Evening Star Newspaper, November 26, 1931, Page 12

‘A-12 DEPUTY DESCRIBES “MINE GUN BATTLE Kentuckian Tells Jones Jury Two Men Were Killed in Auto With Him. By the Associated Press. MOUNT STERLING, Ky., November 26.—The battle of Evarts, a 30-minute gun fight between miners and deputies last May in which four men were killed and more than 1,000 shots fired, was described on the witness stand last night by E. M. Cox, Harlan County deputy sheriff, who was wounded four times in the fray. The testimony was given in the trial of W. B. Jones, secretary of the Evarts Mine Union, who is the first of 10 men to face trial here on murder charges in connection with the battle. Jones was described by the commonwealth as the instigator of the alleged ambushing of a party of deputies. Driver Killed at Wheel. Cox told how Deputy Otto Lee, driver of an automobile in which Cox was riding, was shot and killed at the wheel of the car. Then Howard Jones, a mine commissary clerk riding in the back seat with Cox, was slain. Deputy Sheriff James Daniels, for whose murder Jones is being tried, was shot in the head and killed when he jumped from another automobile and Tan toward their assailants, Cox said. Meanwhile Cox was wounded in th head, shoulder, hip and leg. 100 in Armed Band. Asked from what direction the shots came that killed Daniels, Cox s “Over where Carl Richmond was.” Richmond, a miner, was the fourth man killed in the battle. Cox testi- fled the shooting began aiter the party of deputies had seen a band of approx- imately 100 men, most of them armed, congregated near the Evarts Railroad Btation. Another witness, John Hickey, tes- tified he drove a truck through Evarts before the shooting and saw the crowd of armed men near the station. He identified one of the band as Jones, Who, he said, was carrying a rifle. Thanksgiving was no holiday for the jurors, court officials, attorneys, wit- nesses and others connected with the trial. Court sessions were planned for today and tonight. FATAL BOMB PLOT CONFESSION MADE Contractor Blew TUp Store to Avenge Rebuffs of Man Whose Wife He Loved. By the Assoclated Press. LITTLE ROCK, Ark., November 26.— Walter Neison, 32-year-old contractor, confessed to police yesterday that the desire to avenge rebuffs from the hus- band of the woman he loved led him to plant an elaborate system of dyna- mite bombs which blew up a store in Hot Springs Tuesday, killing one man | and injuring another. J. D. Downs, manager of the store, died instantly and Charles Weaver, the owner, who was the object of Nelson's revenge, was injured by the explosion that was set off as they opened the front door. Police sald Nelson explained elec- tric wires connecting the dynamite wires were hooked up with the door in such a' manner that the opening of it set off the blast. Hearing that” friends of Downs and Weaver were talking of trying to take Nelson from the jail in Hot Springs, authorities hurried him to the State Penitentiary here today. ‘When Benjamin Franklin applied to the King of Prussia to lend his assist- ance to the struggling Colonies, that worthy asked, “What is the object you mean to attain?” “Liberty, sire” Te- plied Franklin. The King, after a short pause, then said, * prince; I am become a King, and I will not use the power I possess to the ruin of my own tra We’ve Fi irmly Established Our Reputation For Underselling Quality Rugs Carpets and Linoleums BROADLOOMS 53 to 39.20 5q- yd. —In 9 ft, 12 ft,, 15 ft. and 18 ft. widths, and 25 plain colors. complete a selection as you'll find anywhere. Inlaid Linoleums Sanitary Rug and Carpet Cleaning ECTRIC SHAMPOOING restores colors and sheen to fine RUGS ¢ S, without damaging the weave—removes every vestige of dust and grit. 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He edited Cleveland's speech of ac- ceptance to bring it more into conform- ity with his own philosophy and less | objectionable to the industrial East. | The Cleveland speech, as written, contained the line, “Scenes are enacted in tae very abiding place of protection | which mock the hopes of toil.” Inserted “High” in Speech. ‘This was too strong for young Rob- ert Lincoln O'Brien. Recalling the in- | cident today, after public announce- | | ment was made of his appointment by |a Republican President as chairman | of the Tariff Commission, Mr. O'Brien | d | told how he induced Cleveland to qual- ify a remark on the tariff issues. The line was written,” said Mr. rien, “in that part of the speech which dealt with the Homestead labor troubles. As I read the draft, I turned to Mr. Cleveland and said, ‘Why don’t you insert the word ‘“high”; read, “Scenes are enacted in the very abiding place of high protection which | mock the hopes of tofl”?’ “You can imagine how proud I felt as I heard the President read his speech with the word ‘high’ inserted. I think that was the first time I had any connection with the subject of a | protective tariff.” | Was No Mere “Stenographer.” Despite his youth and inexperience, which had been restricted to a brief cubship on a Boston paper, Mr. O'Brien’s shrewd mind was already at work building up the influence in po- litical affairs which subsequently grew to large proportions. He was no mere “stenographer” in the Cleveland entourage. His position corresponded to what is now known as | | DIAMOND 14 Carat and 6 Points Lady’s Solitaire Diamond Ring, 18-k. white gold. 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