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Show OFFICIALS OF UNION DEFEND THEMSELVES Sweat They Attempted to Prevent Violence at the Chandler Mine in Colorado CANCV CITY Colo Dec 24 Tea t mony aa to alleged efforts of d strict and nternat onal officers of the United M ne Workers of America to halt the attack of str kers on the Chandler mine was developed today by the defense in the trial of seven strikers for the mur der of William King during the attack of April 25 and 26 last David Eobb d strict organ zer, testi fied that he in company with Charles Battley an international off cer of the United Mine Workers went to Chand ler at the request of John E Lawson mternat onal board member for Colo rado and Horace N Hawkins the an on 8 attorney to endeavor to caJl off the strikers from the attack on April 26 Eobb s one of the defend ants Fel x Pogliano another defendant test f ed that he with Bobb tr ed to prevent the attack on Apr 1 25 On April 26 he alleged he was ordered by Lawson then at De ver to make a sec ond attempt to end the v olenee Court adiourned today until Monday when the defense s expected to con elude test monv |