Salt Lake Tribune | 1914-12-29 | Page 3 | Explains Purchase of Arms for Miners

EXPLAINS PURCHASE OF ARMS FOR MINERS David Eobb, Natloual OrganliOT ou Trial for Murder Witness for Himself WON CITT Colo Doc S David Robb a national ornnnlier of the I nltod M ne W orkers of An erl a spent between t 00 and 400 of union funds for arms du ng the week prered n the attack by strikers upon the t handler ml e accord ing to robb 9 oun teatlmon todav In the t al of vn x strikers clargd w th the m rder of WllUan King in the Chandler battle of April r6 1914 Tobb one of the defendants iiascated o the aland for ross esa lnu on uhen he trial vaa res n ed af e t e Chrlbt as rev ess. He said tie mone) expend ed for am a had been raised b t e six lxal u Ions of n ne s I FTa no t -ount The uttnasa said he guna nere secured f r p rposes of defence He den ed hat he had in Ited the strikers to organ le f r t e atta k upon ( ha die The defense con luded I n case with the testimony of the Rev Israel llatton of Hosed ale, Ind. as to the character and eputatlon of Robb Arguments will heln tomorrow