The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-30

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Hecla Mining company into the case.
O. n Hilton, chief counsel for the fed
GRAFTON, and Mr.. MacNaughton each Is
sued a statement
Mr.. Meyer did not say that he knew
MacNaughton personally" said Mr.
Hilton, "and I believe the statement
that. Mr.. Meyer claimed to have met
the general manager of the Calumet
and Hecla company in conference is
based on misrepresentation
What Mr.. Meyer told me was sub
stantfally this: That when the mob had
dragged him to the depot in Houghton
a man who physically answered the de-
scrtption of MacNaughton, alighted
from an automobile, cursed him and
searched his pockets, taking two wal
let's, one containing money. which was
returned. and the other holding private
papers and a $40 bill. which was kept
This man was addressed by other
members of the mob as Jim and wore
a general air of authority that agrees
with MacNaughton's personality. The
man told Mr.. Meyer that if he ever
came back to the copper country he
would hang him.
"Mr Meyer told me in Chicago he
was convinced in his own mind that
the man In question was James Mac
Naughton."
Declares Charge False
Let me repeat that any charge made
by Mr.. Meyer connecting me in any
way with the event at Houghton is ma
liciously false" said Mr.. MacNaughton
II was in Calumet all evening, call
Ing with my wife on a friend and then
accompanying him across the street
from his home to a club. l should be
unwilling to discuss the ridiculous
charge further except for the fact that
/ have received kilograms from friends
In other cities showing that the mis-
statements have gained wide circula-
tion. On what a flimsy basis these
misstatements were made is evidenced
by most cursory analysis of Mr. Moy-
er's evidence. There are hundreds of
men in this county named Jim and
| am not the only tall man in the COM
munfty, either"
The grand jury which is to be asked
to consider the Meyer affair. will re-
convene tomorrow. 1t was thought to-
night that the Jury would attempt to
clear up its docket of other inquiries
growing out of strike events before
taking up last weeks occurrences.
Before the adjournment over the holi-
days the jury had heard witnesses con-
corning fights that arose last summer
and had not progressed far enough to
take up the more serious happening of
the autumn. such as the killing of three
men in a boarding house at Painesdale
by bullets fired through the walls in
the night The death of a deputy sher-
iff in a struggle with half a score of
strikers on the south range. resistance
to peace officers and the numerous al
legged violations of Judge OBrien's in
junction against picketing are also to
be considered.
Strengthening Forces
Mine MANAGERS continued todox. n
strengthen their forces of workmen at
every possible point. Reports had it
that several carloads of nonunion men
had arrived, but these could not be sub-
stantated. Neither was there complete
confirmation of rumors that several
positions and left for Chicago.
w. J. Macdonald, congressional rep
resentative of the upper peninsula dis
trict, arrived on a late train tonight
He said that he intended to collect all
the first-hand information he could get
bearing on the Meyer incident and the
strike situation generally.
II believe the situation in the copper
country is serious, he said. zone
would think that the crushing out
of the lives of little children in the
italian hall disaster would have united
the warning elements of the community
in bonds of sympathy. 1t would seem,
however, tnat Such mas not been the
case and L believe that much good
will come from an impartial investiga-
tion as proposed in my resolution be-
fore Congress-"
Claude o. Taylor, president of the
Michigan State Federation OF Labor,
arrived today, and at once went into
conference with the local labor leaders,
who asked him to come here imme-
diately after Moyers deportation. Tay-
lor told them they could county on the
united support of his organization for
further conduct of the strike
Confer on Investigation
Washington, December Ex-senator
MARITIME of New Jersey conferred today
with Solicitor General Davis Of the de-
rartment of justice regarding the federal
investigation which he asked for into