Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-06-23

off the mob, raised a white flag short
Iy before noon Thursday. Water pipes
had been cut and the food supply de-
stroyed when a carload of supplies
was blown up.
The men inside of the stockade made
an unconditional surrender, with little
thought of what was in store for them.
After having given up their arms, the
strikebreakers and guards were tied to-
gether with ropes in squads OF six and
Il march toward Herrin began.
Few could be found who would tell the
details of the bloody slaughter.
Most of the strikebreakers and guards
were dead, too injured to talk or were
missing and had escaped.
MOUTHS ARE CLOSED
THROUGH FEAR.
Mouths of the men who were in the
mob were closed through fear Of prose-
cution or because they were sickened by
the awful spectacle.
Fred Bernard, one of the workers in
the mine, who escaped injury from the
hands of the mob through the pass word
of fraternal order, described events. He
was unconscious for some time from the
beating which he received, however, and
could not tell all Of the facts.
Bernard said he was hired by Chi
cago labor agency to work as cook for
a Steam Shovelers' Union gang. He said !:
81 now understand we were warned
to quit the mine by union leaders, but
none of the warnings ever reached the
men. l do not know whether the bosses
received these warnings or not.
MINERS MARCH
AGAINST WORKS.
"The first crowd Of miners started to
march on the works late Wednesday
afternoon.
"The guards-I think there were about
thirty-were heavily armed and equipped
with a machine gun. They wanted the
kitchen crew to take up arms but we
refused We hid In gondolas on the
tracks inside the barricade Of slack.
Bullets struck all around US during
the afternoon and night.
I'VE crouched down. l don't think any
one inside the barricade was hurt in
Wednesdays firing, although several
miners were reported killed and injured.
The first heavy attack Thursday morn
ing came at sun rise.
"As the attackers came bowling toward
the barricade, the guards fought them
off
WHITE FLAG
Is RAISED.
After the strikebreakers had been
driven back once. they apparently OBJ
tanned reInforcements and about 10 a N.
another attack started.
Some one raised a white dag and the
crowd Of men and women came yelling
over the barricade.
I'VE were frisked for arms. then lined
up and tied together in groups Of six.
1--WE didn't know what we were
in for.
Most Of the boys didn't realize It,
guess, until they were shot. but
when took a look at the red, blood
shot eyes of some OF our captors,
felt the end was near. Many of the
attackers werc reeling drunk.
"They forced us to start marching to-
ward Herrin. As We walked, they struck
us with their fists. and then started TO
hammer us with revolvers.
Mcdowell, the superintendent Of the
mine headed the line. He walked with
slight limp and they apparently took
delight In tOrturing him.
After we marched several miles
we were called up In groups ind
ordered to make run for IT. Into
a field.
''AIcDowelrs group was the hrst
one to be called out, and 1 believe
Mcdowell was the first man killed.
AS the men ran into the field,
rifles and revolvers cracked from all
parts of the mob.
al was IN the second group called MP.
when was told to run. | felt the rifles
and revolvers leyeled at my back and
pitched forward on he ground. My
companion, Joe Williams. fell with me-
They soon found l was playing pos