The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-01

port. IF these men state they have
papers authorizing them to repre-
sent Warren township, the papers
are forgeries. I would like to have
the men who have made these as
sertions brought before me in court
and get to the truth of this affair"
Well Kill YOU"
Other justices of the peace in sur
rounding townships. denied with
equal vehemence. that they had
authorized guards to act in the name
of the townships, at the mills.
The alleged armed guards ape
peared among mill strikers at three
points in the city today, where they
are alleged to have threatened vio-
lence.
Verle Cox of 4001 East Washing
ton street, striker, reported that
he was stopped at Massachusetts
avenue and North street, by four
armed men in an "armored car"
who said they we're guards.
We'll kill you" one of the men
told Cox as they menaced him with
their guns.
Wen hit you on the head with
these guns" another rough looking
guard is alleged to have stated.
Four Men Are Armed
First report of the armed guards
riding through the streets came
when a group of strikers were
stopped at Michigan and East
streets by four men in an automo-
bile. The men we're armed with
rifles and shotguns and rode in an
"armored" car.
Descending from the car, the men.
alleged to be company guards, are
reported to have poked their fire.
arms at Arnold Fullem, striker, of
Is Berry avenue, and Q. B. Morgan,
also a striker. whose address could
not be learned.
Morgan and Fullem covered
against building as the rifles were
placed near their chests.
Cant you take ito" one. of the
armed guards is reported to have
asked tauntingly.
Were going to make you folks in
Indianapolis take it." another guard
is alleged to have said.
Fullem became incensed at this
treatment. Afterward, he told
Times reporter that he and his COM
panions we're walking peaceably
along the street when the alleged in
cident took place
! Can Take It
Il can take H." Fullem said he
told the armed guards. But I'm
not going to take it from your sort.
I am citizen of Indianapolis and
own a home here. served in
France during the war and was
wounded. I believe I. too, have
some rights in this city"
Later, the same armed guards
were reported to have stopped a
group at North street and Massa~
chusetts avenue.
In the latter group was sales
man who later told police and re-
porter for The Times that he never
had worked for Real silk and had
no connection in any way with the
labor trouble.
The salesman, who asked that hi9
name be withheld, told the Times
reporter that he was jerked fro.n
his car by the guards.
He protested loudly to several po-
licemen standing nearby, but they
refused to come to his assistance.
Strikers who were assembled near
the salesman's automobile roughly
we're ordered to disperse by the
armed men.
Standing in a doorway in Walnut
street reporting these incidents was
Heze Clark, police reporter for The
Times. Clark was talking to shop
keeper. A policeman, later identi-
fed as patrolman Walter Gibson,
ordered the reporter to beat it."
You'll Have to Get Out"
The reporter protested that he
was standing in the public streets
and not creating disturbance.
Furthermore, he pointed out that
his police badge entitled him to "a
through police and fire lines
wherever formed.
The policeman showed MIN and
ordered him away. The reporter
then appealed to Sergeant Clifford
Richter, in charge of the squad SUR
rounding the mills.
What is this, martial law?"
Clark demanded.
Il don't know what 1t is" the
sergeant responded. "All know is
that you'll have to get out of here.
When the shop keeper appealed to
the reporter TO move, fearing police
reprisals. Clark left the scene