The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-08-10

| her every hour since she came here
| George Behm, uncle of Ortie Nc
Manigal has been one of the chief
| figures in the Mcnamara case this
week. Almost every day he has,
| been summoned to TO the inquisito-
| rial chambers by The grand jury,
which has been kept in session since
last October for no othor purpose
than TO intimiuate ana browbcat
witnesses for the defense, according
to Attorney Clarence barrow, who
made a scathiug arraienment of the
grand jury and its r,ethods when ar
guing the case Of Erhm.
Benin, who is a brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers member, says
he does not care how often he is
summoned by the grand jury ana
that it can ask Judge Bordweu to
send to jail if it wants to-, He was
expected to tell something of his in
ervie'ws with the 'snlf-alleged dyna-
miter, who will be the chief wit
ness for the prosecution.
Mrs. Emma McManigal still lies
in the Pacific hospital her future con-
dition matter of conjecture, ac-
cording to the physicians A strang-
er series of police brutalities is link
ed with her case. While she has
been and is being houna.ed by Burns
detectives, the re2t lar city police
have been in business equally as
reprehens
charleE Ptistrr. almost a shadow
of man. so years of age, weighing
barely so pounds. took a five cent
bottle of stale milk set out to be
returned from the doorstep of a gro
Gerry near the Fashionable home of
Gen. Otis. Policeman Nelson saw
him and promptly proceeded 10
wreaE the vengeance of the outrag-
ed state of California and city of
Los Angeles upon the feeble old
man who. it developed later, intend
ed to share the pitifnl supply of pilfcr-
ed milk with a cat left to starve by a
rich family when it left for the sea-
shore.
Pfster was handcuffed. His spr-
it was broken. He was thrown into
jail with huge gashes in his weak
ened wrists where the manacles had
cut him under pressure excrted by
the six foot officer. Then in the dark
of the night the old man hung him
self with his necktie
Officer Nelson has been DISCHARGED
but it is :umored there will be n
special berth for him in Ihe Burns
agency. They need that sort of
men. He will make Il good 'opere-
to
need the third degree"
No more had public INDIGNATION
gotten the shock OF the brutality in
Phster's case than the story of Lii
liam Higgins. pretty and 1S. came
to light. Lillian is striking crack
er factory worker. Since the lockout
in February the Central Labor
Council has gwen her a little work
that brings her five dollars Il week.
She has managed to live and has
Kept up her end of the struggle
bravely and without complaint. She
is Il true working class fighter. One
night two men entered her room
at her boarding house. She tolo
them to go. indignant and afraid.
"Ihats all right, now kid" they
said. BE good fellow" She
threatened to call for help "Who
will you call?" they asked. throwing
back their coats displaying police
shields. Tslen they searched her
room. rifled her dresser and her
trunk. counted her ~ suI horde of
pennies and heaped insult after in
suit upon her. Then third man
came. He told her he believed she
was bad girl and had been leading
a dissolute life He made her prom
Use to report 30 the Humane Society
the next day. Lillian went. The ma
tron accused her of being prosti-
tnte- Lillian in tears denied it. She
was told to confess or n physician
would he called to prove the acusa-
fion- The girl said she would 20
to physician and with the matron
she went. Her word for her good
name was proven. The matron did
not even apologize. She just said
there had been mistake The
woman then lectured the girl severe