The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-02-28
Aguilar Physician Admits to
Congressional COMMITTEES
That He Helped Prepare
Mine Workers for Battle.
mo RELATIONS AND
DAMN FEW FRIENDS"
Unique Verdict Returned By
COToner's Jury in Case of
Unfortunate Miner Killed
by Falling Rock.
my Loascd wire To Evening Herald. !

my Leased Wire Ia Evening Hcrald.l
Trinidad, Colo, Feb, 2S.--An ad-
mission that he himself had distri0-
uted arms to strikers before one of
the battles In the Luoiow district was
made before the congressional investi-
eating committee today b. IN. G. "
Bates Of Aguilar.
Dr. Bates, who has given medical
attention To the strikers on many Oc-
casions, admitted also that he had ad-
vance information OF a plot TO scare
the scaOs' on the day before the burn
ina of the mine Office. tlple and post
othce az the soutn western mine. near
Aguilar.
Fresh charges Of political interfer-
cnCe In Las Animas county By off,
GERS and employees Of the large coal
companies were made before the con-
gressionai investigating committee by
y. NJ Ralston. assistant district at
torney at Trinidad.
MIR. Ralston was called as a witness
by the coal operators TO testify as to
Various disorders which he mad seen.
on cross examination by y. r. Cos
tiRan ne was questioned regarding po-
iitical conditions and described sew
erai alleged incidents which he said
tupported his charge OF Interference
~ the companies.
Judge :. q. Northcutt later secured
an admissiOn from the witness that
his sympathies We're with the unions
Ia the labor controversy.
A. Dillard King. a collector for the
Mountain states Telephone and Tele.
graph company. described the iighting
iu the strike zone on october 20.
Patsy Rosetti, former striker.
said union officials threatened 20 XIII
him II be went back 20 work. HIS
testimony. oCcusioned q long wrangle
among the attorneys Mr. Cosiigan
seeking 10 establish that the witness
mad been interviewed in advance by
Representatives OF the mine operators.
Judge Northcutt told the committee
that he and his colleagues. az lawyers.
always tired to find out In advance
what their witnesses would say on the
stand. "A lawyer who failed to do
that should oe disbarred" he added.
Roy Campbell. deputy coroner. was
recalled 20 explain the Verdicis ih
cases OF men killed In mines Rep
rssontative Evans brought out that
several men had served on e"roners'
iurics repeatedly.
Mr.. Evans read from the cOroner's
records a verdict In the case of ,
miner killed by fan OF rock. The
verdict states that WYATT Buckner
met his death from internal Injuries, !
and that he had no relations and |
damn few friends"
H. Trujillo, timber contractor !
said he had been interferred with hy
strikers when he sought TO deliver 4
props to the mines. He declared that
on one occasion he was severely /
beaten.
DR. c. v. hates Of Aguilar who on
many occasions has given medical a.
tention 90 the strikers vas asked what |
he knew about the burning Of the
mine Office and postofiiee AZ the south
western mine near Aguilar on October
~. He said that on the day before
the nre he talked with y. ]. Jenries.
Jenrles. he testified, told him that ne
was going 20 scare the scabs." Early
the next morning the buiidinss we're
burned.
Jeffries II held by the federal au-
thOrities on charge OF burning mail.
The witness then said that he himself
had distributed guns 20 strikers before
one OF the battles In the Ludlow dis
trict.
=. 3. Courtney. railroad employe,
told Of strike disorders which he said
he had seen.
A. w. Brown. a deputy sheriff al
Hastingsa said he was assaulted by
strikers at AeuiiaT on october H.
on cross examination u was
brought oat that Brown ls under In
dictment In the district court ON
charge of assault growing out Of "A
shooting affray IN a Berwind saloon.
clinton Robinson. camp marshal az
Hastings. said he saw James Bicu-
varls. Jim the Greck." XIII Angus
Alexander on October rs. lie said
the fatal shooting took place when
guards ana strikers clashed.