Salt Lake Telegram | 1906-06-21 | Page 2 | Agent Charged with Slugging

AGENT CHARGED WITH SLUGGING Representative of Labor Union Alleged to Have Knocked Down -and . Kicked a Brass Manufacturer., CHICAGO. June 21. -James Hodek. alias John Sandberg. alias John Haley, a labor union business agent, was arrested ar-rested yesterday charged with slugging slug-ging W. 8. Edwards, a prominent member of the Brass Manufacturers' association.' on May 14 The arrest' .ended five weeks of work by twenty city detectives and private agencies. When the gas and electric fixture hangers went on strike April 1 It was believed ' that if would be short-lived, as W. S. Edwards was known as a "friend of labor." When he failed to acquiesce in the demands of the business busi-ness agents, U,, Is charged that he was marked for victim, of the slugger. Hodek. -the' police say, was employed to attack him. The attack occurred May 14. : Without- provocation, Hodek, It Is charged, knocked Edwards down and started to kick him. : At this Juncture Mert Ker-ner, Ker-ner, who was with Edwards, Interfered. Inter-fered. The slugger drew a - revolver and threatened ,to shoot Kerner if he attempted to Interfere again, saying "this is not your affair." Afterwards Kerner joined tfn the crowd that pursued pur-sued the slugger. p