Victims
The only significant facts not in dispute are the identities of the victims:
Killed:
- Warren Grimm, American Legion Post Commander
- Arthur McElfresh, American Legion
- Ben Cassagranda, American Legion
- Dale Hubbard, American Legion
- John M. Haney, Centralia Deputy Sheriff
- Wesley Everest, IWW
Wounded:
- Bernard Eubanks, American Legion
- Eugene Pfitzer, American Legion
- Earl Watts, American Legion
- Alva Coleman, American Legion
- John Watt, American Legion
Eight Wobblies were convicted of 2nd degree murder for their roles in the massacre:
- Eugene Barnett;
- Bert Bland;
- O.C. Bland;
- Ray Becker;
- John McInerney;
- John Lamb; and,
- Loren Roberts (guilty, but found insane).
Mike Sheehan and Elmer Smith were acquitted. Bert Faulkner and Tom Morgan, who turned states evidence, had their charges dropped.
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