Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-27
coRoNER's VERDICT ON DEATH
 OF MRS FANNIE SELLENS

Pittsburgh. Pa. Sept 2e.-That they came to their death from gunshot wounds inflicted by persons unknown 10 the jury while an attack was being made on deputy sheriffs during rio. was the verdict of coronerfs jury here late today follovsiEg an inquest into the death of Mrs Fannie Sellens, zn organizer for the United Mine Workers. and Joseph Strazelecki. sa q to have been striker. who were kill cd August 2s, when deputy sheriifs fired at a crowd of striking miners at the mine of the Allegheny Coal Pa
 We deplore and criticize the for e-En agitators who instill anarchy and Bolshevisttc doctrines int othe minds If the n-Amcrican educated aliens continued the verdict.
 The jury also commended Sheriff William Paddock of Allegheny coun- ". fer his prompt and successful ac- ion in protecting the property and persons in that vicinity"
 Coroner =. C. Jamieson ina his charge to the jury said:
 From the testimony introducted here il is a certainty that a riot ex- isted- There were no innocent by stsnders therefore and everybodv in that crowd was guilty of rioting. The deputy sheriffs did their duty when they fred
 The killing of Mrs. SelIens has at
 
 union officials have declared that she mad been murdered by mine guards"
 Jonn Fitzpatrick. chairman of the national committee for organizing iron ana steel workers. while before the senate labor Investigating committee st Washington said that the staying ot the woman organizer was unpro- voked.
 Officials of the mine workers union also asked that a congressional in vesitgation be made into the death of Mrs Sellens- An investigator of the department of labor has been here for several weeks gathering evidence in connection with the case
 The testiH-onv of tho many witness es brought befcte the juiv at today's hearing was coHft.cti1~- Tis" S+--'- ng sul xool 1usups1uII5dns surW euL fed that the dccu.y sher.n.s sh.,s .-..i- out p-oVacst'CI ana took advantage of their positirr:1 to -cull=,' the strik- ~rs- They said they were all act ing as peaceful citizens when they were assaulted bv the officers. The -ver. was just the opposite. They said miners attacked them with stones. in- luri-g several Of them and that they ji dnot fire until one of the mob first fired on them
 All Of the deputie5 said that they feared their lives were in danger when they drew their wea pons.
 None Of the deputies on cross ex- however WOu1d d0rn1L that The shots fred by them were respons- irl- for the deaths Of Mrs Sellens and the other victim
 Ars- Stella Wa Wasinsky. of West Ma rrora. testified shat while Mrs Sef- lens was asking the miners to be peaceful 7 mine superintendent rushed up with two officers. With a curse he struck Mrs Sellens with a club and commanded the officers to shoot he.,' sad Mrs Wasinski. Aln@osi -=~ ----' 1 Seliens sank 10 the ground. miners and their sympathizets testi- stand and declared that he was in the c1Tpanys ofice at the trnie of the =hooting and had not participated at sr- Deputy Sheriff Edward Mannison. who had charge of the mine deputies testified that his men had been fired upon and attacked by the miners. be- fore Mrs Sellens was shot. While trying to disperse the mob Deputy Asnnison said that Mrs. Sellens had told the men. Boys. don't you go a Eay. you don't have to:-this is a public road James Oztcs ~----izer of -the.l