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distinctly heard the reports OF a
high powered rifle from the hill
west OF town.
Il am sure the first shot came
from the window In the Avalon
hotel Another man was lying along
side an automobile IN the street. lie
had rifle and was shooting. ] also
saw another man IA the street
flourinhing a revolver
comicre also testified that he
leapoh from HIS horne aud jumped
into the Avalon hotel and UP the
stairs after the mar he had seen
firing from the window. The man
escaped.
George y. sklff. member Of
Lieut.. Grimm's platoon. testified he
saw a large number Of men escape
from the /. W. W. building.
THE ranks broke as the frat
shots were firoc." he said
with another man ran 90 tn.
roar OF the structure and saw five
men with guns climbing from a sec.
ond story balcony, We were un.
armed and returned to the street A
few minutes later I naw n man run.
ming toward the river. This man.
carrying piski. stopped several
times % reload and shoot AZ the men
who chased him. one 81 the boys
was wounded. bullet striking him
In the los
Hubbard in Lead
Dale Hubbard was In the lead.
chasing this man. A he cionei In
l heard seven or eight shots. The
man wns hit over the head BY a gun
butt By one Of the pursuera. who had
gotten hold o. a gun after the shoot.
ing started. Hubbard was mortaily
wounded by this l w. W. we chased
across the rsumpy field
.. W. Gibbons. chairman ~ the
crntraiia Rua Cross drive. testified
he was driving an automobile near
tho end of the parade. Several
women. including his wife and aauEh.
tor. were riding In the machine. Ito
said no stopped his machine just as
the parade came 20 halt. Tho rear
ranks OF ,ha legion ~er. lua, pass
sng the I. W. W. headquarters. sud
daniy. he said a fusiiiade % shots
came FROM three buildings across the
street from the I. ". W. hall lie
said he heard no shots from the other
nld@ OF the street.
Other witnesses borc out the testi,
mony offered BY Lieut. comiere. de
claring no ono had moved from the
ranks until tho firing started IL
So. IL. .sf.ssst sl..f .s.ms. fss.... 4.
hlEh.powcr~d rifle were heard first.
the fusiilaas coming as II BY signal
Tho rsfin h said 10 hav. been fired
from the hili west o. the parade.
Range Downward
Dr. l.. c. scacc. who treated the
woundcd men at his hospital i'm.
mcdlatciy after the shooting. report.
cd that Dale Hubbard Was shot thru
tho abdomen. one bullet passing thru
tho liver. Den canagranda was shot
thru tho stomach and liver. Lleut
Grimm was shot thru the body, the
bullet passing entirely thru and
tearing fatal wound. Arthur Nc.
Eifrrrh wa. rho, In III. left ear. the
bullet penetrating the brain. DIR,
Hoaoo arid tho range u all tho bullets
was downward. showing the shots
were fired from above.
The corvner'm jury. called by Capt
David Livingston. brought In yer.
eict after only few minutes con
sldcration.
I'VE. tho jury impaneied Suvefn
Der IL. 1919. to ascertain the cause
OF the death 81 Lieut. Warren q.
Grimm. Dale Hubbard. Arthur McEl.
fresh and lien casaEranda. first be.
ing duly sworn. viewed the bodies
and find that Lieut.. Grimm was
killed by someone unknown TO us by
gunahot fired from the Avalon hotel:
that Arthur Mcf.lfr-mh and Ben
CassRranda were killed by the gun.
atot firt1 from buildings or from the
territory or from the |. W. W. hall
- rartleo unknown 10 us. and Dale
Hubbard was killed by n party un.
known 20 us. but who ran rum the
l. W. w. hall and whom Hubbard
pursued
The failure Of the coronsr's jury
to fix the responsibility for the KIN.
ing Of four legion members was due
10 conflicting testimony regarding
tho time the firing started whether
Il began before or after former aer.
vice men charged toward the I. w.
W. headquarters.
The coroncr's jury was composed
OF Sichoias Weit~r. cabinet maker.
foreman. Clifton Oswald. clerk;
Francis r. Moses. rnncher. u. II.
Johnston. business man: r. u. Foss.
mill worker. and Fred u. Acker,
Riovcmakrr
The inquest was held in the city
hall. II lasted little more than an
hour.
The task OF officials who are NJ.
tempting to bring TO justice all mem.
bcrs Of tho I. w. w. who partici.
pated in the massacre OF American
Legion members. has been somewhat
almpiified by tho fact that Prick
smith. alleged secretary OF the Cen.
tralla I. w. w. local. has turned
states evidence.
Prosecuting Attorney Herman Al
len IL authority for tho statement
that Smith pointed out TO him four
OF his fellow prisoners in Sail here
as some OF those who were In the
!. w. w. headquarters Tuesday AZ.
ternoon. when tho Armistiee day pa.
rade passed.
Denies lie Fired
Smith. according TO Allen. said all
four OF the men he indicated were
armed. and he guessed" they par.
tlcipated in the shooting Smith
claimed he himself was unframed
and fired no shot.
Hundreds Of American Legion men,
all in uniform, many wearing over.
seas hats. ribbons OF the Croix dc
Guerre and the DISTINGUISHED Service