The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-03-11

4 an arrest. lie replied that they III
| not try To arrest him until after the
| had hit Linn ON the hands, campanol
he said, was the name of one of "a
] deputies. lie was quite sure the me
We're deputies Goggin said he mad
complaint about the affair. He ad
mitted having been arrested eight q
nine times. but said he had neve
pleaded guilty and that he had neve
been guilty of anything.
Attorney Kerr said that Goggi
wanted TO go away and that it ha
been agreed that he should be allow
ed To go. and that his bail should no
be forfeited In one case Kerr said
when Goggin was away, his attorne,
had entered plea OF guilty for hin
to save the bail. "A couple of hun
dred dollars meant good deal 10 IN,
Federation then" he said.
Judge Taylor wanted TO have III,
purpose of the early morning parade'
explained to him and Goggin said 4
was To show the strength of the strik'
ers for the benefit of the men wh'
were working.
| Mr. SwitZer wanted 10 know what
| Goggin had To do with things at Cal
umet when he did not live there Cog
Gin said he wanted To see the strik,
| won ana that he had been organizing
the miners.
"Couldnt YOU have neld your parade
at some other time" asked Mr. Swift
Ter,
Goggin said tina, would not have am
swered.
Judge Taylor tried without much
success 10 learn what were the duties
of an organizer. He had no idea why
ne was arrested so many times. He
declared that he was opposed To the
calling Of this strike but he couldnt
say whether he was right or wrong il
that opinion.
AN these people who were arrest
ed for violating the Injunction were
arrested wrongly, were they" asked
Mr. McCormack.
THAT is a legal question" said the
chairman.
Did YOU know anything about con-
ditions in the copper mines except
what YOU read i'm the Miners Maya
zine or were YOU ever underground
there" asked Mr. Petermann.
NO. BUT when l got to Michigan
was convinced the strikers were right =?
How long have YOU been an or
sanizer?"
About five years"
Mr.. Hilton said here that he of .
fercd atiidavits in rebuttal. To show
crimes Of assault. etc. He named Anna
Lindstrom, VIM. Teddy, Justice Ahoe.
JOS Neimisto, Mary Polkinghorn, I.au-
ra NTikkoli, and several others.
Mr.. Rees said that ne must object tp
the Introduction of affidavits He said
that this was the first time he had
heard of the proposal To file afiidavits
in this hearing aud he did not like the
introduction of afiidavits without an
opportunity for cross-eXamnatiOn. He
said that he had hundreds of affidayits
which he had not attempted to intro
ducc. He animated that there would
be practically no end to the number
of atiidaNits. 1t was not reouttal, any
way, he said, but old evidence.
Were these afiidavits not procur-
ed before you came down here" asked
Mr.. Switzer.
Yes" said Mr. Kerr.
Chairman Taylor said he had under
stood that this sort of matter was not
to be introduced and that the com
mittee was not going back to Hough-
ton.
Mr.. Hilton virtually admitted this
given ;he names OF witnesses that
We're To be called by the other side.
He had collected these aftidavits with
the view of rebutting any evidence
that might be introduced regarding the
good conduct of the militia.
IF you were going To receive testi-
mony by affidavit" SAID Mr.. Rees, adj
dressing the committee, you might
as we'll have remained in Washington
and have heard the whole question by
affidavit"
Mr.. Lawton declared that the aft
davits offered by Hilton We're part of
their original case" and that they
were made before Congress ordered the
investigation. Ii they went in h.
said, Mr. Rees might file afidavits i'm
rcbuttal.
Chairman Taylor said the commit
tee would examine the affidayits ANA
decide before the evening session.
whether TO receive them.
Verbal Duel Between Attorneys.
Monday afternoon Counsel Kerr for
the federation read some matter from
Senate Document No. ISL "to show the
attitude of the companies toward the
men" Al meeting in a school build
ing committee Of non union men was
appointed to wait on General Manager
MacNaughton ana present demands
for concessions on pay ana hours, but
Mr.. Kerr said, the general manager re-
fused TO make any concession because
it would be construed as a victory foc
the Western Federation of Miners.
Il would like, to complete the Sc
quence. to read on from where Mr..
Kerr stopped" said Mr.. Rees. He then
read how the registration lists had
been kept open and non-union men -