The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-07-25

Ramsey said that Mccormick, who
was killed, was his stepfather, and
he was greatly excited at the time.
"But l think l have improved
since then," said Ramsey.
One OF the jurors, Samuel ID. Gil.
man, at No. }, wanted TO know the
witness age. He asid he was twenty
two. At the time of the explosion
he was eighteen,
Sheriff Routan, OF san Miguel
county, Colorado, of which Telluride
Is the couny seat, succeeded young
Ramsey In the witness chair
The evidence will be admitted as
showing the conditions which led TO
a martial law" ruled Judge Wood,
Sheriff Routan told of Mexican he
Ing killed and OF James Phillips he
Ing shot through the arm and beat
up. The sheriff signed the request
for the troops. Martial law was not
declared for more than month after
the arrival OF the militia.
In cross examining Sheriff Routan,
Attorney Richardson said he wanted
to show who II was that combined TO
tight the miners union.
"when tho strike was declared. ="
he asked the witness. isn't II fact
that the miners boycotted all the
gambling places, all the stores except
Flotan's aud all the banks.
Sheriff Routan said he did not
know that this was true. A. IL.
Flotan did not belong To the citizens
alliance. He was afterward deported.
And he was beaten up, tooy' was
he not?''
II don't know as 10 that. y
And when went down there u
try case one OF your deputies ben,
me up, dia he notY"
81 did not see that"
"You appointed huxley Wells,
manager OF the Smuggler mine. as
one OF your deputies, did not youy"
Eyes"
"And the managers of the Tom
boy and the Liberty BELL mines
also?"
yes
And all the bankers and some OF
the gamblersr'
Il. don't remember as TO the bank
els"
cit was the accepted policy Of the
Interests opposed TO the union TO beat
up and drive out everybody connect.
ed or Ia sympathy with the union,
was 1t noty"
/" never heard II put that way,
no"
The riot. declared Sheriff Routan,
was led by Vincent 81. John, Of the
Western Federation Of Miners, and
he recognized many OF the men IL
the mob as members OF the fedora
tion.
The witness also told Of the mar
der of Arthur Collins, superintendent,
OF the smugeler Union mine, as on'
of the incidents which led up To i
declaration OF martial law.
"what other crimes led up 10 The
calling out OF the troopsY"
"well, Wesley Smith and anothe
man working on the Smuggler unioI
mine mysterionsly disappeared. 3"
The witness was interrupted b!
Attorney Richardson, who declare,
the Western Federation OF Miner
cannot be held responsible for ever,
man who disappeared from the dis
trict.
Richardson asked "A perfect ball o
questions as 10 the character OF yari
Gus deputies on the sheriffs payroll
as TO their being notorious gunner
etc. The questions we're ruled on
on the ground of immateriality. a
TO the matter OF materiality, Judg
Wood said:
"If the defense had objected 10 tn
stiffness when he was first placed o.
the stand the objection would hay
been sustained. "
Sheriff Routau said some of hi
deputies were--not on the county pay
roll. He did not know OF his know
! edge that they we're paid by til
mineowners.
As court adjourned until tomorro'
morning nj . 30 O'Clock, Prosecute
Hawley announced that the stat
would have twelve more witnesses o
rebuttaI. He anticipated that I'll
, cross.examination OF these would /