The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-11-03

under jrdictmNnt for tho murder. He
took part IN IL" march and declared
uc was WIN EaminsN most If The time
kamiuSiI wor" a blue shirt and blue
cap. S,d"i.- declared, and not yellow
shirt aid Ncst as was stated by Alfred
81, rrS. ono 81 tho states witnesses.
Attempted Escape.
According lu III" story Of Stdcrs both
h" and kHminsk! were LYING on tia"
ground n,ar TN orchard back over the
u,li from the min" t!ppi". when shots
began to come over n" hjll. supposedly
from the deputy sh"rims and mine
guards
"Wh"u TIC shots began t. ~" said
SldcrS, "kaW!nski and | started t. run
away. hut Buck Page "a negro yelled
AT rs t. stop or he would shoot. lic
had big gun. bur don't know whether
= was 4 shot gun or n rifle.
"Nci,h"r kamiusKi nor i had a gun
continued Siders, and We were afraid
to 50 over tho Hill hut Buck Page and
some q the others forced us to-
Siders declared that neither Kam'nski
nor himself went any farther than the
slate track which Is about 100 fee,
from the tippl".
Il saw II mar SET tho ttpple on fire
with paper and matches" said Sdcrs.
Then the shooting became heavier and
kaminSlN and ran away. Wa d!d hpt
go down to TIL - ~" -H!tn the others
Siders su!d thnt as he and kam!nski
n-u, their getaway they were fired
upon by miners.
After ;hNy had left tho scene OF the
shooting. Sidrrs said ne went in tho d.
rection Of WeIlshurG. while Kaminsk II
left him, going toward -tvella SidHrB
10 tn Rnruetf O.
town, "a.
lie said he later came 10 Wcllshurg
and surrendered Of his own free Will.
ON 'hr crusS-cNamiuatiOu SidcrS main
taincd ,nat AT no time did he soc Ka-
m;uski with a gun. Tho state WAS un-
able to puuCtnrc any nf his declarations.
wargo Testtfies.
William Wargn. an hvcllI. IA. miner,
,who f"'i in the line OF marc hat Fen
rva. ~ $50 o'clock Sunday evening
July u. was the second defense wit
ness on the stand yesterday. lie said
be- had known Kaminski for six months
and was at the Mcckus farm cato on
the Fow!cr's Mil road. lying down when
h" saw tho defendant pass. This was
the frs, time | saw Kam!nski on the
march, WarE0 said.
WurGo testified that he d!d not Oh
: hand. nor did he hear the defendant
give out any orders or make any re-
marks. WdrKo said that kaminski was
ahead Of him with several other mon
when they were forced over tho hill.
WarEo testified that he was lying
down when the heavy shooting started
raul that he started to run away when
Buck Page a negro one OF tho states
star Witnesses turned him back with 4
gun and forced him 10 continue IN tho
march
WIrro said Page had a shotgun or
rifle Wargo stated that he and a fol-
low Ivy the name uf 1Ghn Peterson went
over the hill together and tina, they
were N the undCrhruSh and saw The tip
pa fred He said they then ran back
up tho hill and down the ravne to-
yards Virginia station Near the edge
&C tho woods. the witness said. TO ran
into 4 deputy sheriff and when asked
what lie was doing. replied that he was
picking hlaCkhcrrlcs
ON cr0sS-cNamina'ion Wargo admit
tod that III" statement lie had previous
~ mad"--that he did not recognize any
ono with 4 Gun--was not true. WarCo
said h" did not sign statement. He
sad he saw the guns at the hall park
for the hrst time. and that ho knew
some If the men from Cedar Grove
VINO were in the march
Afraid to Leave.
George kIchurik. ass istant mine fore
man AZ Cedar Grove, succeeded wa-co
10 IN" stand He said he Joined tho
marchors Al the Tnnova hall park and
proceeded with them through the tun-
re! and I" IN" top OF the hill He stated