The daily sentinel., 1908-07-13

like Miller. Griffin had ready mem
cry. and answered questions about as
soon as they were asked. In fact. his
memory of names. dates and places
vas out of the ordinary. In check
cred career of some SIX years. all over
the mining west. there was scarcely
shift boss. a foreman a mine. that
lac could not remember. and most ques-
tions he answered with scarcely
pause for reflection.
who did you correspond with a1
to what your testimony would be?"
NO one"
Didn't anybody know what you"
! testimony would be?''
Yes. sir l talked with Dave Coates
in Burke. Ida, who asked me if l
would come here"
I'VE witnesses talked among our
selves as to the Occurrences; but I new
er said what my testimony would be
The first time / talked with any Of
the attorneys was Saturday. at the Las
IIarpe. when Judge Hilton and Mr. Es
Adams connection with the case when
was in GoIdheld, when Adams was
arrested"
Were you ever convicted of any
crime?" asked Mr.. Hogg.
No. sir"
He was then excused.
Griffin certainly has one of the best
| memories of any living man. Not an
| incident that was mentioned but ne
remembered it. and not for the slight
est moment did Mr.. Hoggs questions
embarrass him
Andrew j. Tyner of Montrose was
next called. He was Griffin's partner
at the Smuggler-Un and went down
with Griffin to Mrs. Meenan's for sup
per the evening of the Collins murder
| Ills testimony closely corroborated
| that of Griffin.
Having mentioned the fact that Noy-
er was in the card game, Judge Hilton
| asked:
He is since deceased is he not?''
81 don't know where he's at now
replied the witness, amid laughter
Tyner said that soon after Hull
brought the news of the Collins shoot
ing. he and Huh went to bed together.
Mr. Hogg then proceeded to dssect
Mr.. Tyner's memory. tracing his mo-
ments from the time of the Collins
murder until the present time.
Tyner said that after he and Griffin
came back to Telluride from Cripple
Creek they went to work for the Tom.
boy and We're still working there at
the time of the strike. in 1908. Tyner
was among those escorted out of town
by the militia. At Mr.. Hogg's request
Tyner gave the names of some of those
who were escorted out of town with
him
DO you remember the exact timer"
| asked Mr., Hogg.
NO. not. exactly. We had Thanks
giving dinner in the Telluride jail and
Christmas dinner in the Montrose jail"
| said the Witness with laugh.
Tyner made Il good impression He
| has pleasant face. of more than av
erage intelligence. and docsn't look at
all like "A miner. His recollection of
past events seemed quite good. though
not as good as Grfins Still. he made
no bad breaks, and claimed that the
| reason the events of the night We're
so impressed on his memory was that
Collins. the murdered man. and natur-
ally. he said. the circumstances con-
nected with his hearing of thu killing
We're impressed upon his mind.
He said he did not remember dis
cussing the events of the night of th'.
murder until Saturday night at the
LaIIarpe
Tyner said he is no Longer mem:
ber of the Western Federation of Min
ers.
DO you know who had ch..rge of
this deportation?" asked Jud2 HILTON.
81 think Mr.. Wells had Charge OF
it," said Tyner, with a smile
There was a laugh in the audience
and Mr. Hogg. jumping to h,s feet.
charged that your people, turning
ought to be excluded from this court
room"
Judge Hilton was on his fsst in au
instant and there was li"cly lash
impending. when Judge Shackleford
ordered both attorneys to take their
seats.
Mr.. Hogg sought to. bring ont the
fact that the deportation was caused
by the fact that the w L. NJ. had
| threatened to close down the mines,
but the questions We're ruled out by
Judge Shackleford.
Mrs. Adams WINS called to the stand;
but, after she had testified to her mar
rinee In 1908, and to the fact that she
In the mother of three children. she
WINS excused without cross examina-
tion by the state.
Frank Price was then called. He is
from Horn Silver. New. He was "a
member of the card party at Mrs. Mec-
mans boarding house in Telluride the
night of the Collins murder. and testi-
fled to the same facts that had been
testified to by other witnesses.
After hearing of Collins murder.
Price said he and Griffin went down
town. and returned about midnight.
What fact. outside the murder. i'm
pressed the events of the evening on
your mind?"
''rhe next morning at breakfast. the
night engineer at the Pandora mill
told us about the killing"
At the conclusion of Mr. Prices ex-
animation Mt 1;15, Judge Hilton an
nounccd that the defense rested.