New Britain herald., 1929-09-16
More Complications

 SSals on the night in question.
 More Complications
 Charlotte, x. C, Sept 16 ET9 - The slaying ot woman active in strikers relief work during SItur- 'day's mob activities against com- munists and labor organizers, with the subsequent arrest Of seven men, today had brought further compli- cations to North Carolina cour which now have before them five Atrials and hearings growing out Of mob violence in textile mill strikes, Meanwhile, officials and workers of the communist party and the National Textile Workers union, who stated after the mob noeging and Kidnapping of scme of their members that they had heard threats against their lives from self styled 'anti-communists" adopted policy of shifting from hotel to hotel or elsewhere, keep ing their whereabouts secret Sev- eral attorneys active in the strike
 
 Ato hotels where they were reported 4shifting their rooms from night to night.
 Mass Funeral Planned - Considerable attention was drawn today to the announcement that the international labor defense would hold a mass funeral for Mrs. Ella
 
 death during the mob frenzy Sat urday. Listen NJ. Oaks of New York, publicity director of the Organiza- ton, said a sign would he placed on the house where the body lay, reading; Ella May, slaughtered py the bosses black hundred martyr to the cause of organized labor"
 Interest in the cases against the 4 persons under charges in con- nection with strike violence center cd in the resumption here today of hearings, one involving 1 alleged anti i-communist members of last Mondays mob which fogged one CTS. and the other eight Commu- nists, and ,upio9 members charged with .s conspirinE to overthrow the government in North Carolina. A third hearing, involving two union- is;s arrested on charges of carrying concealed weapons was set in Gas tonia.
 Inquest Recessed
 The inquest into the staying of Mrs. Wiggins, for which seven men have been arrested and placed un- der bail of s1.00G each on charges of manslaughtcr, was recessed yes terday until next Saturday. Trial of Is men and women for the staying of Police Chief o. F. Aderholt of Gastonia, a mistral in which was followed immediately by the mob activities last Monday, will come up again at the next term of court here. The seven men charged with re- sponsibiity for Mrs. Wiggins death include four who occupied a car which forced a truck load of strik- CTS fleeing from mob off the Gas tonia city highway and three who were in the truck with her.
 F. J. Morrow was the driver of the car which forced the truck off the road and collidtd with it and his companons were Theodore sims Lawry Davis and Troy Jones' Oth- CTS charged with manslaughter are George Lingerfelt. driver of the truck: l.. Sossoman. and Will I.uns ford, employees of the Loray Mill at Gastonia.
 Warrants for the seven men were issued at the request of Solicitor John G. CarpeHer.
 Shot After Collision
 Mrs. Wiggins was shot and wounded fatally just after the truck load of textile union members and the automobile collided.
 Cases of eight persons charged with conspiracy to overthrow the government were set for recorders court here today. Tie cnarges fol- lowed seizure in q house here Thurs day night Of large quantity Of arms and ammunition, including several riot guns, ~'
 Two of the eight so charged are C. N. Lell, and C. D. saylor. who with Ben Wells organizer for the National Textile Workers Union, were kidnapped laat Monday night by mob Of anti communists" Wells vas floGged but Lcl1 and Saylor were not harmed.
 The hearing Of NJ oak and A. NJ GrieI. arrested on charges Of car lying a concealed weapon and rccIi- less driving respectively vas set for Gastonia recorders court today
 Arrested On saturday
 They were arrested Saturday as they approached the place in South Gastonia where q communist rally had ben advertised to take place,
 Tom r. Jimision. chiof defense attorney for the 1G persons charged with the AderhoH slaying has q res idencc here, but has rot occupied it for several days He had lived at various hotels. changing from tim to time. JUrision's home was sur rounded by a mob last Monday night and threats 10 lynch him wer, shouted.
 The labor leaders quarr"red at ho- tcls kept their rooms lock Il. and admitted only persons who jdent- fled themselves