The chronicle=news., 1914-03-04

Wnlsenbufg. Colo. March -
Sheriff Jefferson Fxrr sat on u bench
in the district court room here yes.
described as the kingdom of Jeff
farr," Political conditions in south
ern Colorado were the target al
which the artillery Of the united
Min. Workers mainly Was aimed ~
in III. first days Wsls-nburx battle
before the nEressionai committee
invest ixaiins the coal mihsrs strike.
Major 4. u. coan. - pioneer lawyer
and farmer OF iiuerfano county. was
the witness whose testimony focused
the attention of the committee upon
the charge of political interference
by coal operators. The witness said
i~o parii-. controlled the county. "a
iar:. par,y and a small party"
| What has become Of GoV-rnor
co.tiksn's party" asked u member
of the committee. 4, y, Co.iixAn. at
,orn-y for the uni,sd Minr Workers.
xas Progressive candidate for COVER
nor iu 1919.
This is the remains a.. H. replied
cosn. indicating himself
Tho ~ila-ss veat inio details re-
cardiac alleged political jurisdiction.
He .uor- that for many YEARS the
sal me set Of men had been esnlsoiiak
the .sunty aud psasiisSiiS tho same
officer. had served. lie declared
that he Vas e-siAia ihs, some ~i~.-
lsons had b~-a fraudulent did yoa
ever hear of . fraudulent -i-stion In
t~aS-s." asked . m.mb~f of the
soussnitlr~.
= aos't lhink I ever heard "f ans.
shins sl.- unlii the last -'-s's.a.
~s. the f-pi, which b'oash' 'uss
u isush'ss.
As. Essa.: ''fAB ,ou believe that
s-riisic. IN ihis sousss l. usarr the
s.n,f.i u, say i--rss "f .nfi"ss.
.i.ns
The wi,n~s.s = t~ii-,- u i. us.
der The sssisoi of ,s- coI"ssa' t'n.i
4 tfpa cnorss,.
In yos shisk I-f.oss 10 ihis
'usa,y have b~~s deprived uf svsssi-
.alios.i sish,ss" s.k.d NJ. ss,h.s.
,ssas
= certainly do
f.iiaaiss CoAs's t.ssiaposy. Hob
CIT L. Mitchell told As so@sisssv.
''jef rss told oe . the psrssass
q . ~tss.s. that b. hsi ssa .suaAe-;
si-sssas. il tts.stsso. iss ~sa. TIE
.ss,sasss hsfosv ~ si.ssi.s toss
sesss sAu. sss Ssssd sksl Ne sss
s.isx u sss that sisessos ssssish'o
Msii~s Iisii. hi. sssa s~ssar@ Ia
sa.a i.ous. Nsts.ss = asprsss .hraisss
bso4 G hi. as Sss-s Issup.s~s
allied isr ,h- s@ssss s-s"sSss sAssE
s9 sreiss..: -sais saes ssss sessa
sePsa,F sssFisss .s, 30 TIC isss ssJss
.sasissea Tails alleged assault
r. " issaspa. es.ss of 's~ Dis
ssist eesfss tses fess sse tssu e' 'ae
iuswss Ia shr ss5sr at rsssts Nirjrs
{. said Be sA.s4ht .-s-n OF essas q;
be sursts sss~ aep@sg ssrsssts sas
40 ga Dot s.nsms~t 'ss' ssY af
sheer ..t- gssli.ssras lie sssgss-s
hat - ss-e s.sr asssn aa ID. istg
ssael sst N. r.bsasss s-sn ns sa.
ti.ssses es-sss sa.s Miller ~s. tried
sd thst ~ as sh-sa ~esU Arpsss
krsisssa Th~ sJsaess -selsieed tkst
: tSss Of see nsm-s srp-rstsSt "a The
ius, t-sehs saa ,Ass = asS.sisy "s
he .sme> hss. b--s The ssnae esetf
test spt ten Years lie said tAss
sbea. . yess ss. pt.ssiss juSt. n
" Nelye ndssc ararsrd him 10 De-
.ssey sa. list of 1e~ msaaesa TIC
so,,nsy semun les ses-sss be sscses lat
rr certified = nee lisss shseA we.
ss. t.ssnsisly the ssas. ss abe old
nnes
W u rt-~Isna. s.pssg casn'f
clerk ard essss es .se h-sssss "s g-5s-4
" commissioners. testified 'hs' be
,a.ssbs the commissioners in settss
tyias the lie, et 80. eam-ss did rot
saxe int. ,oasidess'isa 'hc '"rm.'
,yr, set,i,c ot the petsoas seler--
ed.
Asat.~ Collar. = CfusGse s'-ik.r-
testified ,bs, he wss arrested last
<ssept~r BY the militia lie svcr.
tbs, ID. soldiers mai. him ais a
sra,r. telling hiw thai he ~ss I" te
sas,slc-I. fright caused him 3. ,"'-
Iy,rse. h. said. ssJ fos''s h. vss to-
leased
tn. ,gsshirI fall ~ b-prh c-
shtch = auunl'cs NJ mcu ~"rc sts"H'