Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-07-17
JUDGE WOOD URGES
STATE TO HURRY
Witness Today Gives His
Views of Telluride Troublessdnd
Explains Why 1t Was NeCeS
tSdry to Call In
Troops.

Boise, Idaho, July 17.-On the
opening OF court this morning At
torney Richardson notified the state
that the defense desired three of the
states witnesses to remain in town.
Judge Wood announced that prior
to the opening of the argument he
would notify the counsel as to the
main points in evidence on which he
would instruct the jury. Darrow, for
the defense, announced that the sur
rebuttal for the defense would Js
very short.
Through Hail Of Bullets. -
o. NJ. Sackett, of Telluride, Colo
rado. for fifteen years an employe of
the Smuggler Union mine, was the
first witness of the day. He told his
personal experiences in the big riot
he said he and several other en-
ployes were compelled to run
through a perfect hail of bullets in
order to get to the mine.
He said that Vincent st. John was
the head of the Telluride union at
that time. The witness next told of
negotiating with st. John to have the
firing stopped, and said he reached
an agreement with him.
Made an Agreement.
Sackett said that as a result of the
negotiations he had with st. John,
an agreement between Edgar A. Col
Inns, assistant manager OF the mine,
and st. John of the union, was
drawn up and signed. The agree
ment was offered in evidence and al
though the defense objected, the
judge allowed 1t to be filed.
This agreement was dated July 3,
1901. In 1t Collins agrees to cease
work on the mine for a period of
three days, and the miners agree to
y d'f-1f In NFtAl fAr
period.
Why Troops Were Called.
The witness then told Of the killing
of Arthur Collins, superintendent Of
the mine, the disappearance of sew
eral miners in the district, and vari-
Gus other disorders. He said these
men were afraid to work and many
of them were shot at on their way
TO the mines.
1t was because of these conditions
that troops were brought into the
district and marital law proclaimed.
On cross examination, Sackett said
the trouble in 1901 lasted only three
days. Then the agreement went into
enect and the matter was settled.
Everything continued peaceful in
the district until late in 1908 didn't
It?" asked Attorney Richardson.
We'll, there was sort of armed
n second Contract.
Richardson read the witness and
Jury another agreement entered into
July 8, 1901, by the mine and the
union. 1t set forth that the differ
ences between the mine and the un-
on had been amicably adjusted, the
union expressing "entire disapproval
of the recent outrages," and agree
ing not TO modest other union or
non-union workers. Richardson ask
ed IL this agreement was not in ef-
feet up to the general strike of
1908.
"Ostensibly," replied the witness.
Asks State to Hurry
The witness justified the action of
The citizens in taking the law in their
own hands and deporting men, He
aid 1t was necessary and that they
lad the 'law of self defense" to sup
port them. He said that since the
ieportations, everything had been
luiet and satisfactory in the district. |
At the luncheon recess Judge Wood |!
announced that If possible, he desired |
he state to close its rebuttal case |
Turing the afternoon,