New-York tribune., 1922-12-21
3 Return From
Edge of Grave
To Herrin Trial
Man Reported Dead and z
Who Bear Sears OF Mine
Massacre Recount Sur
render 20 the SlHycrs
Clark Again Identified
Peter Hitler Also Pointed
Out as One Who Killed
Non-Union Men ON March
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MARION. IL, Dee. 2o.-Three live
xhosts esms back from the edge Of the
grave inte the Hsrrin murder triai %
6sv % refute the theory that dead men
ell No tsIos. Two Of them, Wiliism
cssrns ard Patrick Joseph oRourke'
Of Chicago. displayed to the jury me
sesrs left when their throats were cut
The third, Robert ofaeeT, who began
his testimony yesterday, showed me
marks Of bullet wounds.
O'Rourks. who had been reported
Lad. caused considerable surprise
whsr he was "resurreeted" 20 take the
,tsnd a. witness for the prosecution
Ge told a graphic story Of the nois
sbst resulted in the killing Of non-
union men ~ the socthefn Illinois
s.,sn Mine IN Herrin last June. but
she value Of bis testimony was iost y, ~
the state when he failed 20 lueN'ii'
any Il the Gve now on trial.
0'Rourke vas one Of The sik cornp-h.
iens Of Howard Hoffman. TOT WhotY
death the FIVE defendants were inole &c.
He told Of being led through tne i..sil' Llul
street in Herrin, roped with tne olnsi.s' l.i.I
bAreheaded, wounded ara pleeoihS "''-
aooaeS shout their neeks
He testified that the esptors o. tne
ak rad forced them 20 crawl "hen
they could no longer stand on DISssSs
limbs, and had cursed them ana fuO'SS
Dust into their wounds.
Jews Greet Plea for Mercy
A. ths cemetery. he said. he had e5-
r,o,d the general slaughter, thougn
--our5ed twice, only % be cnpturee
sbortly afterward hiding under q
bou.. Then, he testified, he was tico
LIZ Howard Hoffman and the others
end started on tho march through
town.
pairing the march, he said, he was
49, tbrouoh the ankle and fell, taking
IA others down with him. Then some
one shouted that the sherih was e9n
3nR and the captors opeheu ny.
O'Rourke said he suffered i've Woghus I,,
IA The stomach, ann and cnln' hiaA'"b
lis wounds seven In all
Concerning other details OF the IeI5 nui
6sys O'Rourke was hazy. he testlleo
4hat ne saw the crowd snootlng az ~
esmpanions and that some one cut DE
throat. He reeounted how ne hso
eaiIed out his mothers name ana &c.
dress and begged them 70 tell her Is tha'
he had gone. This request ne SAM
vas greeted with jeers, as was his car, Sl,
sIf there. Is & Christian among you iog y,
Cod's sake give me drink oi wayeI.
But then the witness was called upon
20 look at the defendants, without ~
II was IN pain and partly delirious'. |,
he said. "Thers was blood IN my eyes
Lets XIII These Seabs'
A,o.ber survivor, Bernard Jones' OF
ctissSo. told his story Of the messa-
re to-day. Otis Clark was SAID Oy
Janss 10 have been the leader OF the
rrowd who said-as the state outlined
In H. openlng atatement--"Let,s XII
these seabs and stop the breed. III
kin them myself"
CLARK was pointed out By Jones as
the man who harsngued the erowa ano
made that statement he also ioenu,
fied CLARK as one Of two men who leo
eueetinttndent Mcdowell 20 his death.
Jones testified that on McDowelPs
ordeTs Shoemaker had given MIN
GJons) A white flag Just after day
bresk on June % and that he (Jones)
carried the flag 20 q hill top.
NJ want 20 talk 20 your leader" he
sald. according 20 his testimony, and
then, when some one answered him,
he sald, "Well, you want vs 20 leave.
We'll 20 u you give Us safe conduct.
"COme on out and lay down your
arms and well take you out Of the
county" he testified he was answered
on kcDowell's advice, he said, they
left
Things were all right until they got
20 0renshaw's Crossing, where Clark
made his speech, Jones said.
Then there we're cries Of "Shoo'
theml Hang 'eml Tar and feather
theml" he said. Some one else, who
be said, had a kind face, responded
"Ne, ren. these men have had enough
Lets put them on a train and tak'
them out Of Williamson County"
Then Il was, Jones testified, tha
n CLARK made his speech.
"Hs yelled and waved a gun" Jone
a said. II was right near him. And thei
he said; we ought 20 kill all thes'
seabs. They came down here ant
threatened our homes - our county
This is Williamson County, not Wes
Virginia
"fke young fellow said. Let's e