, 1922-06-23

BY The Associated Press.)-
so-called because of many acts
iost of them accompanied by
Is preparing for what official
ion with the massacre at the
n ~ and 45 persons were slain
were in the attacking force related
With apparent pride the stories OF what
vartimes would DO called brutality.
e story OF the attack on c. X. Nc.
veil. strfSebeAkers' supcrintend-
: vas related by many. Mcdowell.
= ,niy one leg. was beaten to death
zones before being rIddied with
according to persons who say
A n . essyitnesses.
used to march with the other
pnISners who were tied together and
told to run down the road between
line OF attackers who poured buck
shot. rine and pistol bullets into them
as they fed. saying that he'd Just as
soon die where he vas. He died where
he ives said 20 have made this state.
ment.
The mine safe was looted and che
man. with some 81 500 in bills. stood
with n semi-circle of men around him
and dealt out the bills like cards. &C
cording to wounded men who weru
there.
The correspondent saw men wound.
cd almost to death. kicked around In
the scorching sun in dusty roads He
saw men chased through fields like
rabbits by shouting persons who open
ed fire, once catching him accidentally
betwcen two fires. Surrounded by
! armed men. he saw a knife plunro
Into the throat of a wounded ina who
In abs dying breath gasped a plea:
In the name of my mother. in the
namc OF POUR mother. in h name OF
our God. give me watar," only To re.
fceivo laughs and jibes such as: Whore
youre going o won't SEQ water"
as a reply.
Mothers carried babies into the
morgues and up to piles OF bodies in
the roads with such remarks as: take
a look at what your papa did, kid"
He watched a man walk to the bod
side OF a dying man and curse him
Tand 5ecr at him as he breathed his
last Through 1t ALL although the
light area was traversod a dozen times.
there was not a word heard of sym.
PATTY for a victim. >The sentiment
seemed I be that strikebreakera dc
served slaughter and that these had
received II.
Few of h dead could be positively
Identified. Most Of them had been
rifed OF an effects. After lying piled
in the morgucs yesterday, they were
embalmcd last night Scores watched
the process all through tho night.
making unprintable remarks about the
bodies
That today would bring official ao-
ton OF some kind was undoubted.
That this action would bring little In
the way of results was the prediction
of every one in touch with the satua-
ton.
The order Of Governor Small last
night to hold 1000 men OF the militia
in readiness in Chicago, was greeted
on the street hero with sarcastic com
ment A member Of the poles force
toid h correspondent thai IL troops
were sent here he'd take ''the night
police force and clear them out" In
quiry developed thst he was the night
police force himself.
Tho request of the goyerncr for
an official report brought more sar-
casm. the gist OF which seemed to be
that there was nothing to report off.
cially.
Official statements were scarce.
Everyone talked of the fight and
many freely related their W expert.
enees. yet none even knew OF IL Off.
ciaIiy. The killed simply dropped
dead il was explained when official
statements were asked No one was
murdered. II was said Officially. 1t
was remarked that heze had been 81
killed here since January /.
Early this morning Irveral news
paperme-. were priv informed
that plans were afoot III n a num-
Der OF mines which in Bro. rs years
ents were told To so to a certain mine
at i O'Clock this morning. they would
soc what was termed a party" Many
automobiles carrying men passed in
the direction OF the mine, out there
was no fire and no trouble
All that remains of the Lester mine
is a heap Of ashes. for 1t was set on
IRE shortly after the attackers cap
tured it. Mr.. Lester, the owner, was
reported TO have come here from
Chicago but no one a been able to
ind him this morning.
Early today Sheriff Thaxton told
newspapermen that the situation wns
pwen in hand and there was no danger.
That was the only official statement
in tho early hours of he day.
RFRRIN. Ill. June 23-By The As.