The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-28
ATTACK ON MOYER
WILL Be SUBJECT
OF INVESTIGATION
Special Grand Jury to
Inquire Into His
Deportation.
GOVERNOR ASKS
FOR STATEMENT
Warrants Served on Employees of
Socialist Newspaper Charging
Conspiracy to Publish Stories
Calculated to Incite Riot.
Funerals of Panic Vic
TINS To-Day.

Calumet Mich. December 27.-The
deportation OF Chaaes IT. Meyer, pres
iGent of the Western Federation of
Miners and leader of tho copper min
ers strike, who WAS escorted from
Hancock last night after being shot
ana dubbed, will be investigated by
thc Speciai grand jury when it re-
Sumes its sessions next Tuesday
Sheriff Cruise to-day began an in
curry into the facts OF Meyers depart
ure in response to kilograms from
Governor Ferris and George Nichols.
me special prosecutor in charge OF tho
grand jury. Both requested tho sheriff
to mike fun statement of tho result
OF his Investigations
News If the circumstances of NIovor,s
departure did not become generally
known In the strike region until Mover
mad reached Green Bay, Wis, to-day and
told Ct his injuries
warrants were served tonight on
the business manager and dozen or
MGR employees Of a Socialist newsDaper
Ia Hancock. the charge being "con-
sp.racy TO publish misstatements cal
culated 10 inuite riot"
Held in Bonds OF $1,000.
me warrants were sworn out UNI
der tho statutes relating to felony.
ana the men were held in bonds or ST.
600 each. The complaints We're mad.
Dy Sheriff Cruise and were a seouel
10 an extra published yesterday in
which charges of grave misconduct
were made against some deputy sherifrs
and others. who tried TO assist victims
OF the Christmas Eve disaster in ItaI-
ian Hall here
Tho article. according to transfa tors
accused the rescuers of smuggling moth
ers and fathers who tried to reach tho
hall. whore their children were dead
or In peril and used tho Finnish eouiv-
alent of murder" In it's description
of the disaster
John Nuomavari, business manager
Of the paper and two members OF tho
editorial STAFF were taken from their
desks to-day. Service was made on a
dozen others on the streets this even
Ing
1t is probable that their cases will
he considered by the special grand Jury.
The grand jury was called to investi-
gate acts of lawlessless arising from
the strike"
Grand Jury Not "Pncked."
limitations from union sources that
the grand jury was "handpicked" and
packed" against their cause were de-
MED IN official circles. A survey OF
the personnel OF the body showed a.
f. lIeidkamp, q brewer. as foreman,
and George Williams, 4 railroad Of
fetal. AS clerk
Among the eighteen other members
of the Jury Is Edgar Bye, chauffeur for
lanes Naughton general manager of
tho Calumet and Iiecla Mining Com
pany. Two superntendants OF stamp
mills. Il few merchants and "A number
OF mechanics made up the rest Of tho
mem hership.
Preparations were pronounced COM
plete tonight for the funerals which
the Western Federation of Miners ia
to conduct over some seventy OF tho
victims OF the panic of last Wednesday,
Tho task OF digging the numerous
graves was accomplished by a hundred
strikers, and tho federntion's relief
committee finished It's anvass OF the
stricken homes.
Indications were that the thousands
who are to march TO tho cemetery will
have TO make their way through
snow-covered roads A fine snow be-
gan falling steadily late to-day, and
promised TO continue all night. The
cemetery lies more than IL mile west
OF this city. and, the men who arc to
bear the collins on their shoulders may
have TO face the fun force OF a wind
of Lake Superior