Arizona republican., 1914-05-02
Military Commission Sten- ographer Testifies Major Hamrock or Captain Car son Ordered Ludlow Col ony Be "Cleaned Out'
HEARD PLOTTING
 AGAINST TIKAS
Mrs. Pearl Jolly Declares Militia Turned Machine Gun on Colony and Fired Explosive Rifle Balls into the Camp
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 TRINIDAD, May IA direct charge that an officer of the Colo rado National Guard gave an order to "clean out the Ludlow tent col ony and burn the tents, was made before the corOner's jury by J. R. Mcdonald, stenographer for the mil tary commission, in testifying at the inquest over the Ludlow victim. The witness said the order was given by either Major Hamrock or Captain Carson, he was not sure which.
 Mcdonald questioned about the cap- ture and death of Louis Tikas. Greek leader of the strikers, said that while near the scene of battle he heard a commotion behind some box cars and was told that Tikas was a prisoner and probably would be hanged Mcdonald met Lieutenant E. K Linderfelt, a little later and asked him if Tikas had been hanged. No" Mcdonald said Linderfelt re- piled, T gave instructions that Tikas is not to be killed, but I have spot ted good rifles
  was carrying a rifle over his should CT, stock to the rear and holding it by the barrel. The autopsy showed that Tikas's skull was fractured. G. A. Hall, the chauffeur, told the jury he heard a militia officer give the order to clean out the tent colony" and burn the tents.
 That's right, girlie, have your big Sunday today, tomorrow we'll have the roast"
 i This was the remark of a man wearing a military uniform on the day before the battle of April 20 in which the Ludlow tent colony burn ed, according to the testimony of Mrs. Pearl Jolly before the coroner's i jury. She declared the militia turned the machine gun on the colony and fired explosive rifle balls into the camp.
 ] Several times during the day of 1 battle l went from one tent to an other and never made my appear ance once without being shot at," she testified.
 Mrs. Jolly said the morning after the Ludlow colony was burned, she saw from her ranch house, militia men setting fire to the four or five tents still standing.
 Forces Co., operate ! DENVER, May 1.-Co-operation of the state and federal authorities in an effort to compose conditions in the Colorado strike zone marked the developments of the second day of federal interventions in the industrial war. Regular troops occupied the Trinidad, Fremont county and Wal senburg districts and state troops are still in service at Ludlow and in the northern coal fields Additional state troops were sent from Ludlow to Aguilar.
 Announcement that Secretary Gar rison would send more federal troops served to allay the uneasiness in quarters where it was feared the quota of regular soldiers would not be sufficient to maintain order.
 Weather conditions prevented ac tion by the strikers who planned to vote on the question of surrendering their arms on behalf of the opera tors J. F. Welborn, president of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company, an nounced the miners and guards would be disarmed whenever such action |, was deemed expedient by Major Hol- brook
 Horace Hawkins, chief council and , John Lawton, international executive board member of the United Mine Workers are en route to Trinidad to discuss with Holbrook the question of disarmament.
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