The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-14
Exhibit Bullet-TOrn
Bodies, Testify On
UnprOvOked Attacks
Hearing Reveals Steel
Bosses Paid for Hire
of Deputies by County


Pinchot on demand Of the Steel &
Metal Workers Industrisd Onion and
other labor and liberal bodies son
Guided today amid the cheers ana
booes Of the workers who dsDoa-
( strated their determination 10 break
through the fascist terror sx5s5arq
since the AnbEi6ge STRIKE Of last
October.
One thousand five hundred n75ii-
tant workers jammed the Senior
High School hall, and many hun
dreds milled around outside.
Sheriff O'Laughlin, who organized
and led the band Of 200 gun thugs
in the murderous assault on the
picket lines, was forced 10 admit
under cross examination that the
shooting Of the workers was IN
provoked.
The fact was established that the
pickets did not arm themselves with
sticks until the third dag OF the
strike after the company had Or
ganized band OF $50 stI4ke-bresk-
eTs armed with clubs 10 assault the
l picket line. When sttoFney Jacob
Seligsohn, representing the Union
established this fact. he 50 ratified
Ohe hireling Of Jones 81 LaueIliin.
state Senator Craig (who defended
the sheriff, that Craig bilrted ont
/ II you are trying 10 discredit the
chief OF the company police N
| Spang d Chahant. for this 7 want
to tell you that II had ORGANIZED
this attack, they (bhe scabs) wouId
nave got through Referring 30 tane
attack on the piEket line the dav be-
fore the bloody massacre.
The local leaders Of the Union.
Polk. Helmet and Comnore. Brought
ont the narrowing stoFy Of brutality
Of Bloody Thursday, how the COM
pang gun thugs continued to fire at
PROSTATE workers living IN gas-filled
bitches. Workers AFTER worker took
the stand and exhibited their bullet
torn bodies. Attorney Stone of
Beaver County, leader OF the Amer
lean Legion, officer Of the iateIb-
gence department in the army, and
one Of the most brutal gun thugs in
the attack. then declared:
81 felt It was my American duty
to put down tie strikes n the
workers in this manner"
The workers expressed their indig-
nation at this rabtd fascist with
prolonged booing which took the
chairman of the commission shipper
Lewis, several nfnHtes 70 restore
order.
Steel Companies Paid for Hire q
Deputies
The testimony proved that the
deputies we're hired and paid for by
the steel corporation. County Con-
troller Charles Gelton, OF Beaver
! County. testified that more than
$4,000 was paid for the hire Of
deputies and that this n1oney was
refunded to the County in fun by
the steel companies and also that
SO 900 was contributed by the q. S
Steel Cooperation whose plants were
not ON strike (T'he American Bridge
Coz. Beaver County stood the ex-
pense of $4,000 for the purchase OF
war material, which he listed as
| follows:
Machine guns, tear gas shot guns,
hand grenades, riot clubs and re-
volvers. These in addition to the
plentiful supply always on hand ?
The deputies were organized and
drilled on the ]. e. L. property in
Aliquippa and selected by Mr..
Chafer of the j. 81 L. Co. ophce.
Many Thugs Not Even Sworn In
As Deputies
The District Attorney De Cas-
trique. of Beaver County. one OF the
leaders of the attack, who was re-
called in a steel helmet. cartridge
belt, two automatic revolvers, and
club, at the head of the attacking
column. had not even been sworn IN
as deputy, the testimony proved. De
Castrioue refused to take the stand.
Before the hearing De Castrique in
formed Shipper Lewis, the chairman
Of the Investigating Commission,
that II James Egan, the leader OF
the Ambridge strike, were to appear
at the hearing, he would be arrested.
Workers Prevent Arrest Of Leader
Despite this, both Egan and e. P
Cush. were present throughout the
hearings and remained on the plat
form. to the delight of the Ambridge
workers. The police feared to make
an attempt to arrest Egan while he
was on the platform However, as
the hearings were going 10 a close
Chief of Police Flocker, together
with his deputies began to surround
Egan. The workers sensing this
move on the part of Flocker. ar
ranged for Egan's escape. They had
fast car waiting outside Of the
hall. and a defense corp organized
which took him from the hall to the
machine and blocked the pursuit OF
the deputies, much to the chagTin
Of De Castrique, Flocker and Caul
who stated that they had five war
rants for 'inciting to RIO" for or
ganizers of the Union.
This hearing must not result IN q
whitewash Of those responsible for
the murder of Adam Pietrusld and
the wounoing and manning Of 30
workers, the instigation Of reign
of terror, the use of extra-legaI
methods, the denial of civil rights.
Workers everywhere must demand
the Indictment and prosecution Of
District Attorney De Castrique, She
riff OLaughlin. and Steel Company
officials responsible tar thesa aAro-
cities