South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-06-26
CORONCR'S JURY
RETURNS SINGLE
MURDER CHARGE
{. h. Mcdowell. Dead Mine
Superintendent, Blamed
for One Death.
GET NO INFORMATION
Remaining 20 Nerdicts Bring
Death by Unknown Per
sons" Decision.

HEBRIN. Ill., June 25-CBy A
Pc. X Mcdowell the one
Iesged superintendent OF the south
orn Illinois Coal compauy'S strip
mine half way between Herrin ana
Marion. III. was the only man
charged with murder by the coron-
er's jury which concluded itslnvesti-
cations sunday night.
The nou-union men. the coroucr's
jury decided came 90 their death
by "gunshot wounds" al the hands
of parties unknown % this jury as
the result Of activities on the pars
of officials Of the wrecked Lester
mine"
The remaining verdicts. % En- as.
stated that each individual came
to his death by gunshot wounds az
the hands of persons unknown"
No additional Information con-
corning the identity OF the Is un.
known dead was unearthod during
the course of the inquiry which took
the jury to the local hospital and
into the rooms OF wounded non
union men
Allen Findlay. wounded timekeep-
or for the Southern Illinois Goa co.
now I'm the Herrin hospital gave the
jury re Information on which -
based Che verdict Of murder return
ed against Mcdowell the dead
superintendent.
Mcdowell and were standing
on the edge Of the pit when he ask
ed me, as he pointed to a dark OBJ
ject I'm the nearby woods lis that a
man% quoted Findlay.
"No." I replied. ne continued.
hut he fired and the man threw
his hands in the air and fell Nc
Dowel was a good shot"
The verdict OF the jury according
20 the coroner. Bin" MCGOWAN and
the foreman Of thf coroner's juS.
Joe Barringer. represents the unit
ed sentiment 81 Williamson county
on the massacre OF Thursday. ana
the events leading up 10 g."
The cOroner'S investigation got
under way early Sunday Afternoon.
and adjourned 10 permit the jurors
10 attend funeral services for Joe
Pichovich 22-year-old Lithun.an
union miner. slain in The skirmIsh
Wednesday which preceded the
massacre OF uon-uuion men Thurs
day morning Jane %. Il resumed
deliberations late sunday afternoon
Members Of the jury were Robert
Glenn. superinteudeat of the Herrick
water works; Louis Gibbons. CAR
tervile. H.. union miner. John
Amms. Herrick. II-- Phillip &oales.
CarteTyil,e, union miner. Joe Bar
rIngton. Marion. IN union miner.
Tom Thornton. HerricN, Ill, eiectri-
oian
Policeman Testific~
The first witness was William A
Thornton. a Marion. H. policeman.
you don't know who did the
shooting. do you asked the c0ro-
ner. william IT. MCGOWAN
80 SIR" replied the witness. Il
don't know anything about f."
That was the substance OF his
testimony and OF those who follow
ed him
Col Samuel Hunter. infantry M
nOis national guard who has been
here for ten days and who has re-
peatedly asked the adjutant general
Of the state 90 send troops 10 pro-
tect the nOn-uui0n miners. accord
ing 20 his own statement and thar
of C. r. Burlington. secretary of the
Greater Marion Association. was the
next witness Mr Burlington was
captain in the army intelligence sec
ton during the war
Col Hunter told ~ being held up
by mine guards and taken 20 Nine
Supt. c. x Mcdowell of the strip
mine OF the Southern Illinois Coal
company last SUNDAY night Col.
Hunter testified that he urged No