The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-05-09
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on record. ! He appointed each one~of
the $4,000 men reporter and pho
tographer for The Bulletin. When
the railroads imported non-union men
| to fill the places Of the union men,
Person publisher the fact and pre-
| dicted that, the, unskilled men would
! be unable to keep the roads equip
| ment\ and rolling stock in repair. He
| assigned his reporters to look out for
| wrecks, boiler explosions and other
accidents.
When pictures and stories Of these
disasters began coming in Person pub
| lished them and attributed the ap-
pallinE losses OF life to the poor care
being taken OF the rolling stock by the
unskilled men. The Illinois Central's
| stock fell from 100, to 10 and the an
nual dividends dropped from to s
per cent. Person began receiving
threats on his life. He ignored them.
Waylaid on Streets.
One night last September he was
| waylaid on the streets Of Decatur,
| ILL.,, and beaten into inconsistencies
by mysterious assailants who made
| their escape. Person returned to his
office. bound up in bandages and
| court plaster and The Bulletin came
| out on time.
Three weeks later, railroad detec-
tives and United States. deputy mar
shals ralded The Bulletin office and
took Person to Springfield, where he
was arraigned on the federal indtct-
ment that charges him with 'using
| the malls: toI circulate matter reflect
ing injuriously on the conduct of the
| Illinois Central" Person secured his
liberty on bail and returned to his
| desk in the office where he slept on a
cot every night. The Bulletin con
tinued it's campaign of publicity.
- ,Iured by Bully.
! OntDec. 80, Person says that q man
using the name of Kirk telephoned
him at his office and asked him to
| como to the interurban station. A.
I fidavfts that have since been made by
a bartender and a. telephone girl show
that the man who sent In this decoy
message was Tony Musser, ex-chief OF
| police Of Clinton and g. strike breaker
leader for the Illinois Central. Per-
son walked into the trap.
! The editor, who stands feet
inches and weighs 1923 pounds. found
himself engaged in a terrific life
struggle with a man feet 2 inches In
height: and weighing 220 pounds. The
man was Tony Musser. Person was
chol<ed and beaten. His head was
banged against the sidewalk until hit
skull lay bare. He struggled to hi
feet. and just as his senses were 1eav.
ing him he drew his revolver and
fired. The shot killed Musser.
/ No. Chance of Fair, Trial.
Tho defense is now trying to get I
change Of venue for Persons trial
All union cards have been driven from
/ Dewitt county. Tho son Of the sher
III Is o. etrikebreaker on the 1ninoil
/ Central, four members of the cit!
commission arc contractors having
/ IT. lis strtkebreaker on the ulinoi
II Central. The firm Of Lemon & Lemon
attorneys for tho Illinois Central, ar
tho reputed political distators Of til.
i county. Tho mayor Is Ia the :ennplo!
OF: the road AZ it's: surgeon. ! :Thes
circumstances, say the. defense, indi
feate that Persona could not get 4 TAI
trial in the county. ~-':" = - ;: =