The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-11-09
|. ". ". in Riot
at Everett, Wash.

Seattle, Wash, Nov. 6.-Responsi.
bility for the pitched battle between
ESQ members of the Industrial Workers
of the World and posse of $50 Ever.
EFT citizens at the city dock yester.
day at which seven men lost their
lives and so were wounded, was placed
today upon the men on the boat by
the coroner's jury which investigated
the death of the two Everett men
killed in the riot.
The jury after brief deliberation
returned a verdict that Charles Cur
tlss, pOsseman who was instantly
killed, and Deputy Sheriff Jefferson
Beard, who died of his wounds early
today, met death from "gun shot
wounds inflicted by riotous mob on
the steamer Verona at the city dock"
All but two of the witnesses called
testified that the first shots were fired
from the steamer Verona, on which the
invading Industrial workers came from
Seattle.
Athol Gorrill, of Spokane, University
OF Wisconsin student who was visiting
here, Harry B. Blackburne, night
Waterman, and Elmer Buhrer, all of
whom were members of the citizens
committee, were in a critical condi-
ton tonight from wounds received
during the fighting
All of the other injured here will re-
cover.
Adjt, Thompson of the Washington.
national guard tonight dismissed from
duty SEQ national guardsmen who had
been held ready for emergency at the
armories in Seattle, Everett and Sno-
honlsh. Gen Thompson said the Ey.
erett authorities had full control of the
situation.
Money from various I. W. w. locals
is being received here for the defense
OF the men under arrest.
Arrangements are being made by the
local industrial workers to conduct
the funeral of the five members of the
organization who were killed in the
Everett battle whose bodies are held
in the county morgue here.
1t is said the industrial workers will
make the funeral the occasion of big
demonstration.
Prosecuting Attorney Webb, of Sno.
honish county, today said charges of
murder would be filed against all
members of the industrial workers
who could be identified as actually
having participated in the gun fight.
Judge. Dykeman, in superior court
here, refused to release on writs of
nabeas corpus three women held in
Jail in connection with the riot.
Government Probes !. W. W, Rjotino
Everett, Wash, Nov. 6.-lnvestisa.
ZION was started today to determine
responsibility for the death of Lieut..
Charles Curtiss, deputy sheriff and re.
serve officer of the Washington ma.
tlonal guard, shot and killed yesterday
when $50 armed citizens clashed with
$50 or more Industrial Workers of the
world who were attempting to land
here from steamer. The death TODAY
OF another member of the citizens
posse brought the fatalities to seven
two of the posse and five industrial
workers.
Witnesses testified today at the cor
oner's inquest that the first shot came
from the boat soon after it tied up at
the pier. The Industrial Workers
came here on an excursion, chartering
the steamer Verona for the trip from
Seattle to Everett. After the shooting
the Verona returned to Seattle where
nearly 300 of the excursionists were
arrested and are still in jail.
Street meetings had been planned in
Everett where the Single Weavers'
strike has been in progress and the
citizens posse was organized to pre-
vent the speakers and their friends
from landing,