The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-28

Creek before and after troops were sent
in. Davis said that aside from the as
sault on old man Stewart. the beating up
Of a justice Of the peace and the killing
OF the woman, there was no eNtraor-
binary disturbance. After the troops came
in. however. there was much trouble. be-
cause, he said. "the Governor Of Colo
rado turned lot OF thugs ont OF the pcni-
tentiary and sent them into the district.
Mr. Darrow here secured the consent OF
the prosecution TO introduce Into evil
dcnce notice posted by the military au~
lhoriticS I'm Cripple Creek defining va
Crancy and declaring that all able bodied
persons seen lettering about without VlSi-
bic means Of support would be taken
into custody, Davis said he was I'm Jail
NJ the time and did not see tho notice.
The union. however. supported all it's
members while they remained in the dis
trict
Ibid you hear of attacks at Telluride
on Mr.. Richardson here and other friends
OF the federal tion2" asked Mr.. Darrow.
Yes. sir, replied the witness.
on re cross examination, Senator Borah
asked Davis, IL he had made an effort
TO md ont who assaulted Stewart The
witness said he had not. Senator Borah
meJioned the names OF Steve Adams.
Parker. Campbell and others in this CON
ncction. but Davis denied knowing any
thinG about the matter,
Davis, in reply to Mr.. Darrow, said
that Haywood and Meyer spSkc al an
outdoor meeting in Cripple Greek and
urged the men TO stand together, but
always TO keep the peace.
Attempt to Wreck Train.
w. W. Rush of Denver. formerly an
engineer 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
i'm order TO put the blame on the union.
Rush said today there were two attempts.
As to the first he knew nothing but as
he II FC,= .i Ifnn
WHO FROM asked Darrow.
ID. G. Scott chief Of detectives. Mr..
Scott told me on the night OF November
~. 1903. TO be very careful In running
that night as. another attempt would be
made to wreck the train between Eco
nomic tlil and Victor. lie said they
would attempt TO throw the train into
the ditch near the overhead crossing. [
said | ddn think they could throw me
there because YOU can the place too
far Scott then asked me if ! knew OF
any other good place 10 wreck a train
along there, said 1t might ne done at
the second left hand curve east of the
location alter me; on the 1855 trip TO
Bull lIilI that night Scott got on the
train and told me TO stop near the sec
ond loft-ha curve. ] did so and two
men dropped off the rear of the train.
One was tall and the other short
lis Scott tall man and X, G. Sterling.
OF the Mine Owners association, a short
man." Interrupted MIR. barrow.
Yes, sir II was early on the morn
ins Of the 18th Of November when the
train reached Victor on the next trip.
told me they've done it, / said what,
and Scott said: They have removed a
rail at the Identical point You thought
they saw the men at work.
when We struck the curve We got
out and walked ahead 10 where nine or
ten spikes had been taken from a rail-.
II was still in place. however"
Would there have been any difficulty
in taking your train across in safety?"
II wanted TO do il, hut the conductor
thought we had better put the spikes
back. So we did It,"
And that's all there was to the train
wreohing?"
Yes sir.
on cross examination the witness said
the point where the spikes were pulled
was unquestiona bly, tho most DANGEROUS
on the road and the most likely place
10 he selected by train wreckers.
Ed Boyce Recalled.
Ed. Boyce. who was the first president
Of tho Western Federation OF Miners, and
who was witness for the State was
called by the defense after Rush retired
Boyce is one Of tho principal owners OF
the Hercules mine in the Coeur Il dAenes
Orchard once held a onc-sixteenth inter
eat in the property aud the defense
engendered hatred of Ste,menberg in the
heart Of the confessed murderer OF the
dead Governor.
Boyce, questioned by Darow. said ore
WAS first struck in the Hercules In 1901
Prospecting had gone on for fourteen
years prior to this time.
Boyce was then questioned as to his
early life in the Occur d'Alenes. He said
he was arrested and brought TO Boise
In 1892 along with thirteen others for
technical violation OF the United States
court Injunction against trespassing The
next time he came To Boise was as a
member Of the State Legislature. The
United States Supremo Court declared
@ No cvoYuaoso haaoe.