The Winslow mail., 1923-01-26

A-Yes, sir
Q-Was anything said then about
Robertson or Sheppard in that con-
versation?
A-The same way about Mr.. Lee,
Sheppard and Robertson, and that
Robertson had been in with Stone all
along and that he had also turned a
political flip flop.
Q.-About how long were you hold
ing this conversation with these men
near the door?
Al imagine we were there about
five or ten minutes.
Q.-And during all that time was
the meeting in session?
A-No, sir
Q.-It hadn't been called to order
yet?
Al don't remember that it was
ever called to order.
Dwell, so far as you know, there
was chairman and no business be-
ing transacted?
A man was trying to preside
over the meeting.
Q-At the time you were holding
this conversation near the door, was
there a man then trying to preside
over the meeting?
Al couldn't say that there was.
Tr 20 fI,of in
sation you defended Lee and Stone
and Robertson and Sheppard in the
discussion with these men?
Al defended Mr.. Lees, position
by telling them that 1 wished to talk
to our members, that they were evil
IDENTIFY off on the wrong foot
Odd you at that time, in that
conversation near the door, tell these
men that President Wells had
told Mr. Stone that if there was an
engine or equipment that was unsafe
for operation, or that they believed to
be unsafe, they would not be required
to take it out?
Al did
Q.-You told them in that conversa-
ton at the door?
Al made that statement, yes, and
asked to be excused so that | could
go up on the platform.
Q-And when you went up on the
platform-you have given us the
names of the men that you saw there,
of the men that you knew and you
saw at that time. Who was presid-
ing or attempting to preside?
Alt is my understanding, Mr..
Rush, his name was Wills.
Q.-Mr. Wills.
A.-YeS.
Q.-Do you know Mr.. Wills at all?
Al believe I would know him if
| saw him.
Mr.. Rush: (Speaking to defend
anti Stand up.
Q.-Is that the man who was pre-
siding?
A.-Yes, sir.
Q.The man who stood up was the
defendant Fox Was anyone address
ing the meeting? Or, first I will ask
you this: You went up to the plat
form, did you?
Al did
Odd anybody invite you on the
platform or stage or whatever it
was?
Al started down and elbowed my
way down as best l could and I saw
Mr.. Karn sitting there, and Mr.. Karn
shook hands with me. He reached
down from the platform to shake
hands with me and wanted to pull me
up that way, and I told him to let
loose, that my arm was sore, and that
I had been troubled with rheumatism
and that / had been sick all the way
from albuquerque, I said, 81 will go
around the other way and I turned
around, and about that time I met an
old acquaintance of mine whom I was
born and raised with
Q.-Who was that?
A.-E. j. Kelly. l hadn't seen him
in twenty-five years. He recognized
me when l started to the platform,
and stopped me, and | stopped and
looked at him, and he asked me if
knew him and I stopped and
looked at him maVbe fully half a
minute, and | asked if this was not
Bert Kelly. He said yes.
Q.-Now, Mr. Bannon, the question
was, Did anybody invite you ON the
platform?
A-Yes, sir. Mr.. Karn invited me.
Q-And when you took your posi-
ton on the platform. was the meeting
at that time in session, that, was here