Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1923-07-22 | Page 1 | Ugly Mug of Gunman Cause of Calamity

Y MUG OF GUNMAN CAUSE OF CALAMITY Mine Workers President I Produces Letter To I IBack Back Statement 5 Ill July 21 21 r- r r T y The Associated Press The Thae ugly uly countenance of the American gunman l was today blamed for the tho Herrin calamity in a II brief tiled flied by of the workers Elates coal commission In ans anstr tr I i a brief filed tiled by the Na- Na National Na National Co il Co-il This brief bri C CIs Is the tile first t formal expression from the nf lr president regarding Highly 1 ly armed gunmen Mr Sir an answer er saS sa s actually took possession of that hat part of the coun- coun y coun-y y I t Cor r proof ho he offered a let let- let letter ter ler parl oneS to have been writ writ- written written written ten Ly Sherman Eherman one ono or of ti called so-called o called guards employed by bythe bytho the 0 agency who f the called so-called work worle of oC guarding s the property of ot the mole Coal company compan It ItIs I Is addressed to loomans looman's divorced wife Mr Mrs f Fay Kuntz of Marion Marlon Ill III I d a-d d says say In part put I 1 If c been hero here close by since July Jul 9 No doubt you will be sur- sur sur surprised I to learn I X am down here hero witha a gang of Ha Un But Dut Butth tho th 1 Is Winchester rifles tad md 1 field ld guns cuns We Ve are aro only walt walt-j wait wail wailing ing for tor them to start the band pla- pla plaIt pla-ii pla It Ii g Vo We Wc have two guns Plante 11 plante-l plante on the n nam nani I t tao twe 0 on the cool and sleeping cars and sl six j gun on top of the hills They only shoot COO shots apiece a II minute I there them ire cro also guards with 1 h rifles that shoot o emiles miles But Dut as long Jon as they stay three miles away aay they will be safe sate I But heaven heven help them If It they ever start tart In on company I I lEut Farrington impeaches Impeach s the tho pUI poso prompting non roll non of the National Coal Coat asso- asso asso association's briet lie says nys all coal praLor associations In Illinois ho howl hays wl their memberships from It 00 00