The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-29


that if it had not been for Steunenberg
he would have been rich man.
Cross examined by Senator Borah
Hough said he was in the Gem the
train bound for Bunker Hill and Sui
livan mill at Wardner. Hough declar-
ed the men were not all masked. He
did not see any arms, either.
Did you know where the train was
bound for?" demanded Senator
Borah.
Il did after the train pulled out"
Mr.. barrow objected to this as not
cross examination on any matter in
quired into in direct testimony. Sena-
tor Borah said he wanted to show
why the witness was sent to the bull
pen and on this statement was allowed
to proceed.
Asked to give the names of some of
the men he saw upon the train, Hough
said: Mike Devine."
Where is hep
Many Are Dead.
Dead"
Who else %
Hes dead. too" said Attorney
Asked to give the names of some
one not dead or out of the country,
Hough replied; -'---'----
Horace Mahoney. Joe Riley and
lots of others. It's a long time to re-
member names"
Who arrested you when you were
taken to the bull penn"
"A deputy they called Death on the
Trail -
Amy other name?"
That's the only name 1 knew"
Hough said he was arrested in the
chard in Wallace in 1905, he also saw
Simpkins there, but had no talk with
him.
James H. Ramsey, a former stage
L.
Alenes, was the next witness. He knew
Orchard quite we'll and had met him
upon tie broad between Gem and Wal
lace on May 2. 1899, three days after
the Bunker Hill and Sullivan explo-
sion.
He told me was the man he want
ed to see," said Ramey. HE said he
wanted to sell his one-sixteenth inter-
est in the Hercules mine and get out
of the country before the soldiers
came in. He wanted $500 for his in
terest, saying the Hercules would
make a mine some day.
Under cross examination Ramsey
said Orchard was riding horseback
when he saw him.
''Did he tell you he had given a title
to his property to a man named Cor
dova more than year before this
time?"
He Turned it Down.
mo, sir, 1 did not ask him about
the title L turned the proposition
down cold.''
Asked how he happened to rem
ember the conversation Ramey said:
when they struck it rich in the
mine, / thought a lot about the offer
L had turned down.
Disposing of it's witnesses in rapid
succession, the defense next called
James A. Baker of SIocum, B. c., a
miner and prospector. Baker had
been a member of the Western FEEDER
alton of Miners since~1S99. and from
1901 to 1905, was a member of the
executive board for British Columbia.
He was in Denver during a large part
of the Cripple Creek strike and assist
ed in running the affairs of the organ
zation while Meyer and Haywood
we're in Jail.
Baker said he went to Cripple Creek
IN December. 1903, to establish a
union store. He was arrested by the
militia and taken, before the COM
officer When he told what
lid not want any union stores in the
district and advised him to take the |
first train out of town.
''What did you do?" asked Darrow.
'"I took it" said Baker. There was
40 cross examination.
William Amo1e of Denver. who was
l Waterman at the, Portland mine, |
cripple Creek, up to the time the
lnion miners were deported following
he Independence depot affair. was |
called to give his experiences during
he deporting period. He said he was
arrested and released several times
md finally fooged by two masked |
men. He was cross examined very
briefly.
Something of a sensation was
,aused by the calling of the next
Morris Friedman. who
las written book which he
ective methods.
Friedman said he is now newspaper
correspondent. He worked as stem
grapher in the Pinkerton office in
trike, doing particularly the work of
ames MCFARLAND. who has worked up
he evidence against the Western Fed
ration of Miners in the present case.
'reidman said he became thoroughly /
amiliar with the office work and meth
DIS. Asked as to the placing of Pink
rton operatives in unions, Friedman
aid a man named Crane became sec
colorado City and was also chairman of
he strike committee. Other operatives
Tho were connected with unions in Col
RADIO were Joseph F. Gaddon, Charles
Rhymer, George W. Riddell. P. B.
ALLEY, Cummings Lutlow 5sand. Conf
ear. Friedman declared he handled
lost of the daily reports from, these
len for year and half. Ruddell
-as in the court room as Friedman
egan his testimony. He was identified
Y the witness. Two OF the Pinkertons
ere deported with the rest of the un-
N men from Cripple Creek and Tellu-
de.
DO you know a Pinkerton named
ondoner?" said barrow.
Yes. sir
Was he a member of the union?''
mo sir. Londoner was supposed to
g a capitalist and trying to find out
lie secrets of Mr.. Heinz"
The reference othe Montana min
lg millionaire called out a wave OF
lighter. Friedman next told of an
perative named A. w. Gratias, who
as the chairman of the miners re-
ef committee at Globeville, just out {