The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-11
MINERS ORDERED
TO..SHOOT STATE
POLICE ON SIGHT

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defense counsel interrupted, and
addressing the court, said:
we will admit without any
further proof that some of these
men wore red handkerchiefs If
the jury will believe 100 witness
ges, it will believe five"
Through the comments from
both sides of the counsel table.
heard long enough TO rule that he
could not prevent either side from
present. ting evid ence.
Less than minute later the
court found occasion to request
counsel to desist from tits, the
one in PROCESS then being over A.
M. Belcher's question. did the
men say anything about martial
law in Mingo2"
II. w. Houston. who had several
times made objection to this ques-
ton. complained that it was asked
OF every with ess, after he had tes-
tined he heard armed men declare
they were on their way to organize
Logan and Mingo counties.
Ordered to Shoot State Police
n. c. Morton Of Blair, store
manager for the Poldred Galleries
CO.. testified briefly that armed
men got forty-three pairs of shoes,
and other articles from the store.
He also saw Lewis White place
men on both sides of the track
with orders to shoot any State
Police who arrived.
Robert Garrill. who said he at
tended a union meeting at Eska-,
dale, at which 800 voted for the
march, came under the cross fire
of the defense on his troubles on
Cabin Creek, where some years
before members of the union ac-
cused him in taking credit on his
contract for cars of coal loaded BY
other workers. He testified he.
took no part in either march.
having been excused because his
wife was ill. However. be was
arrested and was trusty in the
Logan jail and was released with
brought out. He was released be-
cause he convinced Logan author
tiles ne had no part in the March.
the witness said later
Feared Officers. #3
Charles w. Bias, blacksmith
and union man Of Sharples, testi-
fled union meeting was held be-
fore the march but that he left
when meeting of special com
mittee was called, and did not
know what took place in that meet
ing He testified as to taking
women and children from Sharples
after the trouble on Beech Creek
and under Characterization test1-
fled that these people appeared to
be afraid that the officers from the
Logan side would come down again.
Judge Woods. after hearing ar
guments Of both sides. sustained
the states objection to questioning
along this line.
There isn't single witness yet;
who has let drop a word that the
battle at Sharple5 had anything to
do With the men proceeding from
Madison to Blair" the court stated
"Sothing has shown yet that tho
incident had anything to do with
the battle on Blair mountain"
Sold Shot Gun Shells.
A. D. Gillespie of Racine testi-
fled he sold shot gun shells to men.
participating in the march. who
said they wanted the powder in
these shells to load hand grenades
Later he saw an object the men
told him was hand grenade. He
ga" no machine guns put was told
they had some. Gillespie also tes-
titled as to the trips of an engine
and flat cars which. he said. the
men. dubbed Hthe troop train"
Paul Turley, Madison school
boy, was shot by Ed Perry. one of
a group of armed men who We're
trying to confiscate his automobile
during the course of the march
against Logan County. he testified
today in Circuit Court. Called as
witness for the state in the
treason trial OF William Blizzard.
the Is year old student. said the
charge OF a shotgun passed
through him and INJECTING a
wound which has rendered it viz
tually useless