| Show JURY BLAMES federation victor june 10 the following Is the verdict rendered by the jury la the independence dyni mite disaster an inquisition held at cripple creek in teller country state of colorado on the jtb and days 0 june A D 1904 before george R hall coroner ot said county upon the bodies of gus argustine Argust lne arthur M henry haag herbert mccoy william franklin edwin ross and others they lying in death by its jurors whose names are hereto sub subscribed said jurors upon their oaths do say that said persons come to their death by an explosion of dynamite or other c sive at the florence cripple creek depot at or near the town of independence teller county colorado on the morning 0 june 6 1304 about a m we further find that said explosive was exploded by an infernal macline purposely and artfully set and discharged by somo persons to the jury unknown for the purpose of wilfully maliciously and feloniously killing and murdering said persons and others thai said crime la one of similar crimes designed and committed in the cripple creek district during the past few months and perpetrated for the purpose of killing and intimidating nonunion non union miners and thereby preventing them from working and that said crimes are the result of a conspiracy entered by certain members pt the western federation of miners and known incited and furthered by certain officials of that organization iza tion |
