New-York tribune., 1919-11-17
|. W. w. Band
Besieged in Hut
After Murder.
Body of Victim Lies Beside
Slayers as They Battle
With Posse of Former
Soldiers From Centralia

CENTRALlA, Wash, Nov. 16-With
the dead body of one of their victims
under their guns band Of l. W. w.
are besieged in d cabin in the Hanna
ford Valley by posse of former SOL
diers, according to a report received
here tonight.
The attack on the cabin is the sequel
Of the clash last night Twelve miles
from here. After the fight in which
the ]. w. W. succeeded in beating back
their pursuers, John Haney, q
ranchcr, of Tenino, Wash, was re-
ported missing. To-night's advices are
that he is dead and that his body lies
near the cabin in which the I. W. W.
have taken refuge.
Several attacks have been made on
the cabin. it is said, but thus far with
out success. The former soldiers, how
ever, are determined to recover
Haney's body and at last accounts tho
siege was still in progress. with no
signs of encouragement on the part
of the besiegcrs. No word has been
received Of further losses, although
there has been considerable shooting.
Members of the posse sent word here
tonight that it was probable the re-
covery of Haney's body would be at
tended by further bloodshcd. The
cabin in which the l. w. w. have taken
a stand is surrounded by dense woods.
Every outlet is being guarded.
A posse of forty men to-day secured
the country in the neighborhood of
yesterdays battle, and special detail
has been charged with the recovery of
Haneys body.
Captain Lloyd Dysart, local COM
mander of the posse in the district,
was directing to-days operations.
ave have verified the fact that
Haney fell when fired upon from am
bush," said Dysart. "a comrade saw
him drop at the first vollcy.
clancy, with three other men, had
become separated from the main party
and were working their way toward
Hunters cabin, where, according to
information which we had obtained,
Bert Bland, Hansen, alias Loughtenoff,
and one other radical, were hiding.
A volley was fired and Haney, who was
ahead, was seen to fall. The firing
became general, and bullets whistled
All around our posse. one of whoG,
spralned his ankle and was forced to
drag himself away. The other two
We're unable to continue the fight un-
aided and withdrew, as they could not
locate the source of the firing accu-
rately in the darkness of the
woods"
Captain Dysart said that all dav
would be required for the relief
posse to reach the scene of ,esterday's
battle and that the proposed new at
tack on the hidden outlaws will not
begin probably before Monday morn
ing. The purported confession of
Lauren Roberts, who gave himself up
last Friday morning and who said he
was one OF the three men who had fired
on the Armistice Day parade from
Seminary Hill, was to the effect that
his two companions had been Hansen
and another man, known as "Curly."
Roberts's detained statements have
practically identified this man as Bert
Bland, Assistant Prosecutor Roberts
said to-day.
Bland is believed by the authorities
mere 10 De Cne man who shot and killed |
Warren Grimm, commander of the
local American Legion post, on Armis-
tice Day.
Ben l.. Moore. Assistant United
States District Attorne. and Walter
?. Christensen, Assistant Attorne
General, spent the day at Chehalis,
questioning alleged i. W. WIS held for
murder in connection with the Cen
tralia incident, in an effort to connect
that tragedy with propaganda carried
on from Seattle.