Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-06-27
Try as He Would, Senator Borah
Could Not Make Him Con-
tradiCt Himself.
TROOPS AT CRIPPLE CREEK.
He Insists That the District Was
Perfectly Calm Before They
Were Brought In.
Admitted He Knew of Some Assaults
On Non-union Men--Ed Boyce. Ex-
President of Federation, Called.

Boise. Ida. June 27.-The greater
part of the morning session of the
6teunenberg murder trial was uesd in
completing the ross-exarninatlon OF
William +. Davis. who Orchard swore
inspired several of the principal acts
Of violence committed at Cripple Creek
during the strike. Senator Borah
bearchingly questioned him as to the
Cripple Creek strike and Its principal
events, the meeting at Denver after the
independence station was blown up,
and the subsequent journey to Wyo-
ming. Atty. barrow interviewed sew
eral times to protect the witness, and
he and Senator Borah interested and
amused the crowd with some clever
court strategy. Borah drove Davis
very hard on conditions at Cripple
Creek and his action In changing his
name, but the witness held to his de-
malls of misconduct on the part of him
self and his associates.
w. w. Rush, formerly engineer on
the Florence q Cripple Creek railway,
told an amusing story of the manner
IN which, according 10 his story, De-
tectives ID. C. Scott and X. C.. Ster-
ling staged and executed the second
attempt to wreck train on the line
during the strike.
Ed Royce, formerly president of the
Western Federation of Miners and now
enc of the owners of the Hercules, was
called to the stand before the noon
recess. Boyce under the guidance of
Mr.. Darrow amused the courtroom as
he told with a ready Irish wit. how
IN 1893. Mr. James Fl. Hawley now
leading counsel against Haywood, but
then retained as counsel for the min
ers. suggested to Boyce while the lat
ter was in Bolce the organization Of
the Western Federation of Miners as
an offset 10 the Mine Owners associa-
tipn.
DAVIS CONTINUES.
When w. f. Davis was recalled to
the stand on the opening of court this
morning. Senator Borah took him over
the period he spent in hiding in the
Hercules mine after the Bunker Hill
explosion. He said that Paulson and
another man were there. He could
not identify the other man. He re-
membered TWO men calling at the mine
while he was there. They We're union
men getting out of the country. Or
ehard said that lie WAS at the Hercules
at this time Davis was unable TO
recall Orchard as one of these men
Bringing the witness down to the
Cripple Creek days, Senator Boran
wanted to know when the witness first
met Steve Adams. He could not re-
call. Davis said he was at home the
night OF the explosion in the Vindicator
mime. Earlier in the evening he had
attended with Sherman Parker a union
meeting at Victor. Davis denied that
he called at Orchards house and took
him to the meeting. He could not re-
Inemher whether OF not Orchard at
tended the meeting. There We're 500 or
1000 man there. Davis could not recall
when hs first saw Orchard after the
Iecc!i,S. Neither could he tell just
when he last saw Orchard prior TO the
explosion.
Davis declared that no unusual con-
ditions existed In the miners conven-
lion in Denver at the time OF the VIM
dlcator explosion. Orchard had tes-
tilted that Haywood said he was hav,
Ing some difficulty in keeping the men
together and thought something ought
10 he pulled off"
After the Denver convention Davis
did not go back TO Cripple Creek but
changed his name, went to Cheyenne
and eventually TO Goldfield, New, where
he resumed his right name.
The reason Davis said he changed his
name was in order TO get work He had
nlso seen IN the papers that the author
tiles wre looking for him and many
others. He had been arrested many
times.
This ended the ross-exanlInation and
Mr.. barrow took up the redirect
He took up the troubles at Cripple
Creek before and after troops were sent
In. Davis said that aside from the as
sault on old man Stewart, the beating-
UP OF Justice OF the peace and the
killing OF the woman there was no ex-
traordinary disturbance. After the
troops came In. however there was
much trouble, because, he said the
governor OF Colorado turned a lot of
thugs out OF the penitentiary and sent
them into the district"
CRIPPLE CREEK WAS QUIET.
Davis testified yesterday that the
Cripple Greek district was entirely
auiet and peaceful up to the time the
troops were sent in. Today Senator
Borah wanted 10 know If the witness
had not heard of non-union man
named Stewart being shot to death and
Rnoiher man nmed Hawkins beir heat
en- To death and various other In
stances Davis said he had heard OF
these cnses Some he declared. how
ever. occurred after the troops came
In
Senator Borah asked " Davis had not
heard OF slim" Campbell killing a
woman In o house of III repute in
Cripple Creek
Atty. DarrOw objected To this, deolar-
ing 1t had nothing to do with the call
Ing out Of the troops. The objection
WAS overruled. Davis insisted this
murder followed tho arrival of troops,
The witness dlsolaimed any knowl.
edge OF trouble win non-union men
M the Golden cycle mine prior TO the
coming Of troops
During this line OF examination Sena-
tor Borah and Atty. Darrow SPARED
almost continuously senator I3Orah
sought To show that whereas the Wit
ness had said tho Cripple Creek dis
trct was az quiet as Boiso before the
troops came, there was q reign Of law
lossnoss,
CRIPPLE CREEK WAS QUIET.
Davis insisted the district was quiet
and declared he WAS willing 10 stanG
mn his statement OF yesterday, He
admitted, however, that he knew or
some non-union men boing beaten
Senator soiah wanted 10 know II
the strike committee did not have to
spend most Of It's time preventing
union men from going back to work.
Davis said n required some work to
Keep the men IN line for tho mine own
sra had secret agents ai work an me
iimc and we're trying TO misrepreseht
.hlngs to the miners,
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