Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-13
Glasscock Ready to Testify.

Former Gov Glasscock was OH hand
when the committee began today's hear
ings, prepared to give his testimony. At
torney General Lilly and Judge Advocate
General Wallace took charge of the state S
case.
Maj. Thomas 3. Davis denied that he
had ever interfered with the miners get
NAL that he had ordered Frank Nancy
and a group of other miners away from
Eskdale post office.
I'VE had to keep those men from
crowding around the railroad station and
we made them disperse," he said. "but
no one who said he was going for mail
was interfered with"
Maj. Davis denied that he or his SOL
diers worked with the Baldwin guards.
He told of forcing one BALDWIN man to
leave the Cabin Creek field.
The major said that he imposed $3.50
in fines on miners at Eskdale and that
he sentenced miners who were unable to
pay the fines to work under guard.
Most of these men were working min
ers, not strikers, who were bringing whis-
ky into the martial law zone," said
Maj. Davis.
Maj. Davis said that as marshal OF the
provost court he had been instructed to
try minor offenders and to send other
prisoners to the military committee at
headquarters for trial.
Guards Blamed for Firing.
Maj Davis said that a report was made
to him that the mining camp at Acme
had been fired on. He said that he at
once went to Acme and met a Mr.. Feltz,
connected with the Baldwin-Feltz agency,
who said he was also investigating. the
shooting.
my investigation showed" said Maj.
Davis, that two men connected with the
Baldwin people had done the shooting.
Mr.. Feltz said he would turn the men
on train. I got the other man. a Vir-
ginia boy. He was sick and put him in
the hospital a day or two later he es-
There was scarcely a man in Kama
wha county who had not taken sides in
this struggle he continued. EVERY
body was prejudiced or biased one way or
another"
Senator Borah wanted to know il this
bias and prejudice did not extend to the
Wis said he knew nothing OF the opera
tons of the military court.
Governor Refuses Records.
Gov. Hatfield has decided to sub
NIT to the Senate committee the records
Of the trials before the military commit
tee which took charge Of the strike-rid-
den district during the trouble this
spring.
In letter to the committee the gov
ernor said that the findings Of the COM
mittee In these cases had never been
approved, the men had been released and
he desired to keep the records for use
in seeking indictments in the civil courts.
To make them public at this time, he
said, would be 'prejudicial to the public
peace"
Gov. Hatfield's letter was present
ed to the committee at last nights ses-
sion by the clerk Of the committee.
My attention has been called by the
adjutant general said the letter, Ito
a subpoena demanding military records
and commission reports.
with reference to the strike, I was in
Quoted into Office March 4. and as to
conditions prior to that time I have
knowledge only through the newspapers.
Under my predecessor military law was
established in the strike district three
times. A commission was in existence
when I came into office and about eighty
prisoners were in jail. 1 wanted peace
| and harmony, as the situation seemed
threatening.