The San Francisco call., 1907-06-28
TROOPS STIRRED rRoUBfE


TROOPS STIRRED TROUBLE
During this line of examination Senator Borah
and Attorney Darrow spared almost continn-
ously. Senator Borah sought to show that
whereas the witness had said that the Cripple
Creek district was as quiet as Boise before
essness
Davis insisted that the district was quiet and
oeciared that he was willing to stand on lis
that he knew OF some nonunion being
beaten.
Senator Borah wanted to know if the strike
time preventing union men from going back TO
work. Davis said that Ii required some work
10 keep the men in line. for the mine owners
had secret agents at work all the time and
miners
Davis said when first asked as to whether
Mccormick and Beck. who were killed at -hei
vindicator mine nonunion men taat he
did not know. Later be said he believed that
they were nonunion. He also believed that the
men killed at the independence depot were
nonunion men. He made special inquiry into
the matter.
Davis. admitted talking with F. j. Campbell.
e representative of the Vindicator mine. with
regard to the proposed resumption of work there
Didn't you tell Campbell that if he insisted
on opening up something would happen to the
propertyf' asked Senator Borah
mo, sir replied the witness
Davis declared that unusual condition
is.eo ts I'm IN the miners convention in Denver It
had testified that Haywood said that he was
having some difficulty in keeping the men to-
gether and thought that something ought TO be
After the Denver convention Davis did not
2 60 back TO to Cripple Creek, but changed his
Goldheld, New, where he resumed his right
One reason why he changed his name Davis
said, was in order to get work. He had also
seen in the papers that the authorities were
looking for him and many others. He had been
m
This ended the examination and Attor-
ney Darrow took up the redirect.
He began with the troubles at Cripple Greek
before and after troops were sent in. Davis said
that aside from the assault 'old man.
snd t tps ne m up of & OF the peace
traordinary disturbance. After the troops came
in, however. there was much trouble, because
the governor of Colorado turned lot of thugs
district
did you hear of attacks at Telluride on Mr.
Richardson here and other friends of the fed
eration?' asked Darrow.
Yes. sir" replied the witness.
On recross examination Senator Borah asked
Davis if he had made effort to 6nd out who
assaulted old man" Stewart. The witness said
names OF Steve Adams. Parker Campbell and
others in this connection. hut Davis denied
knowing anything about the matter
TELLS OF sLEUTHs' PLOT
W. W: Rush of Denver. formerly engineer
on the Florence and Cripple Greet; ra iroad now
employed on the MofYat railroad, running out Of
Denver, was the next witness. Rush
gineer of the train which the western fedora
wreck in order to put the blame on the union.
Rush said today that there were two attempts.
second he received information.
From whom?'' asked Darrow-
ola ID G. Scott oft chic chief o. Of deteet,vss Mr. oo Scott
be very careful In running that night. another
attempt would be made to wreck the train be-
tween Economic Mil and Victor He said that
they would attempt to throw the train into the
ditch near the overhead crossing said didn't
think that they could throw me there, because
you could sec the place too far.
Scott then asked me If knew of any other
good place to wreck train along there. l said
curve east of the overhead crossing. Scott re-
peated the location after me. On the 1855 trip
and G told me- o stop near the Second e band
curve. did so and two men dropped of the
rear Of the train. One was tall and the other
short"
rs Scott a tall man and X. C. Sterling of
the mine owners association short man2' in
yes. sir 1t was early on the morning of
the 18th of November when the train reached
Victor on the next trip. Scott and Sterling
1 said what. and Scott said They've removed
a rail at the identical point you thought they
would Scott and Sterling said that they
"when the train struck the curve we got out
and walked ahead to where nine or ten spikes
had been taken from a rail- 1t still in
''would there have been any difficulty in TAX
ing your train across in safety
''I wanted to do 1t, but the conductor thought
that we had better put the spikes back,
did it,
''And that's all there was to the train wreck
ingT'
Eyes, SIR
BOYCE Is CALLED
Ed Boyce. who was the first president of the
western federation of miners. and who a
witness for the state. was called by the defense
after Rush retired. Boyce is one OF the principal
owners OF the Hercules mine In the Occur
est in the property and the defense claims that
II was the loss of this which engendered hatred
of Steunenberg in the heart of the confessed
murderer.
Boyce, questioned by Darrow, said that ore
was frst struck In the Hercules IN 1901. Pros
pecting had gone on for IA years prior TO this
time.
Boyce was then questioned as to his early
life in the Occur d'Alenes. He said that he
arrested and brought to Boise In 1892 along
with l3 others for technical violation of
United States court Injunction against tres
passing. The next time he came to Boise he
member Of the state legislature. The
United States supreme court declared the arrest
of Boyce and the others Illegal. but Royce said
that be had been released by that time.
Boyce said that James III. Hawley, now lead
ing counsel for the state, was attorney for the
miners.
''And fl. was he who got you all OUT? asked
Darrow.
''Mr Hawley did splendid work for u.s. re-
piled the witness.
The witness started the Miners Magazine
Boyce met Haywood In 1856 and Meyer in 1897.
Borce denied that there had ever existed In