The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-18

statements Go Washington. II this ar
! tidavit Monticello swore that his Wife
was pulled out of bed and knocked
down twice. The congressman en-
dcavorcd TO refresheu the memory OF
the witness, but the latter insisted
that he made no reference TO his wife
having been pulled from the bed. in
the earlier questioning he could not
remember of having signed an ahida-
Wit bat when it was presented before
him ne recalled his signing such doc
ument The witness said that his ref
crcnce to his wife was that she jump
cd from the bed and cried from the
fright and not from the pain which
was inflicted upon her by deputies
However it was not so stated in the
affidavit.
Monticello said that If he made the
wrong statement i'm the affidavit H.
desired 10 correct Il.
Congressman Switzer told the com
mittee that the affidavit was one OF
many that We're sent to Washington
and read before the House of Repre-
soutatives by Congressman Cullup oi
Indiana ON Jan. -. subsequently, the
affidavit was published in the Congress
sional Record Of Jan so.
When Mrs Monticello was called 20
the stand il developed that the oper-
ators had no Italian Interpreter at the
hearing. Attorney Hilton stated that
he would recall the witness until The
rff.
he added that the witness was the
only italian witness who could not
talk English who would he called al
the morning session. The witness
following her husband, was Peter Mar
tneli who demanded an interpreter.
ATTORNEY Recs called Hilton's atten-
ton 20 this point and Martiuell was
recalled nl the afternoon.
Claim They Were Searched.
Henry Paak OF Winona took the
stand. He said that ON Dee. 1st three
deputies invaded his homo and search
ed for arms. Tie said they did not pro-
duce warrant but they went into
every room in the house He was ask
ed If any of them carried a gun. lie
replied in the negative. but added that
one of them carried a club He heard
no shooting. He said that some time
later. on a Sunday morning. while his
wife and children were going to
church, shots were fred from the dep
uties' shanty and the bullets passed
two feet from their heads lie also
stated that when the deputies came
sent by the superintendent of the mine.
I'm the cross-eXamiuation it was
brought out evidently TO establish his
vife's story that he and another man
while driving near Wmona were fred
upon by deputies and On, shots came
very near him.
The next witness was Sanrred Sieta-
ricmi OF South Range, whose test-
nonv referred Ia the alleged raid on
The South Range union hall on Dec
II. lie said that he WGs an cmplo-c OF
he union store and ON the morning in
IN, stion. AZ 40 O'Clock, nc was held
p and searched H. added that he
was accompanied by 20 number of 9TH
pr men who also were searched, and
while nothing was found on their
,lothes they were commanded TO dis
7erse. He said that q number of the
men Were beaten with clubs 10y the
deputies. He added that he saw no one
0restod. His explanation for his hay
ng been near the depot was that ne
vas going to the postofice
The next witness was Matt Miller a
Jerk in q South Range store. Tie said
hat on the morning OF Dec. II ne was
lccostod by deputies and members OF
he Citizens Alliance, who carried 10.
les ana that he was searched II"
aid before he had proceeded a block
urthev he was again searched. Il
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