Bisbee daily review., 1907-07-17

tor, Colo. who was powder man in | theVindicator mine. at the time of the explosion. was called in further re- buttal of Witness Wood. whose tes- | timony was regarded as highly import ant as leading to indicate the occur renee at the Vindicator was an acci- dent instead of plot as outlined by | Harry Orchard Wood told of seeing box of dynamite on a water barrel at the eighth level of the mine and drew the inference that A1cCormick 9hp Beck took the powder with them
 to the sixth level, where in some manner it exploded. Wood explained | finding remnants of a pistol near
 Beck's body by saying that Beck car ried a pistol
 In contradiction of all this Ramsey 1 declared today that during the time | he was in the mine he neyer saw
 pistol in the possession of either Mccormick CT Beck All powder
 passed through his hands every morn- ing and every evening he inspected the mine to see that no powder was | left about Wood said Mccormick
 and Beck had been on the eighth level just before going to the sixth | level.
 Sheriff Routan of San Miguel county of which Telluride is the county seat, succeeded young Ram sey in the witness chair and told of rioting in the Telluride district prior to the calling out of the militia. The riot, he declared was led by Vincent St John. of the Western Federation, and he recognized many of the men l in the mob as members of the Fedora l tion. Witness also told of the mur. der of Arthur Collins. superintendent of the Smuggler-Union mine. as one of the incidents which led to the dec 1 laration of martial law. What other crimes led up to the calling out of the trOops?" Well. Wesley Smith, another man working in the Smuggler- Union mine, mysteriously disappeared" The witness was interrupted by At torney Richardson. who declared the 1 Federation could not be responsible for every man who disappeared from the district.
 Evidence will be admitted as show ing conditions which led to martial law said Judge Wood | Sheriff Routan told of a Mexican ! being killed, of James Phillips being | shot through the arm and being beat up. The sheriff signed the request ! for troops Martial law was not de- l clared for more than a month after | the arrival of the troops. In his cross examination of Sheriff Routan, At | torney Richardson said he wanted to show who it was who combined to i fight the miners union. 1 When the strike was declared he asked the witness. isn't it a fact that the miners boycotLed all the
 gambling places, all stores except Flo tans and all banks?"
 Sheriff Routan said that he did not know that this was true 4. H. Flo tan did not belong to the Citizens AL l liance. He was afterwaTd depOrted. And beaten up too, wasn't he?" q don't know as to that"
 And when I went down there to | try the case, one Of your deputies beat me up. didn't he?"
 ''I did not see that
 You appointed Bulkley Wells nTan- ! ager of the Smuggler- Union mine as one of your deputies, didn't you?" Yes sir"
 And the manager Of the Tom Boy and Liberty Bell mines too?" Yes
 And all bankers and some gam blers?"
 T don't remember as to the bank ers.''
 It was the accepted policy of in- terests opposed to the union. wasn't it?"
 T never heard it put that way. mo-
 Many men who were depOrted own ed their own homes didn't they?"
 Some of them did"
 And you, as sheriff, did nothing to protect them?" ..|
 They were deported by the Cit izens' Alliance and militia"
 Do you remember petition sign ed for you by deputy in charge of the office, saying that when you W mt to Ouray to bring Charles H. Mover to Telluride you were being resisted by a large body of men and needed military assistance?"
 T heard of 1t after I got back"
 As a matter of fact you were not opposed by anybody and Mover made no resistance whatever. He came back willingly with you?"
 Yes sir; he did; there was RO trouble"
 Did you know Riddell was a Pink erton when he was in Telluride pos ing as a miner?"I
 Not until after he was deported.'
 Richardson asked a perfect hail of questions as to the character of var ious deputies on the sheriffs pay roll, as to being notorious gun men, ! etc. The questions were ruled out l on the ground of immateriality As l to the matter of materiaIity, Judge i Wood said: 'Tf the defense had ob- | jected to the witness when he was | first placed on the stand the objec- | tion would be sustained"
 Sheriff Routan said some of the | deputies were not on the county pay roll. He did not know that they were | paid by the Mine owners. As court l adjourned until tomorrow morning at l 9:30. Prosecutor Hawley announced 1 the state would have twelve more wit | nesses on rebuttaL He anticipated | sr--