Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-07-13
l.W.W. Organizer Shoots Miner
In a Crowd On Main Street

was observed to draw revolver and,
before hand could be raised to stop
him, fired into the crowd The re-
yolver had been carried in the side
pocket of a sack coat and was dis.
charged before 1t was raised much
aboye the pocket, causing the bullet
to lodge in the right leg Of T. r.
White, member of the Western Fed
GRAFTON and employed at the Great
Western mine Just as the shot was
fired Chief of Police Evans seized
Pansner and pushed him through the
swinging doors of the saloon and
kept him moving around to a side en-
trance with the assistance of officer
Jack Grant, and then managed to get
him out on the street without attract
ing the attention of the crowd BY
quick move he contrived to get
lin up Oddie avenue while Off
GERS Dalzell and Peck were attending
to the injured man Pansner was
taken up Oddie avenue and around
by Mineral street and thence to the
county Jail. Shortly after he was
Joined by Gideon Stevens, who was
creating a disturbance. Both men
were locked up for their own good
for fear the crowd would take sum-
mary vengeance on learning the seri.
Gus nature OF Whites wound
This did not appeal to Justice Dun.
seath. who got busy with the district
attorney. who advised that the men
should be admitted to bail. Dunsearh
notified the chief of police to produce
the prisoners in court and the officer
went to the courthouse, where he told
the two men of the order of the court
and asked them what they wanted
done. When informed that the min
ers were in an ugly frame of mind
the agtators said they would mucn
rather stay in Jail than take the
chance of ropes end. Justice Dun
vised of the turn of affairs.
In the meantime the crowd around
Industrial headquarters had been aug
mented and ugly threats we're made,
but as none of the responsible officers
of the |. w. W. appeared. nothing
was done.
Sunday afternoon brought H. E. Nc
Quicken, an organizer from Goldfield,
and he began making infiammatorY
haranuges until he was notified that
Tonopah would not stand for any
more of that sort of thing. Then lie
ceased, but posted another notice
against the Harrington house. Chief
Evans warned him not to repeat this
as he tore the notice down. When
Evans walked off the notice was put
back and Evans marched McGucken
to the county Jail He begged for re-
lease, saying he had an engagement
to speak at the mass meeting in Min
ers' Exchange hall in the evening
Nevertheless he was kept in jail for
his own good
McGucken was followed to the jail
by large crowd of |. w. w. adher-
ents who spoke of tearing down the
courthouse and rescuing the prison
ers, but nothing came of the threats.
On the way down town the l. w. w.
bunch met a little Irishman flourish
ing a green pennant with the word
ireland" surmounted by the Stars
and Stripes, who dared the bunch
either collectively or singly to take
either banner away from him. He
waved the flags in the faces of the
crestfallen Won't Works, but could
not provoke fight. Finally the
Irishman was induced to 90 to his
rooms and the banners we're given
Mrs. Harrington. who threw them in
the stove
Last night the mass meeting was
largely attended, but the audience
consisted chiefly of the curious who
wanted to hear the speakers. A spe-
cial force of deputy sheriffs and extra
police held the street clear in front
of the hall The speakers devoted
most of their efforts TO advising their
hearers how to live without working
and one OF the orators declared he
had been in Tonopah for two years
and had not done stroke of work
in that time. This statement was
received with rounds of applause.
The meeting dispersed about 10
O'Clock and the crowds that blocked
the street slowly scattered home.
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