The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-28
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After recess Attorney Darrow asked and
received permission to recall Engineer
Rush, who testified that union and nom
union miners alike rode on the train the
attempt was made to wreck. There was
Boyce then resumed the stand and told
further of the organization and policies
OF the Western Federation of Miners
while he was president.
General Conspiracy.
A long argument arose between Attor-
ney Hawley for the state and Attorney
barrow for the defense. as to the latitude
of Mr.. Boyce'S testimony as to the general
attitude of the mine owners toward the
Western Federation of Miners. Mr., Oar
row contended that the defense expected
to prove there was general conspiracy
on the part of the mine owners, backed
up by citizens alliances in the several
communities, to tear down and abolish the
federation.
Mr. HawIey declared that evidence as to
counter conspiracy might be admissible
if it tended to show that the mine own
ers in any particular community were re
sponsible for the crimes charged TO the
Western Federation of Miners
Mr. Hawley asserted there was nothing
to show there was a general mine owners
association. He also contended that isO
lated cases could not be taken as prov
said had introduced a cO-conspifatOr to
show a conspiracy on the part of the fed
Grafton leaders and had then connected up
spiraey. He thought the defense should
proceed in a similar course.
Question Allowed.
The question involved in the discussion
was as to the obstacles placed in the way
of organizing the federation by the mine
owners. Judge Wood allowed the wit
ness to testify as TO this, although he
said the proper foundation had not been
laid.
II was refused work in the Occur
d'Alenes because 1 was a union man,
said BOyce. When l went to visit local
unions / was refused food from the COM
Colorado and Idaho. and it was for this
reason that many of them changed their
Names"
Boyce said he never knew Orchard per-
sonally; in fact, he never saw the man
until he took the witness stand. BOyce
secured his interest in the Hercules mine
through his wife. who held part of the
claim. He denied Orchs ~d's statement
that Boyce had given him a union trans
Ter card in Butte. The witness said he
had never issued such a card to anyone
and had no such authority.
Magazine Started by Boyce.
The witness started the Miners Maya
zine and edited il unassiSted for a long
while. BOyce met Haywood in 1886 and
Mover in 1897. The witness said he knew
Charles SiringO, of the Pinkerton detec
tive agency, and that Siringo in 1892 was
secretary of a local miners union in the
Occur d Alenes.
Now, Mr. Boyce." said barrow. ap-
preaching the close of his examination,
has there ever existed in the Western
Federation of Miners a sO-called inner
circle?' "
NO, sir" replied the witness.
WAS there ever any conspiracy, COM
bination or agreement to do an Illegal
act?'
There never was"
Boyce said as president of the fedora
ton one of the things he had to guard
against was the placing of Pinkertons in
the various lodges. His desk had been
broken into and ransacked on three oc-
casions and his grip had frequently been
gone through while he was travelling.
Motion to Strike Out Denial.
Mr. HawIey conducted the cross-exami-
nation of the witness. Boyce said he
could not say as to who was responsible
for the outrages upon his desk and per-
sonaI baggage. Mr. HaWley moved that
the evidence be stricken out, as having no
connection with any mine owners asso-
citation The motion was denied.
DO you know of any mine owners as
sociatiOn in the Occur d'Alenes%' asked
Mr.. Hawley.
Il know there was one organized in
$780,
us there one today?''
q can't say that there is.
Has there been one since 1892
There has been an employment bureau,
the expenses of which are paid by mine
owners association"
do YOU know of a mine owners asso-
citation in COlOradO?"
II do not"
I'm Montana
4 do not"
"In Utah?"
Il do not"
"In California;
4 do not"