Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-06-11

mutee on Thursday Tie sgnt ,cie.
nnm 90 the committee offering to Ies
uN
Through q mianke the sui poonas
issued this afternoon fur militia oitl-
s5rs Wetn not rettnahiv nntn tumsf-
TOW morung and the officers did n1t
a,pcar qt tho ui iaht seeslon Tho um
mutce called Bruce Reid al
charleston newspaper man hv HlN
that De was sent to the Paint cree
nne region last june after twe shoot
lues had occurred ne said that Do
started for MnckloW station. a town
ru Paint etcok ue WAS 'arried past
tho Nucklow station. he nid an'
walked back through the Paint oreeh
section uo said he wAs shown ai
Mueklov. bullet hoies in housrs
where milne enrds told him striking
uirera had attacked thU huurdins
hcuse of mine guafds. Two weeks
mtet. Dee sald be- investigated the
ecam of am lmlnu nu Paint crcck
"Thcre WAS question as 90 whether
hp had been murdered lu ,old blood
said Reid 'or whether hc had heon
Killed la nght hetwoen miners aud
mime guards Different mime guards
told me three diffCfcnt stories ot ihv
killing and formed my uWn een-
illusions
Reid said he had sren one of che
FINDINGS of lhr military commission
which sentenced d miner g seven
Years in hc penii,niar, for sweat
ms at miumse officer We later
Nns released
te said he mu ffN or siNN men
mlmenod at once %, thc military
commission
rncy were on um fur pmueipa'
uou n the battle nf Muchluw. Hnid
tho witness. .and ihoN ucrc rhntgod
With consnine, 10 murder"
Twelve of these mcu. the WlmDs.
snid were scnt tu mil These WITH
800 other prisoners. hc helle,ed. shoulo
pee released
The witness said hat last March
hr attended three trials before the
military commission at pratt, Ia th,
Paint creek section
mother Jones and about ninety
eight prlsonots were to De- tried said
Reid
The witness evoked a muah from
the nfN men who occupied spectators
seats n the committee room when ho
snid thnt thc miners hrld under affeHl
hy the troops looked better than nc-
fore they were arrested
ThoN looked cleaner and better
kept" he sNd. nnd even the commit
tce smiled
AT Reid said ia nas arrested for
interviewing "Mcther Jones' but wa1
later rciouscd after he promised MOI
to endoaeor e. speak 10 witnesses
Tie described the procedure before
the military uimunal and said thai
miners tried were allowed 70 hc rep
resented ny counsel rhry were Keep
In . "nul pen while awaiting rla'
Nit Reid reviewed the three deelnr
aUons of martial law and the artiun
of enc threu military commissions
.The fust lNo commissions did no
tn grsrncra il public be sid mo
until the last commission was crepie'
we're the proceedings in the iria
made public
While Reid Uas beins examined
Mother Jones entered the commit
tec room and took "a seat near Attor
ROY Monnet who conducted the eN'
animation
Al the time of the disorder Rcie
mid tbe cieil comts were IN session
and were not prevented from eNcr
cising their functions
Former Representative joscpa II
Gaines described the lodicial proceed
ure of West virginia and jurisdiction
Df the various courts Tie said th'
various courts had been opened an'
WORKING throughout the affected dis
uiet at al times.
Senator swanson brought out tina
any justice Of the peace in kpnawhi
county had jurisdiction to try offenr
crs who were arrested in the ollliur'
zone under martial law
erhc offenders from the military
1oro could have been taken to ana
Justices court to the iniermediu.
court In Charleston. or the circuit
court In Charleston asked Senator
swanson.
nrhat is right answered Mr.
Gaines.
At the conclusion of the eNamlua
ton of MI Gunes the committee a
ten minutes after 20 oelock adlournco
until tomorrow