The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-10-13
Warrants Cut for Mine Guards
Who lnduIged in Drunken
Orgy Yesterday
NONE Of PARAOERS INJURED
Bullets Pass Over Heads OF Men
Marching From Centennial
to Calumet
DISTRICT QUIET THIS MORNING

A drunken orgy Of three men who
claimed 70 be Ascher mine guards. sta
toned at Ahmeek. eliminated in the
deliberate firing OF q revolver at a pa
rade Of strikers at Centennial yaster
Gay afternoon. TWO Shots were fred
by one Of the men who was standing
in the tonneau Of an automobile. but
no one was hurt The revolver was
levelled just above the heads Of the
strikers.
The orgy began in Ahmcek. where
the guards entered an automobile
oriven by Albert Lafortune. They pro-
ceeded 10 Florida location and return.
meanwhile brandishing their weapons
and shouting. At Centennial the pa
rade was met while on its way to Calu-
met
Major Vanderc6ok and Major Brit
ton Witnessed the shooting and took
the names of the guards who were
Capt Buck Riley Jack Bregan and
T. Mayne. II is not known which one
fired the shots. They were told by the
militia officers 10 he quiet and follow
ing this admonition the automobile
party proceeded toward Ahmeek. whore
- carriage. bearing Lieut. Marks and
tho son Of Major Vandercook. was
met Riley is said to have stood IN
was subsequently, placed under arrest
and this morning was fined 5000 bv
Justice Medlyn on "a drunk and dis
orderly charge.
Warrants for the trio have been Is
sued for yesterday afternoons affair.
and Sheriff Cruise has a force of dcpu-
ties searching for thee guards. Ii is
stated that Brecan and Moyne left the
district last night on the -. Paul train
Riloy is believed to he stln in the cop
per country. No blame is attached To-
The chauffeur.
To Weed Out Rough Element.
Following this incident, tho military
instructed the Ahmock
MininS company 20 deport any undo
-rahlc members Of the mine guards.
The mining company has agreed and e
wedding ont of the rough element has
already been started.
Mohawk and Ahmeek locations were
quiet this morning and de
spite the fact that the working force
lt Ahmeek was increased today no
pickets We're 10 be seen y crowd oi
lbout 500 strikers assembled at Al
ouoz but they were cautioned against
interfering with workmen and no dis
.urbance resulted.
The usual paradcs were held at Bal
.ic and other range towns Quincy and
Red Jacket but no violence attended
any Of these demonstration. Pickots
were active at Centennial and Wolv-
crime but SO far as is known, no work
men were intercepted. 1t is believed
hat the strikers throughout the zone
have been cautioned to refrain from
violence or intimidation, pending the
OF the mandamus proceedings
u supreme court early in November.
Winona Mill TO Reopen.
The Winona mill viii be reopened
his week. the shut down having been
,ccasiorel by the strike. Hosting at
he mine was resumed last week aud
1ne hundred daily ere now beiag
noisteG. There has been no trouble Of
any Kind at the minc. and no dlmcultv
was found in getting mon when thr
omp1ny was ready to- reopen the
property. While the mine and mill
were closed. advantage OF the period
& idlcnoss was taken to make repairs
Attorney Nichols Returns
Assistant Prosecuting Attorncv
Nichols returned today from Grand
Rapids TO resume work on the cases
which will come mp az the next term
1f circuit court. Attorney Nichols
conferred with Prosecuting Attorney
Lucas this morning
II is understood that tho twenty.
.N Wolverine riot cases which ara
scheduled to come up before Justice
O'Sullivau, oct %. will he dismissed
upon recommendation of the prosccu.
lion and the defendants re-arrcsted on
one warrant on the same charge. This
action, it is stated, is the result OF the
conference this morning, though 1t is
practically the same step as was urged
by Prosecuting Attorney Lucas whom
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