The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-01
Gary Testifies Before
 The Senate Today
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 displayed here and it was said woman was killed. This photograph has been posted all over America, with 6 line over 1t Mrs. Fannie Zel- lens body ghoulishly mistreated by the steel trusts heBdish crew.
 'She was shot at Breckinrtdge, Pa. We have no works there, no men there. If she was killed, it was with out even the knowledge of the steel corporation or any of its employees"
 Haven't your company investigat- ed that matter, in view of the charger" asked Chairman Kenyon
 The verdict of the coroner's jury,'' said the witness, made it certain that no agent of ours had the remot- est connection with her death"
 q have the certified copy of that verdict,'' said Senator Phipps, Re- publican, Colorado.
 ''I'Il file that"
 we have discussed the incident with some Of our people," Judge Gary resumed, mot because we thought they might be guilty, but for infor- nation. Our orders and our policy are against any activity which could lead to anything of that kind"
 With labor leaders advancing the
  bursh district have been crippled by the steel workers strike and the ern- ployers maintaining that more men are returning to work each day and that the mills are operating at near ly full time, the situation today re- n1ained as it has been for several days past, virtually unchanged.
 According to the latest figures from strike headquarters 1000 iron and steel workers of the country are on strike, this representing an in crease of 33.000 over last weeks to- taL A majority of the men who joined the strike during the last three days walked out from Bethlehem Steel Company plants and the Jones and Laughlin company mills in Pitts burgh, strike leaders say.
 The frast show of strength by the strikers came last night, when a, meet ing was held here. It was estimated that more than 5000 men attended the session. Speakers urged the strikers to be peaceful and warned them to have no association with radical agitators.
 Sharon, Pa, Oct. When work men attempted to enter the plant of the Sharon Steel Hoop Company to- day they were turned back by 3 crowd of pickets a short distance from the mill gate. Police were rush ed to the mill and dispersed the pick cts, one of them being placed under arrest, for nolesting workers. R. v. Ldndabury, counsel for the corporation, said the woman was kill ed during a strike of coal miners. Judge Gary said in his opinion the "shot probably was fired by the strik- CTS themselves" He added that his company had no interest Tn the coal mines where the riot occurred. Senator PhipRs read a certified copy of the inquest record in the case. The jury's verdict said the killing was by persons unknown and that the deputy sherifHs involved were firing in self defense.
 Chairman Kenyon asked whether | sheriffs were sworn in at the corpor- ation's plants and were on the com 1 pany's payroll.
 'T shou1 q say yes," said Mir. Gary. 'So far as I know they have had 1 nothing to do with any of these out 1 breaks
 1 He added that 1t was possible that 1 some of the conapany's guards had 1 participated in disturbances since the steel strike began, but pointed out i that Mrs. zellins was killed before
 the strike started.