The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-28

Didn't you tell Campbell that il he in
sisted on opening up. something would
happen to the property? asked Senator
BOrah.
mo. sir" replied the witness.
Davis declared that no unusual condi-
tons existed in the miners convention in
Denver at the time of the indicator ex-
plosiOn- Orchard had testified that Hay
wood said he was having some difficulty
in keeping the men together and thought
something ought to be pulled Off
After the Denver convention Davis did
not go back to Cripple Creek but changed
his name, went to Cheyenne and eventual
ly to GOldfield, New. where he resumed
his right name.
One reason Davis said he changed his
name was in order to get work. He had
also seen in the papers that the authOri-
ties were looking for him and many 9TH
eFs. He had been arrested many times
This ended the eross-examination and
Mr.. barrow took up the redirect
ConVicts Turned Loose.
He took up the troubles at Cripple Creek
before and after troops were sent in. Da-
Wis said that aside from the assault on
old man Stewart the beating up of a JUS
tice Of the peace and the killing of the
woman there was no extraordinary dis
turbance. After the troops came in. how
ever, there was much trouble because he
said the governor of Colorado turned a
lot of thugs out of the penitentiary and
sent them into the district"
Mr.. barrow here secured the consent of
the prosecution to introduce into evidence
a notice posted by the military authori-
ties in Cripple Greek defining vagrancy
and declaring that all able-bodied persons
seen lettering about without visible means
of support would be taken into custody
Davis said he was in jail at the time and
did not see the notice The union. how
ever. supported all its members while they
remained in the district.
Attack on Richardson.
Did YOU hear of attacks at Telluride
on Mr.. Richardson here and other friends
of the federation" asked Mr.. barrow.
Yes, sir replied the witness.
On re-crOss-eXanination Senator BOrah
asked Davis if he had made an effort to
find out who assaulted old man Stewart
The witness said he had not Senator Bo-
rah mentioned the names of Steve Adams
Parker, Campbell and others in this con-
nection. but Davis denied knowing any
thing about the matter
Davis, in reply to Mr.. barrow said that
Haywood and Meyer spoke at an outdoor
meeting in Cripple Creek and urged the
men TO stand together, but always to keep
the peace.
Story of Engineer Rush.
W. W. Rush of Denver. formerly an en-
gineer on the Florence & Cripple Creek
railroad. now running as passenger and
freight engineer on the MOffatt railroad
running out of Denver. was the next wit
ness. Rush was engineer of the train
which the Western Federation of Miners
claims an attempt was made to wreck in
order to put the blame on the union Rush
said today there We're two attempts. As
TO the first he knew nothing. but as to the
second he received information.
who from2" asked barrow
I'd. c. Scott, chief of detectives Mr.
Scott told me on the night of November
IA. 1903 TO be very careful in running that
night. as another attempt would be made
to wreck the train between Economic mill
and Victor. He said they would attempt
to throw the train into the ditch near the
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