The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-12
THE KEYNOTE.
rATE WILL ATIENPT 10 Pn0vE
ONE EXISTED AT wARDSER.
>w LaiA Down In Chscago Anareh.
4 at Cases InvokeA In CsFe6Ran
Murder Trssl-1inesE Uns0a Rse-i
i. erHs 10 Ne OResea In EviAenee.

WALLACE. Idaho. July u.-John Clark
w.s the FRS; witness in the Paul Cor
ryan u,urder case toSAy. He waa record
~ sscresayy at Burke 1T the time OF the
Wsrdnsr riots and went to KelIogg with
me rioters On the return trip he rsc0G-
nd Corroran. At KeIiogx he saw
nmssber 81 NAKED men. all armed. On
REORGANIZATION he sasd he was not abb
eotufssy certain about corcoran.
r1of1k was asked TO identify his tsstl-
~ony before the coroner's jury. when he
eated posit.yeiy that he saw Paul Cor
Snrnn on the train between WaSdner and
Waf:ac~ when slae mob Was returning April
= He said that he could scarcely be mis-
sahen. knowing corcoran intimately. He
eiso replied IN the negative when asked II
q wss not possible that he was mistaken
= HI mar. Witness admitted testifying
thna before the coroner's jury. but per-
akseed that the circumstances and CONVEX
afIons since had made him doubt his own
eyn1ght.
shrosrrtosis the examination. Under cross
examination he sad he was confined at
n ardnsr two weeks and four days, Begin
Ming Nay 5. He was released. but four
0eeks later was rearresfed and had been
Seae since Council for defense asked sew
erni questions tending 20 show that the tes-
t.n,ory before the coroner was given ~ .
deuied having been influenced IN any man.
neF.
Continuing. he said he had talked with
Mace Campbell this morning. and Camp
Mi aid: eft would be best for you to
dick to your testimony before the coro-
nsy.- Witness saiL he could not conscien-
s3ousfy do no. that he believed he saw Cor
eoran on the train. but would not be posi-
live. ''CampbeH told me-" he said, "if I
dld not tel. the came story II would Be Inn
peaehed, but did not say what would b
done TO me-"
Frederick Burbridgs, manager OF the
Bunker H.li Company. was the next Wit
nesa his testimony being practically the
same q that given In tho removal cases
81 the sheriff and commissioners last week.
The policy OF the company since the strike
by the uniou in i80@ had bean to employ no
snIon mon dlschAreing any known to be-
jong TO the union. He did not Discriminate
against members Of other iabor ogGanixa-
tons
Albert Burch. superintendent of the Bun
ksf Hill mill. succeeded BurhrtdEe on the
stand. He merely detailed m.nute:y the &C.
eurrencss Of April - anl April -. when the
esrihs was declared.
IAst n,sht at the Standard mine four men
came down toward the compressor build
lns. When the soldier guard challenged
them one fred at him. The soldier RETURN
"a TIE 2n0I ana et1Itt1 IN UukSuit. he WAo
Joined By another soldier and two deputy
marshals Another shot was free at tho
second soldier. who also replied. The four
men escaped.
Gov sseunenburg today issued commits
sions TO E. G.. Gordon. J. E. Clyde and q.
Scott Anderson a. county commiss onerA
They qualified and are in session today.
Spies Case . Precedent.
CHICAGO. July Ia special to the
Record from Wallace. Idaho says:
IA the Paul Corcoran murder trial the
Dp.es case in Chicago was referred 10 as
3 precedent The state. Il II said. pre-
poser TO prove a conspiracy to commit
crimes Of the character OF that perpetrated
at wariner on April ~. and the law laid
down In the Chicago anarchist case win bd
very largiy relied on.
Acting County Attorney Forney. IN his
opening statement. told the Jury that the
ssats would prove the Western Federation
Of Labor advised such general pro-
grannme AZ that carried cut on April r..
The cesense objected. Mr.. Forney said bis
rroef was In documents found In the
Mlners Union safe. captured At Burke.
In the Spies case. he said. Herr Moet's
book was admitted because II was found
among the captured archives. The point
was temporarily waived.