The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-02
CALLED ], 5. SOLDIERS
"SCABS IN UNIFORM"
LITTLE IS LYNCHfO
/. w. w. Leader Had Openly
Preached Sedition and Declared
Constitution "Scrap of Paper"
BUTTE MAY SOON
BE UNDER MARTIAL LAW
Other I. W. w Leaders Are C1amor-
ing Blood for Blood" and Serious
Outbreaks May Take Place At Any
Time.

Butte. Mont. Aug. Martial law
will be declared before tomorrow
morning, 1t was indicated tonight.
following a day OF excitement as a
result of. the lynching by a party of
masked men OF Frank H. Little, /.
W W. leader.
The city has been shut up tight to-
night. Every saloon and restaurant
Is dark. Every person in the city has
been warned by the authorities to
stay indoors. Windows are barred
ilantes are patrollinE the streets. Other
l. w. w. agitators have appealed for
protection.
! Little was taken from his room ir
the Steele Block. adjoining the / w
W. Headquarters at Sim Hall. before
dawn this morning, by a party OF armed
and masked men. He was thrown into
an automobile and taken to the NIL
waukee railroad bridge. in tho out
skirts of the city. After a desperate
struggle rope was looped around his
neck and he was thrown over the side
Of the bridge.
His body. clothed only In the under
wear in" which he isfept, was iiscov
cred hate in the morning by search
ing party after his absence from his
room was disclosed,
Tremendous excitement followed
Was Chief AGitntor.
Little was chief of the J. w w
strike agitators preaching industrial
war to the miners here. He had
openly preached sedition. He called
upon the miners To make il 40 hot
for the government, troops could not
be sent to France" He<called United
tai n {
scabs in uniform"
Little was chairman OF the genera
executive committee OF the Industrial
Workers Of the World, He was right
hand man to William D. Big BIZ
Hevwood. head of the organization
He came here sometime ago from
Arizona where he melted the Glob'
and Bisbec troubles.
Frightened but furious. l, w. w
eitators here are undecided whethe
TO carry on the fight or fee this sec
ton for their own safety. Notified
by telegram Of I.ittle's lynchinR. Hey
wood has promised that all the re
sources Of the organization will b.
thrown into the search for his muir
derers
The authorities for the moment are
In control. but the situation has such
serious possibilities that the city 4.
likely at any time to be declared
under martial law. Troops are con-
stantly arriving. A through wire &c
Helena is keeping the governor ad-
vised of every development.
Demand Blood for Blood.
Gunner hired by the mine owners
carried out the lynching, the I. w
VS. charge. They are demanding
blood for blood.
Little. who only last Sunday at a
mass meeting of malcontents in the
ball park had declared the United
States constitution is a scrap OF pa
per was found hanging by the
neck. his feet FIVE feet from the
ground. early this morning. Pinned
10 the undershirt in which the body
was clothed was n slip OF paper. II
bore the words; Others take notice
First and last warning, 3-7-77. l.
d, c. S. s W. t.
The numerals s-7-77 are the OLD
warning sign of the vigilantes com
mittee. first organized to keep the
peace. but which later developed ir
u terrorist clique. was to send three
warnings TO a marked man, the las,
beng printed in red ink. token OF peri
and blood.
Around the letter Il" on the death
sign u circle was drawn. 1t was
L!ttle's initial. The other letters were
the initials Of other I. w. w. leaders
The letter T. was first. 1t was g
warning to the others that they would
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