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

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,ice down into the mine. on a car
The same day. This was about /
o'clock. Witness thinks Mr.. Nc
Dewitt wrote the note, but witness
does not know who placed it on the
car. Some one came there with Mr..
McDevitt. The notice went down in
the mine. The men came out of the
mine. Mr.. McDevi.t was not there
when they came up. 1t was but u
short time-not over half an hour
after the note was sent down before
the men came up. No more loaded
cars We're run up. About eight or
nine. men came up. None of them
went back to work that day--nor
since. Is married. Has a wife and
one child. Was subsequently visited
ny some parties, at his house,
he night Of the 10th, by two parties.
about Z o'clock at night Was in bed =.
These two men were McD-vitt and
Mr.. Durham. They raped on the
door, and my wife went to the door
and they invited me cut. did not 90
out, because | didn't fee! like getting
'p. ] It'd my wife to invite them in
didn't know any of tie parties out
side when invited them in. NV wife
sa'd there were more persons on the
outside ---
[Ohjrcted to.
Witness Did not hear anv talk
ing outsi 'e. When these parties came
in they asked me if | didn't know it
was against their rules to go up there
and work in the mine. had been to
work in the mine on that dav-under.
ground. 1t was the first shift | had
worked underground. Both Of the
visitors did the talking. l replied
that I ould not work any more. They
said they would advise me, r. nv
own good, not to go back to work un-
deryround any more. That had d
nice little family there, and they didn't
want to have any "enemies" with me
at all. They said they didn't wish me
to 60 back to work. They repeated
it two or three times. The next dav
| had further conversation with
other parties. After the visit of Dur
ham and McDevitt I did not 90 back
to work underground. The morning
after they came to my house | didn't
feel we'll enough to 90; the day after
that | went up and Mr.. Bernard, the
foreman, told me he had no work for
me. He said there was no work, any
more. The second conversation was
in Broadford, on the street. Only one
eau to me at first; then by the time
| got done talking there were Is or
20. Charley O Brien came to me first
he told me that he didn't want me to
understand that l was not to go to
work on the outside. | said had not
understood so. | said | did not aim
to 60 up that day; that he need not
think he had kept me away. was
visited on the road from the mine, be.
fore was visited that night. O'Brien
asked me if | had worked under
ground that day? Told him l had.
He asked me if did not know it was
against their rules to work under
ground? Told him thought it was
He told me he didn't want me to 90
back there any more; he advised me
not to. Mr.. McDevitt was with Mr..
O'Brien. Told them | wouldn't.
They said: call right " and ! went
on home. 1t was the night of the
same day that was visited at my
house by Mr.. McDevitt and Mr.. Dur
ham, During the conversation with
O'3rlen, the next day after | was Wis
tied at my house, we were there talk
ing, some 10 or Is of them, when some
one behind me-, in the crowd, made
an expression that l would be served
like them fellows We're the other night,
that they had run on, Of town. lsnot
member of the Union. Never told
Mr.. Harris or Mr.. Palmer that they
had told witness that if it were no,
for his family they would run him out
OF town.
Adjourned ill "Wednesday morning
at 10 o'clock.
Wedne sday's Proceedings.
| G. B. Maynard sworn: Lives il