The Dolores star., 1901-05-03

Denver, Colo, April S9.-After the
| close 10 Miss Lewis testimony In the
Strong case last Friday the piaintins
introduced Charles Il. Ferguson. whom
the reporters describe as a man OF
rather low intelligence.
Ferguson testified that while he was
working in a repair shop ut Colorado
Springs Strong came TO see nm. IN
reply to the question: What did he
saw to YOU during that timeT" Fer
guson answered.:
He said that he was the owner OF
the Strong mine and asked me If had
ever worked on it, He said that those
- were trying TO do him
out of his mine and that he was going
to get even with them some way. lie
said that he would give any man $500
to blow up the mine. He said that
man who was hard up would do the
Job and that IL he needed the money
he would do the job. He then said
that he would get some one to blow up
the mine all right. When he went out
| said he WAS talking through his
hat"
During lengthy cross-cNamination
Ferguson got pretty badly mixed up
but adhered to his original story,
though varying Il good deal in de-
tails.
John ]. O'Brien was the next wit
ness called. He said that he was in
business at Independence, in Cripple
Creek district; stated that he had lived
in the district for n great many years
and was well acquainted; was work
ing for n telephone company in 1S93;
started n saloon in 1894 and ran 1t for
several years.
OBrien testified to n conversation
with sam Strong in George Strong's
saloon. He said:
Il met Sam and we had n drink or
two in Georges saloon. He asked me
If had anybody around my place who
was good man and miner. He
said that he wanted n good man: a
fellow that could handle powder well.
l sent him to Jim Gilmore. l ran
across Gilmore at eight o'clock that
night"
Witness further stated that he had n
conversation with Strong later about
Gilmore. Strong stated that he could
not do any business with Gilmore.
Attorney Waldron conducted the
cross examination:
What was the name of your sa-
LOOM" asked Waldron.
(which one do you mean: ! had
two"
"A mngnatc among saloon men. are
you? Well. my dear sir. did one Of
them bear the fascinating name of the
Dirty Dog':"
The witness said that he never heard
of that name before. He was next
asked If he knew man by the name
of Cockney jim. He said that he had
heard of Cockney Gilmore. Said that
the first man he talked to about his
story was Mick" Tully. He thought
carefully for n few minutes and then
he made n statement to the effect that
he believed he also told a man by the
name of Rhodes. Stated that he made
an affidavit before n magistrate-a
Justice of the peace: was Informed by
FULLY that he wanted the instrument
for lawsuit.
Did Tully pay You anything for
making this afiidavit:'
NO"
You expected something, of course"
mo"
You are a pretty handy man at
making out afiidavits, are you not?"
'Oh. | don't know"
Did you ever make another beside
this one:'
Yes; l made an affidavit about see
ing Tully on the street car after he
got his pardon"
You helped get Tully out of the
penitentiary. did you!'
You might call it that"
did you say anything about Sam
Strong them
81 had forgotten all about that mat
ter"
You came all the way to Denver to
make an affidavit to help Tully get out