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a by that name arrived The witness said
that he did not know Orchard
George Breen who was a railroad man at the
time of the explosion At the Independence depot
and worked out of Canyon City, was called TO
testify 70 the bringing OF bloodhounds from the
penitentiary TO Victor on the day OF the Inde-
pendence explosion
C. A. Collins OF Leadville Colo. railroad
brakeman. who was a miner at the time OF the
Independence depot explosion, told OF two blood
scent They circled about for some time and
then brought up at g cabin occupied by Al Bee
being taken toward the Vindieator mine.
L r Taylor Of Independence. Colo. miner
and former member OF the western federation or
miners. also testified as to the action OF the
bloodhounds in taking the scent twice from the
wire and chair rung at the depot and running to
Beemores house.
He was a deputy sheriff and ct time
marshal of Independence.
Was he in the employ Of the mine ovnersf'
HE was generally supposed 10 be. :"
On cross examination Taylor said that he saw
Beemore at the depot the morning after the ex-
plosion-
Attorney Hawley trisd 10 show by the witness
that Beemore had gone to the scene Of the ex-
plossoe Immediately after IL occurred and then
returned directly TO his house Taylor said that
Beemore was there early the following morning.
He could not say as to his presence Immediately
following the explosion.
Thomas Wood, native of Scotland and q
nonunion miner. who was at work in the yindi-
Gator mine at the time Of the explosion. was the
next witness offered by the defense He said
that on the day before the explosion he placed
half box Of dynamite on the water barrel near
the shaft of the 500 foot level. When he started
TO work on the night of the explosion be saw
the box where he placed It He passed McCor-
mick and Beck who were subsequently, killed in
the explosion, coming out Of the level Half an
hour later the explosion occurred. Running out
Of the level Wood said that he noticed that the
powder was gone The explosion occurred on
the sixth level. where il was planned to begin
work on the night that Mccormick and Beck
were killed
planned 10 show that the yindicator explosion
was an accident Mccormick and Beck having
taken the half box OF dynamite 10 the level
where work was about 10 begin
Orchard in his testimony said that the ex-
plosion in the vindicator was caused By re-
volver being attached TO the lift bar OF the
Beck In the eighth level revolver was IN his
Mccormick and Beck ne also found the remains
of revolver on the ground. Wood gave 8
graphic description Of the flight OF the miners
from the yindicator following the explosion.
some OF them climbing up the 500 foot shaft
only to find that at the sixth level the ladders
had been broken By the force OF the explosion
During his examination by Senator Borah
Wood identified the pieces Of revolver which the
prosecution Introduced in evidence verifcs-
ton of Orchards testimony. Wood said that
in leaving the eighth level. when be noticed the
disappearance Of the dynamite. there was great
confusion.
'.It was matter Of life and death with
which you were concerned, was it," said Sen
stor Borah
'.Yes. sir: wanted TO get home that Is all IS
Wood said he searched carefully everywhere
around the scene OF the explosion. but found
nothing Of Importance except the remnants OF
You looked very carefuIly:" asked Senator
Borah.