New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-17

because at New River, a few miles from
the Paint and Cabin Creek districts. IF
teen thousand men are considering
strike order.
Before the operators began their case
tonight Senator Swanson said the COM
mittce would probably be forced to leave
Charleston Wednesday.
Paul ]. Paulsen, the first witness for
the operators. said he was an officer Of
the United Mine Workers. He was asked
II Mother" Jones was employed by the
United Mine Workers. lie could not say.
j. c. COwherd testified that strikers
beat up" a man who was travelling
with him on Cabin Creek
Lee Calvin. the ex-mine guard who
described the trip OF the armored tran
to Holly Grove, was recalled for cross
examination
Did you say to Quinn Morton, the
mine operator. after the train passed
Holly Grove. Didn't we give them herr -
asked Attorney Knight
No, l never said anything like that"
said the witness.
DIR. c. A. Ray. company doctor for the
Consolidated Coal Company. on Cabin
Creek, said tie guard system on Cabin
Creek in 19* resulted in an improve
ment of conditions as to law and order
In earlier testimony of the day. closing
the case Of the miners. Thomas l.. Feltz.
vicc-president of the Baldwin-Feltz De-
tective Agency. which supplied the mine
guards. was the principal witness When
the trouble was at its height the agency
had about one hundred and ten armed
men on Cabin Creek and about thirty
five men on Paint Creek. From six TO
ten men worked as secret service pera-
tives,' furnishing information to the
operators.
In answer to questions Feltz said mis-
men made list of the organizers for
the United Mine Workers and those ac-
tive in the union for the use Of the oper-
ators. one Of the objects Of his organi-
cation was TO prevent the organizatI,n
of branches of the United Mine Workers.
When a man came to you for a place
and il was a question as TO whether he
could shoot well or pray well. which did
you chooses" asked Senator MARITIME.
We'll" said the chief OF the guards. Il
cation needed in a controversy such as
there was in the Creeks"
Feltz said his concern received more
than 500 day when the trouble was at
its height.
His agency never owned a machine gun
Feltz said, but his men on Cabin Creek
had used machine guns owned by the
company. His guards operated one ma
chine gun during the strike he said. in
the first battle at Mucklow.
Feltz said he had endeavored in vain
10 find the origin OF reports that
human hyena among the mine guards
had mutilated a womans breast" lie
offered 500 reward for information, he
said. but was unable even to find out
where the story originated
Scores Of witnesses called by the miners
to-day testified that much Of the trouble
in the strike district was caused by the
conduct OF the guards.
Elizabeth Fish, pretty. oliye-skinned
mountain girl. said she. May Claypool
and another girl were met by nine mine
guards, who ordered them 10 wade the
creek. enforcing the order by their guns.
one Of the girls tried TO remove her shoes
and stockings before entering the water,
which at that point was waist deep.
she got one shoe off, said the girl,
when the guards told her she was too
darn slow and drove her into the water.
John p. White. president of the United
Mine Workers of America, voluntarily
appeared in the Federal Court here to-
day and gave bonds Of 5000 for his APP
pearance on November IS on an indict-
ment charging violation Of the Sherman
antitrust law.