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Show ARREST LABOR SLUGGER ON MURDER CHARGE CHICAGO. Juna I Walter Stevens, an alleged labor slugger, - waated by tha Chicago police ia eoaneetioa with the murders of Vinesnt Altmaa and William (Dutrhvl Gentleman, labor leaders, was arrested last night at Black Oak, a hamlet near Gary, lad. According to lha police, Stevens' boast that be had killed a fellow ia Chicago Chi-cago led to his arrest. Chief of Police Martin of Gary received re-ceived word that a mas, who aaid be had alaia a maa ia Chicago, waa at Black Oak, four miles from Gary. Summoning Sum-moning a posse, tha chief obtained aa automobile and went to Black Oak. He found tha maa atandiag under a tree and pretending to be aa autvmobilist, who bad lost bis way,, begs a to ask him questions. Stevens cams closer, carrying re volvet in each hand. "Throw up vour hands I am aa officer," of-ficer," ordered tha chief. At the asms instant each member of tha posse leveled lev-eled a pistol at Stevens, who surrendered surren-dered without firing a shot. A posse was organized at Gary, Ind., early today to aearch for ''Red Coa-aors," Coa-aors," who is wanted. in eoaneetioa with tha Chicago labor murders, and who ia believed to be hiding near Black Oak. . |