The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-02-20
Colorado Militiamen swore at
Women and Prodded Them
With BayOnets, According
to Tale Of Witnesses.
l6-YEAR-OLD GIRL SAYS
CHASE KICKED HER
Woman Testifies She Doesn't
Know Adjdtant General and
Has No Desire For ACquaint-
ance.
[ny Ioased WIG % EvonIng lleraId. I

fBy Leased Wire to Evonlng Herald.
Trinidad. COLO. Feb. ga series
Of charges by the United Mine Work
ors OF America against the national
guard, made from time To time since
the beginning Of the strike invcslign
ton before the house sub committee.
reached climnx today. The report
that the officer who investigated the
alleged attack ana theft az the Yoak-
insti ranch, described yesterday by
an elevcn-year-old Slavish boy GUS
tav Yeskinskl, was submitted by the
militia Tho investigating officer.
Captain Edward A. smith denied
every charge by the hoy, except that
two officers - the national guard
searched the Seskinski ranch house.
The testimony of Captain Smith was
a signal FOR "a general attack upon tho
militia by counsel for tho strikers.
Miss Helen Ray. a school te0ehsr
and cousin OF the preceding witness.
testified that on the occasion of the
alleged quarrel on December "a she
had heard soldier use profano Ian
guage.
Alfred t. Wheeler. a printer. tcsti-
fled that In October 1913. he had seen
several cases of rifles In the office OF
"a Trinidad newspaper.
on cross examination by Judge
J q. Northcutt he admitted that he
was not certain that Judge Northcutt
and Disirict Judge \. W. McHendrie
were parners at the time he said he
saw the arms in the newspaper office.
In which are located the law offices oe
Judge Northcutt.
There was wrangle over the ad-
missibility of testimony regarding tho
labor conditions In "A newspaper offico
and Representative Auatin caused
laugh by rcmarking "Gentlemen. II
we once start investigating the uttor-
neys In the case wen never ge, back
to Washington
| The committee ordered the refer
ences Co judge Mcliendrie stricken
/ from the records.
Mrs stella HAYS of Trinidad. wife
Of striker. testified regarding tho
parade of women ON January 20. She
said when the militia cleared tha
streets she was pushing baby cnr-
rage and trying 10 keep out of the
way of the soldiers. a soldiers horse
struck the baby buggy. she testified.
and the soldier said "tf YOU don't
want your baby killed you'd better
leave Il al home"
she quoted profane language which
she snid was used by the guardsmeu.
The witness was cross examined ~
Captain nanks who asked n she had
made any complaint 60 General Chase.
~ don't know General Chase ana
don't want TO- replied Mrs Hayes.
Captain Danks made q formal pro-
lost against the admission of evidence
on these little police court "lnttcrs'
relating Co the militia. he declared
that such testimony was irrelevant
and that q would take "a Ions timS
for the militia to refute an uf u The
committee took the protest under ad-
visement
| sarah slater. a l6-ycar-old school
lgirl. aaid she wns kicked hy General
chase when the general WIS irving 20
clear the streets on the occaHiou ~
the womeu's pavHde She declared
she saw General Chase fail from his
horse and later heard him give an
! order Ride down the women" she
said a mill aman tried to hit her with
his sauer. bm hit a telephone pole.
she declared that she saw four men
arrest two women.
II snid' shame Does Il take four
men Go arrest two women? How many
would u take 60 arrest man
at that one 90 the soldiers brought
the butt OF his gun down on my foot.
n hurt me 80 ! couldn't walk.
~ saw mllitiaman threaten a.
stick woman with his hayunet be-
cause sho couldn't walk fast enough
40 suit him. She was carrying "a baby
about wears old
The girl said she was arreRed bS
the soldiers and placed iu a filthy iail
cell. and kept prisoner for eN0ut sls
hours.
~ Captain nanks cross examined ths
witness She admltted that she had
} talked back 10 the soldiers bat IN.