The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-01
LITTLE CALLED
TROOPS 'SCABS';
HANGING RESULTS

addressed a letter to Governor Camp
bell OF Arizona, protesting against the
deportation Of I. W. w. members from
BlSbcc. This letter was written from
Salt Lake. Governor Campbell re-
Piled, telling Little he resented his in.
reference and his threats. Little was
understood to have the confidence OF
William y Haywood, secretary Of the
|. w w national organization. and
was regarded a. one Of Haywood's
confidential agents.
Little was a cripple but had a force
ful and active way OF speaking Lit
ties body bore a card with the words,
First and last warning Others take
notice. Vigilan,es." Little, when
taken out OF the building in which he
roomed, was not given time to dress.
First and Last Warning.
The card found on Littls's body
when he was cut down wa pinned 10
the underclothing on his right thigh
1t bore in red crayon letters the in
s~criptioD "Othcrs take notice. First
and last Warning, J-7-T LDCSSWT"
A circle was about the letter a."
The letters were inscribed with q lead
pencil.
The figures "3.7-77" are the old
sign OF the vipilan,es in Montana. The
custom Of the viRilnntcs was TO send
three warnings to a marked man, the
last being written in red
Six Masked Men.
Six masked men in an automobile
drove to the front OF Little. hotel at
five minutes after Z One stood upon
the sidewalk in front Of the rooming
house The others entered the house
Everything worked by seeming prear.
rangement
Mrs. Nora Bytne, landlady OF the
hotel. said she heard them coming
from little's room and saw them half
lead and half carry Little acros the
sidewalk and push him into the wait.
ing motor car. She said she believed
them policemen
Bloody Mark On Head.
The body was found hanging on the
north side oi the railroad t%restle. The
ties on, the %trcStlc arc about fourteen
feet above the roadway. Titles feet
were abuu, five feet from the ground
On the back Of his head was a blood,
mark. The coroner at frs, examina'
ton could not determine whether III,
mark was a gurshot wound or NJ
| abrasion from a blow An autopsy wa,
ordered held late today
Little wore only his underclothinu
when taken from his room. He is no
known to have made an outcry or dc
handed an explanation The police SAT-
he might have been gagged with on,
Of the towels left there BY the land.
lady, which was missing today.
Spoke Bitterly Of Government,
Little began 10 make speeches on IN,
day OF his arrival In Butte tire,
week, ago. In all Of them he spok,
bitterly OF the government and criti
! cised the administration On July Il
before a massmceting Of miners at III
baseball park, Little referred 10 M
United States soldiers as Uncle Sam
Scabs in uniform" In the same spcec
he said III the mines are taken unde
federal control we will make II s,
damned hot Tor the government, that
will not I've able 10 send any troop
to France"
Referring to another interview wit
Governor Campbell Of Arizona LittI
said that he used these words "Go'
ernor, | don't give a - what YOU
country is fighting for; | am iightinI
Tor the solidarity OF labor"
Ordinance and Constitution.
Last Friday night at a mass meetin
heiore the metal mine workers unioI
Little said "A city ordinance Is sin
ply a niece OF paper which can he tor
IN The same can be said Of The col
siilu'ion oi the United States
Following the identification OF IL
ties body local members OF the J Y
W tclcgraphed appcalV for aid
message was sent To William u Ia'
wood al Chicago and others went 10
" " organization leaders in II
southwest and the Pacific coast II WI
Sold that Il message was received late
from Haywood saying the resources
the organization would ht employed
bring the lvnchers ~ Little 10 lustie
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