The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-24

ING there after the men went To work
The witness gave the same answer
as To the previous question, supple
menting IL with statement that the
newspapers had been publishing re-
ports that the strike had ended and
that they desired To impress upon the
workmcn that II still was in force.
} Q-Then you were paIading for the
benefit of newspaper correspondents?
| Ayes.
Nenanzio Bassetti OF quincy told of
the soldiers breaking up a parade near
No. ? shaft Quincy on Dec. IL. In the
fracas which followed a number If
shots were fired. The witness stated
that one of the men who fired "A shot
wore a coat and hat similar To that of
a soldier.
! lie also said that the deputies dis
persed their parades on Dec. II.
When cross- examined by lMCCor-
mack. the witness, who had lived in
| that vicinity for five years or more,
could not tell how far Boston was
from Helltown.
Were YOU in the parade Dec. 1872"
asked Mr.. Mccormack.
yes. l was not in the parade of
Dec. 18th though. but l heard that il
started from the Boston location.
How much of THIS testimony do
YOU know Yourself" asked Chairman
Taylor.
81 know something about il
through helping man VINO was shot
in the foot, but l must admit having
little personal knowledge of most of
the matter"
Didn't you know that there was an
morning at that time?" asked Mr.
Mccormack.
The answer of the witness was in
audible.
When cross-eXamincd 10y Major Pep
per the witness seemed daZcd.
This is certainly the most confus-
ed testimony | have ever heard" eX-
claimed Chairman Taylor. IF YOU can
get anything out of it YOU are welcome
to do So
l'lf - JhSN pliE AiliuSt lfl'llfi
Major Pepper. The witness said an
Austrian was shot by n soldier and
we would like to find out about it,"
When asked about this incident the
witness replied
THE man told me about being shot
when ] took him home, but l did not
learn his name"
Matt Ollila after being sworn said
that he was naturalized Finn and
that he had a wife and eight children.
ing along the road and when near the
engine house. a deputy took him by
the arm and told him to so home. The
deputy hit him with his club ana he
fell down, while, he testified, another
deputy had his gun leveled at him.
he claimed that large deputy
forced him into chair and hit him
with a club. lie was taken to Jail and
put in cell. When asked if he was
guilty he said he had done nothing and
did not know what the charge was
that was brought against him. His
partner had taken kodak picture of
the deputy who had carried him away,
and Attorney Hilton introduced the
picture as evidence, but the commit
tee refused TO accept it. At the con-
clusion Of his testimony the chairman
of the committee made a statement To
the effect that pictures would not be
introduced in the records unless they
We're considered especially essential.
Leander Wiinamaki was next
brought 10 the witness stand. He said
he was citizen and had lived here
for % years. He claimed he was not
"A union man but was out on strike and
would he quite willing to return to
work any time that the operators
He visited the postoii!cc az Mohawk |
on Doc 10 and was told that they re-
ccived mail but did not distribute il !
as the postmaster and chief clerk had |
gone to Calumet to attend "A Citizens !
Alliance meeting. There was q boy in |
the office but he could not distribute |
the mail and he told the witness the |
Office was supposed To be closed. The |
witness told Congressman Howell that |
this was the only time he had been
to get his mail.
Arthur Wiinamaki claimed he was
born in the copper country. He also
testified that on Dee. 10 he called at |
the Mohawk postotiice and could no! |
get in. Mr.. Rees observed that If the /
postmaster closed his office on that |
day it was a matter Cor the postofiice |
department to inquire into.
II don't see that anyone is exempt |
from examination, said Chairman
Taylor. Il think that Congress wants
TO know that If there was such a con-
dition OF disorder here that people had |
their mail facilities interfered with.
Did you" addressing the witness. ever
to the postmaster general |
because this postmaster closed his Of
flee for half day to go to Citizens
Alliance meeting"
No said the witness.
Jim Iabracz, Hungarian, who
stated he lived in Mohawk. was exam
ined regarding an occurrence when he
was going for his mail on Dec. .. He
claimed he was doing nothing but
was roughly handled by depr,ins