Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-20
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Truce VS. Aresd Upsn
Although Of,csr did not identify any
NJ tbe Attendants - having taken p0rt
In The rioting. he gave the Irst cdin: y:
tr,,ce. which prosecution charges was
vioiated by the infurfated mob OF union
miners.
Oa,cer testified that Mcdowell, the
mine superintendent. had arranged
with a detective agency IN Chicago fos
the engagement OF armed guards sor
ths purpose Of operating the strip nins
the guards came. Up until June y;
o1icsr said. seventy cvarloads OF coal
were shipped away, ,
,.lliHss," Hs 200: .siS g" os:,: SGE: heard two
shots, A number Of our men ran up
ne embn nkment and returned the shots.
The firing seemed to come from two
farm houses. one q quarter OF Z milo
away. Mcdowell and ! were IN tne
once at the time. We tried to get
Sheriff ThaIton on. the telephone, but
we couldn't reach him."
Officer stated thst late IN the after
noon, Colonel Samuel Hunter, repre-.
ssnting the Adjutant General Of Illinois.
telephonod that a truce had been af.
ranged.
Judge Hartwell, on the motion Of
defense, would not permit the Jury to
hear this conversation. While the jury
retired to an outer room, Colonel
Hunter explained that, in an effort to
stop the fighting, he had phoned union
officials at Herrin concerning the truce.
Shirt Ussd a. White Flag
"They thought they could arrange for
q car to 70 from Hsrrin to the strip
mine with q white hag," said Coione'
Hunter, according TO Oficer. II tel.
mine, advising that Mcdowell put up
his white Gag when he saw the one in
tho car from Herrin."
"At about dusk on June ~ rs'
sumed Oficer. Mcdowell told a man
named Jones to stick up a white naS
1t was O white shirt. and the men out
side the mine shot at him - he wal
sticking up this ang Of truce.
"At o o'clock heard explosions in
Ave different sections Of the strip mine,
one at the dam where our water supply
was, mother near the little shovel. Three
hours before that I saw an airplen'
eirclins above and heard explosions fol
lowing 1t. striking the ground; 1t wa'
uOt NhC EAuuuoS hcnANs "S SApsS
sions were on the ground.
"It WAS quiet until midnight, wher
there wns shooting again. We returned
the firs. Before that We had built q
barricade with some cars and railroad
ties. We spent the night behind these
At daybrcak. John Shoemaker and my
self left the barricade to telephone. ir
the company office. We couldn't sc,
any answer. While We were there. ths
men In the woods outside shot through
at US. We had to leave.
Flag OF Truce Violated
eve took down the flag Of truce a.
day break. but Mcdowell told us not e
shoot. ny that time, the firing reached
our barricadc, and our men begged Nc
Dowell to surrender. The white flo,
was waved again, and the mob called (,
US that We would BE- safe II we cam,
out, that there'd be no moro shooting.
Oniccr testified that a leader Of tn
400 or more armed men outside shoo
hands with . couple Of tho strip min
men and promised again there would
no more shooting.
1--WE walked two by two. The
prodded Us little. At Crenshaw
Crossing q man got up and made
speech. He cried: Williamson Count
, 10 invaded by stYlkebrcAkers. The Onl
way to save our homes and to rid our