Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-17
Haywood Trial.
State in Rebuttal,

OF the states case in rebuttal against
William D., Haywood was begun with
Lawrence Guibbini, the San Francisco
grocer, again on the stand. He was re-
called at the request of the defence. He
was asked a few additional questions
as to geographical locations in the
neishborhood of the Bradley apart
ment house. -
A. c. COgswell of Wallace. Idaho,
followed Guibbini He was called fur
Their 20 impeach DR.. I. l.. MCGEE. a wit
ness for the defence, who is under ar
rest and who has been brought tc Roise
from Spokane, Wash, where he was
arrested. DR.. MCGEE testified as to GER
tain dates by fixing the date of a
county Republican convention in Wal
lace. Mr.. Cogswell. who was perma :
nent chairman OF the convention, gave
dlflerent dates. The attorneys for the
ae1ehce moved to strike out the evil
dence az immaterial and when this
motion was denied they declined to
cross examine.
While Cogswell was on the stand.
the state offered in evidence y cony
Of the Wallace. Idaho. Tribune, identi-
fled as the official organ of the local
unions Of the Western Federation Of
Miners at that time. The paper con-
tanned three-column account of the
blowing up of the Bunker Hill and
Sullivan mine, which the state desired
to place before the jury in answer to
Atty. Darrow's opening statement that
the defence would show that the crowd
which attacked the mill was an I'M
organized mob.
Judge Wood took the matter of the
ADMISSION of the newspaper under ad-
visement. indicating that he probably
would not admit it in view of the fact
that the defence had introduced M
evidence in support of the opening
statement by counsel for the defense.
Edward r. Alvord. a druggist of
Burke, Idaho, testified that he did not
see Harry Orchard about town durinr
the time the mob had gone to Ward
ner to blow up the Bunker Hill mine.
lie did see Orchard, however, when
the train returned.
a. II. Holman, a mine operator of
Cripple Creek, who during the strike
was IN charge OF the Golden Cycle
mine. then told of some personal ex-
perlences with the strike committee.
He described the Vindicator mine ex-
plosion. Mr.. Holman reached the sixth
level where Mccormick and Beck werc
killed within go minutes after the ex-
plosiOn.
Replying to questions Mr.. Holman
told Of the origin of the Mine Owners
Association. The various mines paid
I'm. rr.tf pp1x 1A
troops were called the association
bought the states certificates of in
debtedness, issued to cover the eX-
penses of military occupation of Grip
pie Creek.
j.. G. Ramsey, an assayer Of Victor,
Col, who was powder man in the Vtndi-
Gator in 1903. was called in further re-
buttal of the witness. whose testimony
was regarded as. highly important as
tending to indicate that the explosion at
the Vindicator was an accident instead
Of the plot as outlined by Orchard.
In contradiction Of Wood. Ramsey de-
ciared today that during the time he was
in the mine he never saw n pistol in the
possession of either Beck or Mccormick
All powder passed through his hands and
every IIlOTIlIIis anu cNcIlIIlS lie luSpcCtcu
the mine to see that no powder was left
about.
Wood said Mccormick and Beck had
been on the eighth level just before GO
ing to the sixth where the explosion oc-
Cured. Ramsey contradicted this abso-
lutely. When Ramsey resumed the stand
after the noon recess he said he found
some 40 per cent. powder, where Beck and
Mccormick were killed. The only powder
regularly used in the mine was IS per
cent
Sheriff Routan Of San Miguel county,
Col, of which Telluride is the county seat.
succeeded young Ramsey in the chair and
told of a riot in the district which result
ed in the calling out of the troops. The
riot. he declared, was led by Vincent st.
John Of the Western Federation of Min
ers. and he recognized many of the men
in the mob as members of the Fedora
ton.
The witness also told of the murder of
Arthur Collins, superintendent of the
Smuggler Union Mine. rs one Of the Incl
dents which led up to the declaration of
martial law.
What other crimes led up to the call
ing out OF trOOps?'
"Well. Wesley Smith and another man
working in Smuggler Union Mine had dis
appeared"
Sheriff Routan told of Mexican being
killed and of James Phillips being shot
through the arm and beaten Martial law
was not declared for more than a month
after the arrival Of the militia.
In the cross-examination OF Sheriff
Routan. Atty. Richardson attempted to
bring out who 1t was that combined to
fight the Miners Union. Richardson ask
ed n perfect hail of questions as to the
character Of various deputies on the sher-
IFS payroll as to their being notorious