The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-29

DUt ne was quite a memo at caro- games.
He seldom worked more than a month at
time.
Spy Advocate of Violence,
Easterly asserted that during the Grip
pie Creek strike days there was never
any talk of violence at the meetings of
member. The visitor proved afterward
TO be secret service man in the employ
of the mine owners. The labor leaders
always counseled peace, saying that any
disorders which might occur would be
attributed 10 the union.
Easterly went over much Of the ground
covered yesterday In the testimony of
w F. Davis. He told of the meeting
addressed by Moyer and Haywood. at
which the two accused men urged the
miners TO maintain peace and order
did you ever hear Moyer and Hay
wood tell Orchard In Denver In your pres
ence that he could not go too fierce at
Cripple Creek 10 suit them?" asked Mr.
Darrow.
81 did not" replied the witness.
Easterly said he was arrested AT Grip
pie Creek ''as a matter Of military neces-
sity" and was thrown into the bull
pen" for several days.
Eastery said he was at home in bed
stroyed. He did not know what had hap
pened until next morning. He then heard
that the soldiers were coming and went
Were you armed?' asked Darrow.
mo. sir. not with a rifle
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At Victor he went to the union hall,
where several hundred members of the
Western Federation OF Miners were gath,
cred. The streets were filled with all
sorts of pople some soldiers, some de-
tectives and some mine owners officials
Easterly declared that the soldiers in
passing Federation men would say:
There's one that ought TO be hanged
or have his head shot off"
Mine Owners Started Riot.
Tr
tary O; the Mine Owners association
made a speech In the streets In which he
referred TO the Independence depot ex-
plosion and said that fifty or more of
the leaders ought to be hanged and the
rest driven OUT of the district. Then a
shot was fired and, as Easterly put 1t,
You were armed?" repeated Darrow.
Yes, sir.
What did you do?"
Il did Ike many OF the others; I was
very badly excited"
Where did you go?"
when the firing was over ! went up
saw the militia maneuvering around and
apparently surrounding the union hall.
Then they began shooting at the hall and
] went on up the hill toward home; On
my way ] stopped at Steve Adams house
and told him what had heard and seen"
~, What DID you tell him as to leaving
IT told him of the threats I had heard
against him and others, and told him he
had better protect himself. When ] got
home ] armed myself with Winchester
repeating shotgun and then went TO Cold
held. Colo, where there was to be
meeting Of union mon. met several Of
the boys on the way and they were also
armed We were going to meet to pro-
tect ourselves"
while we were at Goldfeld we saw
the militia and Citizens Alliance people
and their sympathizers, all armed. going
about and taking into custody all the
union miners they could find"
Militia Fired on Miners.
Easterly said there were but about
twenty or twenty f1ye union men In the
hall where the meeting was being held at
Goldheld. When the militia started In
their direction the miners left the hall
and started up the hills. As they went
shots were fired at them. The miners