Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1915-05-18 | Page 2 | Moyer Case Dismissed

MOYER CASE DISMISSED Michigan Against Official of at l Federation of at Miners Miner lIn r. r olie I 1 Calumet Mich Uch May 17 The The conspiracy ac acy Indictments found against President dent C. C H H. H Moyer Moer and other officials of or the Western estern Federation of or Miners to the number of or thirty-eight thirty by the tho Houghton count county grand jury jUr a year ear ago as a result of at alleged acts of ot vio yb- Jenco lence said to have been committed at the tho direction of or the defendants during the copper strike Vera nolle pressed today by Judge I P. P 11 H. H OBrien O'Brien In the tho Baraga county count circuit court at lAnse on un motion of ot Protestor W W. J. J Galbraith Galbralth of or Houghton county Among the tho thirty eight men Indicted indict Indict- ed are C C. C E. E Mahoney vice president of the Western Federation of or Miners Uner and Guy Miller J J J. C C C- Lowney CLowney W. W Yo P. P David David- son on and Yanko members of or the executive council of tho the union The other defendants were officers and members of or the four tour locals Into which the federations federation's Michigan organization organisation was waR divided dl The decision to drop the tho prosecution was said to have been one of or the tho first decisions of or the now new county administration adminis adminis- elected last autumn I Expected liy by Moyer j Carson Nev Nc- May 17 Commenting on the ruling of or Judge OBrien Cl Charles arles H H. H Moyer loyer hero as na a witness In a federal fed fed- ed- ed eral trial said today I 1 expected this We Ve would have ha been acquitted 1 If brought to trial The Indictment nt was returned b by a a. grand Jury Jun not only prejudiced but acting Under under un un- der control of or tho the mine owners Some of ot the men en n the tho grand jury were tho the ones that helped deport me from Hancock Hancock Han Han- cock Mich