The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-03-08
LABOR LEADERS
tcontinued from FIRST Pass.)

commission had no right to try them
and secured no legal deals.
Mother" Jones. alleged TO be the
most radical among the radical class,
said: Il have no plea to offer. What
ever I have done in West Virginia.
have done over the entire country,
and will do again when l get out"
Refuse 10 Make Defense.
George +. Parson. Socialist, one of
the men VINO is said to have assisted
I'm organizing the groups 10 make at
tacks on persons and property. said
he spoke for the Bunch" saying:
We refuse to make any defense what
ever" Paul Paulson and Charles
Batley. apparently realizing the au-
thority Of the commission. made no at
tempt to make statement until urged
BY Mother" Jones and others.
They stated they had the greatest
respect for the commission. but had
no defense TO offer. These two did
not appear 10 hold views OF their col
leagues and are said not 10 have
been In sympathy with the tactics
purposed by their associates. Both
are organizers. Paulson being from
Wyoming and stands high in a num-
Ter OF secret orders.
Facing the prisoners as they sat
in the Odd Fellows Hall in characters
OF white on a red background were
the symbols OF Odd Fellowship. rep
resenting friendship. love and truth.
Witnesses Testify.
Attorney VI. r. Matheny. OF this
city. announced he represented some
Of the accused prisoners. The COM
mission appointed Charles u. Morgan
and Edward y. Carskaddon, both
chaplains in the State militia, To de-
fend the accused. who had refused to
procure legal ADVICE. The attorneys
asked for time to confer and were
given from eleven o'clock this morn
ing until three this afternoon. When
the first witness, J.. " Howery. a
merchant az HansfOrd. was called. he
testified that John W. Brown. and
George Parsons. frequently used his
telephone 10 telephone to Charleston.
Carbonate and other places: that
Brown telephOned the labor leaders
Chice. at Charleston 10 Bring up
stuff" understood to mean dynaite.
and 10 Carbonate for Them to get
together" meaning that the men there
WE ~ Nblilf TO IldIFlOTVs LOT the 1T
tack. That Ernest Craigo OF the Union
Mine Workers, had told him that he
would b. at Hansford to defend II an
attack was made"
Howery testified that he had seen
nc ammunition
90 " B'rcr. district rrararer ~ the
telephone company. produced the tickets
uf TIE East Bank Telephone Excharre.
for "a number Of days preceding the at
tax on MucklOw. showing that Brow %
ana Parsons lad large number OF calls
~ various points. as many as twelve In
one Jay.
Two Confess
The first sensational evidence came
when John Jones AMI Charles Wright.
both Cplpred, and claim crown IiIII
Hs tnelr residence. and Charles Gillespie.
white. uui claiming FIX Ridge as resi-
deute. we're rut ON tie stand and CON.
p afft 90 their part Iu the attack. and
implicated au the others whose names
they gave other participants they we're
unable 90 name
much larger crowd which had Gathered
90 crown liii. and Belmont. during sun
day and sunday night and early Monday
morning 90 per Arrangements and Ir-
Htru.tiuns. left for Muckl0v. whera they
intended 90 capture machine Euu Toe
longing 90 ire Paint crock Collier. ss
company and then rrureeffcd su Co.
Born HrlI whore they were o. DO fuiref
Nt another crowd fur Tho purpose OF
bringing uuf tHo mrn ~ those mi No.
Describe the Shooting.
So Nry reached MIDkfow. FoinE over