The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-01
Deputy Sheriff Shot Through
Head Despite Plea Not to
Fire Any More IS.
FIGHTING REC UNITED.
One Man Says He Slept Un-
der Tree While Bullets IS
Passd Overhe ad.e

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CHARLES TOWN, May -. CBy
the Associated Press wtts
] lnesses at the treason trial of Wit
liam Blizzard testified today they
were forced to partioipate#in the
armed march" against Logan and
Mingo Counties. John Brinkman,:
musician with carnivals and uaye.
Z! ing shows. said a man with q pistol
ordered him onto train which
carried large number of the
marchers from Danyille, and told,
of his experiences around Blair
He also described the shooting ot
! Deputy Sheriff John Gore and two;
: companions. s5..s35issss. ~
1 The other witness. Henry Cru1ks
1 shanks. said he Joined the march
/ after he heard at mass meeting
OF members Of his local union, that
men not going willingly would sbe.
made to 60.
Cruikshangs who lives in Glen
Jean, testified that: after "a host of
US" proceeded to DanVille they;
| were sent back to their homes @
About week later. all went by
automobile to Blair. and elaterswent1
on to the firing line wearing
handkerchieEs to identify them to-
each other. Smiles spread around
when he told how he lay downab
tree and went to sleep while bulls
lets were flying overhead.
! Ordered Onto Trai
Brinkman, who was8ins DanFiflsI
w. Va, with thee" Old 81 Kentucky
Shows last August was ordered
onto a train by armed dsjminers
equipped with rifle and takenAtos
Blair, he testified today. ssss
He identified Blizzard as the man
who brought u large qu uantity oS
am munition to Blair and made sas
speech in which he said Nov yolss
have what YOU have been ting
for. now get them -
Rrinkman also told r how Deputy
Sheriff John Gore%and two sconpan-;
ions named Munsey @ and GaffigoS:
ers' party led by the esRey.sJessesWf
burn and of which theswitness#W vas
a member. They were ssIotSwhen
they failed to give the escorrectswatcb#s
word. and Munsey, wounded ,SswaSss
shot through the head Saftershe hadsss
begged the men not to n fire. any
more, the witness said i as|ss ssss
The two parties metSinS the hill So
and Wilburn asked, Tho are
you? ?" Gore asked the same#auess
ton and Wilburn again asked
word. Gore, Munseys and Gaffigost
answered .amen' IN stunis on and dss1is
the men around Wilburn fired US
Munsey and Caffigo ellswithontsrs
turning. Gore. wounded s. hid be-.
hind a tree and fired two shotsSbe.
fore he was killed
Beaaed Efor&Life
Munsey. wound ed FL through thas
neck and body, sal d y Boys syousyesS
shot the wrong man and asked
them not to shoot. One Of thesmeEs
placed a high power rifle eight
inches from Munsey's head and
fired shot that penetrated@justsS
above the eye.
Brinkman said after this Sclashahe@s
volunteered in the commissaTyEde
partment and made three tripssons
train gathering men. munitions
and supplies. He avoided groura
armed with rifles, he said, because
such parties were sent to- the il1ss.
He stayed in Blair until he fed
eral troops came In: Some 5of the
men got him place ina mine;stheS
witness said. and later he rejoinsdsg
his show and was playing inSanofh
er show in Charleston, When sheswas
arrested.
Crossexaminationb by T.SCsSTownSs
send started with employment Of
Brinkman to Amar about SepteIus
Der z. said by both witnesses ami
lawyer to have been in = They
traced back his previous traYeis,
Huntington, Parkers
burg. Cincinnati, Cleveland sNeMzs
Eagle, Cannonsburgsan and HeidIf
burg, Pa, and covering all the tinlss
between August Z and Sep member
q Then the witness said Eheshaassg
been talking about 1920, ,sand SinAn
gust, and September, II ;shesswas1s
participating in the march. Oh5
yes" was Mr.. Townsend 'sSdry coM
ment. So.
Release of3NIens sSongh
AS the armed marchss trja 1s
went into zth cir second weekstoday
with the state producing &theSeYf
dence on which it seeks oEhaXeS
William Blizzard found guilty. oh
treason, a moyeIwas onEf otstoko OBJ
tain release und er bail il#ofSthe
eight prisoners still u ins theSc count 81
jail. All the others sthesmoEs
whose cases came here fors trial.
under a change zofSvenue have
been at liberty und bail
some time.
with six with nesses heard in4h
day and half devoted to test ss
mony last estim ates varied aWfd
" as to the time 1T would dEtaketos
finish hearing OF stheS BliZzaEdz
case Before the3trfal began
torneys made plans bout
while some court 10 officfaIsa andob
servers were inc linsdstn nSdoableS
80 Continued OnSP3Ee$E $Esieht9S asTS