The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-11-22
MOTHER FOLLOWS SON
TO THE GREAT BEYOND
AC I 8 D D n D 7
CONSTITUTE
PEONAGE
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Chas. Haas was put on the stand af-
ter defense rested it's case and his
testimony was to the effect that, while
he had told mmT. Lesser that hc %wss We;
we'll treated, he had done so becau q
one of the BOSSES was present arS
he did not dare do otherwise.
The detail of the testimony adduced
yesterday is as follows:
Add peonage one
Morning Session.
DR.. r. H. TrammelI, who was the
last witness heard on Tuesday in IT,
half of defense, was recalled by Dis
trict Attorney Sheppard at the morn
ing session of the court yesterday. DR..
Trammell said there had been con-
siderable sickness at the camp dur
ing the summer, principally typhoid
fever and intestinal diseases He sta
ted that typhoid fever was caused by
germ, but that its origin was diff
cult to trace; it might be due to local
conditions. Witness had never dis
charged Jordmons from the attack of
fever to which he suffered. When DR..
Trammell first examined Jordmons
he found the legs swollen.
Witness remembered Mr.. Sheehan,
correspondent for the Montgomery
Advertiser, but stated that he had
said nothing to Sheehan in regard to
the men attempting to escape and
beat the company. Mr.. Harlan was
absent at the time Sheehan was there.
Witness denied that he told Sheehan
that Gallagher and DR.. Grace had
brought Mihaly back.
Witness also remembered the visit
of Emil Lesser, of Birmingham, head
of an immigration society; Lesser had
remained but half a day and over
night. Lesser had letter from some
of the German consuls at Pensacola,
or from some one else and had come
to see if any of the men were mis-
treated.
Witness knew Higgins and Sing
field but did not see them the day
Lesser was at the camp. Witness did
not suggest that Beverly or Osmin-
sky be sent to the turpentine camp
on the day that Lesser was at the
camp. At that time Or. Trammell
had not heard any complaints, neither
had he seen Laninger brought back,
although he had heard of it.
Witness met a Miss Winterton
when at the camps and to that
time had heard no complaints from
the men. The boy Osminsky, who
had laid off on account of his arms
being badly sunburned, was not
whipped, to the knowledge of witness;
he had used Osminsky as a nurse.
Witness had seen purported in,
terview with Sheehan that was pub.
| lished in the Advertiser, but had
made no attempt to deny it. He said
he had not told Sheehan that Gala.
CHER was equal to any occasion and
didn't need a gun as he could crawl
all over any of the men at the camp
George.
An employee of the jackson Lumber
Co. was the next witness called by
defense. He stated that the accom-
mOdationS at the camp were better
than he had expected. He left the
camp during August on account Of
sickness, and thought he required bet
ter medical attention than he had been
receiving at the camp; the trouble
he had was one of the diseases that
the company did not treat. Witness
was in debt to the company wnen he
left, but no attempt was made to StOI
him; in fact Gallagher wished him
luck when he departed. Witness said
there was one Waterman at the camp
but he was not armed and had never
interfered with the men in any way.
Witness said he returned to work a.
the camp a short time after he hat
left and went to work; he had re
ceived pay in cash for the services
rendered. Witness stated that no dis
ltinctiOn was made between Americans
and foreigners.
Cross Examination.
On cross examination by Distric
Attorney Sheppard witness said ht
was making from 81 to Sc day az
bricklayer in this city, and had come
to court voluntarily, as witness
Witness mentioned several places
where he had worked in the city, upol
request of Mr.. Sheppard.
Witness arrived at Lockhart on tn
Monday following June Il, and cam
to work at anything there was to dc
He was there about month but hat
only worked little over ten day
when he was taken sick. Only three
men were sick in the car at any on
time while witness was there. Blu
sixteen men slept in il.
Witness saw the Bulgarian whom
it is alleged was whipped, and ha'
heard of it, but did not see the oC
currence.
Witness was asked by his bunl
mate if he would come and testify ant
had only seen Gallagher twice sine
the trial began. He had been toll
on Wednesday morning that he wa
wanted in court. and had come a
once.
Witness knew McGinnis and was a
the camp the day negro was sho
at by Gallagher; Gallagher had use
pistol. Witness stated that all G
the foremen generally had a pistc
sticking out of their pockets
Witness identified Arthur Buckle
as a boy he had seen at the CAM
but had never seen him struck, e.
cent by some of the men, who slappe
him.