The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-07-03

aroused unusual interest He was Ed
ward L.. MCFARLAND. brother of PIN
| kerton Detective James Mcfarland who
| has been in charge of securing evidence
/ for the State. The witness said he was
not a member OF the Western Federation
of Miners, but shoemaker by trade lie
was at work In his shop in Victor the
day Of the riot there following the lnde-
pendencc depot explosion. After the
shooting started Nh Parland said i've
men came 10 his shop and said they
wanted him.
He was marched between lines of SOL
diers 10 the train and taken 10 Colo
RADIO Springs where lie and several hun
dred miners were transferred 10 the Santa
Fee road and taken TO within a short dis
tante OF the Kansas line The engineer
OF the train refused TO take the men
across the State line.
After we left lie train tlweo voileys
were fred over our heads and we were
told never 10 come back said McPar-
land. 1--WE were IN the fields some time
when along came a train which slowed
down The engineer asked US if we were
the deported men. ~" then told MS 10 get
aboard. and he tool; Us into Holly, Colo,
where we remained for some time
Did you ever go back to Nictor?"
on cross examination MePorland said
he could not identity any ono who did
any shooting in the Victor riots.
At this point the luncheon recess un-
Wiliiam NllSnan or Wonder. New. inn
plicated by Harry ORCHARD In the placing
-
Cripple Creek, was the FIRST witness
called after luncheon Aiknau, who has
been a member OF the Western feaeTation
OF Miners since 1898. absolutely denied
thaj he had helped Orchard place any
bomb anywhere. lie declared he knew
nothing Of the Nindicatov explosion un-
AiE6.sn" " was vas IN tho Cripple Creek
bull pen for ten DAYS or two weeks. He
said he once worked for short limo
IN tho Vindicator nin" Following his
0Hl. Il-nn
me was he'd IN tho county iEll Tor three
months, He was never tried for any
thing.
Got Out for Six Bits.
'l4ow did YOU manage TO get OUT"
asked Attorney Darrow.
We'll. ] don't know" replied Altman
they took me TO the Shcrin's Office one
day and charged me six bits and let me
Did you pay the six bits?
Yes, sir. l borrowed it
Aikman maintaiued that he knew alb
the life OF Governor Peabody.
Did you ever go ont IN a rig With
Harry Orchard and. Joe Meheliet to Kill
No. Sir, | did not" declared Aikman
positively. ~ did not. even know Joe
Meheliei at that dime
He asserted that he had never had con
nection with Orchard or anyone else IN
any criminal act.
Anoman said on cross examination that
he and Steve Adams were always good
friends He was also friendly with oWneY
Barnes. He denied that he knew where
Governor Peabody, Justice Goddard. Jus
tce Gabbert and General Sherman Bell
lived i'm Denver. lie knew Pettlbone quite
well and went 10 his store quite often.
fie got relief from the federation but
doubted that he received It through Pet
tibore.
Thomas c. Foster OF Bisbee. Ariz., was
the next witness. He said he was a bar
lender but had been a miner at Butte
and Cripple Creek and was a member of
the Western Federation OF Miners. Fos-
ter said ho was arrested by tie militia
at Cripple Creek and taken to the bull
pen. where he was kept eighteen days.
No charge was ever made against him.
Kept in Jail for Months.
Subsequently he heard that he was
wanted on a charge of attempting 70