The Washington herald., 1922-08-31
Marion Citizen Accuss
OF Killing Mcdowell
Mine Superintendent.
IDENTITY SECRET,
ACTION is SURPRISE
Union Pledges Means |
Defense of Members,
Says Miners Chief.

MARION. nj, Aug. so.-The gram
Jury today returned It's frst indice
ment In eonnection with the Herd
investigation. The charge ~ maj.
der. and the man named. a nario}
citizen, IN accused of having ffe&
the shot which killed W. K Nc.
Doweil. superintendent Of IN
Southern Illinois Coal Mine. q
dawn. June q. during the march q
Herrin after Mcdowell and th
other mine employees had surrend
cred under guarantee Of safe con
duct.
A warrant for arrest was immedf
ately given 10 q special deputy
sheriff. The Identity Of the man q
withheld until apprehension
This action of the grand jury al
the close of only three days int
vestigstion came as a distinct surI
prise. Attorney General Brundag{
considers Il a sure indication thai
indictments will be voted wheneve{
evidence justifes Indictments had
not ben expected for weeks Th(
explanation given 10 that the prcsI
ecution learned that the accused
man had been selling his propertl
and twas suspected that he mIRhi
have been preparing 10 fee The ind
dictment was suggested by the prcsl
ecutors and actd on at once by th(
grand jury.
Actfen Gomez ssdaerly
This action came while the stat}
chiefs Of the miners union, includi
y Dr0SfAA.N
their attorneys. were in conferenc(
in an Office building across th@
street from the jury room. Farl
rington had just given an intervie~,
TO the effect that the miners uniod
would throw all its force around
the men who might be accused. Ffv}
minutes later the news spread Thi}
is the first action 81 any kind to]
ward fixing responsibility for th}
Hrrrin Massacre. In which twentyl
two were killed and sixteen injured
Miner leaders regard ft as th@
nrst gun in an Industrial vsrfar}
which has on one side the erea}
capitalistic forces Of the nation and
on the other the workers. II aid
ready has become q -csuss.-
Farrington's statement roiiows:
Union Pledges Mea.s.
The Illinois miners union hs1
already pledged every means at I'D
command TO the defense of any o}
Its members who may be indicted
in connection with the trouble al
the strip mine of the Southern IlIil
nois Coal Mining Company.
The Illinois miners union will
~
members. We have a proper appreI
citation Of the magnitude OF the
forces that have combined 10 con-
Wet our members. We shall leave
nothing undone that will enable us
to combat these forces. The very
magnitude of the agitation which
is nationwide for conviction.
jeopardizes the lives and freedom
of innocent men and makes II nee.
essary that the State organizatIor
furnish every possible means OF
defense for our members. and thai
we shall do"
BrundaEe issues Statement.
Attorney General Brundage issues
the following statement in reply q
harrington:
.n. a. s
SUI 'at '"e un,o'
PROCESSES 70 oeieno every one IN
o'c'eo' 'nihh ne mas nsapPre
hension OF the purpose OF TINS pros
ecution. The prosecution. represent
ing the people. is not sssailing tn
miners union. nor is the prosecution
a partisan TO the dispute betwee'
the operators and miners. tn
prosecution is solely concerned VIII
the murder OF large humoer q
men under circumstances whicl
have aroused the entire nation.
am satisfied that the great mass o.
the ki,,ns ,sn 81 Sstensss Mr Fsr,ns,ne rh c,. M