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Show LAWYER FDR IMS WSjlTEClE Dramatic Situation at House Committee Inquiry Into Colorado Strike. TWO DROMIOS APPEAR Witness Identifies Alleged Culprit, but Is Convinced He Migh Be Mistaken. DENVER, March 7. The pale, classic clas-sic features of Folix Pogliano relaxed into a smile as C. S. Railsback, a railroad rail-road detective, on tho witness stand late today boforo tho strike investigating investigat-ing committee, pointed him out as tho handsomo, curly-haired Italian who stopped a train loaded with strikebreakers strike-breakers on the way to Radiant, Colo., on January 31. Tho crowd in the state senate chamber cham-ber drew closer to tho inner railing, where Pogliano smilingly bore the scrutiny scru-tiny of witnesses, lawyers and the congressional con-gressional committoo. Then, from tho group of United Mine "Workers gathered behind Pogliano there oozod, smilingly, a pale, handsomo, curly-haired Italian, P. J. PoteStio. He stood diroctly behind Pogliano, their faces closo together. A titter went through the audience. Then "Look there,'' came the audible comment from a man in tho crowd, "can you tell 'em "apart," This was tho climax of one of the dramatic situations brought out in tho federal ptriko investigation; It was a situation which had sent thrills chasing chas-ing each other through tho senate chamber at intervals for two days. Agent's Story. Yesterday morning there appeared at tho hearing a man who was beliovod to be tho leader of a party of supposed sinkers, who stopped tho train carrying carry-ing strikebreakers from Pueblo toward Radiant and sent it back to Florence amid a hale of riflo bullets. Lato today G. S. Railsback, special agent for the Atchison, Topoka & Santa San-ta Po railroad, took tho stand to give an account of tho shooting. Pelix Pogliano, Pog-liano, the suspected man, stood in plain sight of the witness as ho told the stoiyof tho holdup. Tho railroad detective gave a detailed de-tailed account of how he talked with tho man who flagged tho train. He said ho rolused to take tho train back to Florence until a crowd of strikers, armed with rifles, appeared from their shelter near the railroad .tracks. Ho said he was certain that ho could recoguizo the leader of tho crowd if he saw him again. Points Out His Man. Then Frank E. Gove, for tho operators, opera-tors, turned his witness over to James Brewster for cross-examination. Mr. Brewster questioned tho witness sharply sharp-ly as to his ability to recoguio the man who flagged the train. "Whero did you last see him V demanded de-manded the attorney for tho mine workers. 'I see him right hero in this room now," said the detective. "Point him out," shouted the lawyer. law-yer. Tho detective's accusing finger was loveled at the classic face om Pogliano, Poglia-no, who smilod cheerfully. Mr. Brewster Brew-ster wont ahead with the cross-examination. TJicu it was that the othor Dromio in tho comedy of tho llaggcd train appeared ap-peared from tho obscurity of a crowd of miners and took his placo beside the accused Itaban. Later tho two miners testified at tho time the train waB flagged they wore attending the Indianapolis In-dianapolis convention of tho United Mine Workers of Amorica, In tho corridor, John R. Lawson, striko leader, explained that the miners had known in advance that Pogliano would bo identified by the, detective. "Ho was pointed out to representatives representa-tives of tho operators as soon as ho came into tho room 3Testerday," ho said, with a sardonic grin. "I know the man who pointed him out to thorn, and ho knew that Pogliano was in Indianapolis at tho timo tho train was flagged." Stricken From Records. An offer of $20,000 cash and $1 a day for each of 400 guards to bo employed em-ployed in breaking tho Htriko of 1910 was made to M. P. Capp, then sheriff of pouicier county, ny a man representing represent-ing himself to bo acting for tho Northern North-ern coal oporators, according to the testimony tes-timony of Mr. Capp before tho federal investigating committoo today, Tho former sheriff declared ho refused the alleged offer. Mr. Capp, who is now warden of tho state reformatory at Buena Vista, was called as a witness for tho strikers Ho said tho alleged offer of tho coal oporators opor-ators was mado soon after tho strike began. The attorney for tho northern opcr-ators opcr-ators moved that all testimony relativu to tho alleged offer to Cnpp bo stricken I out, declaring that ho was propared to : provo that the man mentioned aB hnv-iug hnv-iug mado tho effort was dead, and thus thero was no opportunity for tho operators oper-ators to refute tho charge. Tho committee com-mittee rulod that tho testimony should stay iu tho records temporarily, until proof of tho man's death was produced. pro-duced. Later in the session proof wan submitted sub-mitted of the death of tho man whom Capp declared tried to purchaBO doouty Hhoriff's commissions of the sheriff in behalf of tho mine operators. Tho com- (Continued on Page Four.) 4. UMflfEe-FOn MHRS I TRAPS 1 DETECTIVE (Continued from Pago One.) ! mlttco then ordered all testimony relative rela-tive to thnt alloged transaction stricken strick-en from tho records. Adjutant General .Tohu Chag announced an-nounced todav that 350 guardsmen now in tho southern Colorado strike xono would bo sent home next week, reducing reduc-ing tho militia force is the field to 450. According to prtint plans the follow, ing week the troop will be rolucod further to 221 mounted men. Wilson's Aid Asked. TRIXIDAD, Colo., March 7. The assistsnca of President V."ilson in a plan to investigate the records of the coal corporations of southern Colorado is toughi In a resolution sent to Washington Wash-ington todav bv the women members ot thi uniou labor allinuce, an auxilinry of the lcal federation of labor unions. Tho women seok permission 'for a rep-rosentaiive rep-rosentaiive to investigate tho books nud records of tho federal land ofneo. |
