Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-08-12
G. N. SPECIAL /.
AGENT SHOT
J. DURING RIOT
Passenger Train, Carrying
Non-union Men, Attacked
Near Superior.
EMPLOYEES ARE
ALL KIDNAPPED
/
George Braue Badly Wound
ed-Alleged Leader Of
Mob Arrested.

superior, WIS.,, Aug. 1z.-Fdtr1ek
Whalen, 80, was arrested at noon to-
day in connection with the shooting
of George Braue. Great Northern
guard 1T Saunders, this morning.
Whalen was taken to the hospital
where Braue lays with a bullet wound
in his breast and identified by Braue
as the man who shot him. He is be-
ing held without charge until the out
come Of Braue's injuries are known.
Whalen is member Of one of the.
unions involved in the strike, but is
not himself a striker, not having been
employed in the local railway shops
for long time past.
An operation to remove the bullet
from Braue's body will be performed
at o'clock. His condition is regarded
as serious.
Superior, Wis, Aug. 12.-One Great
Northern special agent was shot and
seriously wounded, another severely
beaten and four others bruised at
Saunders, Wis, seven miles from hers
shortly before 6 a. m. today. wher a
mob of strike sympathizers intercept
ed car load of non-union men en-
route from Minneapolis to Superior.
Non-union Men kidnapped.
< The non-union employees, said to
number about 30. were then kidnap-
ped and taken into the woods near by.
A. detachment of police and deputy
fsheriffs are searching the .wocds Tor
the men.
George Braue, 81. Of Superior, who.
with another guard accompanied the
train from Minneapolis, was shot
through the breast. George Ihrig, Of
Superior formerly district federal
prohibition chief here, was the guard
severely beaten.
The men were brought to the local
hospital for treatment.
The attackers. said to number be-
tween 40 and SO armed men, fired
four shots at the guards. when they
stepped from the coach and attempt
ed to prevent the raiders from enter.
ing the coaches, according to infor-
nation received by Frank D. Kelsey,
district superintendent of the Great
Northern. The guards did not return
the fire, it is reported
Four Men Missing.
Special agents Of the Great North
ern reported to Superintendent Kel-
union workers kidnapped had been
accounted for. Four Of these had
been beaten. One of the workers was;
found six miles from Saunders. He
had ran all the way, carrying a suit
case. He refused to give his name. All
of the workers are from Minnee polis
Police, deputy sheriffs and special
agents still are searching for the. four
missing workers.
No arrests have been made. Guards
said Braue was first slugged over the:
head. knocked to the ground and shot
while he lay face downward. The bull
let entered his back. passing through
his chest. The shooting and kidnap-,
ping took place in full view of the
passengers on the Great Northern
train from Minneapolis.
The mok is reported to have forced
the crew of the train waiting to trans
port the workers to the Allouez shops.
to abandon the train while the attack
occurred. After Braue was shot, how
ever. the engineer was ordered to pro-
ceed to Superior with the wounded
man. ra
Authorities are making a special
effort to locate the leader of the mob
who is said to have been the leader Of
the mob which attacked and beat up
several non-union workers in a fight
in the downtown streets of Superior
last Tuesday. He is also said to have
been the instigator of several other
disturbances occurring here since the
strike of shopmerl