The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-11-29


ley was the first witness called in the
Critchlow Homestead riot case yester-
1ay and testified that he saw the de-
PENDANT on July 6standing at the pump
house at a m, and after the surren-
der he was going into the barges. At
both times he had gun in
his hand. On cross examina-
ton witness said he was in the
employ of the Pinkertons. When he
saw Critchlow witness was standing in
the bow of the boat. There were four
Or five men with Critchlow. Major
Montooth, who conducted the cross
examination, succeeded in getting him
to admit that about all that he knew
about the case had been told to him.
a number of photographs were then
offered in evidence and bullets dug
out of the barges by Captain Cooper
We're presented. The commonwealth
then rested and W. j. Brennan said
the attorneys for the defense desired
to go into consultation. This was
agreed to and the defendants counsel
retired.
After a consultation George W. Argo
Of Sioux City opened for the defense,
saying:
To me is assigned the important duty of
opening the defense in this most extra
ordinary case fought - explain the pres
,nce of Mr.. Irwin and myself here We
were sent here by the laboring men of the
Northwest to aid SO far as we can this
defendant.
Argo then told the story of the
sending of the Pinkertons u Home
stead, and continued:
We say this was an invasion by = for
eign armed force, an assault an the county.
an assault on the commonwealth. an as
sault on the state and an assault on you
and all the people of this county and state.
This arm d body of men VINO INVADED this
state Were not employed - labcrers. They
were men who could not have bcen
CIde deputy sner Is they were
smissaries for 4 purpose. When they
reached Homestead ihey III ado At attack
On the people Of thar county and state. SO
far As has b-cD shown hey were not n re
TO protect pro perty. There j. 40 evidence
70 snow what they were dong there.
They were net hv the good citizens Of
Homestead and when they attempted
to land they were me. with Ie-
sistlnce. We say ali persons on the
banks of the river when this armcl body
attempted TO land had a right there; that
Zach had a right 10 defend himself and
al others rreSen-: that al had 4 right 10
use deadly veal ons when attacked by such
weapons as these people On shore Were at
tackled. they had right o Il fcHd tnem-
selves and each other.
Attorney Irwin then addressed the
Jury. He said:
The theory of the prosecution is that
there was riot That is dOubly damned
Cotton. IL there was riot. Critchlow on
one side is guilty and those on the other
side equally guilty. This is a
fictitious attempt 10 shut out
the truth from the jury They
wish to hide the cowardy. tyrannical and
INSCRIPTIONS conduct of Carnegie and
Frick and they expect this court 10 act as
Pontius PLATE. Never since the days of
Herod has there been such hard hearted,
cold blooded man rs this man Prick. 1t is
the most disgraceful thing TO note that
while this yeoman. this skilled worker
is here on trial for murder,
this man Prick who has caused all the
trouble. is hobnobbing with the heads of
our government. This man F'rick. this
brutal tyrant. dared TO commit treason by
bringing into the borders of this state an
armed body of men for his private pur-
poses.
The defense devoted the entire af-
ternoon session to proving that Critch-
low was not at the mill on the day of
the riot Six witnesses swore to this