The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-28
LESTER AGAIN ID
 ASK FOR TROOPS
 TOPROTECT MINE
Men Who Successfully Ran Gauntlet of Bullets During Riot Arrived in Chicago
 Yesterday
By Associated Press

Chicago, June 27.--Men who suc- cessfully ran the gauntlet of bull lets in the Herrin, Ill, mine war and then eiuded strike sympathizers who patrolled the roads near Herrin, ar rived here today. The refugees told their experiences to attorneys for the Southern Illinois Coal company. and the evidence will be used by the company in suits 1t expects to bring against the United Mine Workers of America and the county of William son to recover damages.
 Several of the half dozen men ar irving here today were captured at the Herrin mine last Thursday by striking miners and strike sympa- thizers. Their comrades were shot down when the captors indicated a barbed wire fence and told. them to run for it.''
 Fred Macey, full-blooded Chero- kee Indian, employed at the Herrln mine, told the attorneys his story Of running the gauntlet of fire.
 "Run to Fenceo
 "They say. run to fence" he ex plained. They raise guns. We know what come. Me zig-zag this way, that way. Me dodge bullets. jump fence.
 Macey came through without a scratch.
 Vernon Wilson of Battle Creek. Mich, a carpenter, was wounded in the shoulder when he tried to escape through the barb wire fence. He hid for several hours. then attempt ed to make his way out of the Her rim district. As he crossed field short distance from Herrin he said a farmer took a pot shot at him, but missed.
 He arrived in Chicago Sunday with his wounded shoulder still unat- tended He was sent to a hospital
 Another man said that while he was hidingsin a thicket an airplane, which he beleived was being used by the strikers. flew only few feet above his head.
 Appealed to Sheriff
 Some of the refugees said they hao appealed to the sheriff at Marion, Iii. for protection, and asserted that he had told them that they better leave town in hurry. One man said his captors told him Superintendent Mcdowell of the Herrin mine had been taken behind barn and shot 26 times.
 Follett J. Bull of counsel for the Southern Illinois Coal company, said ho had sent a man. a former resident of Williamson county. to Herrin, 10 find if the wounded men in the nos pital there could be removed.
 "This man. whose name l dare not divulge. informed me that it would be folly to attempt it." NJ Bull said. These men are in danger or attack at the hospital. Certain deatn awaits them If they attempt 10 leave. We do not dare to send one of our own representatives to Eerrin. We cannot even try to identify the dead care for the wounded or make \ survey of the damage done at the mine"
 William J. Lester. president of the Southern Illinois Coal company, said he had been informed that strik- ing miners and their sympathizers expected to make m attack on the bospital where wounded mine en : pIoyes are being care for. or to spirit the men away so they will be unable to testify concerning the killing or their fellow workmen.
 Expressing his intention of again anpealing to Governor Small for troops. MT. Lester said he has re- ceived warnings that if he attempt to send representatives to his mine or to the hospital. such representatives will be attacked, as soon as their Identity becomes known