Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-11

ways a great friend of the miners and being in trade could get a liberal dis count on anything he bought. He was often a member of the entertainment committee when there were conven- tions in Denver"
 Was your shotgun used to kill Lyte Gregory"
 'No, sir
 Has it ever been firedT
 No, sir I left it in Denver at the time of my first arrest with the re- mainder of my goods"
 Mover said he asked the sheriff who arrested him at Ouray if he had war. rant He said no: that he had acted on a telephonic communication from Telluride. When he was taken to Tel luride Mover said he was charged with desecration of the American flag in that he had used the flag for advertis- ing purposes.
 ! \ paper poster representing the flag and containing in big letters the ques- tion, 'Is Colorado In America" was held before the jury. Each stripe of the flag contained statement such as: Martial law declared in Colorado" "Habeas corpus suspended in Colo rado."
 Free press muzzled in Colorado" Wholesale arrests in Colorado
 ''Six soldiers defy the courts of Colo rado."
 The witness said the flag was print. ed in Denver by the Western Federa- tion of Miners, Haywood writing the sentiments.
 Released on $500 bond, Mover said he prepared to leave Telluride for Den yer when he was called on by two members of the national guard who informed him that General Bulkeley Wells desired to see him at military headquarters. He went there and was informed that he was to be detained as a military prisoner until further mo- tice.
 T was then taken to the bull pen '" said the witness. "I tried to find out many times why I was detained, but no one could say. other than that it was on orders of the commander in chief of the militia
 Witness also said he was arrested for the murder of Mccormick and Beck, who were killed in the Vindicator mine. He was taken to Cripple Creek on this charge. He was released on bond after a few days in jail and never called for trial.
 Mover said he first met Steve Ad- ans at the Pinnacle park picnic. Ad- ans was serving lemonade. ice cream and soft drinks at a refreshment stand which the union had set up. The wit ness was introduced by some one standing near. He could not remember just who it was.
 Al the time of the Independence sta ton explosion Mover said he was in the bull pen" at Telluride. The an- nual convention of the Western Feder- alton of Miners was in session at Den yer. and Mover wired there urging that a reward for the arrest of the perpe- trators of the crime be offered. The convention offered Q reward of 5000.
 Did you ever have any arrangement Of any sort with Harry Orchard as to the killing of any one?' T never had any arrangement of any sort with him and never even dis cussed the killing of any one with him.
 Do you know of any money having been paid him for killing or attempting to kill any oney' Darrow asked.
 There never was any money paid to him So far as know" Mover denied that Orchard was ever at his house in the Aberdeen flats and also fatty denied Orchards statement that Haywood. PettibOne. Orchard and Mover met In Pettibone's back yard ia August. 1905. and discussed the killing of ex-Governor Steunenberg
 Il was never in Pettibo1e's back yard with Orchard in August 1905. or any other time"
 Mover declared that he had never heard any threats against Sseune1- berg He knew absolutely nothing about the murder in advance snd had never heard SteUnenberg's death dis cussesI
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