The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-28
-Four Of Five Implicated Are Now Under Arrest Charged
With killing Arthur and Harry lane and Thomas Daily
in Their Beds Early the Morning Of December 7 Last.
Huhta SAYS -Four Fired Into the Daily Home
ARRAGNED IN HANCOCK THIS AFTERNOON ON THE CHARGE OF
MURDER FIRST DEGREE HUHTA WEARY OFW F. OF NJ METR0OS

Il became known today that John
Huhta, corresponding secretary Of the
South Range local Of the Western Fed
Grafton of Miners, yesterday confessed
completely in the Painesdale muir
der case Of December 7. when Harry
and Arthur. Jaae and Thomas Daily
were shot to death in their beds. Huh
voluntary, and was made TO Sheriff
Cruise i'm The presence Of an official
stenc grapher.
iiuEta implicated Nick Verbanec, al
organizer for sthe federation. who re-
sides i'm South Ran e, Hialmer Jallenen
and Joseph Juttinen, both members
of the South Range union, and one
other who has not yet been appre-
hended. Until the fifth man Is taken
in custody his name win be withheld.
The four now under arrest were
taken before Justice Eichkern Of Han
cock this afternoon and arraigned on
a charge of murder i'm the first degree.
They stood mute and their cNamina-
tion was set for March >. They wee
remanded to Jail as bail is not accept
able under this charge.
The confcssor and Verbanac were
arrested i'm South Range on January -
on "A charge Of carrying concealed
weapons. subsequently, they were
bound over to circuit court and re-
leased when bonds were furnished
Huhta also faces a charge Of con-
spiraCy he having been one OF the
men indicted 10y the grand jury
The stress of these circumstances
and in constant fear that someone
would become Informed of his connec-
tior in the murder. Huhta's conscience
50 bothered him that he voluntarily
asked To- make statement. lie told
sheriff Cruise that he weuricd of the
methods of the Western Federation
and that he docs not care ever again
10 be connected with that organization
Huhta declared the federation was
responsible for the circumstances that
have been thrust upon him and in that
belief he turned states evidence,
So thoroughly disgusted is he with the
conduct of the federations affairs
that he refused to see any member of
it or To permit attorneys representing
the federation to see him.
Says Fifth Man Planned Murder.
The confession states that the mur-
der was planned by tha fifth man, an
organizer, who has not yet been ar
rested. This man con,caled his own
connection with the case, according
To Huhta's statement, oy going to CAL
umet on the night of the tragedy, Huh
"a declares that he was inveiglcd into
the deed by Nick Nerbanec and that
he, NerbaneC, Jallonen and Juttincn,
are responsible for the murder. all o.
them having fired into thc house, Huh
Ia himself having fred nine shots.
The statement further declares that
Huhta carried a peculiar type Of rifle,
"A 25-35 calibre and because of the
shape of the shells, the rifle easily
could have been identified. With tha,
belief. Huhta picked up the shells af-
ter he had fired.
shortly after the raid on the South
Range from Butte, Mont, when the
strike was called and lie has since
been subsisting on salary that has
been paid by the federation. Incl
dcntally. he is one OF the federation
Witnesses who testified before the