The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-08
STRIKE CASES STARTED TODAY
Difficulty Is Met in Securing Jury
to Try Leonardo White, the
First Defendant
WOMEN PICKETS AGAIN ACTIVE

Circuit court this morning tool, up
the triar OF the case of the people VS..
Leonardo White, charged with carry
ing concealed weapons
The hearing in the injunction case
against sheriff Cruise was pat over
a week by Judge O'Brien. The West
ern Federation of Miners seek TO re-
strain him from employing outside
! deputies.
The trial of the strike eases prom
ises to occupy considerable time.
The work of securing a jury in the
White case this morning was tedious.
Man after man was excused for cause
as almost all of the jurors summoned
had formed opinions or had read
about the case. The jury was not Sc
cured at noon and the prospects were
that it take nearly the entire afternoon
| session as well
The evidence in the case will not be
| divulgod until the WITNESSES, mostly
soldiers. are put on the stand.
The cases against Louis Vince and
Joseph Sufonia. charged with resist
ing an officer, were nolle pressed this
| morniu, but warrants were at once
sworn out this morning for Vince.
| Sufonia and Mrs. Boris Fodar. charg-
| ed with the same offanse.
Women Pekets Busy Today.
Women pickets continued their ac-
| tivity today, though the presence of
/ civil and military authorities prevent
ed possible disorder. band of twen-
| ~ or more women congregated near
the Union building, and men, on their
way to work. were ieered as they
passed one man was stopped, but
| deputies came up and he was allowed
to proceed. The women continued to
! yell "scab" at him until he had got
zen beyond earshot
While the attention of the women
was directed toward q man near the
G. & II. foundry. woman, about 90
! years of age. passed with her husband,
a uon-union man, whom she was es-
corting to work. As soon as they saw
Ter. the women strike sympathizers
| hurled ieers and insults at her. Fear
ing injury 20 her. the woman was TAX
on to FER home in an automobile b.
deputies.
! An early morning fracas occurred on
Woodlawr avenue where women at
| tempted To pull man from a street
car. Deputies and military officers
were on hand and The crowd which
| had gathered was dispersed
Kirk Will Take Command.
Governor Ferris has relieved Gen
oral II. l.. Abbey of Kalamazoo. from
command of tho stat. troops now in
the strike region. The relief was made
at the rencgars request, me having
asked To be allowed 10 go home for
two weeks to attend 10 business. The
| general left Saturday afternoon. In
the absence of General Abbey the
command of the forces viii devolve on
! Colonel John =. Kirk " Ypsilanti Cot
| Kirk will arrive i'm Calumet tomor
row to assume command Of tho troops
Mai Donald c Ingram OF kalama
zoo. Inspector general for the Mich-
gan National Guard has returned from
"a short leave ol absence during whicn
time he visited his home.
Thrty-sevei, men who have been
here on guard duty with the militia
left Saturday for their homes in lower
Michigan towns and thirty eight de
parted yesterday This morning
party of tlirty-niue men departed for
their homes
Parades This Morning.
Parades We're helt this morning in
Calumet Painesdalc, Mohawk. Baltic
Isle Royalc and South Koarsarge. At
South Kearsarge where large mum
Der of strikers and women gathered
the artillery patrol kept the crowd on
| the move.
Claude o. Tavlor, president Of the
Michigan Federation of Labor, was in
Calumet today He probably will ad-
dress the strikers at an early date.
Mass Meetings Held Yesterday
strikers. women and children to the
number of $50 paraded yesterday
in Calumet previous &C. holding mass
meetings in three halls. the Italian.
Dunn's and Rel Jacket town hall. The
strikers were addressed by Federation
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