The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-03
.SH0TBY Miners
FOR FYA|LUR|IIl
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Defense in Trial Claims lnci-
dent Not Connected With A
Armed March. g5E
MANY TESTIFY TOD o A, 4
Another Witness TeIls. ofs Bat
tie That Seemed Ike 4 Ia
Lasted Four Hours. 9 u
MANY TESTIFY TODAY

armed q men AUGUST 2 H. $40HI5Ss
Grove when he failed to haIt KS
their command, he testified ing Cirs
cult Court today at the trisl ofSSsWiEs;
liam Blizzard, on charge gofatrels
son. The defense moved to- sstrfkeSs
out the testimony but Judge J.ssM
Woods reserved the decision.
There was no evidence o$conneetS
the incident with the miners
march, the defense contend but
prosecution counsel said 5itI expectsH
ed to show that armed miners
passed through Cedar Grove
. Walter Blunt participatedsin@tth the
march and fighting. according AtoE
his story on the witness stand.. ..sands
was in one battle that seemed Ike
on the miners side, Bobys'4 Rob-:
ertson, was killed, he8testifi
May Amend q u.
b. Specifications by the prosecution
Of the various acts byss
Blizzard and others, hlch tsaat .fis
leges constituted treason, weresinI
prospect of alteration whennG Gfrcl1ftt
Court opened today for the fakingas
The bill Of particulars scontaininSas
these specifications whict Wast
filed before the evid e9WasSbes
gun, limited proof f OF fg conspfr4cSR
to levy 4 war to acts sin8E KanaWMa85
County. Judge J.s WoodsSru1
on an objection by tense cpaInsf
to questions asked; ;sof
witnesses late yesterda
sion. MS
The witness was excused atfhaf
time and other lines OF f&tsstimonysM &t
taken up, but "A. NJ. Bel cher assist
ing in the prose cution nsfs told the
court that under that ling Eit Wpulds
be necessary to amend heNbHIAofA
particulars 1t was ind dicated the
defense would oppose an amendsM
at this time and nigh
continuance IL &itSwere granted.
crago on Stand.
Romeo Crago, young mi11ersWhogs
was wounded in the 8E& mountains
a bove jeffrey during the fightng
that ended the march agadnstssEo
gan, was first on the stand today
He told late yeSterday@ howa armed
men stopped his automobiles
Smithers while he was taking Al
girl to her home but lowed fnls
return With truck#load &of8prnsss
visions he was sent to&J &Jenrey#anH
from there into the hills Whereahs
didn't get to fire a sho hot,0H because#
a wound in the knee e#brought Inns;
down first Court adjournedsbe befnreHS
his cross-examination: ati on
Morton II estifies.
On cross-examina nation Cragos
he did not see Blizzard or C..s1F tank
Keeney and Fred Mooney,u ntonsss
leaders. This was the limit OF the
cross-examination and D.s HIS ~ or.s
ton or Charleston was called NEXT.
He said he operated mines #oft the
American Eagle Colliery$ Cos aands
the Lee Vale Coal Co. at &LeeSVatsSs
He made a visit to his mines on
August %. observing a mum berso
armed men on the way, and sfpundsAS
union miners at work ats@ oths
places.
Returning the next day; armed
men crowded the train, he said. On
the train were also two women Or, & trs M
what the witness called neaIreffS
cross uniform S, explaining that
on their nurses caps were the S1ets
tiers u. M. w. A., instead the
Red Cross emblem. Before the
train reached Cabin Creek N June
ton. there were men on thent ops
of the cars and on the engtns, MT
Morton said. /.
"On#t to Mingo; ;'''' was the general
call among the M en- on the atn
and on street cars from Cabin GTeels1s
Junction and Marmet, where an got
off. he said. Mr.. Norton lsoRtestI
fled as to Trip to BeckleY
days later on which he saw snIMS4
Der OF armed men, some HON.
said they were going to MarmetA
On a later trip. to his 1ess
witness observed uneasine San1onEsE
the miners. which cu1mtnated
closing down the mines. atsI sIzeeYales
and Ameagle
Asks for Guns
Alva Estep, miner,s asked#sMrs;SI
Morton for guns and anmuni tions
but the request wasEre refused Mai
night Mr.. Morton saWsEstepSonst
porch OF the storemans ssshomeand III
followed him to Sdiscoyer@theSco cons
pany's truck had s been stolen
mena1 eft the SAmeagIa
mine the next morning, AngustSQsSSHss
and twenty went from the sL.eeyaIsS|
mine. Cross-examination bpughts
out that Mr.. Mort ton knew Me-
Money and Blizzard \ and had COR
fered with them on srnne nersRaEs
scale and working condit ittpnsss
inquiry then turnedstost sthss1atuTs
yaded
Eve can't stay homes
haveto go oswhen&oursmen enshayes sbeen
shot down I'M our owns sprecinctssS
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