The Detroit times., 1914-01-26

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speech 10 the United Mine
/ Workers convention here today.
Meyer urged the delegates to APP
! point a committee TO meet with
repre- sentstives OF the oreaniza-
ton he leads to form "one big
/ union
CALUMET, Mich. Jan. 20 (Speciap
In circuit court TINS morning ttorney
/ A. W Kerr. for the Western Fedora
] tion OF Miners. made motion 10
quash all indictments returned against
members and officers OF the Fedora
/ tion on the grounds that the grand
( jury was illegally drawn, that the SEES
sions OF the jury were not secret and
/ that special prosecutor was appoint
"a without due process OF law. as It
was not shown that Prosecutor Lucas
was incapable or had been removed
from office for any reason
/ Kerr commended that the delibera'
tions Of the grand jury were not Kept
secret because Prosecutor Nichols, Al
torney.G pueral Grant Fellows and Gov.
/ Woodbridge y Ferris visited and con
terred Nth the jury during its de
/ lOeratOAs
a change OF venue was also asked.
1 in all cases against members OF the
4 Federation, it being alleged that an
impartial jury could not be obtained
in this county. There were no pleas.
Judge T. H. OBrien deferred deci-
sion on the motions until next Mon
day. at which time all defendants are
ordered 10 appear in court. All de-
PENDANTS were either present or repre-
scented by counsel this morning
Attorney Kerr told the court that
President Charles ii. Meyer. Vice
President Mahoney and the four other
officers and organizers Of the Fedora
lion who were indicted for conspiracy
ont are outside the state, will come TO
Ioulhton as soon as they are wanted
or when their trials are called.
GRAND RAPIDS. Mich, Jan. 26.-
(SpeciaD That Washington stuff is
play, merest child's play. II is anus
ing TO me. an interesting exposition OF
the traits OF human nature. won't
cease laughing about II for some time
10 come"
So said Gov Woodbridge y. Ferris
here this morning when asked his
views concerning the report that the
house would order congressional in
yesugation OF the Colorado coal and
Michigan copper strikes.
The governor said he could see no
value in federal probe, maintaining
that he had learned all about the cop
per strike that it was possible for
any man or body of men TO learn.
All the legislators In the land
could not find out any more about
the strike than | found out" said the
executive. Il got all the facts OBJ
tainable."
The governor defended the action
| OF the special grand jury in refus-
ing TO return indictments in the Moy-
er deportation case.
Il will admit that some OF these
men were indirectly interested but
, they are all big, brainy men and were
the best obtalnable. | think there's
nothing wrong with the jury" he said,
One member OF the special grand
| jury is chauffeur for James Mac
Naughton, general manager for the
| Calumet a. Hecla, two others are in
the employ OF the Copper Range rail.
road. owned by the Copper Range
Consolidated Mining company. and
| two others are foremen in the Cop
per Range mines. Nine others are
members OF the Citizens Alliance, an
antl-tnion order.
The governor denied that he in
tended to go to Washington TO oppose
action favorlng the federal probe.
/ .,f In ~ MI
whether they want 10 investigate or
not" he declared I'm going TO
| Owosso this morning. III be in Lans-
ing Tuesday and I'm going TO Saginaw
Wednesday. That don't look like |
intended TO go To Washington this
week, does it,"
CALUMET, Mich, Jan. 26-(Spe-
ciaD Returning Ave no true bills and
one Indictment the special grand jury
Saturday exonorated IL prominent
business and professional men. includ-
ing John MacNaughton, brother of
James MacNaughton, general man
ager for the Calumet & Hecla, OF
the charge OF assaulting Charles II.
! Meyer. president of the Western
Federation OF Miners. with intent to
do great bodily harm.
Mover was attacked in his room at
the scott hotel. Hancock. shortly after
Christmas lie was badly beaten.
shot ia the back, and. under close
guard, placed aboard a Copper Range
train for Chicago and escorted out
OF the state Charles Tanner, an audi
tor for the Federation, was deported
with him.
Special Prosecutor Nichols announc-
cd that the grand jury was through
with the Meyer case, the only re-
! course left open for the Federation
men being 10 bring action for assault
in Justice courts.
The men exonerated are: William
| b. Hensley, ePter Murphy, Stewart
Coddell. r. Il. Hardness. John Mac
! Naughton, John Hicock, r. H. Peter
mann. Edgar Rashlelgh. James Wills,
Harry Read. Lee Swift, Paul Swift.
John Michaels. Mart Haas William
Dixie. Joseph Hodgson and John Mac
/ Aulcy.
Five secret indictments for alleged
| felony were reported.
Charles II. Tanner. who was deport'
cd with Moyer, stated that he and
his chief had made positive identifi.
cation OF at least three men who
participated in the assault upon
them.