The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-03
Authorities Unable to Connect
Men With Painesdale Shoot
ing Last Evening
FIND MANY GUNS IN HOUSE
Officers Make Arrests Following
Battle In Streets
ONLY FOUR HELD FOR TRIAL

OF eighteen Paincsdale strikers ar
rested last night, following gun fight
with deputies. fourteen were released
today because they could not he idcn-
titled by the deputies who had been
previously attacked. Three of the men
are held for assault with intent to kill
and the fourth is charged with carry
ing concealed weapons.
George SceSel was arraigned before
Justice Little of Houghton for an al
legged attempt to kill four deputies
from the sheriff Office while they were
en- route to Paincsdale i'm response To a
message relative to the encounter be-
tween strikers and deputies. His bonds
were fixed at $1,000 and the cxamina-
tion was set for December -. Vincent
Kalunz, who il charged with carrying
concealed weapons, was arraigEed in
Justice Little's court and the exam
nation was also set for Dec. II. Bonds
in The SUN OF 500 were furnished. The
other two who are hcld for assault
Al
this afternoon.
The strikers, it is alleged. opened
fire from ambush ON a party of deputy
sherifs who were escorting men To
work at Paincsdale about o'clock last
night. The fire was returned and the
assailants rotreated to the home of
Santeri TOmela ON Adams streets. The
deputies surrounded the house aud a
telephone message was sent to the
sheriff'E Office. Deputies Chellcw,
Thomas, Driscoll and Funkey were de-
tailed TO the case and they immediate
" lett for the scene in an automobile.
Five Shots Hit Automobile.
When the officers were driving be-
tween South Range and Trimountain,
five shots were fred at the automobile
from the roadside All OF these shots
penetrated the sides and top of the
auto. The deputies Immediately stop.
ped and gave chase in the vicinity OF
where the snots emanated. scege WAS
found i'm the woods cudeavorng to get
q way. lie fought with the officers AMI
they were compelled to subdue hln.
ON his person was found a revolver
from which five shots had been fired.
The officers then proceeded To Panes
dale.
Tho Tumola boarding house WIS
searched ami veritable arsenal was
uncovered, Zen rifles. four shotguns,
eleven rcvUlvcrs and u GLantity uf
shells we're unearthed \ number of
the inmates of the house were arrested
and the weapons taken With them 10
the county Jail. Later, Deputy Chellew
and two other officers went To Paines-
dale and arrested seven more Of the
boarders. Several shots were again /,
fired at the officers but none took eli |
feet.
Scegel today denies having fired the
shots at the deputies, despite the fact
that he apparently was caught red
handed. He admits owning the re- !
volver but says he was intoxicated |
and remembers little of his being ar
rested.
OF the seventeen bOardcrs. the dep |
utics who were the objects of the first |
attack. could identify but two and for
this reason. the remainder were dis |
a revolver was found upon ,
the person of Kaanz.
The Quincy Mining company has Of i
fered reward of $3.50 for information
leading to the arrest and conviction Of |
persons who were implicated in the |
dynaniting of the home of "a workman
on The Quincy property early yesterday |
Deputies and detectives are
At work on the case and they express a
belief that a. least eight men are con-
nccted with the deed
The strike zone today was quiet and
no disturbance was reported from any
locality. Large paradcs were held I'm
kewecnaw and on the south range. 1t
Is runored that strikers will parade To-
Lake Linden tomorrow morning.
AMERICANS WE'D IN MANILA.