Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-18
HARD FOUGHT CASE
DRAWING TO ACLOSE
Attorney Darrow Announced
That the Defense's Sur>Re>
buttal Would be Short
Orchard in Justice Court

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court this morning Attorney Richard
son notified the state that the defense
in the Haywood case desired three Of
the state witnesses to remain in town
Judge Wood announced prior to the
opening argument that he would noti-
fy counsel as to the main points in
the evidence of which he would in
struct the jury. Attorney Darrow an
nounced that the sur-rebuttal for the
defe\se would be very short.
Q. M. Sackett of Telluride. Colorado,
for fifteen years an employe of the
Smuggler Union mine, was the first
witness today. He told of his personal
experiences in the big riot at the
Smuggler Union mine In 1901 when
he said he and several other en-
ployes Of the mine were compelled to
run through q perfect hail Of bullets
In order to get to the mine.
st. John Blamed for vioIar,ce.
Who was the head Of the union at
Telluride at that ume," asked Hawley.
Vincent St. John"
The witness told Of negotiating with
Vincent ST. John, the head Of the
union, to have the firing stopped,
reaching an agreement with him
which was placed in evidence. 1t was
dated July 3, 1901. In it the miners
union agreed to refrain from violence
for three days.
The witness then told of the killing
Of Arthur Collins. the superintendent
Of the mine, of the disappearance Of
several miners in the district and of
various disorders. He said men were
afraid to work and that many were
shot at On the way to the mines.
Arguments May Begin Friday,
Under cross examination Sackett
was unshaken. He Joined in the ac-
ton of the citizens in taking the law
into their own hands prior to the ar
rival of the military and described
conditions as CONTRARY to the we'll
being Of the peace loving citizens.
The rebuttal evidence will be con-
cluded this afternoon and as the case
now stands it is likely the defense will
also close its case.
Arguments may begin on Friday.
Show Militia Was Needed.
The witness of the day was called
to contradict the showing made by the
defense that there was no reason for
the calling out Of the militia of Colo
rado other than the desire on the part
of the mine owners to drive the mem
bers of the Western Federation OF
Miners from the district.
Off Shoot Of Case.
While the big trial was going on in
the district court, an interesting of
shoot of the case was being heard
before Justice of the Peace Savage
g. W. Aller, the depot agent, charged
with perjury. was brought before the
magistrate for preliminary hearing.
The principal witness in the perjury
hearing was Orchard himself Or
chard was closely cross examined, but
no amount Of questioning brought out
any material change IN his original
story. Aller was released on s2,5OC
bond.
Sheriff Ruten of San Miguel county
admitted the union miners were de
ported and driven by force from the
country while he was sheriff. and that
no attempt was made to prevent OF
punish those VINO attacked the union
men. He said the deportations were
the work of the leading citizens OF
Telluride
A. c. Cogswell of Wallace. Idaho
was called to impeach DR.. T. L. Nc
Gee, a witness for the defense who is
under arrest and has been brought tc
BOISE from spokane, Where he was
taken into custody. DR.. McGee testi
fed as to certain dates by fixing the
time of republican county convention
at Wallace. Mr.. Cogswell, who was
permanent chairman of the convention
gave different dates. The attorneys
for the defense moved to strike out
the evidence as immaterial, and when
this motion was denied they declined
to cross-examine.
Copy of Miners Organ Offered.
While Cogswell was on the stand
the state offered in evidence copy OF
the Idaho Tribune. published at Wal
lace. and identified as the official or
gan of the local unions of the Western
Federation of Miners at that time
The paper contained three-column
account of the blowing up of the Bun