The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-03-06


81 Just could not see women and
children brutally handled that way.
81 didn't care whether I was MUIR
dered that day"
How many women did you see
beaten that timer" asked Henry.
'I saw whole wagon load of wo-
men and children who had been taken
away" Knebel answered. 81 saw one
young woman who had nothing to do
with the strike dubbed over the back
by a policeman.
"I tried to get back TO the crowd
three or four times and finally they
arrested me. / was taken to the sta
tion house whore women and chill
Gren were crowded in the cells"
Fined Ten Dollars.
Knebel was fined $40 on charge Of
Constructing the sidewalks"
"Out of this worldwide struggle be-
tween capital and labor there have
atisen many means 10 be used for
winning" said Knebcl "Ths Is one
of them. / think the sending away
OF children to save them and to ex-
cite sympathy, is better than vio-
lcnce." he said Knerel said he saw
things too horrible to mention.
Hardwick wanted to know what
these were, and the witness In a low
voice, said:
"Tn the police station that day a
man was I'm the cell with me-a pole
he didn't speak much English. His
wife and children We're also locked up.
He knew from what ne heard that his
wife was a few cells away and he
started to call her IN his own ham
guage. But the turn key told him
to stop yelling The man did not do It
end opening the door the turnkey
dragged him out and threw him down
the stairs to dark cells in the cell
lar"
"Is this the same jail where they
lock up thieves and cutthroats?" ask
cd Representative Pou.
Same JAN. same barred doors"
said Knebel.
| Were any OF these bad children.
desperate children? Did any OF them
carry firearms or dangerous wea-
pons?' asked Henry.
"oh, no." said Knebel, with a bitter
smile. 1''I
Were these children tried?" asked
PCu. ''Nt |' 'f
Yes they were. The mothers were
fined"
This is the most serious thing we
have developed so far" said Pou and
wish you would have put on the
stand every one who knows anything
about the way these children were
locked up in that place"
Miss SangIer Testifcs.
Miss Sangler, member OF the
committee that took children from
Lawrence to New York, followed
Knebel. ..a.
you are a trained nurse?" asked
Representative Foster, himself a ply
sician. "Now, what did you think of
the physical condition OF these chill
drcn?"
"They were pale, emaclated, defect
cd children Miss Sangler said. II
have seen the children of workers of
other industries. 1 have worked in
the slums of New York, but / have
never found children who were so uni
fcrmly ill-nourished ill-fed and III
clothed. There was not stitch of
wool on their bodies.''
Miss Sangler denied that the chm.
dren were ever exhibited in any pub
lie way.
"These children are still there, and
they are enjoying their vacations
Their physical condition is improving.
and they are having a good time"
she said.
/
terday afternoon. He described what
he saw in the cells ut the Lawrence
lpclice station when ne visited KnebeI
there after the melee at the railway
station.
rs the judge who imposed those
fines here?" demanded Stanley.
"He is not answered the witness.
Lawrence Moloney. one of the strily-
ers, described the clash between strik.
ers and the police at the mill gates
the first day OF the strike.
Il saw a French woman beaten by
two policemen until she feu down.
They beat her with their clubs be-
cause she was screaming. saw a
policeman strike a man over his head
with u club"
Josephine lAss, who was In an en-
counter with a militlaman. took the
stand. She earned 81 a week In Law
renee, although she had earned $40 to
SlS more in the Aetna mills in Water
town
81 was out walking one day." she
said. 81 think It was a week ago
Wednesday. | met a soldier. 1t was
near the house and he told me had
to go back. told him wouldn't
, He swore at me and he grabbed me
by the arm and tried 10 push me back.
} hit him with my mum Some other
I soldiers and policemen came up and
tried to make me 30 back to the
house.
II would not go, ana when / went
down to the court to the trial Of Mr.
Ettor | was arrested. they charged
mo with assaulting the soldier. / was
fined $40. The case is under appeal
Lynch said that he saw crowds
stormlng the mill,
Was any attempt made TO stop
them2" asked Harcwick.
Yes. the police tried but there were
only seven or eight and 1 went TO the