The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1917-01-04
DEAD MEN TELL
NO TALES
The Victims of Commercial Club
Bullets Are Disposed of
Without Inquest

among those who was shot while
struggling in the water, after having
been pitched off the steamer Over
ona" by the rush of the men on board
seeking to escape the bullets coming
from the dock, on Bloody Sunday,
November 9Th, in Everett, Wash?
Has the body of this passenger, to-
gether with that Of an unknown mem
Der Of the l. W. w. party, been illeg-
ally destroyed or disposed of in a
vain attempt to cover up the terrible
facts?
But Murder VIII Out
What other conclusion can be drawn
from the widespread reports, prevail
ent in Snohomish county, that two
bodies were seen floating near the
Everett Packing Company's cannery
during the week following the shoot
ing? According to these reports, the
police were notified on the day of
discovery at noon and said they would
come down to secure the bodies at
2 o'ciocl; in the afternoon.
From the description given, one
body was exceptionally well dressed.
lie must have been commercial
traveller" said the informant, che had
patent leather cloth top shoes, a tan
colored suit and white collar and tie.
There was a bullet wound in the back
of the neck"
Was this death wound received
when he was struggling for his life
in the water? The position of the
wound as reported, appears to indi-
cate that such was the case.
The other body was not so plainly
seen, but was apparently dressed in
the ordinary style of workingman.
Was He An Elk?
Another witness, resident of Ev-
erett, whose name and address will
be furnished at the proper time, pick
ed up, during the same week, on the
beach contiguous to the shooting an
Elk's badge attached to which was a
miniature silken Stars and Stripes
Had the badge come off the body of
the well dressed victim who was shot
by the posse that fired without warm
ing on a United States passenger
boat?
What Became of the Bodies?
There is no record of either body
at the Coroner's office. From an
other quarter come reports that the
son of an eX-Pinkerton operator,
himself a gunman, took two bodies,
found near the cannery, out to deep
water and sunk them. A third cor
roborating report has not as yet been
confirmed; it is to the effect that two
fishermen in row boat saw a pecu-
liar bundle thrown overheard from a
launch, off Everett. Drawing closer,
they voiced their curiosity and were
told in an off -hand manner that it was
body from the shooting which was in
such bad shape that they thought it
was best just to dump it overheard.
Let the Truth Be Known
The defense would like to hear from
these fishermen, or from any others
who saw the bodies before their my
sterious disappearance. Also if any
person has clew as to the identity
of the well dressed passenger des-
cribed above, or has knowledge of
anybody who took passage upon the
"Verona" that day, they will be doing
public service by communicating
their information to the attorney for
the defense.
Officials, AS Usual, Deny
Both the Police and the Coroner
profess to know nothing of the affair,
but the feeling is general in Everett
that there is too much cooperation
between the Cornor's office and the
Commercial Club. 1t will be remem-
bered that none of the officials nor
the kept papers were at all interested
in reporting the case of Oscar Carlson
passenger on the "Verona"-not a
member of the l. w. W.-who was
shot nine times in the fatal attack.
And this despite the fact that he was
well known in both Seattle and Ev-
erett.
The attitude of the Everett police
may be judged by the fact that when
resident of Beverly Park notified
headquarters by telephone of the
CHASTITY brutalities being enacted there
the night of the gauntlet-running and
beating-up, the officer at the desk
merely laughed in answer.
But murder will out!
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