Hellraisers Journal: Little Children of William Blizzard “Quiet as Mice” During Treason Trial of West Virginia Mine Leader

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Hellraisers Journal – Friday May 5, 1922
Charles Town, West Virginia – Children of Billy Blizzard at Treason Trial

From Indiana’s Richmond Palladium of May 3, 1922:

Children at Mine Trial

(By Associated Press)

CHARLESTON, W. Va., May 3-A flaxen haired, chubby faced little girl of four years slept curled in her mother’s arms and an equally round faced, tow-headed boy, a year older, sat on his father’s knees and studied with grave blue eyes his unusual surroundings, during a considerable part of yesterday’s sessions of circuit court. They were “quiet as mice” throughout their stay, with far more respect for the dignity of the court than some of their elders, and many times eyes in the courtroom turned wearily away from the witness stand to brighten with smiles at the somber little tots who had much at stake in the proceedings.

The father was William Blizzard, youthful union official who sat by his attorney while a jury heard evidence on which the state of West Virginia bases a charge of treason against him. The mother had been sitting by his side, watchful of every detail since the trial started but this was the first visit of the two children to Charles Town. William, junior, known in the family circle as “Billy” and Marguerite, whose home name is “sister” are sturdy youngsters, full of life outside the courtroom, and showing in their features a striking resemblance to both father and mother.

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[Photograph and emphasis added.]

Billy Blizzard at Bat

From the New York Daily News of May 4, 1922:

From Wisconsin’s Sheboygan Press-Telegram of May 4, 1922:

Between court sessions at which they are being tried for murder and treason at Charles Town, W. Va., miners enjoy a friendly baseball bout. Here “Bill” Blizzard, first on trial, is shown at the bat.

Jefferson County Court House at Charles Town, West Virginia
Judge Woods (Insert)

From the United Mine Workers Journal of May 1, 1922:

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SOURCES & IMAGES

Quote Fred Mooney, Mingo Co Gunthugs, UMWJ p15, Dec 1, 1920
https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=2hg5AQAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&pg=GBS.RA23-PA14

The Richmond Palladium
(Richmond, Indiana)
-May 3, 1922:
https://www.newspapers.com/image/246719092/

Daily News
(New York, New York)
-May 4, 1922
https://www.newspapers.com/image/410507592/

Sheboygan Press-Telegram
(Sheboygan, Wisconsin)
-May 4, 1922
https://www.newspapers.com/image/239341552/

United Mine Workers Journal
(Indianapolis, Indiana)
-May 1, 1922, p14
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924054230754&view=page&seq=214&skin=2021

IMAGE
William Blizzard, Regina Leader-Post p16, May 4, 1922
https://www.newspapers.com/image/493675031/
Compare to:
https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/545

See also:

Tag: West Virginia Miners March Trials 1921-1922
https://weneverforget.org/tag/west-virginia-miners-march-trials-1921-1922/

Tag: Billy Blizzard
https://weneverforget.org/tag/billy-blizzard/

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