Denver labor bulletin., 1916-04-08

Judge Charles S. Essex in the Pueblo
District Court last Friday issued an or
der releasing eight former coal strikers
from the Pueblo county jail, where they
had been imprisoned for two years
They were Immediately rearrested under
another information filed by Attorney
General Fred Farrar and taken to the
Huerfano county jail in Walsenburg.
The men who thus continue TO be
victims of the attorney general in spite
of all rules of justice and common de-
ccncy, are Charles, Ed and Dan Richards,
Marcus Martinolich, John Flockhart,
Charles Sheppard, Pete Rich and Frank
Kroupa- They are members OF the La
Veta Miners Union.
Fauar Seeks Vengeance
Chagrined at the recent acquittal OF
four union strikers by jury in Castle
Rock, and the release OF Louis Zancan-
nclli from Jail in Trinidad by order OF
the State Supreme Court. Attorney Cen
eral Fred Farrar is determined that these
eight La Ncfa victims shall not escape
his clutches In this. however. he Is like
ly 70 suffer cruel disappointment. as he
has in every other strike prosecution up
TO date.
The dismissal Of charges under which
the eight miners were confined in the
attorney for the United Mine Worker.
entered motion setting up the salute
of limitation, and its being sustained by
Judge Essex-
Seven Acquitted in IS Minutes
Seven Of these La Vcta defendants
were tried n; Pueblo in March, 1915,
upon the charge of killing Lake Terry,
chauffeur for party OF mine guards
The case was heard before Judge H. p.
Burke of Logan county. called in TO re-
place Judge McIiendrie, against whom a
protest was filed by attorneys for the
defendants. The trial lasted eight weeks,
being viciously prosecuted by two law
yers from the attorney generals office,
assisted by Judge Jesse Northcutt Of
trinidad. State Senator Charles Hayden
OF whlscnburg. Thomas Dcvine OF Pueblo
and George Manly OF Denver. all en-.
ployed by the coal mine operators. Dis
triet Attorney Jack Hendricks was prae-
tically crowded out of the case. Attor.
neys for the defense were Horace y
Hawkins and Charles Mahoncy of Den
vcr, and John A. Martin OF Pueblo
yer. John East Of walsenburg and John
A. Martin of Pueblo. After being o.
only eighteen minutes the jury returned
verdict of not guilty of murder.
Expired by Legal Limitation.
The acquitted men were not given their
freedom. They were Immediately re-
arrested and lodged in jail under two
other informations charging murder, filed
by Attorney General Fred Farrar. Since
then they have been held IN Jail and de-
nicd bond.
These informations having expired by
legal limitation last week, they were
again ordered released by Judge Essex,
only 20 be rcRrrested under still another
information filed by the attorney gen.
cral, who seeks vengeance instead of jus.
tico. Under the ruling of Judge Essex
the men could no longer be held in the
Pueblo Jail, so they were taken down
TO the Kingdom OF jeff Farr." and i'm
a htisoned in the Walscnburg Jail.
A more fragrant and outrageous series
of prosecutions were never recorded in
any civilized community.
May Be Released on Bond.
II is believed, however, that these vic
Tins of Fred Farrar and the coal opcr.
,tors will soon be released on bond. At
torncy Horace n. Hawkins, chief counsel
for the United Mine Workers, is prcpar-
ing TO make n motion for bail bond be-