Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-02-18

my mind to go and see what was go.
ing Oh. Everything was quiet, and
nobody ON the streets. l went to
Mrs. Murphy's boarding house, re-
manned there MALT or three-quarters Of
All hour, and went home. One of the
defendants came in it was MI.
O'Brien-while l was there. He re.
marked to Mrs. Murphy that the boys
requested that she would send their
blankets to Bullion.
II. w. Horton sworn: Has lived in
Bullion the last two wears; is an en-
ginccr and miner. Has mined in
Deadwood, Dakota. Took contract
to work in the Queen Of the Hills, at
Broadford, with Sam. Hamlin, John
Galbraith, Chestnut, Bronongh, and
Quinn. Mr.. Ham!in and myself went
to Broadicrd, prior to taking the con
tract. Saw Captain Lusk. He gave US
an order to Mr.. Wood to show US the
work. We looked the ground over
and went back to Bellevue. Eithe,
that night or next morning. went
up to Bullion and got our things ready
to start the next which we did,
getting t, Bellevue little after dark.
Found Galbraith, llamlin and another
party was not acquainte | with had
been stopped from going to work. We
had supper in Bellevue that evening,
and then went over to BroaIford, but
signed the contract before we went
over. We got to Broadford between
and 10 o'clock in the evening; went
to Mrs. Murphy's; we stopped no.
where else We had Il been there
but very few minutes Iefore several
parties came in. Identifies O'Bren
and McDevitt as two of these parties.
Thinks Wrightson also came in, but
wouldn't be positive. Eth O'Blicn
or McDevitt sp Ike to us. and asked if
we had come to 90 to work in the
morning. They also asked us if we
were going to work on n contract !:
We told them we were, and | offered
to show them the COZ tract. q Lrien
said it wasn't necessary, or something
to the sa NJ effect. After that we had
some little talk about the contract.
Some OF them said better not q, on
that it would make trouble. AS near
rs can recollect, tn said that the
men who had the contract before had
to give it up, and they thought tina.
after they had explained matters to
us we wouldn't 60 to work. About
that time some other parties came into
the room. Th re was only one in the
party that knew--it was Connors, Il
man who runs \ s.l, on there.
Some one made the remark
that we had come to 60 to work
Connors spoke as if very much sur
prised. He says to our party: "Are
you going to work in this camp"
We told linn that was our intention
There was some general talk about
cutting wages and that the contract
was blind to get men to work for
$3.50 per day. Mr.. Quinn said to
me: "Show them the contract"
handed it to Connors. He took it and
read it aloud. There was some gen
eral conversation among the other
pa ty-among themselves. They said
there was party right in there then
that had been to work in that shaft,
and they didn't think it could lie put
down for that money. Connors said
he hoped We wouldn't 60 to work on
it. Because it was acting as sort
Of wedge between the Miners Union
and the mining companies. Some
one asked if any of US was members
Of the Miners Union. | think every
man answered for himseif. | told
them | was not member. O'Brien
says: 1.-The first thing you know,
you'll be the cause OF having lot of
us arrested" They said they wished
we wouldn't go TO work, and made the
remark they would give us half All
hour to think the matter over. and
would be back for the answer. Some
one made the remark, while going out,
that they were peaceable citizens, bu,
determined. We told them that we
were no $3.50 men; that we didn',
come there to cut wages. Wrightson
said he didn't think We was. Then
they went out. remained there five
minutes or less, and told the othe.
contractors that | would step over tc
| Mr.. Venard's cabin, to see Mr.. VIII.
lard, and for them to tell the boys, il
thev came in heforo 7 rot bacL to t.l