New Britain herald., 1929-10-02
} STRIKERS DEAD, l9 PERSONS HURT
 IN MILL RIOTING
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(Continued From First Page) of the night force at the mill called by the United Textile Workers union because il was claimed the owners ot the plant had failed to keep agreements made when nine weeks strike was settled t"o weeks ago.
 The dead men and 15 of inc in 1ured were shot Sheriff c. F. Ad- kins and three deputies were pain fully beaten.
 The walhout occurred without notice at 1 o'clocl this morning. At G;So o'clock, when the shifts changed. workers entering and leaving the mill were accosted hy pickets. Several fights started. Then someone fired a shot
 A fusillade followed in which Sam Vickers and Randolph Hall union members. fell dead, Twelve union members, two non-union men and deputy sheriff were taken to the Marion General hospital with bullet wounds.
 List Of 1niurcl
 The injured are:
 T. l.. Carver. 4. N Coon, ". M. Sparks, Miss Lucy sparks, Rome Ninish. l.. s. Long. ". $ Black, Kermit Fender Elsie Ballard, Luth- CT Bryson, James Roberts. John Wykle, George McComb. George Jonas and Deputy Sheriff Taylor Green. Sheriff o. F. Adkins and Deputies William Bigcerstaff, Ed Cannon and Allie Stepp were pain fully but not seriously injured with clubs.
 No one today was able to say just where the first shot came from. Sheriff Adkins denied that the shot came from his forces. He said he thought it came from the picket line. He said he was certain some of the shots that injured the men now in the hospital came from the picket line He said one union man standing near him fell when q num- Der of shots were fired from the picket line.
 Five Expected to Die
 Reports from the Marion General hospital at noon said that five Of the persons injured probably would die. The condition of number of others was doubtful.
 Sheriff Adkins announced that he IoI oI1 n fo Gardner, asking for troops.
 Fourteen or the injured are in the Marion General hospital.
 Source Not Determined
 Sheriff Adkins said he did not know where the first shot came from. but he thought il came from the picket line. He said a number Of those wounded had been shot down by. their own people, assert 1 ing that one man standing beside ! him fell as number of shots were sent in his direction. , Carver and Black, physicians at the hospital said, were in a dying condition.
 Officials of the United Textile Workers of America, who called the strike early today, gave as their req sons for ordering the walk-out that mill officials had failed to carry out terms of the agreement by which the recent nine weeks strike at the mill, V hich is located in East Marion. was settled; that more than 11o former striking employees had not been given employment as agreed and that mill <, foremen would not hear the griev- ance committee.
 Wouldn't Tckc Jobs
 Mill officials asserted a number Of the strikers refused to accept their . old jobs. = The Marion Manufacturing com rany resumed operations on an open shop basis three weeks ago, after having been closed for two months due to a walk-out of many of their employees who were members of the United Textile Workers union.
 This strike was followed by clos tng down of the CHnchfiald Mfg. company mill two miles distant
 Many fights occurred at the Mar ion Mfg. Co. mill during tho early days Of the strike, but nobody was seriously hurt. When the CHnch- field mill prepared to reeume work, two companies Of national guards men were sent 10 the village, but when no trouble occurred. they were brought to Marion and biIleted
 A non-union worker moved into q company house at the ChncnuoId p1ill. Alleged strikers and sympa- thlzcrs threw the furniture out of the house and beat deputy sherifs who interfercd The troops were sent back 10 the village and two ad- ditional companies called out. Near iy loo persons were arrested and 54 were Indicted by Inc grand jury on charges of melting 10 riot and re- bellion.
 Two weeks aGo, through the good offices of x. A, Townsend executive counsel 10 Governor c Max Gard Ter, the strikes were settled. Union workers have claimed that mill ov- ecutives failed 70 liy" up D the terms Of the settlement.
 Just what caused thr trouble to- day had not been asrorrainod several hours after !t occurred. There sWl was crowd around the min a' { o'clock this morning
 Driver Of Ice Wagon