat pocket was a.
heavy silver watch and chain Under
the watch was tucked away $12.3S. A
photograph Of the dead man and a.
beautiful woman was in the inside
coat pocket, along with memoranda
book given by Boyle's clothing and
hat store, 53os Ballard avenue, Bal
lard, Wash. In this book was a dog
license, No. 50,444, taken out in Seat
tie In 1910.
From other papers found 1t is be-
beved tisat McDaide recently canae here
from Duluth, Mimi, and from min
Ing regions near there.
His union card was signed by
Thomas E. Kelly, secretary Also
there was railroad ticket dated Feb
ruary 13, 1909, good for one trip from
Ballard, Wash, to Los Angeles, CAL,
and to San Pedro, Cal. In the book
were the names D. N. Neal, Box 81,
and Ed Cleary. No addresses were
affixed to these last names.
Fell Dying On the Sidewalk.
Policeman Drolesky was at 23d
street and First avenue at 2 O'Clock
Tuesday morning when he heard
sounds of fight In the direction OF
24th St. He started up First avenue
as revolver shot rang out, and the
next instant a man staggered around
the corner and fell to the sidewalk
with blood gushing from a wound
in his left SIDE
The policeman saw one man dash
across the street and enter the hall
way OF tenement house. No doubt
other men ran, but the policeman did
rot see them. He knew that this hall
way was used by the Forty Thieves
al way of escape after robberies ir.
the ne1ghborhood, and he went into
the hallway of the tenement at 414
First avenue. From the rear he saw
man climb over the dividing fence
anu crouch in the shadow of the
house. Drolesky collared the man
quickly.
At his feet lay a revolver, with one
chamber empty and further away was
the prisoners own hat. The hat of
the man who lay dying on the side
walk, was on this fellows head.
The injured man was taken to
Bellevue and died at the hospital
gates.
An examination Of the dead mar
showed that he had been fearfully
beaten before he was shot. His nose
was broken and there was wounds
about his head and body which only
could have been made with blackjacks
or brass knuckles. His clothes were
torn and it was evident to the police
that McDaide had put up hard fight