Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-02-16

back of the hotel, alone. He came
back in a few minutes, and talked
again with the same crowd, which was
still there. In about an hour or SO he
came to the platform of McFall's no.
tel, the crowd being still in the street.
He saws: "Where is those men that
was to work." says: "Flere they
are" He says: "Come in" l went
with him to the dining room OF Nc
Falls hotel and sat down. He asked
me if knew the names of the men that
stopped me. gave him McDevi,t's
and Burt's. Those were all l knew
by name. He says: "You'd better
60 to work this afternoon, the feeling
is pretty high" With that he walked
away. did not get to work that at
,ernoon. l stayed around there an
other hour, or hour and a half, then
went over to Bellevue alone Will, Nc.
Falls teamster and a stranger. lgot
off at Captain Lusk's office. He and
his partner were walking down to the
postoffice. l met them there. They
asked me if was stopped. l said
yes. l went to his office that even-
ing, and he asked ma if l was going
to work again. told hir, Eyes, if
there were anybody else would go"
They informed me that the Sheriff
would be there with seven Or eight dep
uties,and they would see that would
90 to work. Then | went down to Nc
Falls about 10 or i o'clock at nj ght.
Deputy Sheriff Furey came in. He
asked where those four men were
that were scared back from Broad
ford? told linn could show him
the rooms where they were. Both of
us went up stairs, and they were in
bed. He asked them what happened
then? These parties were Bronough,
Quinn, Chestnut and Horton-my feI-
low contractors on the Queen. He
asked them if they knew the names
Of any Of these parties that scared
them out of Broaiord? They said
they could identify them, but could
not swear to their names. ! left the
Deputy in there with them and went
down stairs. He came down in lit
tie while. He says: "Don't 20 to
work till about half pas, or 8 o'clock
tomorrow. and III go over with you"
says: "Where'll you be?" He
says: cat my Office" l says: "I'l
be up at Captain Lusk's office in time
to be over" So | went up there the
next morning, all ready to go over,
when Mr.. Harris came in. He told
tIIc ---
Objected to]
Witness resumed: stayed there,
for the Sheriff to come. | saw Charles
Furey, the Sheriff, pass up street on
horseback. a short time after Der
Furey walked past, the same direr-
ton. He did not call at the Office
for me. l walked around town all
that day. That evening Pat Furey
came to McFail's hotel, in Bellevue,
and says: "Why didn't you come
over? ! waited there-oyer at Broad.
ford-tilI 3 o'clock, and l didn't see
anybody wanting to go to work" l
says: "Why didn't you call as you
promised last nisht?" He says: 81
didn't understand it that wav." |
says: IL did, from both you and Mr.
Harris-that YOU were going with US
over to the mine" "Uh," he saws, II
guess you amt very fond of work.
With that he stepped out. Witness
has not been back to work in that
mine since the day he was stopped by
the mob. He didn't feel like getting
killed, just at the present time-that
Is why he did not go back to work.
No one told him that but common
sense. When there's about $50 men
against two or three, men with any
reason wouldn't 60 bucking again
EN-. II there were only three or
four, Ia get to work all right. Ifpd
had protection, l would have gone to
work. am still DESTROYS of going to
work If afforded protection. Nv con.
tract requires me to work not less
than SIX men each "a hours until com
pleted. ! could make 81 per day un.
der that contract
Objected to. Objection sustained
AdIOur.ed until IN . 49, a,