The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-08-09

Of rocks and tho boy did the sane.
"Throw' those rocks down. Thec,
has been trouble enough. I'll SEQ tat
he does not hit you," said Butler -
Fox.
Fox and Butler climbed over q
barbed wire fence, on their way -
the office, when they met Foreman
Jack Stewart. As Fox started 20 tel
Stewart what the trouble was absut.
Nelson jumped over the fence and
started towards the men with q pitch.
fork in his hands.
"Let me take your fork" said tho
boy as he saw the burly Nelson hurry
ing towards him. Stewart refused.
Coming up to Fox, Nelson hit hin
over the head with the tines, knock
ing him to the ground. When the
young fellow was lying PROSTATE, ths
brave teamster pounded him over The
head and on the body with the handle
Of the fork.
Stewart exclaimed that he would not
see boy beaten up with pitchfork
and that he would quit his job before
he would stand for it.
It is alleged that Stewart Is under
financial obligations to- Fred Ward,
therefore is compelled to avoid a1y.
thing that would get him in bad.
Nelson then started to run away. Fox
was lying on the ground, with his face
all blood, eyes and mouth swollen and
his body bruised. black and blue and
aching with pain. He was helped 70
his feet and led to the office.
A young fellow, reputed not to be Of
age, acting as guard and bearing tho
given name Of Ray, received the
bruised and bloody prisoner. Helping
Fox to the room of solitary coafias
ment, gentle Ray exclaimed:
"Get off those clothes" The boy
managed to undress.
"Come and wash" was the naxt
command Of the gentle guard.
~ am too weak; call DOCTOR" was
Fox's answer. His side and abdomen
were very sore as we'll as black and
blue. He feared serious internal IN.
juries.
"You1l have to see Erickson about
that" replied Ray.
Assistant Superintendent Erickson
then appeared on the scene. ssGet up
and wash" he commanded.
II am too weak; hardly can
walk" replied Fox.
"Get up and do as I say" roared
Erickson, as he yanked the scanty bed
clothing off the battered boy.
Fox was taken to tho stinline
toilet, where the blood was washed of
his bruised person. He then stumbled
back to the room.
Assistant Superintendent Erickson
| sat down on the bed and said:
! "You fresh kids, raised In the city.
never have had any bringing up. You
think you can run this farm. Wen
just show You that you can't do Il.
We also will give You six months n
the county Jail for fighting and 70
sisting an officer" II
Leg shackles then were put on the
boy who had been deprived Of his
clothing. Ray, the guard, was told to
give him only piece Of bread and sI
cup OF water at each meal.
At noon, Erickson, himself, brought
up couple Of pieces Of corn.bread
and a cup Of water, but Fox was too
sick to eat. That procedure was kept
up for three days and, al that time,
the shaekled. unelothed prisoner ats|
nothing.
Supt. Fred Ward came ont to theI
farm on Sunday, the day after the
trouble. He seemed very angry over
the affair and tore into Fox for get
ting mixed up in such brsil
"Had I been here, myself, would
have helped 'em kill you" Fsx sweaIsI
the popular Ward told hin.
"Get him up and give him LIS
clothes SO that I can take him downI
town and give him S5 days in tho
county JAIL" the kindly Ward II
charged with saying.
"I1l get up, but the csunty win pay
for these doings to me-" Fox replied
"what does your father def" Wasl
then asked. "
| "Nothing, much"
els he pretty well Gift"
"No, but he has enough 70 get -
without asking for help" Fox replied
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