United labor bulletin., 1914-12-19
county,' asked Commissioned carret

county," asked Commissioned Garrett
son.
Yes; many times. replied Farr.
Have YOU had men on criminal juries
who could not speak or understand
English
Many of them: many times
Chairman Walsh produced a list of
names OF $40 deputy sheriffs commits
stoned between January 10. 1918, ano
September l. 1913, prior to the calling
OF the strike
WHO paid these men." he asked
Farr.
Il don't know Huerfano county did
not pay them
Did the coal companies pay them,--
Il don't know. but from what | have
heard ! am satisfied they did
Did you furnish them with arms
No: the coal companies did,
Here l. a list of - men appointed
deputies between September I and Oe-
tober 10; how much were these men
paid.~
Il was told by Alattison Of the coal
company that all the men got $3.50 a
Paid by Coal Companies.
Then the coal companies did pay
them
II was 80 informed
But You said YOU did not know
No: / said that at first, but then
refreshed my memory and remembered
what Mattison said and 30 informed
YOU
After turning to the other commits
sioners, Chairman Walsh said: None
OF the commissioners remember that
remark until in answer to the last
question
Did you examine these mem"
sNo.-
There Was no examination as TO
their characters or their qualifiea TONS :
ANY of the -io1 sworn inf'
No.
Then YOU turned them loose in tho
county to do as they saw fit!r
NO; they We're not turned loose. The
companies took them and gave them
orders what to do and where to go"
Did YOU give them any orders -
Yes They We're to keep the peace
and to report any trouble to me-"
You did not examine them at all,
and so there might have been even
ed-handed murderer among thems"
so far as / know, yes
The chairman then read the names
OF some of the deputies and Farr said
they had made no reports TO him. When
one name was read he said; Il know
him. but / didn't know he was carry
ing a deputy's papers around
In answer to questions Farr said he
had no records OF where men were sta
toned. nor when they left the employ
of the companies. nor whether they sur
rendered their commissions and their
arms and ammunition to the companies.
since all that was the companies busi-
ness and not his.
Election Bribery Is Open.
Robert Young. former mine superin-
I tendent. foreman and pit boss for the
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company, testi-
/ fled the Seventh street not was delib-
crate murder on the part of the militia
( Officers. He said the use of money il.
J elections in Huerfano county was gen.
eral For several years an understand
/ ing had existed between Charles Beu-
chat. general superintendent of tho
Union Coal and Coke Company; William
Gordon, superintendent of the Midway
mine. and himself whereby both Gordon
I and he received $50 each for use at cleo
tion time.
! He said he had received instruct ,hs
10 spend this money for booze So that
Jeff Farr will get the benefit OF it
through his Wholesale liquor establish
ment.
I'VE we've told Young declared. ito
tell the bows to 90 down the line Tor
the gang. jeff Farr and all the rest s'
Young said that because of the closing
of the nine precincts during the last
election the Democratic party had been
unable to select the election Judges it
wished to protect its interests and thar
the election had accordingly been left to
the board of county commissioners.
dominated by Farr
Other charges made by Young We're.
That r. II. Reno. head of the Colorado
Fuel and Iron Company's detective de,
partment. held an official position with
the Spanish Peaks Mercantile Company.
dominated by Farr.
That Farr compelled saloonkeepers
before they obtained license. to con
tract TO purchase their supplies from
his company.
That mine supcrmtendents and their
employers were punished for failure
to produce the proper number OF Farr
votes by the discontinuance of the pre-
einct polling place at their properties.
Judges Controlled by Operators
District Attorney J. j. Hendrick of the
Third judicial district. embracing the
counties of Hmerfano and Las Animas,
testified that il was. generally known
that no recovery against coal company
had been obtained in the courts OF
either of these counties for personal in
jury or death in y years, and that the