The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-06
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Il FEATURE / A [ |. | trial. | /! ! 1:
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Appropriation Of Union Funds II
F Of Use in Armed I l March 4; u
Question ed
SHORT sEsS!O \ HElL ID
Another Marcher Found stoSBsg
Preacher / in Part q
Spare Time. 81
SHORT SESSION HELD |; ]! ~

CHARLES TOWN fay s go;
The Associated Presss) - F5deatsG1
passages between the efensesandsSal N
the state in the trial ofSENHii 4! liz Ifass
Blizzard for treason rnarkedsth Z lsf,a
three hour session OF Circuit GouEsIM
opera tors and the union as @tosor1
ganization methods furnish hedsna-
terial for vigorous declarationssby@
Thomas Richards, ~ coal companys
president. during his cross-e1sSs
aminatio by T.. C.@Townsend,SFho4s los
later became involved inSanotherS
warm discussion with Fred SHollysssss
on apparent contradictionssinsHo HolssssS
ly's testimony sssss sssss
Holly, whose ctedita bility& &asstoss
appropriation of uni on funds. .forsS
the march was quest1o 1onedt8ito odaysss
had been on the stand Sgonce8be-sss5
fore and testified that F,ranlE@
Keeney. district presfd ent 9 the
unions, told a group sasSss sofS8t ths@
marchers' leaders to goEonSW WhereS
you were going. i'm mmediafelysf
after making speech in thegD DAN
VILE ball park, ord dering the smarclrt ma
to stop. sii5
Holly was not asked ~ rthert;
about the nvillesmee citing odaysf
but testified that from 50 0Estns5ss tns5
$50 0OAwasE appropriated forst heaussES
OF various men who took partsiI13gs
were mad at di fferentsm msatfngsss
OF the uni on, b cid almost yts
while the e5marcha was on, and %hss
was p resent tat 9Th hese meetingsShsS
said
.But you were on the larslsasss
were you NJ ii 8 {? ,i5a ,'55a NJ + ;ToWnseu
asked and Holly spromptIySd dac1aLSE'
ed in explana ion that AZ 18th hesrgrE
eyWere;si sincoppoEat
ed and the men al propra atadsaal al.satss
went on the first march butsa didts
not particlpa il d TIL q Fsecond
march when the 9th ersrnengo otaapr
preparations.
Judge ] M. w set t5Tue esdayss
night for hearing on apple atioIEs
for release underS bondIofA
men now in the e8countyaj ailSnnderS
murder charges concerneds nathsS
armed Warehouses;
N Toney Excused I
Bruce Toney,who#gaVe soccns
patton as miner but oncededatoss
the defense that his utomobileas
was a taxicab wasEstil1 II on thags
stand when court adj journeds yes.
terday. He testified a as oSSStl tlrssa#a
trips carrying men who oEparnc ncipaIS
ed in the march againstasI.o I.oganas
but insisted he had mo part M sthe5;
march and that he took thesespavas
seEgers only und fear ofssd cath
as penalty for refusing.
morning Toney was Mexcuseds by$
agreement Of counsel and loved
to return to his home sub b1ectto
call.
Floyd Totten ofsHernshaW.afMn fMnSs
ion min er, told OF the meetingSq
men on Lens Creek, earn armstSs
to the crowd on August q 4.ssS31 issS#
with that Of other illnesses who
attended that meeting.
Drilled BY Ex-Services Men gSsSss
iTotten said he saw ex-serWceS:
men drilling the armed %mensGygass
gathered at Marmet thesSS Sunday
before the Mother jones' meeting.s
Women in nurses uniforms, Whontsa
he saw about the time thesm marciLs
began, had u. IS. A. on their5capss
he said.
H.sW. Houston, cross examining
for the defense, called attentlonsto#
testimony Of Ed Reynolds hatshs8
and Blizzard, each leading about
300 men, had marched fTomsL ems
Greek to Racine, but said
She did not see any dies ofgnenss
going up the creek.yss3l
Witness r Reta1iatess
The ross-examina atfon# deYelppsd&
into a discussion Of ,the smethodsspts
union organizat ion between 7ichs
ards and Townsend Theys minsTas
were going to a'organize sogaHs
and Mingo counties, thsag1Ins nss
and administer the affairssoI Istnssa$
counties
ness fin ally leaned forwaEd
forefinger levelled at thessl laWEyer
and shouted \:
when men start out to coInaat
murder where til eyre going
ss + I. S Moore. who formerly
ed at Blair, said heSwass soTderedkt1
drive men connected 1thsSa th f5s5 MI
marching forces s roI1 Blad drSsSfs
ISharples and Clothier. On$onagpcNS
casion4 he was fmpressedEa drfEsES
after 4 an@ armed party had forEsaa
Bert Altheisersto gfyeSup he@kaa
to his automobile nd@droXsE5ssa#
and John4Wi1burnsE oilers
CIothier Theamen told I'M
we're going to- get tI1Sssgls
which to- bring up proyisionss
men. IA
sEl53ts2T 81 Shoot State Roites
Jim M Morrison,s ssan1eetinEs1g
the local uni on d f1ictls
preside t, said d8eyeryt INA r nsyE iss,ad aak
snot#take part In the fight M ~ NE
would be turned uP to heI &
9Noorc testihed. rroboEaaed s,yss9
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