Deseret Evening News | 1904-02-25 | Page 8 | Conspiracy Trial Goes On

Conspiracy c Trial Go Ji On Gui Cripple Creek Colo Cob Feb Peb l eb C Sterling secret ecret service agent igent of at the Mine Owners association was WUI tho the principal witness today In lit the trial of Sherman Parker W V F Davis anti Thomas Foster I oler of ot tho local Minors Miners union on trial charged with conspiracy to wreck a Florence Crip Crill pie Ile Creek passenger train Sterling testified to receiving Information mation matlon from Charles Chance also In III Inthe the tho employ of the tito Mine lIno Owners association association atlon but posing as liS a II union sympathizer s mpa that a n plan hat hod been perfected to wreck the train on a II certain night In November Ho lie 10 described tho the place where ho came upon up tho the alleged train wreckers at work ork their t flight und and subsequent ar nr arrest arrest rest lIe He gave testimony concerning the tha confession secured from Charles Me Mc McKinney IQ Kinney as all well veil as all 1 a map of ot the tho beta loca location loc tion of oC the abandoned shaft where tho the tools used by the tho alleged conspirators were vere hidden He lie subsequently secured the tha articles from tho the shaft ho mid Charles Deckman was Willi also on the tho theland stand land again today lie He denied on I that he ho hUll hud been bee II employed hy by the Mine lIne asso association elation to Induce union men to commit acts of oC violence In order to give ex OX excuse a cuso cuse for tOl an nn appeal to tho the federal C gov guy government eminent foi tOI to troops troop Several other oIlier wit sIt witnesses nesses licence corroborated previous ninny