Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-02-12
CONSPIR ACY<
THE CHARGE AGAINST THE MINERS
UNION BOYS.
Twelve Of Them ARRESTED and Arrais ned
To-Day, In kailey-TAeir Preliminary
Examination Set For Tomorrow
MOI ming, at IL O'Clock.

yesterday afternoon, complaint was
filed charging b. McDevi,t, Ira Petty,
Nick Hickey, Hugh Niece, Chas.
O'Brien, John Doe Shay, b. l..
Wrightson, Charles Gallagher, Dom.
Do"ohue, Frank Campbell, John
Johns aud Frank Burt, with some un.
lawful acts set forth in the complaint.
4 warrant was thereupon issued for
the arrest OF those parties.
The complaint is sworn to by James
|aGalbraith, of Bellevue, and alleges
that on the LIST day OF January, 1885,
there WAS an organization established,
with President and Secretary, and
known AS the Bradford Miners
Onion, whose object is to fix and
maintain the rate of wages; that said
defendants above-named were then,
and ever since have been, and now
are, members of said Union; that the
Queen OF the Hills and Minnie Moore
mines are the two most important
mines in the vicinity of the said town
of Broadford, and have heretofore EN-.
ployed nearly all the miners at work
in said vicinity; that on or about the
fourth Of February, 1885, fearing and
believing that the owners and man.
ayers Of said mines would no longer
continue to pay the wages of 81 per
day, and tor the purpose Ct compell-
ing the said owners and managers of
the said Queen of the Hills aud Min.
ME Moore mines to guarantee to said
Broadlcrd Miners Union tnst the
rate of wages per day for miners
working in said mines should continue
to be 81, the said defendants, together
with divers and numerous other men,
be.s of the said. Broadford Miners
Union, did, unla"fully and fraudu-
lently and malclously consplrc, with
force and arms, feloniously and injuri.
onsly to trade, to proven: any and all
persons whatsoever from performing
labor or mining, either for wages or by
contract, or under tase, in either of
said mines.
That in pursuance Of said unlawful
and felonlous conspiracy, and since
the 4th day of February, 1855, the
said defendants and other members of
the Broadford Miners Union, with
force and arms, and riotously, feloni-
ously aud injuriously to trade, have
prevented every and all persons what
socver froaa laboring IN said mines
either for hire or under contract or
under lease, and have continued and
still continue to prevent. and now are
with force and arms and riotously, fe-
loniously, ard injsnously to trade,
preventing every and all persons what
soever from laboring in said mines.
All Of which is contrary to the form
Of the statute in such cases made and
provided. and against the peace and
dignity Of the People of the United
States in the Territory of Idaho.
THE MENlN COURT.
About 2 o'clock this afternoon the
men were brought up from Bellevue
--or, rather, came up, as they sarren.
dered voluntarily when the Sheriff in
formed them that he had warrants for
them. Being arraigned in the Pro-
bate Court, Mr.. Wrightson stated his
first name to be Robert and Mr. Shay
gave his as Thomas.
The complaint being read by Dis
trict Attorney Ruick, Mr.. Angel en-
tered plea of no, guiltv,and reserved
all rights Of demurrer and otherwise,
including the right to demand sepa-
rate trial for.each of the accused.
Mr. Ruicl,, under the circumstances
waived al! rights,
The examination was set for II
O'Clock tomorrow morning, the &C.
cusea being remanded to the custody
OF the Sheriff, who assumed the re
sponsihility OF setting them at liberty,
without recognlzance or parole.
The accused are a very hardy, intel.
ligent'looking lot of men; aud while
they know of having committed no
infraction of law, they are willing
that their case should be It sted on its
merits.