HERRIN MASSACRES.

Hokitika Guardian, 9 April 1923, Page 3

HERRIN MASSACRES.

Al >1 i’A MAN AND N.Z. CAMI.r. A > -*-«*U I VTH> \. j NKW VOHK, April 7. At M;»rinii. in [Hindis. l'n- jury ;;r fjilit led si;< mint*r.-v r!l;i ! !.:»’<! wiili pou j t idii in tsi<* l!‘'i rin niii’-Gicru. Sc.iiii- . u{ tlioJ-e (lt*fcinl;nns wi r<’ ;i'-< 1 11111<.•<I • at th#* First trial. CIIAKCKS j • coxvic ri(>xs im po*i nr.!•:. j (Received Ibis day at 8 a.m.) j NEW YORK. April 7. i A telegram from Marion. Illinois say- ] that with the acquittal tlie •fen ! j trial of tlie Herrin ma:--;ere cams, an I uupreerrented siluatimi in Anr-riean ■ legal jn.-tiep ocetirr- d v. hi n -lu-lge Hart- i well upon the refille-t of the p!'o-e: lit- j ing attorney, di-mis,.-d the charges oi murder and conspiracy against sevciit;-- j ix other |--r involv- d in the tragi'- , iicmirrem e. The Disriet Attorney, in a statement. , said tile country had been pot to tre- | meiidoi!.- exp'-nse air; ady. f ontinuing. ; 111- cid: “Although we have done our j utmost to prove i" t«'<> idrms that , le .„• men w.-ie runidi refs and r,-spoil- j d'iJ- fur the riots, we Imv- failed and j f am , -nvim-ed Hi .1 it will b- ii:i| o- : si'ib- 1.1 get eonvmtions in ‘his (ountry : "rcgiirule.ss of lit t vi.len. ■••" ] | jl-ei-o v - evid'-ime oi iutimidr-tioii. or - . hid ice.' 'downright dishonesty, and in- - i\. ( . could not be obtained, even m the | first two cases, whore Hie strung,-l u. I -i’ll Q i:i:iin 1 cl';u'Vi.i";"t 1:e 11 rir-otiers with i.ire-imy m - ■i.-'i-n tiu’i .villi H-e rioting at Herrin. I i i i'.seeutiou may later a', tempi !>> ; obtain a conviction on these elmrge-. ] tlioiigli -.uei-ess is considered ui'ltkeh . ]