The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-05-28

arson. granddaughter and larcon. the
accusations in those RESPECTS being
Identical with those against Major
Patrick Hammock. lu addition Lind
.trlclt is charged with assault with in
tent Go XIII and assault with a. deadly
weapon with intent To do great bodily
injury. these accusations having To- 10
with the alleged incident Of Under
felt striking Louis Tikas with a club
bed rifle. Llndcrfelt pleaded not
guilty To all the charges.
Alma V. Lafforty and John Il. Law
son -suhpoenavd yesterday were pres
ent al the opening Of the court Those
sitting ON the uourt martial were col
W. a. Davis. Col Edward Verdeck-
berg. Maj A. a. Williams. captain
Ralph Dorm md Captain Dahlene.
John D.. Lawson. Colorado member
of the United Mine Workers inter-
national executive board, testified
that he had been u resident Of Colo
RADIO for nineteen years. ON the
morning OF April 20. he said. he was
In Trinidad. Learning that a battle
was Ia progress az Ludlow. ne went
Peter German. BOZ churgc ot the coll
ony. aud John Buriich. chauttour.
The party reached Ludlow about II
O'Clock and approached within lou
or $50 yards nf the tents on the east
side. Lawson said he bad learned
that there were women and children
ln the colony and wanted 90 take
measures for their safety. While
near the tents. he declared, hullets
were Htriking near him and some OF
them Seemed To- be exploding. Law
SON said he loft the Immediate scene
of the battle and went tu "a ranch
b. northeast OF d camp Later
hr went into the arroyo near ne cole
uuy, where ne saw a number ut strlk-
crs and one OF vs. 10 tie said
some Of the mon were armed Ito
would not admit, however, % o. hD
saw amy OF them shuutius. The Wit
ness was questioned about, the cellars
ia the tcn colony. lie a they were
dug FOR protection. He said the rifle
pits along the arroyo were ~eXcaVated
early last october, AZ his direction.
Tor the defense OF the colony before
the militia tool the Held, Ia October,
he said, ne bought nfty rifles and dis
trlhutcd them 10 the newly organized
police force az the COLONY. When the
militia took possession OF the strike
zone. he said, thest rifles We're taken
up and turned over 10 the state
troops. Lawson denied that there
was any ammunition iu his tent be-
fore the battle OF April 20. lie eX-
planned that last fan, while ne was iu
charge ot the colony. "a tent bore the
sign, John 10. Lawson, h%eadquur-
ters.' Later he occupied another
tent and this spring he lived in "a
third tent lie said this tent had no
ammunition tn IL. and that 20 far as
he knew there vas no ammunition
stored anywhere in The colony.
Lawson was asked whether he had
ordered the armed strikers 20 with
draw iIuuththrroyu. Tie replied that
h, had not. that there was no reason
60 order thc strikers 90 withdraw
when they HtIc defs udius their
homes
Alma y Ianoftt. one Of "a COM
mlttee which visited the strike dis
tr.rt in behalf OF the Wowen's Peace
association was questioned as TO he
sources ut Information upon which
was based a report highy unfaNora-
hlp o. the militia, Sht admitted that
she mad made no attempt Go secure
~utauuNlts of militiamcu 90 dlsIl.er.
rsttd persons. noI lu regard Go the
killing Of A.. Martin. "a miiitaman.
The witness was asked 10 she had
made ans inquiry 81 determine the
time hen troop 3 and company Is
had reached the scene 81 the lighting.
1hc replied b O. ali b Nncw on that
subject was hat she had been told
The statement chat Louis Tikas and
Jamcs Fylcr were murdered hy The
TROOPS she said, was based upon at
hdaNits She admitted that she had
not considered uu affidavit said 20
nave been made by fglera son Ia the
eject that his father was KILLED near
the store al Ludlow. and al "a COM
siderable distance from any militia
men The witness said she had made
no effort 10 investigate the battle al
Forbes.
a. this point Judge Advocate Ed
ward Smith read into the record a
statement that he believed Mira Laf-
terty'H report ana her testimony both
were incompetent The witness was
excused.