The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-06-12
Ex-Governor GlasscOck Misses Train
and Fails to Appear as Wit
ness Before Senate Inves-
iigating Committee
WITNESS MAKES A
PLEA FOR PROTECTION
Declares He Has Been Driven from
Home Because He Volunteer
ed to Testify Work Of
Court Martial Told


Telegram BY United Press.
Charleston, W. Va, June l2-The
scene of a years warfare between
miners and operators was today Wis.
tied BY the senate investigating com
mlttee.-
The committee was unable to hear
exGoy GiasscoclS. who declared mar.
tial law because he missed his train.
IN the short session held today
John Goldsborongh, from High Coal,
appealed 70 the senators for protec-
tlon SIC said his mail had been inter-
Tered with and finally himself and
family driven from their home be.
cause theylyolunteered to testify in
the present inquiry. The committee
promised to Investigate the matter,
Two members Of the military COM
mission, which at three different times
assured absolute domination of the
some one hundred and fifty square
miles OF West Virginia territory. tes-
titled yesterday afternoon. They
we're Cap, Charles r. Morgan, law
yer. and Maj. James L Pratt, who was
presidea. 20 the second military court
which took charge Of the strike dis.
flct Both told the committee that
the PROCEEDINGS were conducted with.
ont regard to the civil laws Of the
state that they arrested. arrained.
tried and convicted offenders in the
strike zone without attempt at process
OF the civil courts aud imposed sen.
fences without regard to the limita.
tions imposed BY the statutes Of West
ylrplnia
we considered the entire strike
district was ID a state Of actual war
fare said Cant Morgan with soldier
y lrankness, and We acted accord
ing 70 the procedure of the United
States army in time OF war
NV understanding was. said Capt
Morgan. "tuat during this state Of in.
sufrection which prevailed, the con
siitution % ihe state Of West virgins
had been suspended By the acts o.
the men who we're burning. killing anC
destroying property We believed
thar these men had suspended th,
constitution and that In order to per
petuate the state Of West Virginia ans
restore the constitution We were jus
tified IN some extreme means'
Cant Morgan declared that the mil
ilary committee believed its author
iis was unlimited under the genera
order issued by Gov Hatfield
Both Capt Morgan and Mai. Prat
asserted that the commission did no
feel itself limited BY the statutory Pre-
vision fixing punishment for offensei
and Maj. Pratt gave several instance
Of sentences imposed by the commits
sion. exceeding the statutory punish
ment.
A dozen pictures Of men, clad i
prison clothing and with heads shaved
we're identified BY Maj Pratt as me
who had been sentenced by the mil
tary commission and sent to Jail, on
was given sentence Of seven ssd
halt years for perjury, several other
we're given three. four and five yeal
terms for interfering with officers
eWas there any Indictment or oth'
civil process presented against thes
men?a asked Senator orah.
NO, answered Maj Pratt, "the
we're arraigned on charges and spec
fications prepared by the judge adv
cate general
Senator Borah elected Shat Car
Morgan, as lawyer. believed the
was no appeal from the decision
the commission II approved by Il
governor, except to the supreme cou
d the United States
you could arraign man for an
thing that In your estimation was
offenseg" asked Attorney Monet.
Yes, except that which the &C
ernors proclamation specified as ST
utory oifenSee
seasag MARITIME ascertained II
ilen the commission had heard {