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

but think it will be all right" The
belt was q common leather beta
plain belt; had lunch bucket at.
tached to it, O'Brien said : 81 sup
pose you are heeled." / answered,
mo; never carry weapons" When
O'Brien said the belt might arouse
suspicion, he pulled my overcoat aside
and looked at my belt. He also said
that needn't be afraid. Then went
on up past Broadford toward the mine.
Just at the foot OF the grade a party
called to met was defendant Petty
and asked me where l was going !?
| answered: II am going up into the
hills prospecting" He says "Then
you're not going to the Minnie?" Says
|: "My snow-shoes are ut the Minnie. :"
The rest OF the conversation | don't
remember, until some parties said I'd
better 60 back. About ten or Il dozen
men l mean by s,nne parties. They
had gathered around me after Mr..
Pity stopped me.
Question tor defense Gnterrupt,ng)
State who they were?
Witness--l won't do that, Judge
Waters.
Defense objects to the testimony,
as the defendants don't seem to be
concerned. Objcc ion overruled
Witness: Some OF them said that !
had better go back. Some one said
80, but who | don't know.
[Ohjection renewed. Overruled. I
Witness Well, there were so many
there thought it was useless to un-
dertake to 60 on. Turned round and
went back. Expressions were made
that didn't like. The expressions
used were IS Of a b II" principally.
As started back they commenced
pushing me; when l got half way back
this MIR. O'Brien stopped the boys,
saying, 81 saw this man, and he said
he was going prospecting" The same
parties that had stopped me and
pushed me back made a remark
that the witress] was going to
work" And then went on back, with
the same crowd until we g,t to the
bridge-the first bridge out of town,
on the east side. O'Brien joined in,
and was with the party. They told
me that | had to kneel down and
swear that | wou int come back on
this side of the river or 60 to Bullion
until the trouble was settled. That
| was not to undermine men while
they were on a strike--or words to
that effect. ! resisted the command
to kneel down, to certain extent,
and someone put their hands around
my neck and forced me to my knees.
Who the party was don't know. AZ
ter ! was sworn not to come back on
that side they told me to 60 on nv
way. And then the crowd went
back.
Q-Are you DESTROYS of continuing
wo.k on the mine?
(Objected to. Overruled.
Witness: Yes, sir; [ think I shall,
as soon as they got things settled.
Am DESTROYS Of going to work at any
time, if afforded protection. l must
go to work sometime, as | have no
money. Witness is very poorly clad,
and looks "hard up."] l was going
to work underground in the Minute.
Does net know who administered the
oath to him. O'Brien was in the
crowd, at this time. Was somew hat
excited at the time.
Cross-examlned: Lived in and
about Bellevue since last May. Has
done anything in the way of labor he
could get to do. Did not do any
mining during tina. time, except one
weeks work on prospect Is not
a miner. Mr.. Palmer employed him
at the mine. Don't know what h-
was to de-. / was to 60 underground
Nothing was said about the length of
time he was to work. Was to re.
ceite SO so per shift. Had he ard OF
the difficulty between the Minnie and
the miners, but what it was witness
did not know. Had heard that the
companies were trying to reduce the
wages. Does not know whether any
other men were at work in the mine
but believes there were not.