The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-30
TALKED WITH
UNION men
Two Witnesses at the Inquest
Today Make This Admission
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near the stage and heard no one cry
FIRE" until the rush began. He saw no
one in the hall at any time before the
rush who wore an Alliance pin.
Mrs. joe Mihelchich, mother of the
former witness. ana three other chill
drcn Who lost their lives in the panic,
said she heard cries come from near
the stage and saw "A man ON the stage,
raise his hands and sound a cry of
lire" She said he wore whisllers but
could give no other description of him.
she saw no lire and no one in the hall
who wore a white button.
Says Shots Were Fired.
Mrs John Ratz of Wolverine made
the statement that three shots were
fired Immediately before the cry was
sounded The evidence prompted inn
mediate investigation and the inquest
VAS adjourned To the Italian hall.
When the probe reCouvcned, the wo-
man said she was in the barroom of
the hall when three shots were tircG
from the rear. She heard the crash of
broken glass and He'd from the room
The jury then repaired TO rooms in the
rear of the hall but could find only
one broken window, which previous
testimony showed was broken by men
who made their way to a fire escape.
The woman gave her evidence through
am interpreter Mrs. Theresa Caabo
who. II developed, was also in the
hail daring the panic She was next
laced on the stand.
Say They Saw Button.
She said she was standing in the
narroom and made the positive state
mcnt that she saw "A man. wearing n
dark coat with the collar turned up
and wearing a Citizens Alliance pin.
raise a cry of fire" She said she be-
loved there were between 1000 ana
. 900 people in the hall at the time. She
said she ran To the fire escape and
and absolutely refused to let her get
cut. This. she said. occurred fifteen
minutes after the cry of FIRE"
Mrs Jacob Lustir. one of whose
children was killed in the rush. said
she was standing nine or zen feet
from the entrance WHEN man wear
ing Citizens Alliance pin on his left
chest. entered the hall and sounded
the cry twice she described him Is
80 well built, well ar, ssed' man. me-
dum complexion with mis- cap drawn
down over his eyes.
J. r. Antilla was recalled and asked
| II he informed any one of the catas-
trvphc by telegraph or long distance
telephone. He said he informed no one
Ihut Charles Meyer at Hancock.
Talked With Federation Officers.
Upon being recalled Mrs. Lusti5
stated that she had couvcrsod with
federation officers, II. w Mikllo and
/ Nor Oppmau. at her home, regarding
/ rer testimony.
/ Hilda Forstrom. said that she was
near the stage and ran toward the
door when she encountered a man with
/ ~ Citizens Alliance button pinned on
/ his lauel crying "frc.' She said n,
wore a seal cap drawn over his eyes
and was dressed i'm dark blue suit.
/ Ills coat was open. she said and IN,
collar was not turned up. She said
/ his complexion was reddish" and
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