The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-06-28
WORK OF De E.C,T|VES
Engineer Of Train Tells Of Fake
Attempt to Wreck It.
HAD BEEN WARNED OF PLOT

StHO DEEM VHnNED UT FEUL
Amusing Story Related by Witness in
the Haywood Case Concerning an
Occurrence in the Cripple Creek
District During Strike of Miners.
Boise, Ida, June 28.-The greater
part of the morning session Of the
Steunenberg murder trial was used up
In completing the examination Of W..
F. Davis, whom Orchard swore in
spired several of the principal acts of
violence committed at Cripple Greek
during the strike. Senator Borah
searohingly questioned him as to the
Cripple Creek strike and it's principal
events and his action in changing his
name, but the witness held to his de-
malls of misconduct on the part of
himself and his associates.
w. w. Rush of Denver, formerly an
engineer on the Florence and Cripple
Creek railway, now running as pas
senger and freight engineer on the
Moffat road running out Of Denver
was the next witness. Ruch vas en-.
gineer Of the train which the Western
an attempt was made to wreck in Or
der to put the blame on the union.
Rush said there were two attempts.
AS to the first he knew nothing, but
as to the second ne received informa-
ton.
"Who from?" asked barrow.
Repeats Story OF Detectives.
ID. c. Scott, chief Of detectives.
Mr.. Scott told me on the night Of Nov.
Ia, 1908, to be very careful in running
that night as another attempt would
be made to wreck the train. He said
they would attempt to throw the train
into the ditch near the overhead cross
ing I said | did not think they could
throw me there because you can see
the place too far Scott then asked
me it I knew Of any other good place
to wreck a train along there. said
it might be done at the second left
hand curve east Of the overhead
crossing. Scott repeated the location
after me. On the 1855 trip to Bull
Hill that night Scott got on the train
and told me to stop near the second
left hand curve. I did so and two
men dropped Off the rear of the train
One was tall and the other short"
us Scott a tall man and Sterling of
| man" interrupted Mr.. DarroY.
eyes, sir. It was early in the morn
ing of Nov. Is when the train reached
Victor on the next trip. Scott and
Sterling were there. They told me
They've done it, 1 said What? and
Scott said, They have removed a rail
at the Identical point you thought
they would Scott and Sterling said
they saw the men at work. When we
| struck the curve we got out and
| walked ahead to where nine or ten
spikes had been taken from rail. It
was still in place, however,
| On cross-examination the witness
said the point where the spikes we're
pulled was undoubtedly the most dan.
| ly place to be selected by train wreck
erS.
First President of Union.
Ed Boyce, who was the first pres.
ident of the Western Federation of
Miners and who was a witness for the
state, was called by the defense after
Rush retired. Boyce is one Of the
principal owners of the Hercules mine
In the Occur d'Alenes. Orchard once
held a one-siXteenth interest in the
property and the defense claims that
| it was the loss of this which engen-
dered hatred Of Steunenberg in the
heart Of the confessed murderer of
the dead governor.
Boyce, questioned by barrow, said
ore was first struck in the Hercules
in 1901. Prospecting had gone on for
fourteen years prior to that 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 9th
ers for technical violation of a Unit
| ed States court injunction against
trespassing. The next time he came
to Boise was as member of the state
Legislature. The United States SUI
preme court declared the arrest Of
Boyee and the others illegal, but
Boyce said he had been released by
this time. !
r HawIey Their Attorney. Then.
Boyce said that James H. Hawley,
| now leading counsel for the state, was
attorney for the miners.
"And it was he who got you out"
asked barrow.
"Mr. Hawley did splendid work for
us" replied the witness. =
At the time of his arrest in 1902
Boyce said the only union the miners
had were locals. While in Jail an
amalgamation was discussed. The
witness talked to Mr.. Hawley. about
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