Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-09
COMMITTEE IS DEF|ED
BY DETECTIVE SH|PLEY
Will Not Tell Name of PennsyI-
vania Coal Operator to
Senate Investigators.

George W. Shipley. employed by a pri-
waite detective agency, today defed the
Senate special committee in its attempt
to compel him to divulge the name OF the
Pennsylvania coal operator, who, Shipley
had stated. had informed him that out
side coal operators had fomented the
West Virginia coal strike on Paint and
Cabin creeks.
II asked this man to tell me the truth
about this matter after l left the en-
ployment OF the agency. and he did it"
said Shipley. II have my living to make,
and l am not going to divulge his name
l am ready to take the consequences"
As the detective made his declaration
he took a little frmer grip on a cigar he
held between his teeth.
Shipley had been called to the stand by
the attorneys for the coal operators to
tell the committee of how the strikers
prevented transportation men" or strike
breakers from going up Cabin creek.
Shipley testified on direct examination
that from November last until April he
was located at Cabin Creek Junction.
W. Va.
shipley stated that the strikers had
watchers at the Cabin Creek junction
waiting for transportation men to be
brought in, and when they came the
strikers would give the alarm.
THE men would just pour out of the
hillsides like rats out of hole de-
clared Shipley.
He was asked what steps would be
taken by the strikers to keep the trans
portation men from going on up the
creek.
They would use peaceful means, If
possible. and II that did not succeed they
would give them h to use the miner s
EXPRESSION" testified shipley.
He told Of one strikebreaker being
chased around the station with a little
fellow behind him. striking him at every
jump. The strikebreaker's head was
bleeding. Shilpey declared this man was
cornered In the ladies' waiting room and
that IT seemed every man. woman and
child in Kanawha county took a crack at
him.
Had "Done Nothing"
He said. God knows I have done MOTH
ing and some one replied that the miners
were running it," testified Shipley
Under cross-examination by Attorney
Stedman. for the United Mine Workers.
Shipley stated that his information about
the outside operators was gathered from
newspaper rumors and from what one
man had told him.
He said this man lived In Ptttsburrh
and that he had asked him about the
matter just out of curiosity. after he had
left the employment of the detective
agency. Several times Shipley refused IN
give his informant's name. on the ground
that 1t might incriminate the informant.
who was interested i'm coal mines in a
non-union field in Pennsylvania Then
Shipley said he refused on the ground that
il would injure his own standing with this
man to divulge the name.
Shipley declared that he was q member
in good standing. eff my wife forwarded
the money gave her TO pay my Dues" In
the Order of Railway Conductors. No.
357, Connellsville. Pa. He said after leav-
ing the detective agency he had been en-
ployed to do some Investigating for
the United States Steel Corporation.
Shipley was directed at the conclusion
of his testimony to remain under sub
poena for action by the fun membership
OF the special committee.