Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-05-11

c.,u.inq out of the marcn OF armed
ss-s IN Logan and Mingo counties
h'..'' "a continues, though the interes
.a The rart of the general public has
us ys,.as n some extent. The State has
go ,et 6nished with its witnesses,
.E,,:b uy' i has been intimated that the
va ~ This week would probably con-
go the evidence of the prosecution.
y NJ. Richards, manager OF a coal
corrany at Blair, was spirited wit
osss He testified that Blizzard, the
4sfendant now on trial, had made
-o.ecb AZ Blair in which he told the
'1;nrrs to hold their positions until
he federal troops arrived and them
.,,-rerier. He also testified that he
iaI supplied the miners with quaint
i,v of goods from the company's store
me did il when they emphasized their
demands with pistols and rifles. There
was an entertaining tilt between Mr..
Pi,Aar5s and Attorney Townsend for
,he defense on cross examination, and
,he questions and answers were so
full of life that everybody sat up and
took notice.
Three United States Army Officers
gave testimony. Major Charles T.
Smart said that the miners seemed TO
have well-knit organization. On the
other hand, Major Charles F. Thomp-
son thought that their organization was
very loose. Capt John S. Wilson tes-
tifed that he found no one in the field
who had more authority than Blizzard
with the miners, and that they obeyed
Blizzard without hesitation. Under
Billiards direction about 24O miners
turned in their rifles to the soldiers.
Cariain Wilson expressed the opinion
that without Billiards. orders il would
have been 4 ticklish task to get the
miners to surrender.
Three of the guns which were used
BY the miners on their armed march
and which we're delivered to Captain
Wilson and subsequently turned over
to Adiutant- General Charnock, OF
Charleston, we're exhibited before the
Jury. One Of the guns was foreign
army rife, high power, about As cali
bre; another was a u. S. military rifle
Of the 1895 pattern, 30 calbre, with
a range of 1000 yards, and the third
was a Winchester sporting rifle, "A
calibrc, and also high powered.
D. L, Reed, of Edwite, Raleigh coun-
~. who was recording secretary of the
local At his point and also secretary
treasurer Of the Raleigh Wyoming
burial fund. testified that he was com
PEELED to sign checks in blank on the
burial fund and turn them over to four
men who forced him to sign at the
point of a gun. These checks were
later returned, he said with amounts
drawn totallng S575.
Lives OF Logan county defenders who
were captured we're in such danger that
leaders of the attacking forces hid the
prisoners in the mountains for safe
~ Sam Hume, one of the prisoners.
testified Tuesday. Other witnesses
heard in the treason trial of William
biizzard told Of the seizure of sup
pies and money and conscription Of
men oy the marcherS. Hulme said he
was one OF scouting party of three
SEM out from the Logan force and cap
'urel Nv tive Of their opponents. He
was S'ooi against barn and was
to!l ne was 10 be shot A negro in
ms party fired a Gun at him. he said.
nut me waa00n was knocked down BY
IT..'ues OF ms captors, saving his life
80 .' p arm house. he was struck
sa' s u,C mead with a rifle when he re-
- ,u give information as 10 machine
Elus IN the defenders possession.
.'gI''I'v Inc prisoners were hand
..cT-iD@ 10 the TESTIMONY. an1
60 sahS" {. me home of Lewis White.
.,, -."" "'sF.. HH'me said. others of the
-, |.es aH7c2rcd to take orders
Ni,.'' 'a"f .'-r were handcuTpd tho
IG-, lTs confined al Whites
'''..- received good treatment.
~ ore court adjourned Tuesday,
9., '. .c1cr, c' prosecution counsel,
80 'a, the courtroom be cleared
,.s..s .... s.. 'ha. 4 witness could
,.s..iE F.. what Q. Frank Kaenev said
sm.s Mother Jones tried to per-
f-,n, e., ,,. miners 70 90 to their homes
io- i-" Ha'. where they assembled
sr,-., W. "..--a on Logan county last
tr.,. , ..Neencv is president of Dis
ono &c '.''1 NINE Workers, and is
81 ,,.., To,. ,..... than 100 persons indict-
ar, .!1m Blizzard, frst defend
-7r-4 NED, IN charges of treason
the .o1sDracy growing out of
wc--". When ihe fifty or more
%a.n @a-,n n 'he courtroom had left, the
n, W. SaNton, an electrician.
Ya... q. Kanawha county. said that
,bc.. told the men in effect that
c-.l -.. pa hem Cthe oppositionl fright
,,.,, .1'H''rE. Tf we stop now thev
..s. "F buffers" What Saxton
7-.0..., 10 Kc@ncy's language is rot
yer mon are standing the strain
e. ..... 7' continue TO give interest
,ra nv % t'c proceedings. They
,-s n .-'1 of Sheriff Macoughtry
tH-.. '''s Link, Alder and Gran
g... arc looking after their com.