The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-11
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NO sir."
 Ever see himr'
 ''No sir"
 Did you ever entertain any personal hostility toward himT'
 "No sfr."
 You had the same feeling that other members of the organization hadr" T can't say that felt the same as the men who were actually in the trou- ble. was at some distance and could not feel as strongly as they did." CElpp1e Creek Strike. Mir. Darrow next took the witness to the Cripple Creek district of Colo rado and the beginning of the labor strife there. The strike started at Col orado City in February. 1908. The men in the Colorado City mines, Mover said desired to organize ana ami,ate . w.n Their right to do % was contested by their employers and many of the men were discharged. The State militia was Called out almost as soon as the strike was started. and despite that fact the witness declared. there was no disorder. Many citizens prctesseo against the presence of the soldiers.
 The strike ex>cnded to Cripple Creek in 1903. the men were going out in support of the Colorado City mill men Practically all the ore mined In Grip pie Creek was shipped to Colorado City for treatment in the mills there. Ine mine owners had first been requested not to send their ore to Colorado City. l The Portland Mine. the largest in the district, sided with the union and mill- ed its own ore.
 The strike spread to Telluride in September, 1908, the mill men there going out for an eight hour day. An eirht hour law was passed in 1899 but was declared uncQnstitutionaL constitutional amendment rcquir- ling an eight hour law was voted on and decided at the general ection in 1903, but the Legislature which fol- lowed refused to enact such law be- cause of the opposition Of the mine own CTS,
 Soon after the strike was called at Cripple Creek ,Moyer said he and Hay l wood went to address the miners at a picnic in Pinnacle Park. l T addressed the men aS to my opin- ion how the strilae should be conduct ed. I went into details as to the cause of the strike and urged the men to be careful about any acts of violence or aifx acts which might be charged against them and used against the orr ganization," said Mover l The troops went into the. Cripple Creek district September l. 1sos.
 .'What was the condition as to peace and quiet at the timer asked Darrow.
 The State objected to this as . con clusion of the witness.
 The question was finally allowed and Mover. declared the men were going peaceably about their business and | there was no disorder.
 +How long did tae strike in Cripple Creek continueT
 Tt is still in progress there.
 Met Adams at Picnic.
 Mover said he first met Steve Adams at the Pinnacle Park picnic Adams was serving lemonade. ice cream and soft drinks at a refreshment stand. which the Union had set up.
 "when did you first meet Harry Orchard?"
 Tn January 1904 at the headquartera of the Western Federation of Miners.
 How do you recall this" There was a convention called oy the state federation of labor-a general meeting of wage earners. Orchard was a delegate from Cripple Creek representing the Altman miners union II called a meeting of the representa- tives of the local union at my office Orchard was among tho twenty or mort men who responded. do not thinH IT had any personal conversation with him. ,t-f. ts
 Did you ever see him in your office in December 1903?s
 'No sir.' Did he come into your. office II December 1908 and tell you he ha< blown up the Vindicator mine and dit Inc had done good Job and give hiTf
 sNo, sir" replied Mover positively T 1T never saw the man until Januar, 1904"
 Did you have such conversation with him at any time or place? l T dil not"
 Mover said he was in Joplin. Missouri at the time of the Vindicator mine ex' plosion and first read 1t in the Kansas City papers. The witness went tt Cripple Creek in February 1904 to at tend the trials of the members of tht federation who were charged with at tempting to wreck train on thu Florence and Cripple Creek railroad He saw Orchard there many times al the trial and at miners headquarters Orchard seemed anxious to do whatever he could to help in preparing the cast and did a good deal.
 Denies Orchards story.
 Did you ever meet Orchard in Victor and give him $10G. for his good wors at the Vindicator miner
 No sir"
 Did you ever give him :1oo at any time or placer
 ''To the best of y recollection" re- piled Mover. deliberately. T never gave
 
 for any other purpose"
 Did you ever know of his getting any money from the organization fol any crimes or criminal act" 'No sir"
 Did you say in the train wreckins case that you wanted no mention made of the Pettibone dope?
 T had never heard of such thing at the time"
 The, next time the witness saw Or chard was in 1904.
 He came into my office in Denver along with three other men who sait they had decided to pull out of Cripple Creek and wanted to know a goot place to locate. We discussed severa different places. Orchard said ht believed he would So to Silverton Colorado. told him I was making preparations to go down to Ouray my self and that if he was in no hurry would be glad to have him wait ant go with me. I told him several other men had been beaten up down ther, and I would like to have him with ma as a protector. He said a day or two made no difference to him and wen with me-"
 Orchard Was Armed.
 Was anything said about arms?'
 "I asked him if he had a pistol ant he said yes. I said thought of carry ing take-down shot gun which coult be placed in a suit case. Orchard saic he ,lso had a suit case and I told hin would buy him u gun also. go Mir. Pettibone to buy the guns for us | had known him since 1900. He wal