The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-12-19
EYE WITNESS
TELLS OF KILLING

Marion, ILL.,, Dec. 1S (By the Asso-
ciated Press).-Dr. o. F. Shipman
testified today at the trial of five
men in connection with the Herrin
riot that he had been an eye witness
OF the shooting down of six unarmed
men by mob in front Of the Herrin
cemetery the day Of the killings.
Two other witnesses, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Nelson, testified they had seen
crowd of armed men drive 80 or 40
unarmed prisoners from the strip"
mine, where the trouble started, pasl
their farm near the mine.
r. o. Greer, former mayor Of Her
rim, also testified he had seen the
prisoners brought from the mine and
that there were 48 in the group es-
corted by 25 or 80 armed men. He
said there were several hundred spec
tators about the mine and he saw au-
tomobiles from Missouri, Indiana,
Kentucky and other states.
DR.. Shipman testified he had fol-
lowed the mob and it's bleeding,
pleading captives a mile and half
through the streets of Herrin to the
cemetery and that there had been a
volley Of shots and that he saw the
six prisoners drop to the dustry road
The witness testified a man he
could not identify stood over the
prostrate victims and emptied the
contents Of two revolvers into their
bodies. He swore that Joe Carnaghi
one of the defendants, had fired into
the PROSTATE body of Howard Hoff.
man of Huntington, Ind, one of the
20 non-union men killed during The
riots, and that blood had spurted into
the air as the bullet struck.
"Oh, men, men, what are you do
ing?" the witness quoted Hoffman al
saying. ~
''If you have ever said your pray.
ers, say them now, d you, for you
won't have much longer" he testified
an unidentified leader of the mob told
the prisoners just before they were
shot down. ~
Asked If he could tell who did the
shooting, DR.. Shipman named Joe
Carnaghi, and Leva Mann, two Of the
defendants now on trial, and Percy
Hall and Jim Gallagher, who. have
been ipdieted yhDt who are mot de,
fendsn in rsspo1 resent esss I.
81 eSe defendantS fsa f@ko was marrisi
in the jail tenisk Jto Anna Campbell
18 years old, Of Marion, was brought
into the evidence for the first time
today. Hitler was the fifth and las
defendant who has been mentioned II
the testimony as having been seel
with guns during the rioting.
George Nelson was the first wit
ness to name Hitler, whom he sal
he had seen among the crowd at tn
mine in the morning, but without
gun. DIR. Shipman testified he ha
seen Hitler that night with a gu
strapped about his body and tina
Hitler had said to him that some q
the prisoners had gotten away an
that he was bound back to the min
to search for them. Shipman ais
said that he had seen Leva Man
step out of the mob at the cemeter
after the shooting, wave gun abor
his head and declare:
1 "Come on boys, we've got two MOI
down here"
: Under the longest and severe
| cross examination yet given ar
states witness, DR.. Shipman said
had represented coal companies
e "about 100" claims cases in the pa
v three years. He denied, however,
was prejudiced against the mine
: and said he had represented "thr
n or four" miners in suits.
e Asked why he did not go to pr
Q tect the six prisoners from the me
v he replied: ~ did not dare"
Il Marion, ILL.,, Dec. 19.-Four guar