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r. r *. y, •j % • »• #*-gave them' etkctatlve authority to act. Dozens of spifcfhl deputies vere appointed, search Warrants Issued and things began to pick tip. Orfe by one the strikers were dttight, brought before the committee of twelve and questioned. Houses were searched, and emery dust, blue vftrol, dynamite and ammunition were found. This was also taken before the committee. As fast as Information was gained by the committee it was handed over to the grand jury. There was | no argument allowed; the strikerslt; were not handled with kid gloves; j in fact, they were treated rough. The ■ union hall was searched and incrim-l inafing correspondence confiscated.Those strikers who were incriminated by the evidence were immed-j iatelv arrested and placed in jail.! Those who could get away needed no invitation to leave, and by Monday night there was not a striker nor a strike sympathizer in town, nor in any oth'-r town on the Missouri 1 North Arkansas Railway. Tuesday morning thlt;* body of E. C. Gregor, a -triking machinist, was found hanging to a railroad bridge near town. The investigation just closed failed to locate the responsibility for his. death. !iAt the time this nappend the legislature was in session, and approp-j riatod $.r»,0u0 and appointed a com-! mittee to investigate it. During Feb-j ruary testimony was taken in Little Rock, where the strikers and strike sympathizers testified. The 20th of March the committee came to Har-, rison to complete its work. Senator ! Norfleet, in his closing remarks,,
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Harrison Daily Times
Harrison, Arkansas, US
Mon, Jul 02, 1923
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