The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-17
where, won't they?''
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No Pistol In Mlne.

l.. c. Ramsay, an assayer of Victor, Colo, who was powder man in the Vindi- cator mine at the time of the explosion, in 1903. was called in further rebuttal of the
 witness, whose testimony was regarded as highly important as tending to Indicate that the occurrence at the Vindcator was
 an accident instead of the plot as outlined
 by Harry Orchard. Wood told of seeing
 box of dynamite left on the water barrel in the eighth level of the mine and drew the inference that Mccormick and Beck took this powder with them to the sixth level where in some manner 1t exploded, Wood explained the finding of the rem nants of a pistol near Beck body by say
 ing Beck carried a pistol. In contradiction of all this Ramsay de-
 clared today that during the time he was
 in the mine he never saw pistol. All
 powder passed through his hands and
 every morning and evening he saw that no powder was left about Was there a water barrel left in the
 eighth level" asked Hawley.
 No sir there was not"
 Wood said Mccormick and Beck had
 been on the eighth level Just before
 going to the sixth. where the explosion occurred.
 Ramsey contradicted this absolutely,
 saving he saw the two men descend in the cage Just before the explosion
 and head them give instructions to the
 eager to stop at the sixth leyei. Woods Testimony Wrong. When Ramsey resumed the stand after noon recess, he said he found some forty per cent powder where
 Beck and Mccormick were killed. The only powder regularly used in
 the mine was "35 per cent" On examination Ramsay said
 there was a water barrel on the ninth level but not on the eighth. Isn't 1t common thing to have water barrels in mines?' asked Rich ardson.
 "Yes. they have water barrels for drift work"
 How did you happen to think of this matter of water barrels in the Vindica | tor?"
 When I saw Woods testimony In l the papers l called up MT. Arnold ot the mine, told him I knew that some | of Woods testimony was wrong and
 that I was ready, If need be, to go to Idaho and say so." | Ramsay said that both Mccormick
 and Beck had pistols In their offices or at home, but never carried them in l the mine.
 l Attorney Richardson read extensive | | witness at the coroner's inquest fol- 1 lowing the explosion. In that testi-
 mony Ramsay told of finding of but one l bundle of powder in the Yindicator coal
 bins.
 "Is your recollection better today | than 1t was then?" asked the attor- l ney.
 "I was not altogether responsible at | that time, and l don't think you would al hoA han
 here"
 | May be not" commented richardson. Ramsay said that Mccormick, who i was killed. was his step-father and
 he was greatly excited at the time.
 But I think I have improved since
 then" said Ramsay. ] One of the jurors, Samuel D. Gilman, 1 at No. 3, wanted to know the witnesses
 age. He said he was z2. At the time
 of the explosion he was IS.
 Sheriff Testifles. | Sheriff Routan of San Miguel county, | Col of which Telluride Is the county | seat, succeeded Ramsay in the witness | chair and told of a riot in the Telluride l district prior to the calling out of the | troops The riot. he declared, was led by Vincent St. John of the Western Fed | eration of Miners and he recognized many l of the men in the mob as members of the federat1on.
 The witness also told of the murder I of Arthur Collins superintendent of the | Smuggler Union mine as one of the in- | cidents which led up to a declaration of martial law.
 What other crimes led up to the call l ing out of the troops?' Well, Wesley Smith and another man 1 working In the Smuggler Union mine 1 had disappeared" | The witness was interrupted by Attor- | ney Richardson, who declared the West | ern Federation of Miners could not be | held responsible for every man who dis | appeared or was killed "rhe evidence will be admitted as | showing the conditions which led up to martial law" ruled Judge Wood. 1 Sheriff Routan told of a Mexican be- | ing killed and of James Phillips being | shot through the arm and beat up. The | sheriff signed the request for the troops. l Martial law was not declared for more than month after the arrival of the 1 militia.
 Cross examining Sheriff Routan, Attor-
 ney Richardson said he wanted to show | rt ,,os that combined n fight a