The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-21
MACHINE GUN FIRED
AT TENTS BY MAJOR
But HamrOck at Trials End
Denies lie Ordered Burning
Of Miners Colony.
no STRIKERS WITNESSES
Say Action Against 10 Colorado
Militia Is Only for a
u Whitewash.

IN Syur, May @o.-The trial Of Major
patrick !. Hammock. charged with muir
De-. arson and larceny in connection with
the burning ana looting Of the Ludlow
ten. colony. where two women and eleven
children were Killed. closed to-day before
a. military commission at the Golden
re. Range
U,r~ocl VA. the last witness. On the
re.nl. N his trial will depend the fate OF
th-iy-uluo others formally charged with
The same offences The verdict. however,
viii no be known for at least "a week. II
Is believed
n r.4i must be reviewed bv AdJt Cen
John Chis, aud then transmitted to Gov.
Am0ou, Ti'h any recommendations Gen
Chase may see tit to make. The Governor
w., s ont " the city. has the power
rniiy 70 modify the decree
Tn. strikers did not offer any witnesses.
Or, excuse WAS that the trial Was de.
ssa.I AZ a general "whltew ashing" OF all
The mil,lsrncn accused.
Major Hamrock admitted that he or
ds.ed d machine gun brought into action
DUNG the firing on the tents. but denied
that De ordered the torch applied TO the
colony
put the baby IN the buggy aud bring
Il along IN these words Hammock testified
that he commanded Lieut.. L. *. Llnder-
fer Of Troop Il to put the machine gun
into a.tion. The Major said he had tele-
rhonei to Gen. Chase ia Denver before
r.,ue tho order. ". tclephoued the in
,'-l.toos To Lieut.. Lindcrtcit, who was a
nile away.
,.L N,ur Manager. Tor Ala.
Uturu'h also testified that he called
" On. min. managers and asked for aid
becil.e Inc could soc that trouble was
conuu. Ne said IL. fired the machine
gun several time, himself. After that, ne
sBur. 30" tents burst into flames He
had ned it trained IN the vicinity Of the
cp'urr.
ifr,. tine blaze from the burning can
va 70 gan 10 shoot toward the heavens
b. said, he trained the big gun in another
direction ct an elevation OF 100 yards
during the firing Of the colony. the Major
siii. m. guns elevation had been l,oOo
yard.
After xix or seven Of the tents were
IN flames. IIamrock said, he received i
message from Capt. Carson asking that
the rr.ng % the machine gun be halted
as ne Carson was preparing to charg,
hollow where several strikers had taker
refuge Asked If he fired into the tent
trained on point 'near" the colony.
u developed in the testimony that Cor
: poral Mills. one OF the captors of Loui'
Tikas. the Greek strike leader, vino wa!
Killed after the soldiers had taken him
prisoner has fed to Mexico. Sergean
Davis ~ the State militia testified thai
III, Greek strikers had vowed to hi
MIL and that the latter.N who had beer
summoned as witness. fled to save his
lite
Tho commission will go into executiv,
session early tomorrow to vote on
verdict in the llamrOck case. II II prob
able that the trial Of the thirty-nin'
others accused viii begin Immediately
Whether all Will be tried together, ont
\ ~ a time or in divisions, Judge Advocat
\ Smith sa dito-nght he was not in
position 10 say positively.
Judge Lindsey will go directly 4
Washington To lay the matter before tn
President and from Washington he vii
go to the Rockefeller home. II IL said
Before leaving Denver Judge Lindse
sad that Rockefeller had asked him L
s're an unbiased report OF the facts eN
sting here.