The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1907-07-20
Conclude REBUTTAl .
IN haywood Case
ARGUMENTS IN FAMOUS MUIR.
DER TRIAL WILL PROBABLY
BEGIN ON FRIDAY.
TELLURIDE MINE
OFFICIAL ON STAND
Witness Tells Of Conditions There
Which Brought About Declaration
Of Martial Law-Agreement with
Union Men to Stop Attacks.


concluded Wednesday afternoon. Ar.
guments may begin on Friday.
| o. N. Sackett, one of the officials
of the Smuggler Union mine at Tell
uride. Col, was the one witness under
examination during the morning. He
gave an interesting account of the
conditions existing in Telluride from
1901 to 1904 and leading up to the
declaration Of martial law. An inter-
esting piece of documentary evidence
introduced by the state was written
agreement entered into in 1901 be-
tween Edward Collins, manager of the
Smuggler Union mine, and Vincent
st. John, president of the local union
of the Western Federation of Miners.
Under this agreement St. John agreed
to stop the attacks upon the Smuggler
Union mine as agreed between him.
self and Mr.. Collins.
Under crossexamination Sackett
was mistaken He joined the action
Of the citizens in taking the law into
their own hands prior to the arrival
of the militia and described the con-
ditions as contrary to the we'll being
of peace loving citizens.
Ran Hail Of Bullets.
Sackett told his personal expert
ences in the big riot at the Smuggler
Union mine in 1901. when he said
that he and several other employees Of
the mine were compelled to run per-
feet hail of bullets in order to get to
the mine.
who was the head of the union at
Telluride at that time?" asked Haw-
ley.
Vincent st. John"
The witness next told Of negotiat-
ing with St. John to have the firing
stopped and reaching an agreement
with him.
The defense objected to several of
Mr.. Hawleys questions, and Judge
Wood sustained them.
81 will say" said Judge Wood, sig
nificantly. that the court regards as
very doubtful the materiality of the
testimony the state is trying to re-
but"
Mr.. Hawley said he thought that as
the defense had been allowed to go
into the matter Of deportations, ETC.,
from Cripple Creek and Telluride, the
state should be allowed to make q
showing on rebuttal.
"The court will not allow you to go
into Details" said Judge Wood.
In that case," replied Mr. Hawley,
II will assume what the courts in
structions will be as to this testi.
mony'
1--WE will see to that when we come
to It," chimed in barrow.
Defense Objects to Agreement.
The witness was allowed to state
that as result Of the negotiations he
had with st. John an agreement be-
tween Edgar A. Collins. assistant man.
ager Of the mine, and St. John, of the
union, was drawn up and signed. The
agreement, when offered in evidence,
was objected to by the defense
Judge Wood, after considering the
matter for some little time, decided to
admit the paper, and it proved prob
ably one of the most interesting and
important exhibits Of the trial. It
was dated July 3, 1901, an& in 1t the
miners union agreed to refrain from
violence for three days. The agree
ment was in part as follows:
1T is hereby agreed between the
miners union by " st. John, presi-
dent, and the Smuggler Union, M. s.
company, by Edgar A. Collins, assist
ant manager, that all work on said
mine shall cease for period OF three
days ending Friday, and that said
miners union will refrain from VIC.
]ence as to the person and property
for the same period. The said Snug
gler Union mine may employ four
guards during the period"
The witness then told OF the killing
Of Arthur Collins, superintendent Of
the mine, the disappearance Of several
miners in the district, and various
disorders. He said the men we're
afraid to work. that many of these
we're shot at on their way to the
mines, and it was because of these
conditions that the troops we're
brought in and martial law proclaim.
ed. On cross examination Sackett
said the trouble OF 1901 lasted only
three days. Then the agreement went
into effect and the matter was settled,
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