The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-23

court announcing that owing to inc importance of the case, the counsel could agree among themselves as so how many should speak aor each side. This has been agreed upon as three. The first witness this morning was pr. W A. J. Pollock, of this city, who testified to attending the Bulrarian Jcrdmons for two months after he legs
 Then the government placed Nathan Scott, Russian, upon the stand. He detailed how he reached Lockhart and was working there when Foreman Gallagher gave Jcrdmons the beating. He said he saw Gallagher null lord mons into the office, where he beat and kicked him until witness turned his head to shut out the sight of such cruelty. He said he did not know whether the Bulgarian had run away. or had been taking a walk when cor raIled by Gallagher.
 Albert Demish, Pole, then testi- ned, and told of how armed watchmen would enter the sleeping car at night with lanterns, and make a close in- spection of every bunk One also pa- troiled on the outside of the cars dur ing the night. Witness then said he saw the beating of Jordmons by Galln- gher, and that 1t was such that he be- came sick and turned from the meal he was eating. Afterwards, fellow workmen helped the Hungarian into the car.
 Mir. Bargonier a section foreman. req siding at Crestview, who reached the city today was placed upon the stand, and testified to conversation he had with C. c. Hilton at Crestview. when Hilton told him he was out looking for foreigners, and that he already had one In his custody. Witness saw forefgner and threatened to have Hilton arrest ed if he did not give the man his lib- erty but Hilton claimed he had right to arrest tine men and carry them back to camp as they owed money to the Jackson Lumber Company.
 In rebuttal of this testimony, Hilton was recalled, and said he had never eaten at the same table as Bargonier but had seen the latter who was drunk or drinking
 A. c. Kemp, farmer residing near Laurel Hill, was selling water melons at the camp on one occasion when he saw Big Harry" a foreman, going to- ward a barn with strHp in his hand He was accompanied by another man few moments later he saw Gallagher going in a trot towards the barn, and when witness looked into the barn he saw foreigner tied with rope around his neck, ana heard Big Harry tell him to say his prayers,
 He heard the foreigner say he would send home and get $200 and would be faithful hand He then saw foreign CT standing up with rope stilI around his neck, and heard something said about some stolen goods.
 Mir L.amata, a foreman, in rebuttal of this statement. said he heard Fore man Gallagher state the man had stolen some goods from other workmen, among the articles being a watch.
 Editor Emil Lesser. of Birmingham, who is also President Of the German Immigration Association, was again heard. this time In rebuttal of the statement of the German Haas, who, on the previous day. said the editor upon his trip of inspection, was accompanied by one of the bosses. and that was the reason he, (Haas). had stated he was satisfied. Hr. Leser denied most eqn- phatically that such was the case, but that when he had conversation with the workmen he was alone with them
 Other witnesses in rebuttal, both for the government and defense. were heard. and later in the afternoon all the testimony was completed and the arguments began.