The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-02

federal powers, and the states activ-
ity has thus far been limited to an in
Nes,igatipn started by Attorney Cen
eral Ford, who came here today as the
| personal representative of Governor
| Stewart
Dramatic Simplicity.
dramatic and horrible simplicity
marked this mornings outrage. Seven
men, all masked and working in silent
order. descended upon the lodgings
where Little, who had been the most
radical of the revolutionaries active in
| the mine strike, was sleeping, hustled
the crippled !. w. W. out of bed threw
him into II motor car and sped away
toward the Milwaukee trestlc southeast
of Butte where the body was found
this morning
The thing was accomplished so
swiftly and with so little outcry that
so far as the police are concerned no
chliShtening evidence can be found,
Many Theories Offered.
various theories have been advanced
as to who did the act. none of them
having any basis on fact. as far as is
known. One Is that Little was sus-
pected by his associates Of being n
spy in their camp and therefore killed.
This idea is secuted because Little was
known to enjoy the confidence OF
William Haywood, head OF the T. w
w" and had long been prominent in
the organization. Another theory is
mat company guards did the deed. An
other Is that some of the working
miners who had been attacked by the
strikers took this way of vengeance.
had Been lnflammatory.
Stili another theory Is that old
timers. angered by Littles inflamma
tory speeches, protested In this ghastiv
way. The use of "3-7-T7," the old
viglante sign Of warning, on the card
left by the lynchers gives color to this
belief. So does the fact that Little had
been more violent In his utterances
than any other !. w. w. speaker in
Butte. In one of his speeches he called
soldiers "scabs in uniforms" and in
another he declared that the I. w. W.
would make things so hot for the gov
ernment that soldiers could not be-
spared from domestic duty to 20 to
France.
No action had ever been taken
against Little for his utterances,
though hts record was being investi-
OILY" DS Ieaefai autnofltleS.
Determined to Find Guilty.
Whatever the causes of the crime.
Butte officials unite in saving. tha
men guilty of lynching Little will be
run to earth il possible. In addition
TO urging the council to offer the
$1,000 reward which was authorized
tonight Mayor w. II. Maloney TODAY
instructed J. J. Murphy. chief OF po-
lice, to put all available men at work
on the case. Sheriff John X, O'Rourke
also announced that his men are seek.
ing the lynchers.
Seven Men Take Part,
II was shortly after 3 O'clock this
morning when the KIDNAPPING occurred.
An automobile drove up to the Steele
block. on Wyoming street next to Fin
iander's hall, the strikers meeting
place Seven men and the driver were
IN the machine. One OF the seven
stood guard on the sidewalk while the
SIX others entered the house.
The men walked silently into room
20, where they seemingly expected TO
ma Little. The room was empty.
we are officers" the men said To
Mrs. Nora Ryrne. the landlady, who
had been attracted by the search of
the men. Where is Li.tle's ROOM.
Directs Men to Room.
Mrs. byrne told the searchers to 60