Show SM STATE STATE WITNESSES SAY ST STRIKERS SHOT POWELL Union Officer on Trial for Murder Murder Murder Mur Mur- der Alleged to Have Provided Provided Provided Pro Pro- vided Arms Trinidad Cob Colo May Moy 20 Witnesses 20 Witnesses O. testifying for tho the state toda today in iii the tho trial of Robert president of ot the Trinidad local of ot tho the United MineWorkers Mine 11 no Workers Yorkers of America charged ed with the murder of ot Mack tock Powell a cowboy gave gove evidence which the tho prosecution attempted to show that Powell was killed b by striking miners Powell was killed October 0 i 1913 iii in course of a battle between strikers antI and mine guards is alleged to have havo supplied the strikers ers with arms and to have directed their operations Frank McDermott superintendent of the tho mine George McDermott McDermott McDer McDer- mott his brother and A A. A A. A Wile lie Wiley who said ho was In charge chale of tho the guards on the day lay of oC the gattle each swore that Powell was killed by shots fired front from Water Yater Tank lull hill where the state alleges I the strikers had taken up a position to await tho an of oC tho thomine thomine mine guards on their way to Ludlow to get et a n s searchlight Frank McDermott testified that ho he hoherd heard rd the shots and saw Powell fall front from his hor horse c. c This testimony was corroborated by Geor George e McDermott and Wile Wiley Wiley rile swore that the mine guards did not return the strikers' strikers tIre fire until somo some time after aCter Powell was killed |