The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-21
MODEL CAMP,
 THEY SAY Defense in Peonage Case
 on Stand. EMPLOYES TREATED ALIKE No Distinction Drawn Between Americans and Foreigners. witnesses for Loclxhart LHmSeF Con'- pany DeeIaro Treatnsent Was aoOa, and Food and nea-
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psnsaeola. Fla, Nov. 2O.--(speciaL
 ,rba model lumber manufacturine plant of the South, where Amerteahs and foreigners are treated allke' cur. con,a and depart as they choose ana Urbera fhe food and sleeping accommo : SatIons arc above the average found v,here eo many men are. employed, such u,as inc testimony adduced In the case of w s. Harlan. ct al. charged with conspiracy to commit peonage ey the defense in the trial here today.
 It was the fifth day or takins tesu- monv in this celebrated case, and ear ,v ,n the forenoon the government rastea Its case, District Attorney shep- nara reaerving the right to introduce seconaaFy evidence to provea certain cortract between the Jackson LumbeE Con6pany and one of their enapioyes who' if is alleged, was forced to sign n contract to work out deDt
 Tha defence then introduced It's first u,,tneaa. Frank Hall, a man who hao | heey, in tlle employ of the company Tor some fine, and who had always been l treated properly by the bosses ano infringement and had no complaint whatever to make. He had slept m the cars provided for some or the men where the bedding was good and clean. !
 the work no harder than found at any other min, while the pay was satisfac- tory. .,... .s .n 4 l oarananv. and one of the crowd to corne down from New York, was a star witness for the defense He had worked savera1 months for the company, and when he decided to quit. no one had at tempted to stop him or interfere with him in the least.
 Free to Go and Come.
 During the period -Ae was employed bv the company he had been perfecuy free to go as he pleased and to return to tha camps when ever chose. He had never seen any forelgnr Of anyone elese. far that matter, beaten, abused or mistreated, and no one had ever gone about armed with revolvers as claimed and only one time during his stay with the company did he see weapon ana that was carried by a man named BE Harsy." At one time, he statedO an ex- fra watchnan was placed on duty to watch a car containing some laherers' but this was done because there was some stealing goGng on in the camp | The food was good and the sleeping ace commodations satisfactory.
 John Collins, who, for two years ! had neen III lHS eAApAS SA tH~ stated that he had never seen any one beaten at the camp, and that no dis- | ttnction was made between the foreign
 CTS and Americans Their food was the
 same. the work the same and theiI sleeping accommodations alike. When
 questioned regarding the Statement oi one Mihaly, that the latter had been brought back to the camp and beaten witness said he was not at the camp on that date and consequently knew nothing of 1t, but he had heard some workmen talking of 1t afterwards.
 | John Holichan, a Hungarian, whC
 came South with the foreigners from | New York. said he was satisfied will | bfs treatment He reached Lockharl | in July with others and was placed
 at work building a railroad track' slep in cars with others and got his food
 at the dining car. The sleeping ac commodations were clean and satisfac' tory and the food plentiful. Wher | questioned regarding the workman | Hass being beaten, he knew nothint l of it. but said Hass did not want tC
 work, and as soon as he obtained
 sduare meal wanted to go to sleep.
 Food and Bedding All Night.
 William Talbot was from New York but came down with lot of workmen he had worked continuously at thu
 camps of the Jackson Lumber Com pany, and thought conditions, food
 bedding, etc, were all first class. Fl
 knew a night watchman was on duty
 all the time, but thought he was ther to attend to early morning duties, sucl