The Dolores star., 1901-05-03
WITNESSES TESTIFY AGAINST
STONG in THE DAMAGE SUIT

I OF the penltcutIlTN. anu YET ypu ioikS'
all about the conversation with Sam
| Strong? Don't you think 1t would
! help Nick Tully to get out of the peni-
tcntiary IL you told the story about
sam Strongy'
30, don't think Il would"
"You say now that Sam Strong Is
guilty. yet you failed to bring this for
ward when 1t would have helped Tul-
ly:"
Witness stated that he believed that
Sam Strong was guilty of blowing UP
the mine ever since II was blown up in
1SH Admitted that he was aware
that his evidence was important ever
since 1891
"You knew Tully, didn't you?"
Yes
You We're also friendly with Bob
Lyons?'
You knew their lawyers, also, did
you Eot:'
You knew that Senator Patterson
was one of the lawyers
Yes"
Now you sag that you were
friends of these men and of the union.
Why did you not go to them and tell
what you knew
Il was under arrest and could not"
Witness said he was under arrest
for murder and housing murderers.
James Gilmore, otherwise known ns
"Cockney Gilmore, or ''Cockney Jim,"
was placed on the witness stand.
Witness said he had conversation
with Strong in Victor He was sent
to Strong in April of 1894. UBrien
sent him.
when and where did you see him."
81 saw him at the bar in the saloon
with two girls drinking. l called him
and the ladies stepped aside. We
drank and he asked me II l was
broke. He handed me S25 and told
me to meet him at II that evening"
did you meet him again that even
ing"
II did. about II: 80 o'clock. He ap-
preached me and said: Step outside
and follow me- went out and he fol-
| lowed me. Wcwent upstairs into room
, Strong was seated on II bed. Sit
down he said. Now he said you
| told me you wanted job and you
We're not particular what the job is.
Now l have everything fixed He
then went Sn to tell what he wanted
me to do
At this juncture the witness drew
himself up from the chair and with the
care of an actor who has his lines and
poses carefully rehearsed, began his
| tale.
Your honor. can ] show the exact
| movements and say the very same
words l did when l WAS talking with
Strong that nisht?" he eagerly plead
ed.
Certainly. sir" replied Judge Pal
mer who was striving hard to repress
| n smile.
Well" he continued, "Sam Strong
was sitting on the bed. his head back
with devil-may-care smile on his
face. 1t was hellish smile, your
honor. but he smiled and smiled and
was villain. l turned upon him the
| eyes of an honest man. II man whose
palm had never been tickled with the
touch of money which buys the doing
of dastardly deed. Your honor, my
bloomin English blood stirred like
| molten lead within me mt that very
moment an l thought of the time I
card me mother tell me the lessons a
man learns from lis dear old mother.
Me tongue loosened from the roof of
me mouth after awhile and turns to
him and says: Sam Strong. keep
your bloody hands off me or I'll break
your face l took me at up to go and
he yelled after me and said: Cock
ney, I'll make 1t interesting for you: -
| In his crude way Gilmore was certain
ly dramatic. One could hear pin
drop the moment he got through and
when the crowd recovered themselves
sufhciently n very contagious litter
was heard throughout the court room.
Cross-examined by Attorney Wal
dron he said he had been in Jail seven
months and four day for assault to
J kill Que Charles Wilson.