Rock Island Argus., 1913-12-27
President of Miners AS
sauIted by Crowd of
Men al Hancock.
THEN PLACED ON TRAIN
Had Aroused People by Order
ing Rejection of Funds for
Stricken Families.

Green Eay. WIS. De. -T.-In de-
porting Charles r. Mover from the
copper range last night The president
o. tle Western Federation Of Miners
says le vas shot. beaten. dragged
through the streets OF Hancock and
guarded on a train until this morn
iug. when tHa train reached Claiming.
Mich. IIe talked 10 au Associated
Press representative here when his
rraiu arrived His head. -vathed IN
q blood stained baudage. protruded
from q over berth as he spoke Bit
terry of the treatment Ia said had
been inflicted on him The train
stopped l. minutes before proceeding
f1 chicago where ir was due this afl-
eEu-UT.
Attacked IN Hotel.
90 ua. attacked ir tine Hotel scott
boo Hancock. Mich. sg members % the
citizens Alliance and s man named
NaddeI MaIUr. q guuuau. NIJyor
said. j Wa terribly beaten. shot at IN
the dark. and dragged more ;lau
mile through trc streets. threatened
wIth death Jv hanging and finally
placed aboard d train about 5 80 last
night ! waz guarded by two thugs
ON tIe train until I reached Claiming
about this morning. \ committee OF
l. led by an attorney for the Calumet
ile' Mining company named Beder-
man. had been in conference with me.
They had barely left the room when
mob appeared. ] believe the strike
has been won. ] expect 10 return TO
Calumet iu Few DAYS under govern
llent protection. state and national
Milwaukee. Wis. Dec. III was
attacked by about > men in my room
In a hotel az Hancock last night,
struck in the head with the butt Of a
revolver. shot in the back. dragged
through the streets. put on a train and
told 90 leave the country forever
said President Meyer during a stop
here on a Milwaukee train ouroute TO
Chicago Meyer was confined 20 a
berth. The pillow and bed linen were
sriled with blood from wounds in the
scalp and back. lie wss good-uatured
and said after rc Eo- healed up" in
Chicago he would return 10 Calumet
and fight the mine owners 10 the /.
last"
At $50 last night sheriff Cruise 7
and abOu- T. other men came 20 my
room 90 ask about arrangements for .
the burial OF the poor persons who met 4
death iu the Christmas catastrophe" .
said Mover They remained Is min I
utss and left. after I told them the
Western Federation OF Miners aad the F.
labor organizations or tine country
a
fOrtuuates-
Men Burst Into Room.
Within four minutes. or within the
time before the committee of citizens
could leave -he room. D. ruGlaas burst
into the room. ! was standing at the
telephone al the time. putting in a
call Charles n. Tanner Of California.
travelling auditor OF the Western Fed
Grafton. was with mo Several Irab-
bed and held m. while another came
from behind and struck me with the
butt % a revolver o1 the head Then
there was the report OF a gun. felt
"a piercing sensation n my back. I DO
nor think anyone shot me deliberately.
] think the gun used iu hitting me on
the head discharged accidentally.
Dragged for Nile.
Then two men got held OF nv arms
and dragged me ont OF the hotel Down
q ne street We went. When TWO became
tired Two others took hold OF me Al
though ] was on ms feet part OF the
time. yet Tor blocks Z was dragged. II
IS little more than a mile TO HouEh-
ton. where tE" mob took me All the
u hile they were pulling NE along.
while 1rhsrs were yelling. Lynch him.
aud Hang him. calling ne siIe names
When We reached rhe station. !
James McNaUEh-ou. general manager
and vice president OF the Calumet
Hecla mines drove up iu an automo-
bile He rushed up 90 me and said.
You ger out Cf this country forever
n you ever come back. IEI hang YOU
Then he continued 20 abuse me in the
vilest manner
When the train Irf- 2 was thrown
bodily upon 70. The mon VINO claimed
10 be- deputy sherifs got on. They
-CCt me into 2 sleeper and soon after
Tsuner was brought ID He. too. had
been assaulted IN the room and forci-
by taken 20 the station.
Doctor Dresses Wounds.
one % The deputies handed The con Z
iGcror tickets and said We were SONG s
20 Chicago The deputies stayed OF 4
he train until ne passed into wiscon- c