The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-07-19
TERRITORY
CASE

After the Record Wen. to press on
Saturday the examination of Mr.. Free
land in the Wells trial was continued.
The witness told of being with Ollie
Shirley on the morning of the shoot
ing; OF meeting him and walking to
Main street and then 10 the site OF
the building with him and of their
meeting with defendant, w. T. Wells.
He said that he first saw MIR. Wells
emerge from the middle OF the new
building and come toward him and
Shirley: that Mr.. Wells spoke TO the
negroes, telling them that their time
was then going on and that he would
give hem instructions as to work
later.
Witness Freeland was then instruc-
. ted to draw a plat of the situation,
showing the location where Wells
stopped as he came up 20 them. rela-
tive to telephone poles nearby. also
where Shirley. Ben Rogers and he
were standing. and the location of thu
knots of negroes and Mexicans.
The witness then told of his and
Shirley's conversation with Mr.. Wells
He said Mr.. Wells charged them with
keeping the workmen from going L..
work and TOLD them to go away from
there. Witness said he remark ed
There's nothing doing" Shirley. he
said asked Wells If he intended to put
the negroes to work and that Wells
said yes; that Shirley remarked the
city would not stand for 1t. Then. wit
ness said. Wells drew his pistol from
his right overcoat pocke. and shot
vall
he said. and did not see any move
Gnent of Shirley to strike Wells. He
saw only. he said. a movement OF
Shdrley's whole body TO the right.
Freeland stated that he and Shir-
ley had been sent by the union to ne
eotiate the job and to look after the
int erests of the union In the case gen.
orally. Under questions he traced his
Getting with Shirley early that NOR
ninz, ou near their homes at the cor
ner of second street and Washing
avenue. of their coming to Main
street, their going past the Wells
building and OF their call at a shoL
on South Main street. He denied sew
erai questions as to whether the un
ion man had not lowered about the
Wells job. intimidating prospective
worksnen and as to the sentiment be
ing expressed that Wells would be
killed if the jury did not find him gull
ty. Questions leading up to such a
ondition of conspiracy We're asked
by defense's counsel. but witness de
MED any knowledge of such condition.
The witness was asked a number of
questions tending 10 bring out his pur-
pose in being around the Wells build
ing so much, and replied that he and
the union men We're there to tell the
fellows kindly not to go to work up
there. He denied using the expression
that hell would be a-popping." II dhey
did.
According to Mr.. Freeland he was
sent up to the Wells building by the
union which paid him for his time, at
the rate of 81 or $3.50 per day.
The witness was then shown a dod-
ger gotten out by the union al the
time OF the strike on the Wells build
ing. This dodger was a notice to union
laborers to keep away from Roswell as
there was two men for every job here
and that trouble had occurred and
worse trouble was threatened. 1t was
signed by Roswell union No. 12,713
and dated March 4. 1909. 70 was ru-ad
by the court that the -odger could
not be introduced until 1t had been
established to have some connection
with the case. and this the defense
set about doing.
At first the witness disclained any
knowledge of the dodger. but after
ward explained this ny saying that
had never seen the same or this
particular piece of Paper shown him.
Upon a great deal of cross question
ing he admitted that he had voted on
this siodger at the union meeting
After bringing out the fact that the
greatest number of union men at the
Wells building al one r-me was about