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.
Read more about this topic: Centralia Massacre (Washington)
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