Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-06-15

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Charleston. W. Va. June li-
About q single battle In the coal
strike on the Paint and cabin creeh
districts eentered todays inquiry hs
te scrgte committee in,estlgating
the coal mine strike. Almost an day
he committee heard statements ~
lhc attack on Holly Grove, siri-
ks camp. from an armorod ,rain
ran up into the strike districr ON
February T.
The committee was astoundcd az
lhe testimony of Lee Calvin. an e..
mine guard. one Of thc men ia the
amored train when the strikers
Wmp was fired on. cisco Estep. q
miner was killed. and Mrs Annie
Han injured. Calvin. called ON hl
the attorneys for the miners. told @
sensational story OF the Holly GROVE
attack After relating that he had
been q "chicf guard' on Cabin creek,
and bad left the district because OF
the shootings there. he said that
Sheriff Hill and Quinn Morton. a
a'na operator Sad asf nr d
Charleston and prevailed upon him
10 join a party going up Paint creek
in the armored train.
Machine Guns Raked Cabins.
There were ten or twelve men IN
thc car attached to the train" said
Calvin and when we got just above
Paint Creek Junction, all OF them be-
san getting their rifles They tried
to give me a rifle. hut 1 told them 7
had no shooting to do. The brake
man came through the train and
turned down the lights. He told US
rot to raise the windows but to shoot
right through the windows. was
leaning out of an open window and
as we came up to Holly Grove. / saw
a stream Of fire start out Of the bag
gage car just ahead where the ma
chine guns were mounted. The stream
Kept up as we went through Holly
Grove.
AS we passed | saw three on -four
flashes Of fire from the tents
Were there any shots from the
tents before the shooting began from
the train2" asked Attorney Bclcher
for the miners.
81 didn't see any said the wit7
ness
u just heard the engine whistle
blow and the shooting from the train
hegan,' The witness said that Quinn
Norton one Of the operators, was on
the train. When the train had pass
Sd the miners camp at Holly Grove
on its way to Mucklow, he said Mr..
hofton came running back through
the ear.
What did he say?" asked Bclcher.
Wanted to Fire Again.
He said, back up the train and
ae will give them another round. "
He was talking to the sheriff and
I'm not sure, but ! think the sheriff
lold him something about there be-
ing women and children up in those
tents and ne wouldn't shoot"
At this statement, Senator MARITIME
d New Jersey almost leaped from
his chair
What sort OF a man is this man.
quinn Norton" he shouted.
rs hc an ordinary American eit-
tn that he could order such a
thIngg9
The attorneys for the coal opera
'0ls We're ON their feet in moment
gna for timc the committes room
was in confusion.
Mr. Morton will be brought be-
'ole Your committee" shouted Attor-
IVY jackson, and you viii see him
ana talk with him.
Hod help me, then" remarked
senator MARITIME.
Operators Attorneys Protest.
attorneys for the operators pro-
Ns'ed against Senator Marines re-
~arks and after some argument they
we're told by the committee that they
nVuid be given an opportunity to
@oss examine Calvin and to place
enhesses on the stand in rebuttal
'Aoer examination by Mr. Belcher
NJ Witness repeated the statement
Quinn Morton came through
ear "hollering back up the
~oih and Wen give them another
~ sand that when the train reach
Il Mucklow, Just above Holly Grove.
men in the armored car remained
i. eie for three days until the last bat
'e Of Mucklow.
1aiFin told the committee that he