Bisbee daily review., 1922-06-23
SHOT R|DDLED VICTI I'M GIVES FIRST ACCOUNT
 IF MASSACRES
Mine Workers Are Declared to Have Been Shot Down
 After Surrendering
SOME RESOLVE STRIKER
No Workers Were Injured in Actual Fighting, Declare
 M e n in Hospital

HEHR1N, Ills, June 22.-(By the Associated Press) = Half a dozen wounded men, some of them lying on deathbeds, tonight gave an Associated Press correspondent the first actual eye witness accounts of the mine fight last night and this morning, which brought dozens of casualties when 5000 armed striking miners attacked the Lester strip mine near here, which was being operated by imported work CTS and guards.
 Shot Down in Cold Blood
 The substance of the statements by the wounded, who were among the be- sieged, was that not a mine worker was injured during the fighting, out that the numerous killed were shot down in cold blood after they had sur rendered themselves and their arms. There was nothing from the union miners to contradict these claims Sev eral of the men imported to work the mine absolved the strikers from blame saying that the ones responsible were those "who sent us here under false promises that there would be no trou- ble," and that "the miners would not object"
 Some of the wounded interviewed were in the hospital here Others were located in their homes through secret channels.
 Joseph ORourke of Chicago, com missary clerk at the mine, gave the most vivid account of the fight. His story was related as he tossed in pain from halr dozen bullet holes through his body.
 Doesn't Blame Miners
 "I was sent down here by the Bert rand Commissary Company, in Chica- go,' he said. T had no idea what I was running into. I don't blame the miners much for attacking us, for we were unknowingly being used as dupes to keep them from their jobs. We were given arms when we arrived. and p. machine gun was set up at one corner of the mine. Guards were with us all the time. and most of the guards were tough fellows sent by Chicago detective agency. I understand the miners sent us warnings to leave town or we would be run out. We never got them: perhaps the bosses did. When we saw the miners approaching yes terday afternoon. we did not know what to do. The guards prepared for fighting. but most of us workers want ed to surrender.
 Bullets Rain On Defenders
 Through the night, the bullets rain ed on us. We sought shelter as we could, the miners climbed upon the coal piles and earth embankments, and We were unable to see them The guards kept firing, but most of as hid. Then the miners blew up our pumping station. We had no water. and our food supplies were in a freight car in the hands of the miners. About sun- rise We put up the white flag. Then the miners poured in and we surrend- cred our arms.
 up to this time. not one of us had been injured that I know of, although I understand that several of the min CTS had been shot The miners spread around quickly, and tied us together in groups of three and six. The tied men then were rushed off in different directions. Some of them tried to run but they were shot down as fast as they moved.
 Machine Gun Operator Slain
 cone miner asked who was the ma
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