The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-11
MOYER DESCRIBES
His DEPORTATION
Tells Congressional Committee
flc Was Forced to Leave
Mining District.
THREATS AGAINST HIS LIFE
Taking of Testimony Euds, and
Each Side Is Given Fifteen
Days to File Briefs.

/ presi4en, Of the Western Federation OF Min
b mittec investigatinE tho Michigan copper
/ strike OF his deportation from tho mining
was heid TO hear Moycr's testimony
| Three men. Moye; said. came 10 his hotel
! portation. They asked him II he would
/ receive a large cGmmittee OF citizens, and
I eighteen other men entered the room They
asked him II he would permit the citizen,
I "t the Christmas i've disaster at Italian
Mr.. Meyer su,d he replied tina; he had
4 no., t9id the members of the federation
Nn.E SnOitu h"' accept OUTSIDE help in car
+ inr Tor their dead. Du; said the famili-H
. ic.t the! ought not TO- ana that nc would
/ not advise them 20 accept relief contributed
Meyer to!o tina committee that A z Fe-
as sp"ke.,a' .ot me MINING compen,es
or ePat M N'yer w%s Fean9nse'e 70; "a, atttgde
/ advising them the, would have accepted
! When the committee left Meyer rsid he
/ went 10 the te.fpnone 10 call an official OF
/ tho Calumet Unluu
! The teephoue vas beside the door NJ.
/ said. and While was placing tho receiver
/ TO my ear the door opened and my room
was hiled with men. G II Tanner was tho
+ ', mere Is M"yer thinking Il was thq
am. genuemon. what Is IL now 4
/ Bullet Enters Shoulder.
~ man seized me and pushed me BANK
/ bent me over forward unti | was almost
( doubled up Stiii another man struck m,
/ with revolver ON the head The weapon
! Mas hustled OUT OF tho hnt.I '' an,
] crowd Joined my abductors at the corner
/ Al started with me toward tho bridge to
/ doughton.
/ ~ nen VIC reached tho bridge some one
/ cried; Throw him OF the bridge Others
( said Walt until We get across and We wilI
/ string MIN ny Those bchind were kicking
4 Ine AZ every opportunity. ana | haven't re-
/ covered from tho effects OF that abuse
D q de
/ said. This Is the pace but others rcinon-
Z =traied ana go continued on 20 the railway
station.
Ne NC came upon the platform somc ono
una observed u man did not know stanu-
: lhG win his back 10 the window This man
sei]co inc 10y the throat and began choking
3 me. tNc!ai'nihg: You have como in here
/ ana have turned the men against mo ana
the company. am not going TO DO you any
/ harm bat am going 10 you thai IL
/ you ever come back - This district YOU VIII
/ be Killed %
Moyer said that nc never had seen James
( AiacNHuEhtOn. general manager OF the CaIu-
: inet ana liecia mines or any picture OF him
Z 4Hl nc G!d not wish TO be understood az
! tesrIy!ng that II was Manager MucN4ugh-
{ ION VINO so addressed him
We then We're put on the train in charge
! OF man named Hensicy and another cali
{ I'd Dogs had known Hens.ey In Colorado
4Htse men were instructed TO take UPS on
me train to Chicago. ana II we made any
noise to be killed Previously !
mad been searched and $40 taken out OF one
J oil my pOcketbooks.''
Muyer said the wCt no ma.ka He
kne% none oy name except Hensley.
/ iIteen days after the testimony has been
/ printed IN which to Tile briefs