Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-11-14
FIVE LOSE LIVES IN
| WIN. SHOOTING
One Radical Lynched for Killing
Soldier at Centralia.
TROOPS IN CHARGE OF TOWN
Soldiers Called to Washington City
After -Four Members Of American
Legion Are Shot by Members
Of Red Organization.

centralia Wash. Nov. 13.-Arriyal.
of q company Of state guardsmen here
assured this little city of quiet after
nearly twelve hours Of disorder u
which five men lost their lives.
Three of them, members Of the
American Legion, were shot down as
a narade. Of which they were part,
passed in front of the Industrial Work
ers OF the World headquarters. An
other also a member of the legion,
suffered fatal wounds in attempting 10
apprahend one Of those said TO have
done the firing. while the fifth. Britt
Smith. secretary of the local branch OF
the Industrial Workers, was hanged by
a mob.
The guardsmen found the town pa
trolled by the local members Of the
American Legion whel they arrived
while nearly 100 others from nearby
towns were In reserve.
Forty-four alleged Industrial Work
ers of the World are In Jail here. Ine
men were rounded up after the firing
on the parade.
Recount Details OF Nidehs
Details Of the clash were being re-
counted today by persons who wit
messed the affair.
The parade had passed through
tcrowded streets. In front Of the In
dustrial Workers hall the front ranks
marked time to permit the rear to
catch up. THEN the fire broke out.
The shots were fired from /. w. w.
headquarters.
'Are you hils Warren" asked Will
liam Schales, who was standing beside
Grimm
Il don't think so" replied the wound
ed man, as he started toward an auto
mobile across the street. As he reached
the edge Of the car he grOaned He
was put in the car and started for the
hospital. but died before he reached
there.
Men came running from the different
exits Of the ]. w. w. hail. Britt Smith
started out of the rear of the building.
firing an automatic pistol which
damned. witnesses said. He ran through
a yard. with crowd following.
Drops With Shot In Leg.
Crist Coleman. one Of those wound
ed was I'M the lead Smith fired sew
eral times. his weapon having been
restored to working order. He APP
peared to have plenty OF ammunition.
Coleman dropped with shot through
the leg. The fleeing /. W. w. secretary
was chased to the Skookumchuck river,
where he leaped down the bank. with
Dale Hubbard close behind. Seeing he
could not swim the stream Smith
turned back and dashed up the hank.
where he was confronted by Hubbard.
Then Smith fred three times into Hub
bard's body. onlookers said A moment
later smith was overpowered by How
ard Barner
Muttered Threats Heard.
While the attempt to hang Smith
was being made. Capt. Livingston.
physician. and others were doing their
utmost for the wounded men in the
hospital Hubbard suffered internal
hemorrhages and gradually grew weak
err Muttered threats against the |. w.
VS. were passed about
No word was spoken when the men
entered the Jail. Night Patrolman
Robert Jackson was on duty The
mob's leaders kicked a panel from the
outside door. reached IN and turned
the key. The cell where Smith cow
cred was unlocked. According TO ac-
counts he said nothing. Silently at
IeaM eight men surrounded him rushed
hin, from fhe little Jail and into car.
The engines were throhhing and not
moment was lost. The party sped
away through the mud and water to
the county bridge over the Chehalis
river
Farmer Tells OF Hanging.
Bob Burrows. n farmer living near
the bridge. gold this of the hanging:
"The man was struggling between
the men who held him They worked
without word. saw them stop not
far from the end Of the bridge nearest
the city and throw rope over the
cross beam The body went over with
time and then a shot was fired. Then
more shots. | stood distance away
while perhaps thirty shots In nh were
fred close 70 the body"
TIE reason for the firing on the pa
rade has not heen developed fully. but
Herman Alien. an attorney and. men,
h"r Of committee Of former service
EsenAand others cooperating with the
Authorities in investigating the affair.
said thpt evidence had baen secu,.ad
thaf II was nremeditated