The producers news., 1934-04-13
BRUTAL MURDER
YOUTH IN MONT.
CCC CAMP TOLD
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that afternoon, around A, we all
crowded around Abe's tent. We
looked in. We saw he was in bad
shape. He was crying and was in
great pain. Captain Cunningham,
captain of the camp who had
brought us all from New York
City, and was in charge, wouldn't
let US go in The tent.
"The doctor came ABOUT 6:45 p.
m. We sent 40 miles away for
the doctor. From 1 o'clock On Abe
had no medical attention. The cap
tain wanted to move Abe to the
first aid tent. The fellows said
not to move him, as he was in too
bad condition to be moved. He
was moved anyway. We could see
how much he was suffering. The
two first aid kids gave him a
needle in the right arm before the
doctor came. I don't know what
it was. Abe died at Z o'clock, right
after the doctor came"
! The death certificate, which is
here reproduced, said that young
Yankowitz died from "cause un-
known" This was the first link
in the chain of conspiracy to hide
the facts of the case. The death
certificate states that Yankowitz.
had a cerebral hemorrhage" and
fractured SKULL" The brief news
paper accounts of the case which
finally leaked out, stated that the
government officials had "exhon-
Grated" the foreman, because Abe
Yankowitz was alleged to have
broken the rules "by washing his
mess kit in nearby stream"
Witnesses DecOyed
The sworn statement of Irving
Steinberg reveals that Captain
Cunningham, the hard drinking
army captain in charge of the
camp, secured the release of the
5 foreman within two days. Stein
: berg said, Cunningham then wen
to West Yellowstone, the neares
town, where Santana had been pu
IN jail. The next morning Gun
ningham brought the foreman bac
to camp. He got him out of jai
and he was back in camp and %
the job. Then we refused to wOrI
Cunningham that night pulled /;
gun on us. We didn't eat tha
night. We were afraid. About
of us had refused to work. Sat
urday l left camp with anOthe
fellew and hitCh1hil0ed away"
The brother of Abe, Harr
Yankowitz, pressing the case, wa
told by. the government that tn
case was "passed over" by tn,
Grand Jury because the witnesse
were not present (see reproductio
of letter.. Irving Steinberg, VIII
was subpoenaed to appear, tells
q his remarkable story that it wa
! the marshal's office itself, whic
: kept himself and other witnesse
n from appearing.
n 81 was subpoenaed with sever;
: other witnesses" Steinberg tol'
|, the Daily Worker, ITO appear j
. Cheyenne, Wyoming, at the Gran
! Jury session. It was about lat
: October. We were going to tie
about the killing of Yankowit
9 The New York Marshal sent us Of
!. and gave US expense money. Whe
n we got as far as Cleveland, Pa
4 Rosen, one of the witnesses, got
: telegram from the New York Ma
~ shal not to go any further, tn;
. the case was postponed. We wel
on to Chicago anyway. and sent
telegram to the Marshal in Ne
q York. We wanted to know VIII;
N we should do. We received vii
l. from the New York Marshal
Is stay in Chicago for day. A fe
II hours later we received telegra
% to leave the next morning for Ne
" York. This telegram came fro
as the New York Marshal's offic,
a We got to New York Saturda
u morning. We came to the Ma
ne shal's office in the old Post Off
building, and he told US the ca
a was discontinued until further n
er tice.
It, They Took Yankowitz AWAY
r The drunkard, Capt. Cunning
ly ham, was not satisfied with IL
to ! freeing of the killer of Yankowii
He even denrivad tho CCr hour