Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-06-29

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disturbances among non-union men7'
No sir.
Collins said his house IL but 1875 feet
from the wrecked depot. The explosion
broke two windows IN the house and
stopped a clock. lie and his mother
and three brothers We're awakened by
the blast, but none had curiosity enough
to look out and see what had happened.
They went back TO bed and to sleep.
| Collins said he knew Steve Adams, but
hadn't seen him around Independence
for some time prior "a the explosion.
! l.. n, Taylor ar Independence. Colo, a
| miner ana former member OF the West
ern Federation OF Miners, also testi-
fed rs to- the action ~ The hioodhounds
| IN taking the scent twice from the wire
and chair round az The depot and run
ring to AL Beemorc's house.
who was Beemore?" asked barrow
He was a deputy sheriff and at one
&, time marshal OF Independence.
WAS he In the employ of the mine
| owners?"
eITc was z generally supposed 10 be-"
| The last answer was stricken out as
| hearsay
| on cross-examination Taylor said lac
saw 5ccmore al he depot the morning
after the explosion. Atty. HaWley
| tried TO show by the witness that Bee
| more he'd gone 10 the scene OF the cx-
| plosioulmmedIateiy after It occurred.hnd
! then returned directly TO his hut ray
| lor said Beemore was there early the
| following morning He could nor say
/ ms TO his presence immediately toi'"N-
| ing the explosion
Taylor said he had not been member
| of the union for q year prior 70 the
wrecking of the depot. He was MOI ar
| rested or otherwise disturbed daiipg
| the reign OF martial law
NoN-uNIoN MINERS STORY.
Thomas Wood. a native OF Scotland,
| "A non union miner. who was at work as
| atiInbcrman in the Niudicator NINE ~
| the time of the explosion was the next
witness offered by the defense
| Wood said the day before the explo-
sion he placed half box OF dynamite
on the water barrel near the SHAFT or
the sOO-foot level. When ne started 70
| work the night OF the explosion he saw
! the box where he placed IL, He passed
! Mccormick and Beck, subsequently
killed in the explosion. coming out OF
the level. Half an hour later the eS-
plosion occurred Rushing out OF the
level, Wood said he noticed the powder
was gone. The explosion occurred on
the sixth level. whore ~ was planned
1 TO begin work the night Mccormick ana
| Beck We're killed.
| II became evident here that the de-
| Tense planned to show the Nindicator
| explosion was an accident, Mccormick
| and Beck having taken the half box ot
| dynamite 10 the level where work was
about to begin.
| Orchard In his testimony said the ex-
| plosion In the indicator Was caused by
revolver being attached to the lift~
| bar of the cage Wood testified today
| that when he saw Beck In the eighth
| level he saw revolver in his pocket.
| When he found the bodies OF McCor-
! mick and Beck he also found the re-
| mains of a revolver OIL the ground.
| Wood gave a graphic descriN OF the
| fight of the miners from the YIndica-
| tor following the explosion, some of
them climbing up the s00-foot SHAFT,
only to find that at the sixth level
| the ladders had been broken BY the
| force OF the exploding dynamite.
| During his cross-examnation by Sem
| ator Borah, Wood identified the pieces
| OF the revolver which the prosecution
| introduced In evidence AS n verihcation
Of Orchards testimony Wood said that
In leaving the eighth level, when he
| noticed the disappearance of the dyna-
| mite there was great confusion.
II was matter Of life and death
with whck YOU were concerned. was
| it," asked Senator Bprah,
Yes sii'." said Wood Il wanted to
go home, that IN all
Wood said, he searched carefully ev-
erywhere around the scene of the ex-
| plosion but found nothing OF Import
| ance except the fragments OF the re-
| volver.
you looked very carefully" asked
| Senator Borah.
yes. sir: | did; and / looked for the
Internal machine they talk about, but
1 didn't find it,
j. C. CoPLEY.
7 ~ f,o,,la,, 49,. q ,,,,, ,h,,.,t.o,.
and jeweler at Nina. New, formerly u
miner and leaser at Independence,
Colo, followed Wood ON the stand
Copley said he Joined the Western Fed
GRAFTON of Miners IN 1890 and continued
a member up 10 about year ago For
two years he was member of tho
executive board. Copley organized the
Colorado City Smeltermen's union. II
was in connection with this union that
the labor troubles in Colorado started.
You are the responsible party, are
YOU" asked Darrow
I've been accused OF It," said Copley
The witness told of initiating into
the union man named Crane, who be-
| came recording secretary before II was
discovered that he was detective.
As member of the executive board,
Copley said he had quite good deal Tn
do with the Cripple Creek strike. The
men were always counseled. he de-
clared. TO maintain peace and order.
Copley said he was not In the district
| at the time OF the Vindicator mine ex-
plosion, Nov. u. 1903. He returned In
December and WIS Immediately arrest
ed and held in tie "bull pen" several
days. He was released to go to George
town Colo, TO stand trial before
Jury for alleged conspiracy to blow up
the transformer house at the sun and
Moon mine, Idaho Springs. Colo. He
was acquitted Of the charge.
Copley met Orchard at Cripple Creek
| In November, 1903 He did not see him
| In Denver following the Independence
| explosion. He met Orchard, Davis and
! Neville IN Pat Moran's saloon IN Chey-
| enne while enroute TO Omaha. Copley
| said he left Denver on the advice OF an
| old friend who said the leaders of the
| federation We're about 10 be arrested.
Copley eventually. NJ the suggestion
| OF HAYWOOD. made n tour of the West,
| giving an illustrated lecture on Grip
| ple Creek Cruelties." showing condl-
lions In the district during military
| rule
Al a lecture in san Francisco Dec.
| 1904. copley said he saw Orchard.
! He had no idea what he was an to
| this time. Orchard came to see him
four or 1--we days later. and asked what
| he thought OF the bradley affair. say
| Ing Bradley was one of the Occur
e'Alene gang who had got "whu: was
coming 10 him
He told me that GOV Steunonberg
| a