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Show 44444 44444444 X FEDERATION X OF MINERS X IS ACCUSED X ""VIIPPLK CREEK, Colo., June 10. The Coroner's Jury mak- Ing Inquiry Into the causo of tho 4 explosion at Independence on June C, In which soveral non-union .men were killed and a number wounded, relumed a verdict tonight in which the Jurors say; 4 "Wo further find that Bald ex- plosive was exploded by an Infer- nal machine purposely and artfully set and discharged by some persons 4 to Jury unknown, for the purpose of willfully, maliciously and felon- 4- iously killing and murdering said persons and others; that said crime Is one of similar crimes designed and committed In the Cripple Creek district during the past few months and perpetrated for the purpoose of 4 killing and Intimidating non-union 4 4 miners and thereby preventing 4 them1 from working, and that said crimes arc the result of a consplr- acy entered Into by certain mem- bora of the Western Federation of Miners, and know, incited and fur- thcred by certain officers of that - organisation." The jury examined a total of sev- cnteen witnesses. Part of them were examined behind closed doors, and it Is understood some sonsa- tlonal. testimony was brousht out, but no Inkling of Its nature has been made public. It Is not thought likely that the evidence will bo made public until It becomes a mat- ter of court record. 4444444 4444444 |