Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-12
ANGRY MOB HANGS
ALLEGED RADICAL
TO BRIDGE BEAM
Centralia, Wash, Scene of
Death as Shots Kill
Celebrators.
SIXTEEN HELD AS RADICALS
IN JAIL GUARDED BY TROOPS
Outraged Citizens Raid Meeting
Place, Selling Arms and
Ammunition.
BAND BROWNS RIFLE CRACK
Pioneers Sent Into Timber Country
to Locate Others Suspected Of
Firing Shots.
SIXTEEN HELD AS RADICALS.
IN JAIL GUARDED BY TROOPS
BAND BROWNS RIFLE CRACK


Three men were killed outright ana
fourth was hanged by an angry mob
when Industrial Workers of the Woria
nfed into parade given by the peos
PIE OF this city today in commemoro-
tion OF Armistice Day. ~
warren Grimm, lawyer; Ben Cassa-
Eranda. real estate dealer, and Arthur
NC cEitreSh were instantly killed DaIa
ma Mnnoard. one Of the six men wounded.
other wounded viii recover. All the
Killed and wounded were overseas vet
crowd of spectators and d marehera
sinG1d,a, se,zed man they believed to be the
ropo around his neck, threw threw the the
rope over the cross arm of a teIs-s
phone pole and started to haul him up.
before. the chief of police prevailed
upon the crowd to let him down To-
dasG dsgGt the man was in jail here nearly
-A Sixteen Under Arrest.
Sixteen. alleged Industrial workers
Of the 9Worldsiwere' arrested early to-
niEht and more were being placed In
Former soldiers were were guardins % g the ieunf 'iad Fl
ctowded around the building.
one of the + W. WIS arrested out t1 o1
the jail and into an automobile, rushing
vent it. ' " 'ou'u pie- 4
At 1880 tonight the city's lights sud-
denly were cut off and ,volley Of shots
rained down Pearl Street It was dur.
ing this period that the prisoner was
taken from, jail and spirited away. He
was was rushed @ toward a nearby wood
disappeared with him. aa-s
according to n report telephoned the
jail. escorted him M to - a point point lust OUT OUT
side the city limits and hanged him
on bridge on what is known as the
old Chehalis Military Road.
The mans body is now hanging
on a rope under the bridge about ten
1ess from aa,a the Est waser the teIsphons
lynched was the one who shot Dale:
Hubbard hn,, during the fight in the river
Fired From Roofs of buildings.
= The F. industrial s workers Of the Wo5ia
ings near their hall. After the shoot@S
ing, q mob ransacked the. I: w. VI
ing and threw furniture into the Streets
where 1t was burned. The hall itself
was not burned. ~
soldiers and citizens raided the I. w,
w. meeting place and surrounding
buildings, sssizlng, several members of
and ammunition. Posses early tonight
searched the countryside for others
who might have escaped in the con-
The whole city had turned ont to
celebrate the anniversary of the sus-
pension Of host!iittes and q large par--
boys who had helped bring about the
glad day a., year ego Wearing the
trenches trench, ,, of W France el'er and on nth the picEet
lines OF the German border. the SER
vice men were the cynosure of the
hundreds Of women and children who
AS the column swung around the
otic march: Then bullets came into
the ranks from an unseen enemy. Men
fell to the pavement and tiny rivuiets
had taken place, the crack IF the rifles
of the assassins having beeu drowned
by byr;tlh,s. the ,,s blSEe Of the band.
a, nearby building indicated whence
the bullets had come and the nearnass
9ecson se that the hall hesaes ea So tss Rso aqsa hs
weathered the -sanguinary battle fields
Of Europe had been slain from ans
americmSn % m stes system of nS goSernment. oPeGsea @
The marching, soldiers. did not lingsr
to await the order to fall out but with
by structure and fought their way 70
the roof. The. shippers had disappea red,S
but the service men sought highways
and then sent out pioneers into the
timbered country around the city. 8l
Rush to Aid of Fallen Men. ~
Wives. daughters and sweethearts Of
the paraders after a momentary pause
from the sudden terror of the situation
rushed to tho aid of the fallen. That
the firing was intended for soldierss
was shown by the fact that all the
killed and injured were In the milf
taTy section of the parade which was
made up partly Of residents Of Che
halls. ~.
Arthur McElfresh was found TO have
been killed instantly, but Warren
Grimm did not die until later. Grimm's
death added to the fury OF the crowd
OF civilians that swarned later about
' he jail to demand vengeance. asg
tie had been an idol Of the town avsns
ball player at tho University Of wash
ington. He had added to the esteenn
OF his townsmen by a professional ca
reer until the war for democracy called
him.: He had been welcomed home with
all the plaudits due a warrior, and HIS
death at the hidden hands OF those
who opposed that for which he had
.aced the enemy In the open, drove
men and women to frenzy. ~
AS soon as the first excitement SUBJ
sided somewhat word Of the attack was
sent to Governor Hart, at Olympia. Hs
Gom'nnnieSssd i1Iat,sn easedr with Department. ofs
d:spatched seyenty.nye members ots
the Third Infantry. National Guard. 10
Ecntrr wa. The soldiers arc expectSS