The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-10-10
Picketing in District Despite In
junction; Deputy at Baltic
Mine Is Shot
OFFICIALS ARE INVESTIGATING
ATTEMPTS TO WRECK TRAIN

\ confession 10y Lullka Plcsc. who
admits completely in the murder Of
Deputy Sheriff James Pollock. Jr, at
Hurontown early Wednesday morning.
resulted i'm the arrest of seven strikers
last night ANA this morning at Dodge
willie and the search for at least six
others The confession up to last night
was picccmeal. but sufficient inrorma-
ton was given to warrant the arrest
of four on the charge of murder.
This morning, Plcsc confessed every
oclail ur the crime to Prosecuting
Attorney Lucas in the lattcr's office i'm
the county building. He implicated
more than dozen men, told where the
shooting occurred and who fired the
shots The details of the confession
would not be given out by the prose-
cutting attorney who feared publicity
would damage his case.
Acting upon information iurrisned
by rlcse. the prosecutor aud a dctail
of deputies aud detectives this morn
INK visited the scene of the murder,
with Plesc and then went 10 Dodge
VILE where the arrests of Mike Kncz
and Joseph Gasparich were made.
others who are held i'm connection
VITA the murder are Joseph Plese,
John Gasparich, George GasparicE,
William Kralz and Lukka plcsc.
Tho men directly charged with muir
dor sn FAR nra I ulsxa plnsa William
kralz, John Gasparich and Joseph Le
can. The last named is acknowledged
To- hr an alias.
Another Makes Confession,
Following the confession Of Plesc,
another of the prisoners who was
taken this morning, admitted his COM
pllcity in the shooting and made IL
complete confession in the presence Of
Plosc and Prosecuting Attorney Lucas
this afternoon This testimony will re-
suit in the issuing of warrants for
other arrests at Dodgcvillc
George Prisk CrOatian striker of
budgcvilc was arrested this after
puon on information which reached
The shcrih's Office this morning. and "A
Mob Charged by Cavalry.
The arrests made LAST night pre-
coded "a riotous charge by mob of
strikers and sympathizors, which was
gucllcJ Cnly by a cavalry charge
officers went to Dodgevllc late yes
ierday afternoon with warrants for
John ana George Gasparich. The for
Itl..f
Lucas and in attempting to remove
the prisoner to an automobile, the
crowd attempted To rescue him OIL
Ger Chcllew happened along and he
immediately went to the assistance of
Lucas. They succeeded i'm placing tic
prisoner in the automobile and when
Deputy 1hellew returned to the rig in
Nhch he was riding a shower of clubs
'hd rocks followed him.
officers Chcllew, Lucas and Dctcc-
i've Dinccn returned To Dodgevillc
"h"ut o'clock with "A warrant for
h'"rga tiasnarich. They were met by
mob of about "A hundred strikers.
The crowd forced the officers back to
the automobile, meanwhile hurlnE
'''Ns lt the deputies. \ riot call was
seht TO military headquarters at Isle
Hoyalc and Captain Townsend led "A
"IIad of cavalry to the scene. The
'''"u lcfused to disperse and the
0aN'lry was ordered to charge. with
'o"re5 drawn, they charged and dis
''ad the mob, enabling the officers
~ arrest their man. No one was In
Jured Ia the charge.
Manerieh's Dying Stateen,nt.
Hlcddfastly refusing To implicate
''lers In the murder of Pollock, and
''eh on his deathbed insisting that he
"'on' was concerned I'm the shooting.
"F'Pl Mdncrich died at st. Ioscpi's
HoSPitol at . o'clock last night Pressed
ior confession up To the time OF his
uea'h' he insisted that Pollock shot
MN and then turned the weapon upon
',,'seH. To a friend, In the presence
=" Prosecuting Attorney Lucas. a mo-
l' "etore he died. Manerlch said:
Pollock got me and got him; that
% enough for YOU to know"
Manerich leaves "A bride Of two
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