Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-01-22


ltely to have established was that Suhr
and Ford sent messages while trouble
was in progress on the burst hop ranch,
to ]. W. w. members in many cities to
come to their aid. The kilograms them
selves were produced in court by R. B.
Moore, who, as Southern Pacific agent
and telegraph operator at Wheatland
transmitted them.
The gist of them was:
"a strike is on. Our demands have
been turned down. The I. W. W. has
been ordered off the ground, Many
families are destitute, Funds are need
ed"
They wero signed by suhr but Ford
helped him to send them.
Sheriff Tells Of Beating.
Sheriff Voss of Yuba county, leader
of the posse which tried to disperse
the crowd of hoppickers just before the
riot, still showing the effects of the
fearful beating he received at the time,
was on the stand again today.
He could not tell much Of the fight,
however. lie knew only that he and
his men arrived as Ford was addressing
a big meeting, that he announced him
self as the sheriff, called on the crowd
to keep the peace and forced his way
into it.
"Then, right away, got a blow on
the head" he said, "and fell uncon-
scious. When l recovered the crowd
was gone. / heard no shooting and !
did not draw my own revolver-only
billy"
Fired First Shot
Deputy Sheriff Daken, who fired the
first shot in the riot, told his story
yesterday afternoon.
''The sheriff told me to stay at the
edge of the crowd, - he testified, 81
had gun but the other officers were
down before I fired. / shot twice into
the air, hoping the people would scat
ter but firing started in the crowd
again,
~ saw a Porto Rican clubbing the
sheriff, called to him to stop, and,
when he did not, shot and killed him.
A man ran at me with a club and !
shot his arm off.
Altogether I fired four shots. Then
ran from the mob, got into the com
pany store and disguised myself to es'
cape pursuit.
"of the prisoners here, I saw only
Ford. He made no threats Of violence.
He only told the people to stand on
their rights"
Constable Stoned
Constable Lee Anderson, of Wheat
land, with one arm still bound to his
side, from the effects of an injury re-
eeiyed from the riot, was another of
yesterday afternoons witnesses.
"Durst had told Ford to leave the
ground, as he was an agitator," he
said "Later tried to Arrest him as a
trespasser, without a warrant, but the
.crovvd nreyantad me.
GA girl ran toward me shouting;
'Shoot mel Shooe mel
"a man also barred his breast and
taunted: Shoot Shootl'
''Then they tried to take my gun and
stoned me,
Beaten and Shot.
"when the officers arrived Ford was
slipping away into the crowd. l plung-
ed in after him but he called, 'Heyl
Heyp to the crowd and I got a blow
on the head that knocked me uncon'
scious. IL was while l was lying sense
less on the ground that I was shot in
the arm.
''When came TO, women all around
were screaming, bodies were lying all
around me, and I saw Maxwell, who
was standing up with his hand raised
and a cigar between his fingers, crum-
pie up aud fall.
except Ford, saw none Of the
prisoners here"
Expected developments concerning
the Suhr confession, and that charges
that torture was used to obtain it, fill
ed the court early today. Many were
turned away.
Tell Of Riot,