The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-18
Division Of Members on Rules Of Evil
dence Again Sharply Brought Out
at Morning Session
WITNESS REPUDIATES STATEMENT IN AN
AFFIDAVIT WHICH BEARS HIS SIGNATURE

Congressman S. y Taylor. Of Arkau-
sas, arrived in Hancock at noon today.
thus bringing the membership of the
committee up to five, its fun compile
ment. The new member was sent To
the district by Chairman Foster of the
House committee on mines and mining.
on the request Of Chairman TAYLOR
that the presence of Conercssman
iiamlin was needed. As the latter
could not come hc was replaced tenn
porarily by Congressman :. y. Taylor.
with the seating Of Congressman
Taylor this afternoon, the committee
ruled TO admit evidence which Counsel
Hilton sought to introduce this morn
ing and the inquiry continued at that
point.
The sharp conflict in the committee
which marked the close Of Yesterday
afternoons session was again i'm evil
dence this morning with Congressman
Switzer the aggressor. At the begin
'H N''' Aii'A mug lltl lou SNllLef
reiterated his right to object to hear
say evidence and other such testimony
that is immaterial to the inquiry.
Counsel Hilton took up the subject
and attempted to introduce the consti-
tuition of the United States relative to
the rules of evidence. He explained
that he intended to refute the conten-
ton of Attorney Rees in regard to the
immateriality of evidence lie also
charged that the counsel for the oper.
ators were bull Raging the federation
witnesses.
Congressman Switzcr asked him To
be more explicit. Hilton said that the
harsh crosse questioning was intended
to intimidate the witnesses. Coutinu-
ing in his demand for the right To OBJ
ject, Congressman Switzer said:
Il do not think il is proper fer coun-
sci and for the chair To- say and have it
go into the record that when, i'm the
judgment of a member of the commit
tee piece of evidence is incompetent
because it is contrary TO the rules OF
evidence that are recognized through
out the civilized world. that he shows
himself thereby to be opposed To the
holding of an Investigation that has
been ordered to the House of Repre-
sentativcs. | houo there will be some
limitation To the Introduction of tcs-
at this investigation.
He concluded with the remark tina; !
he objected seriously to being mad" !
the object of public criticism.
Chairman Taylor replied that IT, |
would be undignined 20 reply to swift |
zcr's statement. He said:
II may have spoken more freely yes
tcrday than | ought ia have done. :
hope the counsel for the miners will
,onine themselves as strictly as pos
sible To the rules of evidence"
Hilton replied:
Il couldn't ask two questions and
get two answers and confne myself /
10 the strict rules of evidence / know
he matter will be mostly excluded"
At this point the chair asked that
The subject ne dismissed until this
afternoon when the fifth member of
he committee will have arrived.
False Statement in Affidavit
The frsN witness was Mrs Hcmcrico
Monticello of Quincy She told of dep
lties and members of the Citizens Al
lance entering her home Dec. 10 az
o: so o'clock i'm the morning while she
vas i'm bed. She said she thought they
we're deputies. but saw no stars ON
heir coats. After brief discussion as
Ia her knowledge Of who the men
we're, Chairman Taylor suggested that
he fact that they carried guns and
hubs may be evidence that they wern
deputies.
She said that she was severely
frightened as were her children and
hat she was nearly Frustrated from
he intrusion of the men. Her hus-
,and. Amerigo Monticelli, also describ-
ID the incident. lie SAID the deputies
orced their way into the house, and
hree OF them beat MIN unmercfully /
lie gave the name of ono James Ham
lton. lie made the assertion that sew
raj of the men We're Waddcll mon
As To- his ground Tor this statement
he said he lived i'm the community
eighteen years and had never seen
hose men before.
I'm the crosS-eXamina,ion II develop
"a that he was not positive in his
statement in regard to the Waddell
men. CONGRESSMAN Svitzor took the
witness and referred TO an affidavit
supporting TO have been signed by the