The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-24
MAN KILLED IN
PEACE MEETING
Seeding MINERS DYNAMITE
PARENT UNION S HEAD.
QUARTERS
OFFICERS ATTACK
Fire Of Deputies Sheriff Claimed
Two Victi,rs--Crowd Finally
Wei Dispersed
OFFICERS ATTACK
(By Associated Press)

Butte. Mont. June 23.-violencc
broke out anew tonight in the strug-
gle between factions Of the Buttc
miners Union and three men were
shot. ono being killed. by fusillude
fired by deputy shcriffs in clearing
Union hall
An attempt has been made to dynu-
mite the Miners Hall, but the charge
1alled TO do any great amount of DAM
age. The explosion could be heard
for blocks
Armed men proceeded to the Stew
art Mine and boldly carried down tox-
e3 OF dynamite in the attempt to blow
up the hall, f.'t the guns of deputies
prevented effective placing OF the
charge.
Charles II. Meyer. president of the
Western Federation of Miners. and
ether officers of the union, who were
to address peace meeting In the hall.
fled through the -car door OF the au-
ditorium when the shooting began.
They are said to have left the city for
fear CT attack by .cccders from the
Miners Union, who several days ago
revoltcd against special assessments
Tor the Michigan copper mine strikers
e"~ uoS VI TIC CdIu
Irish Peace Council.
Many armed deputies were ut the
hall tonight to preserve order at a
meeting called to outline plans for
settiing differences between the fac
IONS OF the local union. Many seced-
ers. who have planned to organize a
new union under the: auspices5 of the
/ iInss lnssials'ai Is . sWork kers ef World.
were ~ and Ei around the hal 81: -,
Al The fnsiEI MIA started To storm
the nail, according to. Sheriff Dris-
COLTS deputies. stationed there, and
several shots were fired in the air
To drive the bes:egors back. The i'm
.petus OF the rush was SO great that
the crowd came on in spite of the
warning shots.
More shots were fred and Ernest
Noy. travelling inspector for the
Montana Demurrage Bureau, spec
tator, fell dead. A bullet passed
through his neck. ]. Fl. Bruno; so
yearH old, who was going up the stairs
to attend the meeting, was shot
through the head. Brune cannut re-
cover. 1t Is said
The third man shot in the first on
slaught was Charles Kramer, or Los
Angles. u bystander. He was not Sc
verely hurt.
AS the three men fell, the attack
ers became frightened and fell back.
The deputies then reloaded their
weapons and prepared for any re-
newed assault .on the building.
Sawed-Off Shot Guns.
After the first volley Sheriff Driscoll
rushed more deputies TO the hall and
soon a hundred men with sawed-off
shot guns were on guard. They at
tempted to keep everybody from the
building. as it was reported the struc-
ture was about to be dynamited.
This report was we'll founded, for
shortly after the place was cleared
explosives were set Off under union
headquarters. The detonation could
be heard for blocks, but did little
damage to the building
Ohicers believe. that some of the
seceders from the union planned to
blow up Union Hall and kill Moycr
and other officers OF the Western Fed
Grafton OF Miners.
Az the miners were driven back. by
the firing OF the deputies they scat
tered throughout the city, shouting for;
dynamite. Severul armed men went
to the Stewart mine and carried to.
ward Union Hal several boxes of ths.
explosive. They were prevented from
approaching the building by the dep-
uty sheriffs; ~ N
Sheriff Driscoll as. soon as violence
started, ordered Ill llyailable assistance
to, the scene. As soon as the attack
ers were forced down. the street from
the hall by the fEsillade the sheriff
stepped forward sand shouted atoss the
crowd that he wanted ffye; hundred
deputies. No one responded 70 the
Wired Governor. j
Mayor Duncan wired to Governor.
Stewart at Helena. The mayor told
the governor, later that the city was
under control. but this message SCAR
cely had been sent before dynamite
was set off under tho Ennion Slieai.
qnarters.l S h 80 IS -; ~
Many |insurgenl3 miners went tJgths
tops $of nearby Buildings directly. uf-
ter they were stirst repulsed and opon4
!. ed fire on the deputies. The ofiict rs
retfeated for a time to the .ihnerroohls
OF the building, then salliof 10 afwfpG
dow. fired .onh the besicgers pand re-
turned. This warfare In the dark !.
ness between house tops and Windows
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