The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-03-07


was then placed under arrest. Wilson
said he met Deputy Sherln Ieber. who
was escorting Hid who had been
wounded. To the shcrifT's office. \ shoe
was fired which went through Leber's
leg and entered his 1.-THE witness) leg.
In the cross examination Attorney
Kerr asked if he saw any shots fired.
lie said
Il only told what l heard up To the
time met Hid and Wilson, but | saw
one shot fired lie did not know who
fired the shot and odded that he had
never seen a man beaten up by depu-
ties. Asked abou; his business he
said that il was to protect property
and life.
Captain Meads Testifies.
Capt Jesse d. Meads of Co. \. Call
umet Engineers, testified that on July
"a, between l and o'clock. he saw
parade of strikers passing the armory
and that one of the men in the pro-
cession opened his coat and displayed
a dozen or more deputy sheriff stars
which evidently had been taken from
deputies during the early morning
rioting of that day. In the cross-eX-
animation by Attorney Kerr il was
brought out that the witness was en-
ploycd as a deputy sheriff for about
two weeks after his service in the Ma
tional Guard expired The mquisitor
endeavored To establish the fact that
the officers headquarters were located
in the Offices of the mining companies,
but the witness insisted that tents
We're used before the cold weather
came and with one exception other
places of shelter were erected for
them. He could recall but one in
stance in which a mining company's
Office was used for the soldiers.
Marshal TrudeIl on Stand.
Refuting tie evidence of Witness
ilaninen for the federation. who tcsti-
fled that Marshal Trudell, President
Frank Schumacher and Councilman
oscar Keckonen and Miller interfered
with their parades, Marshal Trudelr
stated on the stand that the instance
20 which Hammer referred was not to
'A'tAhlllsr WI d l'hl HuN ~ lllhNti
men who were going to and from work.
He said that 100 or more strikers we've
pCketing near the west end of Pine
street, where they had been driven
from the companies property 10y sol
diers. lie and the others escorted men
through the lines, bringing them he
You'd the place where the strikers had
gathered. Referring to a, statement, of
Haninon that the four .qtlicefs created
trouble among the strikers the witness
said such an assertion was absolutely
untrue. He told of seeing striker
take pals away from working men
and otherwise assault them ON numer
Gus occasions. The marshal, together
with other Village officers, escorted
workmen beyond the lines of danger
for four or five months. The witness,
exhibited a large bundle Of clubs, bill
lies and blackiacks that he took from
strikers during their so-called peace
full parades. Attorney Galbraith add
ing that they were specimens of moral
suasion. Asked if they were taken from
strikers or members of the Federation
the witness replied, mo one else"
on REORGANIZATION Attorney Kerr
asked
Are those all the clubs YOU eot?"
Yes"
Attorney Kerr apparently was sur
priscd that so few weapons could be
produced
what kind of clubs did the dcpu-
ties carry"
The witness satisfied the federation
attorney on this point and was eX-
cuscd
Tells About Jedda Case.
oscar Keckoncn, village councilman
Of Red jacket, told Of his experience in
connection with the carly morning ac-
tivities of the strikers lie was not
cross examined.
Justice of the Peace David Armit of
f.aurum was asked To tell about Peter
Jcdda who previously testified that he
was put in Jail, FOR nothing"
The witness said that Jcdda was ar
rested for having a gun in his posses
sion, but that the complaining witness
did not see the gun and failed To get Il
witness. 1t was brought out that this
case is still pending and that the rea-
son for its not having been dispused-o OF
was because of the absence of the At
torneys for both sides. Asked IL he
ever refused to issue warrant %
strikers the witness said the only time
was when Frank Aaltoucn, Of Ncgau-
nee, Finnish agitator, wanted Go ar
rest man at Osceola. Aaltoucu had
no direct knowledge of any crime
which the man was said 10 have com-
mitted and the judge requested Aalto.
men TO bring in witness vino had
seen the act and ne would then give
him Il warrant. Aaltonen meyer re-
turned to the Justices Office. Being
asked whether a man could get fair
trial in his court ne said that they
could now, but at that time itiries ,
seemed to be in favor of the strikers.
Replying to Attorney Kerr, i'm cross
examination, ne said siXty-two strik-
els had been before him.
How many had been Convicted. |
asked Mr.. Kerr
Attorney Rees interpolarcd with the
remark that this had gone into the
record in the report Of tho sppcial