Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-15

train passed through and told how they
behaved under fire.
The conditions on the creeks. the &C
tivities of the mine guards and the
special agents of the Chesapeake and
Ohio railroad in the strike district, and
the fight at Holly Grove were discussed
by practically all of today's witnesses.
w. B. Buzzard told the committee that
man with whom he was talking on a
Cabin creek train was shot from a
closet on the car after an argument with
mine guard No criminal action had
ever resulted from the shooting so far
as he knew, he said.
Terrorized by Mine Guards.
Sidney Byers. miner. said that the
people in the strike district were terror
lied by the behavior of the mine
guards" who paraded through the dis
trct fully armed. Ralph Mcneil of
Eskdale declared he had been mistreat-
ed by guards, and Harvey S. Campbell.
former special agent OF the Chesa-
peake and Ohio railroad. said he had
ridden on the bull moose" train and
had been ordered to shoot If stones were
thrown at the train.
IF you shoot, shoot to Kill, was our
ORDER he said.
Romeo Bennett, another former special
railroad agent gave similar testimony.
He said that he only worked as a
special agent eleven days. and that he
discovered that instead of working for
the railroad he had been working for
the Baldwin-FeltZ detective agency.
Story Of an Eviction.
The attorneys for the operators were
anxious to begin the cross-examinat1on
of Lee Calvin when the o'clock session
| began. Senator Kenyon insisted upon
disposing of woman witnesses who were
waiting to be called. Mrs. Ina $. Smith
| told of being evicted from her home by
mine guards and of being interfered with
| by guards in her movements about the
strike district. She said the guards
| would not let her sleep on the company $
| property" and for two nights she slept
on a mattress in fence corner.
| Senators MARITIME and Kenyon examln.
F, ed Mrs. Smith at length as to prices at
| the company stores and the restrictions
| imposed on miners by the companies.
| When Lee Calvin resumed the stand,
Attorney Byrne, representing former
| Sheriff Hill, took up his cross-examina-
ton, Attorney Belcher for the miners
took occasion to declare that his side
did not desire to blame Sheriff Hill for
what happened at Holly Grove
| did the sheriff give any orders to
| shoot?' asked Mr.. Byrne.
| NO. l didn't hear him" said Calvin
| Senator MARITIME asked the witness
whether the sheriff saw the men loading
| their rifles.
Yes. he saw them." said the witness
bat he did not give orders either way.
Sticks to Original Statement.
Attorney Byrne endeavored to find out
if it was not Calvin himself who said
Lets go back and give them another
round.' after the train had shot its
| way through HOIlv Grove The witness
denied this fatty and the lawyers cross.
| questioning failed to shake his state
ment. Mr.. Byrne concluded his cross
examination without altering the origi.
| nal story told by Calvin.
| Attorney Davis. for the Paint creek
| collieres companies, then took up the
! cross-examination. He went into this
| history Of the witness and the reasons
| for his application for work at Mucklow
| where he was put on as a mine guard
| Calvin said he was originally looking fol
construction work." but that Manager