The chronicle=news., 1914-11-11

carriage. Gambling said he would
not. and asked why he ordered him te
get out.
Because you won't Join the un.
ion," was the reply. Pete then pulled
an automatic revolver, thrust 1t into
Gambling's face and said he would
blow his brains out" unless he
obeyed. Gambling still refused and
Pete told Bioni to search Gambling,
which he did. Bioni then pulled
Gambling by force from the vehicle
and they marched him at the point
Of the gun to Charles Richard .
house.
On the way Bioni struck the fore
man twice with his fist, pulled off
his coat. tried to pull off Gambling's 8
coat and dared him to fight At the
Richards house he again was invited
to Join the union and again he de-
clined. Then they marched him to
the depot at La Veta where fifteen
or twenty strikers were congreyated
He described a man who approach ed
him with handful of union cards
and again he was requested to join
the union. Again Gambling refused.
Surrounded by 20 or % men, they
started him up town. saying they
were going to the union hall. On
the way they permitted him to stop
at the telephone office. He entered
the booth and called up the Oakview
mine. telling the clerk or mis- uncom-
! Portable situation.
In fpV rDiuutos, m .,,,n,nhiJ,
carrying Harry Bryan, Luke Terry,
Adams and Whitten drove up. Bry-
an alighted. went into the telephone
office and accompanied Gambling to
the automobile. At that time the
party of about % strikers had di-
minisled to half a dozen. The auto
mobile containing the five men then
started on the fatal trip to Oakdale.
When within six miles of the mine,
the car struck soft place and was
compelled to move slowly. The road
had been freshly plowed and graded.
Gambling related that they all got
out OF the car. lighted cigarettes and
after 1t got to the top of the hill re-
sumed their seats. A minute later
they were adjacent to the old reser-
voir dam and the shooting began.
Considerable weight undoubtedly
will be attached to Gamblings admis-
sion that he at no time saw who were
firing the shots. On cross-examina-
tion by Attorney Hawkins. Gambling
was questioned in detail as to where
he had been since last February
he left the military camp hospital.
He stated that at all times he had
been under guard of a military Of
ficer, Sheetz. They went to Denver,
to Salt Lake City. to Los Angeles,
back to Denver. He stated that
since his injury. last November, he
had always been on the payroll of the
Oakview Mining company for $40
month. and that the mining COM
pany had betrayed his expenses.
The trial IL to be baset on the mur-
der OF Terry. He Is the only one Of
the slain guards whose name appears
in the Information. Seventy-onc wit
ncsses for the state are named on the
Information. The supposition is that
all these will be summoned to testify
at the trial. AS to how many the
defense will summon is not yet a
matter of record.
| On the original warrant are the
names Of ten defendants, Sam De.
John. Charles Sheppard. Frank Krou-
pa. Peter Rich, Daniel, Ed and Chns
Richards, George ZemDer. Marcus
Martinolich and John Flockhart. The
change Of venue was granted to all
except DeJohn. OF these. however,
but four are to appear here as de-
PENDANTS. The men are held without
bail and are ordered to be transferred
to the Pueblo county jail week be-
fore the November term of court con.
venes.
Horace n. Hawkins and John l..
East are attorneys for the defendants
| while the prosecution will be con-
Quoted by John J. Hendrick. district
attorney of Huerfano county. and
Jesse G. Northcutt. Charles Hayden
and Geo. c. Manly. special prosecute
ors. The transcript of the records
includes 500 typewriter pages COM
piled by John Fl. Patterson. deputy
clei.k of the district court of Huer-
fano. BY agreement of attorneys on
both sides. the case is to be heard by
Judge Fl. p. Burke OF Sterling.