Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-06-26
to some extent, although it is DOUBT
full whether they sensed death.
Self Control Swept Away.

whether such was the plan OIL Tug
striking miners at the outset Vi en
march. But blows brought piooo
and the sight worked the men nv
frenzy that swept away all sen
fcontrol.
The line of marchers, followed ny
still other flivvers-mostly all Inv
yers-prevented the newspaper iiieA
from turning in the narrow roau'
They waited until the line had passed.
turned and then took short cut III
to Herrin, planning to intercept Tue
miners. But they swept throush
tho town and back out again with
out sighting the army
| On every street corner were men
and women and scores OF small chil-
dren eagerly awaiting the III
umphant entry of the conquering ne
roes But they did not enter. III
stead men in cars that had original
Inv brought up the rear OF the line
dashed into the town.
To favored acquaintance VINO
lined the roadway on the 'outsklrls
they shouted the tidings "They re-
not coming in-they broke away.
Maybe they did.
Bernard and, as already related,
some of the miners, maintain they
Ibid not. Instead, they were called
up in groups, and ordered to run
into that field ON the roadside. And
as they ran rifles cracked, and the
driven men pitched forward one
by one.
I superintendent Mcdowell, accord
| ing to some accounts, was the flrst
man shot, just few hundred yards
\ beyond the point at which the line
4 passed the newspaper men.
| Bernard said that, when told to
run, he did so, but as he saw or in
/ stinctively felt the rifles leveled at
his back, he pitched forward face
/ down Joseph Williams, Chicago
i a waiter at the mine, followed suit
That Williams was playing pos
sum" was discovered first, and Ber'
I, nard was yanked to his feet mo-
ment later. Then it was he asked
if there was brother in the
4 crowd One man responded anc
4 Bernard gave the countersign. two
i others stepped to his side. one o.
,|these fellow lodge members escort
i ed him to safety while the attention
: of the band was engaged in wingine
\ the other two, bounded like hares
were seeking shelter in underbrush
There were cries of there HI
!, goes" and there he is followed b.
yells and shots.
/ After losing track of the linz
! that was headed for Herrin, thu
i newspaper men did not encounter ac
ton again until they saw will
i groups Of the strikers, now complete
\ ly transformed from reasonably legi
II innate guards of prisoners to maj
hunters, beating the bush for human
j quarry.
Then they saw two men, clothe
; torn and blood soaked, driven GU
from the timber. The prisoners
pleading, but with hope obviousl
abandoned, had their hands raise
high.
n Whether these were two of TIL
lsix men who were later walked ,ou
to the South Side School and on t
the cemetery at Herrin has not bee
established. 1t is known that at tn
cemetery, these six had their shoe
!, and stocking torn from their feet
and they were pounded forward
An old woman stepped out in tn
roadway, with arms extended, plead
ingly, 20 what are you going {
T dor she asked. A strong arr
+ felled her, and the marchers march
ed on.
Il But the elderly woman was an ex
J ception. Young matrons. and eve
maidens, egged on their men folk.
Six, Tied Together, Killed.
Lets make soap of Them" one G
them suggested as the six, bande
: together with three-quarteri inc
!, rope, were shot down with on
volley. An examination showed tina
one of the six still breathed. A
| executioner. with ready knife, com
pleted what the bullets had left un
I finished
Our of four men found under
!, tree in Harrison woods, where tn
body of a fifth was suspended fror
| a branch, had offered gold waite
: and $25 to his tormenters when h
saw all was over.
: You're a good scout" tainted on
of the tormenters. Make q run TO
it, The good fellow was shot dow
! by the man who jeered at him.
"Be one of us, keep moving, an
ask no questions" seemed to be tn
} order of the day in the theater @
! operations, which centered abOu
! Iierrin. A few women sought t
take kodak snapshots. The kodak
were trampled under foot and tn
. women were roughly handled.
: Six small mines, known as Stop
| Il