The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-28

no connection with any Mine Owners
association. The motion was denied.
DO you know Of any Mine Owners
association In the Occur d'Alene?" asked
Mr. Hawley.
| 1890
''ls there one today"
"I can't say that there is"
Has there been one since 1897
There has been an employment bu
reau the expenses Of which Gro paid by
a Mine Owners association"
''Do YOU know OF Mine Owners asso-
citation In Colorado"
Il do not
I'm Montana?
II do not "
i'In Utah."
II do not.
In In &aIidfo,nia ?"
do YOU claim that the Western Fed
Grafton ot Miners Is alone responsible for
the passage Of s-hour laws throughout
the Vest
THAT wax one of our principal OBJ
iects.''
But there were other organizations
just a. interested you wcre?
~ es, sir; | think So.
Boyce said nc believed the rate of
wages had been Increased. generally
speaking, since the Federation was
Mr. Havlcy brought out from Boyee
that wages were frequently the same In
In the matter of safety devices Boyce
said that the Western Federation Of
Miners had secured legislation in Mon.
tana. but that in Idaho the devices had
been put I'm when the attention of the
owners was called TO the necessity for
them.
Mr. Hawlcy next turned to speech
made by Boycc In 1925 when he ad-
dressed the convention of rho Western
Federation Of Miners as president
In this speech he advised the members
of the Federation 10 form rife clubs and
secure guns OF the latest pattern, so that
In after years they would have an army
or $4,000 well-armed men.
Did you make that speech asked
Hawley.
q can't say that those are my exact
But they expressed your sentiments
at the tIme?"
That's ALL" said Mr.. Hawley. and a
copy OF the speech was put In evidence,
Mr.. Hawley had read the abstract of
piled by the Mine Owners association of
Colorado. The pamphlet WAS entitled
The Criminal Record OF the Western
Federation of Miners from 1900 to 190i."
Darrow, redirect examination
brought the pamphlet to the attention of
the fury and succeeded in securing a
ruling from Judge Wood placing the title
page OF pamphlet in evidence
What did YOU have in mind when YOU
made the speech from which an extract
has been rcado" asked Darrow.
NY I1lo oDocCu
when | wrote those lines I had in
mind the action OF the militia Of Colo
RADIO. who In passing through the streets
of Colorado with imported men. beat the
women with the butts OF their guns and
called them vile names ] had in View
the opinion that held that the working
men and the miners had as much right
to carry arms as any body OF arlsto-
Gratis"
Boyce was followed on the stand by
James Maher of Butte. Mont an en-
urcr OF the Western Federation OF Miners
under the presidency OF Boyce from Sep,
tenlber J., 1896; TO June, 1901. Maher said
County Treasurer The witness repeated
much OF what Boyce had said regarding
ments OF the Western Federation of
NJ liners since its organization.
Maher declared that so long as he was
an officer OF the Federation there had
never existed any criminal conspiracy
nor agreement TO 90 an illegal thing nor
was any money spent for any illegal pur-
pose.
Maher said he left the Federation when
he WAS elected Treasurer of Silver Bow
County Montana. He ia not now MEM
Der of the organization.
On cross examination Maher SAID the
Federation paid the expense OF defending
Paul Corcoran member ol tho orSani-
Ia ton. who was tried for murder IN the
Occur d'Alcnes. He could not say TO
any other defense funds.
w. r. EasterIy. OF Silver City. Idaho
implicated hv Orchard In MANY or HIS
Colorado crimes, was ncHt called TO the
stand. Eastcrly Joined the union In 1895
shortly after lie went TO tho Cripple
Creek district At various times he held
all the Offices in the Altman local, being
president for several years. He met Or
chard in 1902 while visiting the Trachiie
mine TO solicit members. Orchard said
he had been member in the Occur
d'Alenes but when he LEFT he neglected
to get transfer card. Easterly said he
wrote 10 the Occur d'Alenes 10 find out
about Orchard but could not do so. He
was finally taken into Altman local. Or
chard never held any office in the union
but sometimes acted temporary door
keeper or warden.
Easterly denied that he had ever con-
suited with Harry Orchard 10 the
manufa ture or use OF bombs. He abso-
lutely denied Orchards statement that he
and Easterly experimental with giant
caps to IL they could he exploded by
shots from a pistol. Easterly also con-
tradicted Orchard as 10 ever talking
about the explosion at the Vindicator
mine. Neither had he heard talked
the matter over with Moyer and Hay
wood.
"Did you see Haywood and Mover pat
Orchard on the back and tell him he had
done ane Job in the Nindcstor""
mo, sir: did not.
Adjournment until tomorrow morning
at $50 oiclocl6 was taken at this point.