Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-23
DEAD OF MINERS WARFARE
MAY TOTAL ALMOST FIFTY;
INQUIRY GETS UNDER WAY
Governor Small Of Illinois, Demanded That Local Authorities
Probe Tragedy; Moonshine Whisky and the AppeIaton
Common Strike Breakers Held Responsible for the
Outbreak Eye Witnesses Tell Shocking Stories Of Affair."

In the wounded list Of miners ther>
were sixteen In the Herrin Hospital.
three reported in the Carbonate Hos-
pital today and a number Of others
union striking miners believed - -
lying IN their homes.
There was little question thai me
exact number OF dead nevy viii -
known. No one seemed inclined %
drag the pond where bodies were re-
ported thrown and M searching
parties have been orga nizei % ses;c
bodies IN the woods
Killings Massacre.
All reports. whether from miners ~
from strike breakers or mine onerat-
ors agree that the killings were =
ma ssacre- that the victims were shot
down in cold blood after they haS PIC
up the white flag and surrendered
Themselves and their arms 20 The A.
lacking forces Many persons IN ~
county Uphold tho slaughter ~ A.
rightful act of Judgment: cftizena
gathering on the street corners ,av.
night and today laughed and 'okef
over the affair and proudly boastef
that some Of these days people vii
realize mat IL doesn't pay % try %
break strike in villa nxon county,
In the morgue. women and cniersn.
az they passed through. commented On.
/ tho accuracy Of the shooters whp
brought down these victims.
{ Ran Race With Death.
! Men VINO openly boast that th~v
we're IN me attacking force related
/ with apparent pride The stories ~
what in war times would 10 called
> brutality. The story of the artack on
G. K. Mcdowell. strike breakers supe~-
'ntendent, was related BY Mary Nc
Dowei With only one les. ne VA.
beaten 70 death with stones before be-
Ing ridded with bullets, according n
persons who sa ~ they were eve Wit
nesses. He refused 10 march With ~.
other prisoners who were ted together
and told 70 run down the road ha-
tween lines Of attackers. who roursd
buck shot. rife and pistol buIlet. into
them as they fed. saying that he.
just as soon die where ne va.. II.
died where be was. after IA &. .a,6 .,
have made this statement.
The mine safe was lootsd so1 80.
man. with some 81 500 In bills s-oo,,
with a serni-circle Of men around him
ana dealt out the bills Ike cards. ar-
cording to wounded men who we're
there.
shot and Killed Ike Wild Beax,.
The correspondent saw men v-ound-
ed almost 70 death. kicked around IN
me screening sun in dusty roads. He
saw men chased through fields in<e
rabbits by shouting persons yao
opened fire. one catching him accf-
dentally between two fires. Surrounded
BY armed men. he saw a knife plunged
into the throat Of a wounded man vn,
in his dying breath gasped a plea ~,
the name OK my mother. IN the nam.
OF your mother, IN the name OF our god
give me water only to receive laugh,
and jibes such as: Where you're go-
ing you won't see water" AZ ranIv
cursed and Jeered st Dying.
Mothers carried babies into n,
morgues and up to piles of hodie. In
the roads with such remarks as TAX,
LOOK at what your papa did. Kid"
He watched man walk 70 the bed
side Of dying man and curse hin,
and 1eer at him as he breathed his last
Through it all. although the fight area
was traversed a dozen times. ther.
was not A word heard OF sympathy
with a victim. The sentiment seemed
TO be that strike breakers deserved
slaughter and that these had received
Il.
Few OF the dead could be positively
identified. Most OF them had been rifiAd
Of all effects. After lying piled in The
norgues yesterday. they were en-
balmed last night. Scores watched IN.
processes all throug.- the night. maxi
ing unprintable remarks about ,hs
bodies.
Police Warn Against Troops.
The order of Governor small la.s.
night 70 hold 1000 men Of the Militia
in readiness N Chicago. was greeted
on the street here with sarcastic com
ment. 4 member II the police force
r told the correspondent that Il troops
were sent here he'd take the night
police force and clean them out" In
: quiry developed that he himself vyas
the night force.
The request Of the. governor for an
official report brought more sarcasm.
the gist OF which seemed 20 be thar
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