Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-15
TRUE BILLS RETURNED AGAINST
MOVER AND OTHER UNION
OFFICIALS.
MoYER AND FEDERATION
LEADERS ARE ALSO NAMED
Conspiracy Charge Against Union
Men, Including in All Thirty. Nine
individuals - Men Accused Of Fell
onies by Grand Jury Not in Custody
and Names Are Not Made Public.

Houghton, Mich. Jan. 15.-Charles
H. Moyer. president Of the Western
Federation of Miners. was indicted to-
day for conspiracy together with other
officials Of the federation in connection
with the strike of the copper miners.
The first count charges conspiracy to
prevent by force and arms the pursuit
of their vocations by employees of the
mining companies.
The bill against Meyer and other Of
ficials of the federation charged mis-
demeanor.
Houghton. Mich, Jan. 15.-A report,
embracing some true bills. was made to
Judge O'Brien in circuit court here to-
day by the special grand jury which
has been investigating lawlessness
arising from the copper miners strike.
The court was told that none OF the
men accused OF felonies were in Gus
tody and tte names were kept secret.
John E. Antilla, secretary Of the CAL
umet union, was indicted for con-
spiracy. This, the court announced.
could be made public as the bill
charged misdemeanor. It was brought
out that several mo bills" were in
cluded in the grand jury report and the
oo,r< $ba,, p,,hl}c
The jury exonerated H. Stuart
GoodelI, an oil merchant. Of completely
In one Of the strike shooting ARRAYS.
The indictment against Antilla includ-
ed charges against Charles H. Meyer,
| president, C. E. Mahoney, vice presi-
dent. and Guy E. Miller. Yanco Terzich
J. c.. Lowney and w. p. Davidson
members of the executive board Of the
Western Federation Of Miners. In addi-
| ton L. Y. Sullivan, William Rickard,
Ben Googia, Frank Altonen. Charles
e. Hietala and other local union lead
ers were named, the list included thir-
! ty-nine individuals. The first count OF
the Indictment charges conspiracy to
prevent "by force and arms" the pur-
suit OF their vOcations by employees OF
! the mining companies.
No Reference to Deportation.
The second count was of similar
tenor but the charge was broadened to
| include all classes Of workmen. In the
third count 1t was charged that the
union men by their conspiracy had by
attempts to intimidate interferred with
the rights and property of the nom
union men.
The jury made no reference to the
/ ~.
| learned.
I! The court officials promise that as
| fast az warrants were served the
names OF the indicted men would be
made public. One guess as to the ma
that they related to the four guards
and two deputy sheriffs who are
| charged with what has become known
as the "Seeberville murderers."
Mine Officials az Witness.
| The conspiracy indictment carried
with It list of 1877 witnesses for the
people. Named in 1t were the following
mine officials: James McNaughton
Calumet & Hecla: Theodore Dengler
! Mohawk & Wolverine; r. r. Sheeber
| Winona, and Enoch Anderson. Franklin
| Mining Company. The others wer.
! non-union members Of the companies
several women and some business men
Incidental to the indictment the jury
found the federation had 1000 mem.
| bers in the strike district.
South Range Minors Escape.
! Coupled with the exoneration Of Mr.
Goodell was a mo bill" in the cases OF
twenty-seven members of the union re-
siding near South Range. They had
| been accused OF unlawful assemblage
! and threats to destroy property.
! Immediately after the report had
| been handed in court was adjourned
until Saturday, Judge O'Brien return
ing to LAnse to continue the strike
cases being tried in Banaraga county
! The grand jury again took up it's work