The chronicle=news., 1913-06-14


of tn. outsiders who owned land In
the creek.
Under rioss eSamlnation by ati0r-
n"ys for tn" miners Mr.. Gias.cork
told OF calling 's'n,"-wIic peace
cont ference which assembled NJ III.
state house. and which WAS attended
by some tao or 500 representative
ciilz.ns from all over the state. The
object OF tue meeting was to discuss
means of preventing and settling la
Dor disputes.
War the attitude of tn. r.prcs.n-
tn'ir" operators friendly toward that
m.ciinr-" asked Mr.. B"ichcr.
Il thought, decidedly otherwise.
said Mr.. Giasscock.
lie said that u resolution presented
by nm attorney for the operators. out
i'nin. tn. term. on which they
participated In the conference. pre-
'ipita'cd an acrimonious debate.
Til. meeting thus hrok. up" he
said. much io my modification and
disgust.
when Mr.. Giasscock was examined
he miners attorneys began to call
the women "s the strike region.
The attorneys Of III" state objected
To rsopcninx III. ancs, ion Of trial I'M.
der martial law.
". \. Abbott. u delivery va ;on
driver for an ;'ou'sid- store" In the
strike zone. said tina, mine guards
prevented him from delivering sup
plies.
!. ". pike of Holly Grove said
shui mine xuards sho, the lock off
hts door. He described 'h" shootinx
llp cf Is.,i;y Grove from, the armorre
train. The train was dark. he said.
but he could see the fiashc. %. guns
on the train.
What did you do when the bullets
began to fly?" asked Senator Ken
yon.
Pike said he was one of the party
Mt the home OF Christie Esicp. whose
widow last night told the committee
how h. died while trying TO &c, his
lets from the train began to riddle
his home. None OF the men at the
Es,ep house had guns with them.
Luther iiudnall WAS at Holly
Grove during the strike. lie said
he was taken from his home by
guards and taken to Mucklow.
During the day they stood me In |
front OF the gailing gun he said.
"and at night they locked me In
box car
Were you frightened when you
were in front OF the gatlinx sun?"
asked Senator Kenyon.
II never thought I'd get home no
more said the miner.
Hudnaii said that the guards told
him they wanted Ito hold an in
quest over dead man.
My wife begged them not to take
me" he said. and they taken hold
OF me. They taken hold OF my wife
too because she hung on me-
He was shown the body of a dead
man who he was told was Stringer.
the mine guard killed at Holly Grove
He took no part in any inquest and
, was never accused OF aprticipating
in the killing Of Stringer.
The witness named group of
men who were lined up before the
gatling gun with him and said that
, twenty men were locked in the box
| car. There were no sanitary ac-
! icOmmCdations. Senator Martin ellie
tied. and the men were kept in the
| car that night.
You've seen cattle packed in cars
that way. haven't you?" asked SEN
ator Martin.
| Yes. sir, Just that way"
| Ed Bragg, deputy sheriff, said
that for nine years prior to the
strike he had been able to maintain
law and order on Paint Creek single
hanGed.
'ff anything happened. I'd get
some of the miners to help me-" he
said. Trouble first began on the
creek. he said when the mine guards
were frist brought In
These guards paradcd up and
down the creek he said, carrying
rifles and revolvers. Sunday and ev-
cry other day. Then the trouble be-
gan