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Women Point Out Fine Workmanship
Of Fathers to Children in Meraus.
Citizens Boast Of Massacre.

! Herrin, June 1.-Two more bodies
| Of men slain III Thursdays mine battle
were recovered from q Rond near the
mine OF the Southern Illinois Coal COM
| Deny and brought to the morgue here.
lsa rliel reports had placed the mum
| Der of bodies in the pond at II or 10.
! Official Investigation. OF the mine
! war which resulted in The death OF
| from .. TO 10 persons ,near here be-
! gan, ID response TO inss demands
! FROM Governor Len Small for action
| BY local authorities. Coroner N@Go-
| wan announced TIM, au:iaquest would
| be heil :r',ntd:G e.! AIT states At
! tornrS f,e.Jr< l.. Dcty said thar spe.
! c.al gr.rG Jury would ep convened FOL,
=; loving he inquest 10 inses tiGnie me
: L. -saf'!e
, The states ut:orre! expressed doubt
! that Any tiehn!fe results would be OBJ
| il ned through The investigations, say
i ing tia. it wus virtually impossible to
ohta;n evidence. He insisted, however,
| thai every possible .stept would be
! taken ond s"iegra phed Governor Small
TO that effect. .
simultaneously Sheriff Melvin Tsax-
! ton. ar Marion the county scar. sent
te.xralas 10 Governor Small in re-
. Spouse to the governors demand s,t
! information, saving that the situation
| was we'll in hand, and there WAS nc
danger OF future outbreaks.
Duty .ud that the disaster could be
| blamed directly on :hs .,usi opers tors
! who imported uon-urion workmen
| when they knew Fiat, such action
would leId to VA,
This massacre Was due entirely to
these efforts TO 20 against The known
feelings OF this county, he said.
"There have been man! disorders here
in the past There, have been many
mine troubles AL have resulted in
bloodshed. 1t is we'll kp' WI that a
strike cannot be broken in Williamson
county Yet nou-union< strike-breakers
! were sent in here
Herrin was absolutely quiet. Some.
one found couple OFFS ST. Louis news.
papers and & crowd Immediately gath.
cred to read about the massacre. Few
out.ot-.own p :pers are available, most
of them being brought 10 by travelling
salesmen.
II WAS believed The inquest would be
given onl. a formal Start, and thai
It then would be adjourned for week
or 80. -,
A recomm end ation that orders ion
mobilization Of Illinois troops be can.
celled VI once WAS teiegrsphed to Gov
ernor Small by State Director Of Mines
Medill,' who said he feared the orders
would prove to be 81 great mistake,
and might cause trouble. At Marion
when reports were received that
troops were expected, the town was
thrown into excitement. Many per
sons went to the railroad station tt
meet trains.
In the wounded list, there were six.
teen In the Herrin hospital, three re:
ported in the Carhondale hospital an6
q number OF others, :. union striking
miners, believed TO be in their OWL
homes.
There YVES little question that the
e1ac; number of desd VIII never b.
known No one seemed inclined K
drag the pond where bodies were re
ported thrown and 40. searching par.
ties have been organized % seel
bodies in II, woods.
All reports, whether. from miners OF
from strikshreakers or mine operators
agree thA, the l-h:nGs really were
ma ssa ere, that the victims were sho;
down In cold blood after they had pui
up the white Gag and surrendered
themselves and their arms to the
lacking forc"s. Many persons in rl.s
county uphold the slaughter as right
full act of Judgment. Citizens gather
ing on the street corners laughed ant
ioked over the affair, and proud!
boosted rhst' "srne of these days PEG
pie VIII real.,:e thar it doesn't pay II
try TO breaI: i s.r.he- in Williamson
county
In the moIgue, Wou:en and children
as they paSSad through, commented Il
the accuracy ~ the shooters, VIII,
brought down !hese victims. e.,
Men who openly boast that the!
were in the attacking force. related
with apparent pride the stories OF
what in war lines would be called
brutality.