The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-02


 Wallace told of the working of the card system by the mine owners association. After the strike the cards permitting men to go back to work were issued only to the miners who renounced allegiance to the Western Federation of Miners. He also told of orders issued by the militia instructing the merchants, grocers etc.. of the district not to sell any goods to thu members of families of members of the Western Federation of Miners. This was after the federation stores had been demolished. Wallace said he often saw Floyd Thompson at the offices of the mine owners association and knew that he was either secretary or assistant sec retary.
 Did you see 'Kid' Walters and other union men at militia headquarters and the officers of the mine owners associa- tion?"
 The witness mentioned some of the names of the union men, among them Bill warford.
 What became of him?''
 He killed a man and Is now serving a sentence for life and thirteen years" (Which sentence Is he serving f1rst?'' asked Darrow amid laughter. "I don't know"
 Others whom Wallace saw were Tom Brown, recently convicted of murder, but not sentenced; Jack Bowerman. who was killed; the "Kinley' Kid, Bill Cooper, and Shorty Williams These men were al- ways heavily armed and prior to their coming into the district everything was peaceful.
 Creates Sensation. Wallace here created a decided sensa- ton by swearing that he saw F. K. Sterl- ing. the chief detective for the Mine N- fire the first shot
 riots at Victor, Col,
 dependence depot ex-
 aid he had never heard
 Derg's name mentioned
 the mine owners per
 surated in Colorado, or
 1t 1t was a system ifN
 nor Steunenberg during
 troubles in Idaho.
 :. K. Sterling when he
 Victor?" asked Senator
 the Military club" Flow far we're you from him?' About 150 feet
 Wallace said Sterling came out of the crowd and fired one shot point blank into a billboard fence. He fired but one shot
 '4Iow soon did the riot firing begin after this?"
 ulu ilOl ncdT any dL dlls was SuIu- moned for duty and was hurried away to the Fl Paso mine When we got back the Victor riot was over" You heard no shots immediately fol- lowing the one by Sterling?" 'No, sir"
 And 1t was ten or fifteen minutes be- fore you left the scene?'
 "Yes, sir"
 White Last Witness. The last witness of the day was M. E. White, an organizer for the Western F ed- eration of Miners, among the coal miners of Colorado. White told of an experi- ence he had at Cripple Creek when he went there in December, 1903 in the in- terest of the American labor union. When he reached Cripple Creek he was imme- diately taken in charge by the military and marched off to a bull pen-a plank building. White fairly conyulsed the court by his description of the conditions in the pen. He declared there were ten or fifteen soldiers in the place when he ar rived They were in for petty larceny and other crimes. White said the place was alive with vermin. The soldier prls- oners held a kangaroo court over him at one time during the night, bullets whist ling through the top of the building. The next morning he was taken before a major and released.
 ''The major was a fellow Woodman of the World" said White, "and no one can enter that unless he Is a desirable and good citizen. The major told me I could do no good there and had better take the o'clock Short Line train. I did 1t, too"
 Court adjourned until tomorrow at s.sO o'clock, a. m.