The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-12
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Inn hpunft
sergt. y. u. Hamilton. recently
DISCHARGED from tho air scrviee.
rushed the l. w. w. hall and car.
n~red four men In a room In the
back Of the roominE house next door
lie said an he dashed thru the
l. W. w. hall he saw a rinc and
empty cartridges on the floor,
Lrapesl Thru Windows
The back windows had been broken
by the 4 W. WIS who jumped thru
in their night.
Il thought II was some kind OF n
celebration In honor Of armiHtioe day
until the order came 10 about face,
and even then DID not realize what
had taken place until saw the men
soldiers wounded and dead In the
street" said sergt. Hamilton.
The four men eornercd In tho room
were arrested by Robert Jackson.
night patrol chief. lie said they had
a pistol that had been fircd once.
They are. Mike Shechan. 90. Ray
Becker. "a. james Mefncrnay. ~. and
j. c. Morgan. H. Becker held the
gun as jackson entered the room. he
said.
Later John Bland. whose hand
was said 10 have been Gu, when he
ieap~d from the window Of the
l. W. w. hall. was arrea,ed by Amer
lean Legion men.
Police officers prevented tho mob
that had gathered from iynehlnE the
four men arrested In the rooEning
house.
Tho suspects picked up BY the sr~-
ciai deputies during the night and
now held In Jail for investigation are;
Frank ksaiing. "a. O. c. Bland. %:
Mike shrehan. co. Hay Hickrr. 70.
Geo. iurosieh. "a: James Mcinernay.
~: Robs. Anderson. 81: J.. c. Nor.
gan. ~. Frank ffenton. rs. Pat Reid.
~. Erick Logdqulst. ~ oren Andcr.
son. ~. John Lamb. 90. Stanley
Hewrtf. A.. William osthund. "a.
Harry Williams. 30. and Tom f4assi-
ter. -.
Attorney Arrested
Elmer n. Smith. attorney who has
defended the l. W. w.'s here. was
thrown Into IN. city jail and k~ps In
a separate cell. lie In naid n have
drawn a gun when IN. Deputies went
after him.
The cent~rsns of tho nrc on tho
Csutraila veterans il said b. Arneri
can Legion men 10 Indicate that the
g. W. W.. intended to MI three or
four % the men who have taken an
active part IN fightinE the reds here.
They believe ID. I. W. WIS intended
to KIN Lieut. comi~re. Lieut.. Grimm.
Capt David Livingstone. former
commander Of Company NJ and mar
shai Of tho parade. McElfreah and
Hubbard.
In the pockets Of one Of tho Z. w.
". organizers arrested during the
night was found a copy of tho Lufn.
s~rrn.n'n Industrial Bulletin. an 7.
W. w paper. In which was notice
calling all ths members ef tho Cen
tralia rel organization 20 meeting
here last Sunday. II n believed by
the police that the shoorng was
planned Sunday.
Held . Meeting
A special meeting Of the combined
centraiia and chehAiis /. W. W.
locals was held Tuesday. according
TO tho pciics. and at that time tho
high powered rifles. with which IN.
shooting was done. were srnuggici
into the buildings. whence came the
bullets.
DcmuI,ory firing on the members
OF the legion followed a terrific crAxh
of glass. which may have been a pre-
arranged signal. Tho firing a second
later developed into a regular yo'i~r.
tn. windows of the building In
which the gunner were stationed
had b~sn previously opened. The
rfficrncn were sorne distance inside.
for they couldn't be seen.
The front rank OF parad.rs was
subjected 20 a calling cnfiiadIrg fire
from three sides
a marksman. who opened fire
from Seminary Inn. at least hair a
mile away. apparently rested his rifle
over a stump and deliberately fired.
four 20 10 cartridges later being
found at thc spot
Cut HOPE Souvenirs
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Hubbard headed a party Of veterans
who gave chase TO Brick" Smith.
said 20 have been firing from one
o. the 1. w. w. hall windows. Ac-
cording To the veterans. they cor.
nered Smith near the Chehalia river
and attempted to crawl up on him.
Hubbard exposed his body and Smith
IL alleged 10 have shot him thru tho
body. As Hubbard fell forward on
the ground. the 1. w. w. sent four
more shots into him. Hubbard was
taken TO the hospital. where faint
, hope was held out for his recovery.
but he died az II O'Clock Tuesday
night.
Smith was no, locked in n cell. but
Was In the main corridor OF the jail
when the city lights suddenly went
out about . o'clock. Fourteen men
forced their way thru the mob In
front OF the Jail. broke the door. took
: Smith away and hanged him TO the
, chehalls river bridge.
Go After Campers
When taken from the Jail Brick"
, Smith Is said to have declared. II
don't care what you do. I have done
my duty"
Souvenir hunters cut away most
Of the rope and pulled the body up
to the bridge during the night After
the veterans put the attackers TO
flight II was reported several armed
men were seen going over the hill
west OF the city.
Posses were sent after them, but
they we're not found
Chief OF Police Cusac OF Olympia