Denver labor bulletin., 1916-03-04
Reception and Dance Gel
ebrateS ACquittal
Outcome Of Trial Lasting 81 Days
Is Popular With the People;
rs other Indictments
May Be Quashed.

A JcGy OF t~ei e tolcst farmers re
turnsa verdict of not gJity 4. the
triai OF four uni n co miI,rs d for
m s..iKe.s ,hsrgsa with the kin nS oil
Major iney lie TT IN the fina scene
OF the iamous trial at Castle Rock
-rue.- ay e. eni. q ut s O'Clock. Tn de
els OF Vas reach d o. the iir I ballot,
and il Wa. oil cour e. uIal imous. The
was 10 demos ra.i n as t-e judge had
VAN t.e lIge as mo. z, as-lnst any
outbryAk oi foe.ing.
II ~As a popular verdict with the
pe pie of tas-ie Rock AID Do1glas
so4ity. aud A. hnoch Mum. NJ ke sal
yarr. ~ d Garcia AID Arthur Quinn, the
10 anluit tied men, walled 10. IN l &c
a. il. p-, thcy wee SUR u. by large
uumbers of P,opie who yo ced 'r aP'
. oval OF th verdict tor a. hoir the
happy d,fgidants wcrc forc 60 stane
AM ake Lads with hend 'ds OF men
woman and chi dr, II, ci.iEen, Of thr
soipr,ltni y vino h1d W. hsd the prog
res ol - loIg tial from day l. day
Ii uAs teeue vitho { parallel IN the
history y olorado courts. I'd ), Costt-
IN. principal oCGn Il fur tn de ense'
sl-o vac congratulated on all sides.
Cs.eSrate yeTdi.t With D4nee-
Fee.iug dat tie men would be ae'
au,tt,d, a cauoc had bccu aIran ed II
III, ir honor. and adjournment ~as taken
20 The town hall. when the Popuiaee
IN. ned out 10 ee.. brate m e., mt lhe
p.o. e woe ia an ets aey OF Joy, foi a
ia-, ,oUri aud jury hsd msas-rsd out
iustioo in Coiuraco.
Nh,n the jury &c urncd the vcfaie'
the uttle court room was crowd TO
capzc-ty. Among those Pss mt ON
lpsn GER were / resident joan NJ l. mn n,
s,rr,tary I'D J.. Doyle. Board Member
Johr II. IAw on and John ID Ramsay
Of III cd Muc- Workers Disu Ct 10
headquarters.
Hgh Shod Stops to LiIten.
For four hJurs oi the mo. ming and
.ft.ruoou ss sion of the court Alto ics
4 4. 20 tigaa addressed the Ju IN
the cl .ing aIglment for the dcie. So IL
va. pgon unccd on OF the most elo
aurnt aid ton,i cing sPc chcs ever DC
iNersd IN a ColCra-o eou4t n ON. ms
Castle Rock high hoo, at r,quc OF
.he pupils, adjourn,d at noon IN order
that teachers and scholA,s could hear
Mr.. Cos .igan speak. tnc OF the icrnA TX
abe feature. OF the entire trial was the
attendance OF school children e'ery da!
af.er school hours.
Fair T.ial, Says Co tigsn.
"For H.. first time We have Ia d ba-e
tho lis,,ry of soutLeu Colsrado befo e
an impartial jury was the att men
of j.. u. Cosugan OF the def nse- NO
other ' rdict ,oall have b en- given.
Il had no fear OF the o t-oms VI hen
I learned We were to have a ia I ial, ,
wRs the d,c,ar4tiln Of Ni,c saliva e.
"Nc all y ant 20 thank the people OF
A .stIc Rock for their kin ne a..
Tho case went to the jury at 5.ip
o'- ocl ami the verd ct wa Tc IA -
s.22. The ~ spent an ho o,r cons der
ing Judge Denis Ms instrue 'ons who
said the IN. n in the coal camp had
legal right to strike aud 10 defend e r
homes Supper was then ser cd, fer
which the fr-t aud only h. II was
taken and the jury reported adiDcss
to render it's verdict.
Trial Listed 81 Days.
The trial was begun January
lasted lust iif.y-.eN II days. 7 he de.
f,udants were repr sont,d by Alto osuCN
Fdua,d p, Co.tigan and thnile Ma
honey OF Denver. Louis w. O. linl ham
OF Colorado Springs, and John l.. East
and II. A. san er OF Nnlser burg. IN
prost cution was nductcd by Alto noy
General fr,d la rar. rcprcs' ntcd in the
trial by his assistants, Frank Ncs o
Pouldcr. and John Home Oh les cf Den
yer The cots OF the pr. secution,
amor n'ing TO about $50 ,5on, are assessed
against Hucrfanp unity, from w &C
a change of venue was taken to this.
Douglas county. Judge john II. Del
son of Denver wa. thr trial judge.
Sevcntv-four o har uriou miners are
mud. indictments for being impl c,'cd
in the killing OF Major Lester b it IL
not believed their cases will ever come
TO trial.