Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1922-05-02
IN WHICH WEST VIRGINIA

was supplemented by borrowing APP
proximaely 10000 rounds of ammu-
milton from Kentucky, 400 rifles and
troops were also raised, he testified,
and Col. Eubanks was commissioned
to command the troops.
The State in passing brought
from the Governor evidence of
meeting of some hundred men, re-
ported members of the United Mine
Workers in Charleston on Sunday af-
ternoon, August z, on the capitol
grounds. He said he remembered
the meeting but could not testify as
to what was said He regarded it
as somewhat extraordinary because
it was held on Sunday, there being
some noise connected with the meet
ing; but he added that, had it occur
red on week day, he hardly would
have regarded it as extraordinary.
The question by the State, however,
opened the way for the defense to
get into the record on cross examina-
ton the vigorous indictment of the
mine guard system which was passed
at that meeting by the mine workers
in the form Of resolutions and which
were presented to the Governor by
cmmittee, to which the Governor sub
sequently replied. The State object
ed to the elaboration upon the meet
ing but the Court held that, mas
much as the fact of the gathering
had been established, the defense had
a right to go into it's object and work
in explanation of the gathering. At
torney Houston, after the Court had
ruled on the right to introduce, read
the resolutions to the jury, and with
them a letter from the Governor
transmitting his reply, and copy of
his reply.
A graphic story of marching in
command of body of 300 men from
Lens Creek and of fighting on the
Logan County border was told by Ed
Reynolds of Dana Saturday morning.
Reynolds told of Selling a train
on which both groups rode from
Racine to Sproul of continuing the
march afoot the day after President
C Frank Keeney and Secretary
Mooney of district No. II had over.
taken the men at Madison and told
them to go home, and said that Biz
zard and those under his command
had gone with them as far as Jeffrey.
where they separated
On cross-examination he said he
had not spoken with Blizzard at anv
time during the three DAYS covered
by his story of their expedition To-
gether and had not heard Blizzard
give any command to the men the
witness had testified were under
Bllzzard's direction. Cross-examina
ton also brought out that REYNOLDS
mad been arrested ons a CHARGE of
collecting money under false nre-
lenses from local unions. bnt he az
planned that he made the collections
unqer authority of NJ. L. Hapton-
stan, acting president of the district
after keeney was arrested to answer
charges growing from the armed
march. '"u
John (Jack) Brinkman, a Snowman
who happened to be in DanviIIe when
the miners arrived there, was nut
on the witness stand Monday morn
ing. Brinkman testified that he saw
the marchers come in to Madison
Inc same evening he said there was
ABOUT 1000 miners who attended
their show at Madison. About ~
:, clock at night train came from
Ilotnier, he said, in charge of one
Louis White who told the assem-
pied miners that deputies of Logan
county had crossed the mounta;n
ana were killing women and children
- Diair- White asked for volun-
Ieers but the miners at first said
neeney had advised them to retnrn
70 tneir homes; but finally a nurber
Oh the miners got on the train and
neaded Tor Blair. At the point of
pistol Brlnkman said he was cow
PEELED to join the crowd. that ba MO-
men given a 41-calibre Swiss g1,n
ing 9, Went with them to Blair. he
SAL ne saw others compelled n aat
On the train also. He found Wb;ta
n charge OF the miners at Blair Tbe
next gay Saturday, they came tn
getner IN an assembly but not r,,'oL
happened that day The FOLLOWING
Jay 1im Morrison passed out ammns
1ltion and word came at noon TIT
ieputles and state policemen had
rome down into the fighting line and
nat several men had been k;liad
MINER outposts were imynad;a+ei..
I aa out The following day thew
.L Inat four deputies with ma.
nine guns had been captures ' an
0eecn creek, and the men with this