Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-12-30
FIimSy Evidence Regarding
Charges That General Man.
ager McNaughton Took Part
In Outrage,
VAGUE DESCRIPTION
OF MAN CALLED 'JlM'
Picture Films Of Funer-
al of Victims of Christmas
Eve Panic, Stolen in Cal
umet

tsy uossNa JOURNAL sseetst teAasu visri
Calumet Mich. Dec. a9.-Little
progress was malc toward solving tht
Circumstances attending the dcpofn-
tlan of Charles ~ Meyer prcaidrut
of the Western Federation 81 Miners.
lau FRIDAY ulght. Union attorneys
were busy with the coroncr's jury In
guiry into the Italian hall disaster
and county officials investigating the
ease. had little TO give out
Interest conferred in the untanrlc-
ment of statements bringing the
name of James McNaurhton, gem
eral manager OF the Calumet q Hocit
Mining company, into the case. o.
y. Hinton. chief counsel Tor the fed
Grafton. and Mr. McNaughton, each
issued statements
"He aid not say that he knew Nc
Naughton personally and believe
that The statement that Mr Moyer
claimed TO have met the general mar
ager of the Calumet a ilccla company
in conferences IS based upon misap-
rrehension.
what Mr. Mover told me was sub
smnually this
"Thut when the mob dragged him
20 the depot in Houghtou, q man wha
physically answered the description
of McNWshton alighted from an au-
tomoble. cursed him AMI Werchod
his pockets taking two wallets. on
containing mmoy which was re-
turned. and thc other holding private
papers and ten dollar hill. which
was kept
''This man WAS addressed hy other
members of the mob as Him. and
wore general mir of authority TINT
agrees with McNaughton's personal
Ilty The man told Mr.. Meyer that
il he ever came to the country he
would hang him
Let me repeat that any charge
made by Mr. Moyer connecting m
In anyway with the event Is moh-
ciously false, said Mr MeNaughton.
ii was in Calumet an evening, call
ing with my wife on d friend and
then accompanied him across the
street from his home 60 a club.
should be unwilling 10 discuss the IL
eiculous charge further except for the
fact that / have received telegrams
from friends I'm other cities showing
that the misstatements have gained
wide circulation on what a flliusy
basis these misstatements We're made
81 evidenced BY the most cursoty
analysis of MIR. Meyers evidence.
There are hundreds of men IN this
county named Jim and / am not the
only tan man Ia the community
either"
The grand jury which is to he
asked to consider the Moycr aftalr'
VIII rcconvene tomorrow.
Mine managers continued today TO
strengthen their forces of worltmen
.at every possible point Reports
that several curoals OF non-union
men had arrived could not be sub
sluntuted. Neither was there com
plete confirmation of rumors that sev-
cral hundred non-uniou men had quit
and lett for Chicago.
Moving pictures taken Of yester-
days funeral procession probably viii
not be exhibited The operator re-
ported that his room IN a local hotcl
had been broken into and the films
stolen The case was found several
blocks away from the hostclry but be-
yond this circumstance the local po-
lice said they had no clew to the de-
tails Of the robbery
At federation headquarters there
was no heMtoncy in laying the blame
for the disappearance of the films
upon the same spirits in the com
munity who sent President Moyer
out OF the district. The theft was
denounced as an attempt to stifle
publicity for the strikers.
Another employe OF the Tyomies,
the Fmnlst socialist paper published
ia Hancock was arrested today on
a warrant issued at the request OF the
sheriff Saturday. None Of the news
paper men have obtained release on
LaiL
The editors. printers and PUBLISH
ors are charged with circulating false
calculated to incite riot.
Claude G. Taylor president of the
Michigan State Federation of Labor
arrived today and at once went into
with the local labor Lead
ers who asked him TO come here I'M
after Meyers deportation
Taylor told them that they could
count upon the united support Of his
for further conduct o1
the strike ana that not only his own
time and efforts were at their dis
posal, hut that dozens Of other Mich
igau men were ready to lend their
aid