The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-10-23
EXPERIENCES OF. LITTLE !.
ANGEL OF THE MINERS
IN MILITARY PRISONS
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came and I asked them, ''Did you
come to get me boys?" They said
yes, and said ALI right here I am"
s %as aksn a0~ g. put 'h$S an @sto
There; was a company 81 military iii 5 :;
and a company Of cavalry, and a
company: of hired murderers; giif-
men, all there IN the eEr1i9tt::gn'iT #as
driven to the Sistert hospital, a per-
ton of which was converted into, a
a prison. The civil couts where open
when they drove me. by',the courts
They were >therea doing business, i:
was put in room there: There was
a soldier with a bayonet posted out
side my room in the hotel There
was one at our side:'of, the doQr..
There was one outside :therwit1do CIV,
and the headquarters Nv assm the next
room. For nine long weeks I never
saw a human being, q don't count
the soldiers human) except my at-
torney, Mr.. Hawkins, once, and Mr..
Clark, another attorney, came to me
to sign the application for. .habeas
corpus.
Court Refused To Act.
The district judge refused to grant
the writ of habeas corpus They con-
tinued to hold me. T.: never got a,
letter, a postcard, a book or a paper.
NO friends, no one was :allowed to
communicate with me or see me. I
was simply in the hands of the mill
tary.
AFTER nine weeks when Attorney
Hawkins was applying to the supreme
court in Denver for a writ of habeas
corpus, a fellow by the. name Of
Colonel Davis came and asked me it
the governor wanted to see me would
I go into Denver to see. him. -. I
said, while I have, no respect for the
governor, I have for The office he
holds, so will comply with your re-
He came that night and gave me
just eight minutes to get ready for
the train. was put into the auto
mobile, the hotel was dark when T
came out Of the hospital, taken down
the back way, into an automobile, and
carried off down the back alleys.
Again Shipped TO Driver. - .
The Santa Fe was pulled away out
on the" crossing or switch from the
station, where nobody could see what
was going on. i was somewhat re-
lieved when I was put into the
sleeper, taken into Denver, and I. was
turned loose.
The general said, I was free. Then
I rang up my attorney Mr., Hawkins
and he came down, and he said.
They kidnapped you" II don't know
what they did, but. am here !
was taken up to the governors office
by Attorney Hawkins. and. John r,
Lawson. In the discussion L. told
the governor that I was coins" to re-
turn to Trinidad. :. Ali civil courts
were open, they could deal with: me.
He said, If anybody told me it was
not the thing to do. don't think j
would do it." I. replie d, governor
II Washington took such. advice we
would be ,unasr> ,Kiil.Es: Gsesge now
It Lincoln had: tai taken s l. advice from
Conquered At App6dima:tox '1 ..;::.,.1i.s:don'1
/. propose to take your adVitaa'7: az. az
1872 $50 Again Arrested ~ asold {.
In four sdayBa F bought my tickle,
and started, went sons the1 train. a
night efore Efa arrived rat M;Alsen.
I burg the Military came. toelk. M, sou
Of my BIRTH althfaHE hr my ticket .Ysoult
carry car nas ftty nils fnrtbeE,n4 wa
+ escorted to tbs, guaTdh house, and there
II put In cellar !; and Kept .tfhe ert4 to
twenty-sfx days hid nights. My cas-,
A was coming y pps5 before the s6prem,
t court. IS ii 5assc s .t.s.fs,kE is.ss
I TheacoH2t had ord cred the, militar,
To lake me- to The court
and they had 10 nc NIL tary on