The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-07-25

uiNOICe On lhdt kfOuuu- ne was not
living with his family, however.
A. L. Holman. a mineowner OF
Cripple Creek, next took the stand.
At the time of the strike Holman
was in charge OF the Golden Cycle
mine. Prior TO 1903 he was In the
Nindicator mine. The witness told
of some personal experiences with
the strike committee and then went
into description OF the vindicatoI
mine explosion. Mr.. Holman reached
the sixth level where Mccormick and
Beck were killed twenty minutes
after the explosion. A plot or dia-
gram Of the level in the mine was In
troduced in evidence and described 70
the jury in detail.
Mr.. llolman's direct testimony was
largely OF technical character and
was intended TO rebut the testimony
of Witness Wood, a miner, who testi-
ied for the defense as TO his own ex-
periences In the explosion.
On cross examination Holman said
he had taken an active part in the
strike and had been member OF the
Mineowners' association from the
first. The witness had told OF the
beating up OF an old man named
Stewart who had worked on the
eompany's property after the strike
was declared.
Now. isn't IL fact" asked AT.
torpey Richardson, THAT old man
Stewart got drunk, went home and
was beaten up by his wifeY"
II never heard that theory he.
fore, /" replied Holman.
Richardson went into a long line OF
questioning as TO the organization OF
the Mineowners' association. Hol-
man said the mines paid quarterly
assessments to the association. When
troops we're called out the association
bought, the states certificates OF In
debtedness issued 10 cover the ex-
penses OF the military occupation Of
Cripple Creek
"You decided to get rid OF the
Western Federation Of Miners be-
cause IL had recalled II strike and you
get the militia out TO help you,
didn't you?" demanded Richardson.
NO" replied Holman. We got
the militia because The sheriff
couldn't keep order and protect the
mining property"
"Didn't the military, the Mine.
owners association aud the Citizens
alliance all work toeetherY"
IAN law and order people did, yes,
sir. "
Now, as to the beating up OF old
man Stewart and one or two other
incidents of disorder, isn't IL u fact
that there Is always more or less OF
drinking and fighting In every min
Ing camp OF which you have had
knowledge"
Yes ~
MEN will get drunk and hight
most anywhere. won't theyY"
81 guess they will"
l.. G. Ramsey, an assayer OF Vic
tor, Colo, who was powder man Ia
the indicator mine at the time OF
the explosion In 1905 was called In
further rebuttal OF Witness Wood,
whose testimony was regarded al
highly important as tending to indi'
cate that the occurrence at the Vim
dicator was an accident instead OF q
plot, as outlined by Harry Orchard.
Wood told Of seeing box OF dyna
mite left on the water barrel OF thu
eighth level OF the mine and drew
the inference that Mccormick and
Beck took this powder with them u
, the sixth level where In some man
ner 1t exploded Wood explained tb,
. finding OF the remnants OF pisto
near Beck's body 10y saying Beck ear
ried pistol.
In contradiction OF all this Kamse!
! declared today that during the tim,
be was In the mine he never saw
/ pistol in the possession OF either heel
S or Mccormick. All powder passe'
S through his hands and every morn
e ing and evening he inspected tb
4. mine TO see that no powder was lef
about.
Wood said Mccormick aud Beck ba
i been on the eighth level Just befor
going TO the sixth, where the epxlo
sion occurred. Ramsey contradicte
n this absolutely saying be saw the tw
q men descend In the cage Just befor
!. the explosion, and heard them Civ
q instructions TO the eager TO stop q
!. the sixth level.
When Ramsey resumed the stan
. after recess be said be found son
forty per cent powder where Bee
A and Mccormick were killed. III
only powder regularly used IN III
:. mine was thIrty-hye per cent.
on cross-examination Ramsey sal
4 there was a water barrei on ID
!. ninth level, hut not on the eighth.
;. is not 1t common thing TO ha'
"a water barrels In minesyi asked A
y torney Richardson.
. Eyes, they have water barrels Il
:, drift work. -
;. "How did you happen 10 think