Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-06-15
WITNESSES TELL UNBELIEVABLE
TALES OF BARBARIsM IN
WEST VIRGINIA.
WOULD KILL women
Rode Through Villages In Armourcd
Car, Firing Nith Marlin Guns
As They Went.

| About single hHttlc IN the coal Strlkc
In the Paint and Cabin Creek districts
centered todays inquiry by the zen
ate cor,:..;;ve investigating the coal
mine strike. Almost all day the com
mittee heard statements concerning
the attack on Holly Grove, "A strikers
camp, from an armOred train which
was run up into the strike district on
! February 7.
| The committee was ustOundcd at
the testimony Of Lee Calvin, Hu eX-
/ mine guard who was one Of the men
| I'm the srmorcd train when the strik-
ers' camp was fired on, Cisco Estep,
miner, was killed. and Mrs Annie
Hall wounded. Calvin was called by
the attorneys for the miners and told
sensational story of the attack. Aft
er relating he had been a "chief
guard" on Cabin Creek, and had left
{ the district because Of shooting there,
he said that Sheriff Bonner Hill and
| Quinn Morton. Il mine operator had
prevailed upon him to join in the
party going up Cabin Creek valley.
saw WI nv
There were ten or twelve men in
the armored car" said Calvin. "and
when we got up to Paint Creek june
tion. al Of them began getting rifles
ready. They tried to give me "A rifle,
but told them / had no shooting to
do. The brakeman came through the
train and turned down the lights
! vtrft
dows. but 10 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 baggage car where
the machine guns were mounted. The
stream kept up as we went through
Holly Grove.
"As we passed 7 saw three or -four
flashes Of fire from the tents
Il Just heard the engine whistle
blow foot toot and the shooting from
the train began. I am positive the
shooting first began from the bag
gage car"
The witness said that Quinn Nor
ton was on the train. When the train
had passed the miners camp at Holly
Grove. he said Morton came running
back through the car and shouted
Back up the train and we will
give them another round"
81 think the sheriff told him some
thing about there being women and
children up in those tents and he
wouldn't shoot" said the witness.
MARITIME Was Amazed
A. .t,, stot,,,,.nt Sorator MARITIME
90 N-oy. To,s.,, almost loaned from his
chair.
what sort Of man Is this man.
Paul Morton mean Quinn NOR
ton %" he shouted. rs he an ordin-
arv American citizen that he could
order such a thlng?"
Attorneys for the coal operators
were on their feet ana in moment
tbe committee room was in confus-
ion
"ATr. Morton will be brought be
fore vour committee" shouted attor-
nev Jackson. "and YOU will see him
and talk with him"
"God help me then" remarked
senator MARITIME.
The attorneys OF the operators pro-
tested against the remarks. After
some argument they were told by the
committee that they would be given
an onnortunitv to cross-cxamine Cal
vim and TO call witnesses in rebuttal.
"The senator ought not say that"
said Mr. Jackson.
81 lust can't help IT," said Senator
MARITIME.
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