The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-28
DEFENSE PUTS In STRONG TESTIMONY
In BEHALF OF FEDERATION OFFICIALS

When ". F. Davis was recalled to the
stand on the opening of court this morn
ing Senator Borah took him over the
period he spent in hiding in the Hercules
mine after the Bunker Hill explosion. He
said that Paulson and another man were
there. He could not identify the other
man. He remembered two men calling
at the mine while he was there. Tney
were union men getting out Of the coun-
try Orchard said that he was at the
Hercules at this time. Davis was unable
10 recall Orchard as one of these men,
Bringing the witness down to the Grip
pie Creek days. Senator BOrah wanted to
know when the witness first met Steve
Adams. He could not recall. Davis said
he was at home the night of the explo-
sion in the indicator mine. Earlier in
The evening he had attended with Sher-
man Parker a union meeting at Victor
Davis denied that he called at Orchard s
house and took him to the meeting He
could not remember whether or not Or
chard attended the meeting. There We're
$50 or 900 men there. Davis could not
recall when he first saw Orchard after
the meeting Neither could he tell just
when he last saw Orchard prior to the eX-
2lOsiOn.
Cripple Creek Crimes.
Davis testified yesterday that the Grip
pie Creek district was entirely quiet and
peaceful up to the time the troops were
sent in. Today Senator BOrah wanted TO
know if the witness had not heard OF q
non-union man named Stewart being shot
10 death and another man named Haw-
lins being beat to death and various 9TH
er instances. Davis said he had heard of
these cases. Some he declared. however,
occurred after the troops came in.
Senator Borah asked il Davis had not
heard of Slim Campbell killing a wo-
man in a house of ill-repute in Cripple
Greek.
Attorney barrow objected to this. de-
Caring it had nothing to do with the
FALLING out of the troops The objection
l-ses insisted this
der followed the arrival Of troops
The witness disclaimed any knowledge
of trouble with non-union men at the
Golden Cycle mine prior TO the coming
of troops.
During this line of examination Senator
BOrah and Attorney Darrow spared al
most continuously Senator Borah sought
to show that whereas the witness had said
the Cripple Creek district was as quiet as
Boise before the troops came, there was
a reign of lawlessness.
Stood by First Statement.
Davis insisted the district was quiet and
declared he was willing to stand on his
statement of yesterday. He admitted,
however. that he knew of some non-uniOn
men being beaten.
Senator Borah wanted to know IL the
strike committee did not have to spend
most of it's time preventing union men
from going back to work. Davis said 1t
required some work to keep the men in
line for the mine owners had secret agents
at work all the time and were trying to
nlisrepresent things to the miners.
Davis said when first asked to wheth-
er Mccormick and Beck, killed at the Vim
dicatOr mine. were union or nOn-uniOn
men that he did not know. Later he said
he believed they were non-union. He also
believed that the men killed at the indie
pendence depot were non-union men. He
had made no special inquiry into the mat
ter.
Davis admitted talking with F. J. Camp
bell. a representative of the Vindicator
mine with regard to the proposed re-
sumption of work there with non-union
men.