The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-05-23
'GFNFRAI BANDHO[TZ FAILED
To CONE UP To EXPECTATIONS
His Alibi Testimony for Biz
zard in Treason Trial Not
AS Complete As Had Been
Hoped By the Defense.

Hoped BY the DefenSe.
Charlie. Town. w. Va. May 22.-(By
The Associated Press.)-Brigadier Gen
eral n. II. Bandholtz. heralded as star
alihi witness for the defense In the uiA!
Of william Blizzard for treason iaiieo
today to recollect some or the Ihihs'
he had been expected to 9uostahuaeo.
but the defense later in the day galheo
consolation from things brought INTO
The record along other lines OF tesu-
nony.
Among these was the story OF French
Hager. Il year old Sharples resident
who was taken prisoner by state ponce
and logan county deputy sherins curing
4 warrant serving expedition Into Beech
rreek August -. He testified not only
as 10 being on outpost duty when the
orficers came acros, the mountain and
captured the entire group guarding the
road. only to become engaged In battle
with another outpost, but also told OF
the shooting of a prisoner in the Logan
Ian while he was confined there.
with Gen. BAndholt1.
R!izzards presence with the armed
men in Logan county had become sucn
IN important factor in the case that his
attorneys announced they would refute
'cstimuny that their client was leading
some Of the marchers August q by
showing he was with General Bandholtx
that day. and would also show he went
later to Logan county after the general
mad called upon mine union officials to
aid In stopping the lighting when the
federal troops went in TO restore order.
The general was the first witness OF
the day and testified that Blizzard went
with him to Racine on August ~. fut
did not recall seeing him after they
talked with some Of tho armed men
there. He could not recall the conver-
sations he had with William Psry.
vice president Of District II. United
Mine Workers. on September l, and as
n result OF which the defense contends
Blizzard was sent to Blair and other
Logan county towns, not to assist the
miners IN their attacks on state and
county forces, but to got them to return
home.
The Generals Testimony.
In his testimony General Bandholtz
told Of two visits to West Virginia IN
connection with the suppression Of the
armed march. The flrst, August rs. re-
suited In President Frank Kcensy and
Secretary Fred Mooney going to Madi-
son and turning back the men on tho
march.
The automobile trip 70 Racine the
following day was undertaken to see II
the mon were observing the instruc-
tions and were in fact returning to Their
homes. Blizzard went as keeneys rep
rcScntativc. and the trip to Racine was
made. tho Officer testified. "as rapidly a.
tho atrorious roads would permit"
Had No Organization.
A. Earin" they saw about 500 armed
mcu, and talked with some Of them In
dividually. but did not address them as
a body. Asked II these men had any
organization. the officer said they did
not seem to have any and were not
lined up az unit. When they left
Blizzard was not IN the automobile with
him. but hc gave orders for second car
TO take in the union official He did
not rccollect seeing Blizzard get into
the car but It followed his own on thb
return ride. general Bandholtz testified
and later on cross examination he said
he did not rccollect seeing Blizzard
again.
Ed. Reynolds. in testify!nE for the
state said he and Blizzard led some Of
the marchers from Madison TO Jeffrey
on the "Tth. while several defense wit
nesses told OF seeing Blizzard in
Charleston after General Bandholtz :e-
turned from his inspection trip 70
Racine.
Another portion Of tho prosecution
testimony. however. suffered At the gen
erals hand. While two state witnesses
had testified they saw An army officer
they believed Ia be General BandholtS
in the ball park at Madison. where
Keeney turned the men back. the gen
eral said not only that he did not so
10 Madison. but that no army officer
was sent there that day.
CONFIDENTIAL Report
The defense made no effort to ques-
ton the witness on events OF his
second trip. when. according to Petry's
previous testimony. General Bandholtz
had asked what he could do to get the
men out. and In response to testimony
he had sent Blizzard and other subvi-
dlnate officials into the fighting zone.
Later on the matter became a subject
OF dispute between counsel. T. c.
Townsend, for the defense, said the gen
cral had told them he did not feel ne
could testify as to the substance Of a
report he made TO the war department.
and which he felt was confidential as far
as his testimony hero was concerned
Ho rnduosmsnts or ThrSAts.
The question OF the extent to which
the witness was bound by these obi-
cations FIRST arose as soon as the cross
questioning took up his conference on
the first visit with Keeney. Mooney and
n. W. Houston. then their counsel. and
now leader Of the defense. He did read
a statement from newSpaper which
he said he had written for It and which
explained that no promises or induce
ments had been offered or threats made
to the union chiefs to get them TO turn
the first march back
1t was later in tho cross-examination
that he said he did not remember
making any request Of Petry to send
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