The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-10-30
MOTHER JONES REFUSES To TAKE
STAND IN BEHALF Of KENNEY

miners. heavily armed. from Marmet.
| kanawha county. across Boone TO the
! border OF Logan county, in the south
ern part of the state. with the avowed
purpose OF organizing the no-unlon
fields of Logan and Mingo. and re-
leasing the martial law prisoners from
! the Mingo county jail.
| At the inception OF the march. Moth
er Jones appeared suddenly upon tho
scene. assembled the armed miners
around her on Lens creek and urged
them 70 return peaceably to their homes
according to testimony OF numerous
! miners who turned states evidence IN
previous trials here. She read teie-
gram purported To have come from
, President Harding advising the men 10
d.Sband and go home.
Declared Telegram Fake.
About, this time. according To tesu-
rory which has not been denied. kecney
AMI Fred Mooney, seCretary-trcaSuFeF
of District u. appeared on the scene
and demanded TO see the telegram Wn'n
Mother Jones refused 10 give them
/ kccncv then is alleged to have address,
ed the asscmhlage advising the men not
to pay any attention I" the 'eIesra,n'
,ha, Il was 4 fake" lie advised the
miners 10 remain there. according 10 '"e
testimony. until he drove with N"oneE
70 miles 70 district Headquarters IN
Charleston. and called President haro-
ing on the telephone 10 learn X IN" 'c'e-
or,,, yv,s genuine. He and Mooney sent
word back to the aSS"hhIaEe that NV
had talH"d to the Presidents SeCEcta''
Mr.. christian. and he Informed them
,ba telegram was fake. according I"
| tho evidence.
This iDcidcn. tho state will cite Z"
,rnva that krcrey and Mooney were IN
sincere in efforts they claim 20 nave
! made % turn the armed band back.
Success in their Efforts to have Mother
ro,.s testify FOR the good of the or
a,-" v.as alr,os. within tho grasp "t
,,forsc attornnys. with strong pressure
hrn,cn, ~ bear uron her through other
o~r,nizcd labor channels. on the eve
~ ,he oneninc Of the kcency trial lh'F
ro,;rio5 attorneys for the state To meet
,rc,,, IN Washington TO take the depoS'-
,;o, ~ The aged labor champion. hu'
=. ~. hour set, the taking Of the teS-
,;,,o,,. ,.as pos,poncd and later in the
1.,. ,.oe definitely called of by Attor-
NOV Harold w. Houston. chief counsct
Cor District Il.
Ksepins Her Mouth Shut
7, Searrn Of tae cause FOR THIS Suuaen
,os,nonsnent. a reporter found Mother
! lone. ut the home Of I. Y. towaer'F.
= former nres:den, Of the old kniGn'S or
Labor organization. at 1900 Fifth street
Washington. Admission was gained ny
suN,arruce. for the aGcd women - S'''u
a have been forbidden 20 Sc newSrarr'
We, because os recent severe iiIlesS'
from which she IS convaleSinc. Sh"
was nor-committal and appeared /" y"
unwilling q discuss the armed march
She expressed the hore that all iheSe
,-nrS,cs nigh. % irnn"d out" an! as
SERTED that she could not see her way
clear 20 testify.
II can't do them any good. she SAID,
and So the best thing IS :" keep my
mouth shut" is the way she stated -.
Fral ard spent through years or
hardship and rough existence rs !ah"T
org = ger Mother Jones Is approaching
the 9&rd year Of her life. with a wasted
BODY and with the fire OF hattie gone
from her eyes and voice. She admits
her usefulness is done hut she expressed
A hope 20 live to see the day when or
car;zed labor will come Into what she
believes to be It's Just deserts. That
condition can never he attained. though.