The Winslow mail., 1923-02-16
John BannOn'S Testimony
Before the Federal Court
this! prosecution?

Q.-HOW are you interested!
A-Why, 1 don't want to see him
go to jail.
Q.-Why don't you want to see them
go to Jail?
A.-Because l don't believe he has
done anything to put him in jail. He
is only representing US.
Q.-You think you did just as much
that deserves sending a man to Jail in
this situation as he did; is that the
idea?
Al do.
Dwell what did you do?
Aust quit work.
Q.-Why did you quit work?
A.-Because conditions were unsafe,
and the acts of the gunmen around
where 1 labored.
Q.-What experience did you have
with gunmen that made you think
they rendered it unsafe for you to
work?
A.-By their actions.
Q.-NOw tell me what they did.
Pick out your gunman, or tell me the
day, and just exactly what he did, that
scared you so that you thought Isl was
not safe for you to work there for the
railroad company.
A.-The striking of Brewer on the
head with the gun.
Q.-Did you see that happen?
A-No, I didn't see it. | was there
Q.-Do you know what happened
just prior to the striking of Brewer on
the head, by your actual observation?
A-No, did not
Q-All you know about that is
what you gained from others?
A-FTom the man himself. He
came by where I was
Q.-And you heard it from him?
A-Yes, what the trouble was.
Q.-And you didn't see that strik-
ing of Brewer, yourself?
A.-No, sir.
$50 that your information was
entirely heresay. Now any other in
cident that so disturbed you that
made you feel it was unsafe to work
there because of he guards?
A-No.
.Q-Any other that you know of?
A-No.
Q.-That is the only one?
A.-That is the only one
Q.-That happened when?
A.-That happened on the twelfth
of August.
Q.-Now let us get the date right.
A.-The twelfth of August, as near
as l can remember
s. Q.-Are you not mistaken about
that, Mr.. Ackerley? You went on
strike on the tenth of August. Do
you mean this Brewer was struck
with a revolver after you were out
on strike?
A.-No; it was before. July 12.
Q.-Now, after that incident, this
guard was removed from that place,
was he not, where he came in contact
with the engine men?
Ale was on the same position
when we came down from the meet
ing
Dwell, that is on the same day;
but mean after that day; after the
matter had been Investigated by Mr.
Christie and the others in charge for
the railroad company, that man was
taken away from that post was he
not, and put in another place where
he did not come in contact with the
engine men at all?
Al don't know whether he was Or
not
Dwell, why don't you know?
We're you not interested enough to
find out whether that guard was there
The Court.-Well, if he were able
to tell why he doesn't know, you can't
get anywhere with that
Q.-By Mr.. Todd..-Did you make
any effort to ascertain?
A.-No, did not.
Q.-Do you know whether he con-
tinued there or not?
Ale did, in some other part,
believe.
Q.-But not where he came in con-
tact with you?
A.-Yes, where he came in contact
with us.
Q.-Well did you see him after
that time?
Al seen him once after that.
Q.-Did you have any trouble with
him yourself?
Al did not
Q1Then this incident of Brewers
is the only one you know of where an
engine man was injured by guard?
A-That is all.
Q.-And it is on that account that
you felt it was unsafe for you to
work for the company because of the
guards?
A.-Yes, sir.
Q.-And you are basing your con-
clusion along that line entirely upon
this incident of Brewers?
A.-Yes.
Q.--And you continued to work
there until August 10, which was alb
out twenty-eight or twentynine days
after the Brewer incident Am