The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-01-28
PUT OAKLAND MINER
THROUGH 3RO DEGREE
ON bASELESS 'C[EW''

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SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Jan. 27.-
The arrest and Imprisonment Of John
Dwyer by. order of Captain Peterson.
without warrant, an his incarcera-
ton Cor: three days without charges
being placed against him, furnishes
another example of Russian methods
in the Oakland city Jail.
John Dwyer is a mining man, a
members of the w. F.. of NJ. who re-
sides in this city. He is the owner
of a comfortable home. and has re-
sided at, the above address for the
past three years. He spends most of
his time in the mines, but returns to
his home in Oakland every month or
two to spend a few days with his
family. He came home about
Thanksgiving to spend the holidays. :
On Sunday evening he retired at
the usual hour, but about midnight
he was aroused by some one pound
ing on his front door. Upon going
to the door he was confronted by
four men in plain clothes who told
him that he was wanted at the city
hall by Captain Petersen.
After placing him under arrest the
detective entered the house and told
him that they were going to search
the place. Dwyer demanded, that
they shoWSa warrant, but the sleuths
Informed him that no warrant was
needed in California. as they had the
authority to- arrest him and search hts
| 1o0119a u,ifhn q ~ Eiro1ino
himself overpowered he was com
invasion of his rights.
Mrs. -Dwyer, who is in poor health,
was greatly frightened. She had been
through the Coeur d''Alene and Grip
pie Greek strikes. and her husband,
had been bull-penned and deported.
but as there was, no strike on here
she could not understand why her
husband should be taken from her in
such a manner.
No information was given by the
officers, and without a warrant or any
explanation Dwyer was taken from
his own home at midnight and thrown
into the city jail. -
Given "Third Degree"
The next morning he was given a
tin cup Of slop, nisnamed coffee,
and half a loaf of bread. His request
to be allowed to send for a lawyer
was laughed at by the prison officials
and in reply to his demand he was
told that he was buried alive and
could see no one. About 4 o'clock
Monday afternoon he was taken be-
fore Captain Petersen. surrounded by
a bunch of detectives who proceeded
to sweat him for information.
No charges were placed against
him and no direct information was
vouchsafed as to why he had been
arrested, but from the questions put
by Captin Peterson as to his knowl-
edge. Of dynamite he concluded he
had been arrested as suspect in
connection with the gas explosion in
the Los Angeles Times building.
After being bullied and threatened
with clubbing he was again taken
to his cell and locked up. His de-
mand for a lawyer was laughed at
and he was told that he would rot
before he got out of Jail For three
days he was kept locked in a vermin
ridden cell. and fed on rotten food
that a hobo would have scorned to
accept. On Wednesday he was CON-
PEELED to su bmit to having his picture
taken for the rogues' gallery and his
finger marks and measurements TAX
en-. The argument used to induce him
to submit to all this was clubs in
the hands of police thugs, who
threatened to break his skull if he
did not sit quiet and obey orders.
No. Reason for Arrest.
He was then released and allowed
to go without knowing what he had
been arrested for, without hearing
on charges being placed against him.
Returning to his home on Wednesday
evening he found that the day follow
ing his arrest or kidnapping, three
men In plain clothes returned to his
house and without warrants, or show
Ing any legal authority, again entered
and ransacked his house, stating that
they? were looking for dynamite. The
thugs from the city hall found MOTH
ing in the we'll ordered home of an
unla wful, character, but after their
departure q valuable pin which was
on the bureau before they entered
was missing and has not vet been
found. i! r -: y. H.. . -: =
The only grounds the police had
for arresting him and putting him
through the. sweat box was the fact
that he was miner, therefore under
stood, the use of dynamite. The fact
was "clew" in the hands of the
sumshoe thugs lniscalled guardians
Of the peace ..s -.ss 90 .