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

witness with others took contract to
work ia that mine; the others were
Sam. Hamlin, NJ. w. Horton, Edward
Chestnut, George Bronough and P. J.
Quinn.
[Contract offered in evidence. OBJ
iected to as irrelevant. Objection
overruled.
Another objection made by defense
was: the contract was made after the
date upon which the conspiracy is
charged
Mr.. Harris, for the prosecution,
said if, tonight, while these defend
ants are in court, anybody was to be
stopped from going to work in Broad
ford, che evidence of such stoppagc
could be used in this case.
Witness ] have done some work
under this contract. At half-past Z
a. M, February 9,myself, Hatnln and
Phil. Gosse went to work in the mine.
We started pumping water out of the
Wine about 20 minutes after 8. Con.
tract read. 1t provided that 70. 5000
to be paid on compilation of contract,
they would sink the winze 80 feet be-
low the present level of the winze.
We pumped the water from the Wine
named in the contract. We pumped
until II o'clock. Then we came
down to lunch to McFall's hotel, in
Broadford. Before we got there, we
met about so or 60 men; they asked
us if we were to work; we told them
we were. They then told US they
wanted us to understand that we
were stopped right now. ! told them
/ didn't think SO; that it would take
IA bigger crowd than that to stop us.
Some OF the defendants were there.
| recognize McDevtt. He said it
was against the wishes Of the Miners
Union for us to work. went into
McFali's hotel. Prior to our going
into the hotel 10 or Is of the men
called me S. Of b-h, d - d
cur, etc.
(Ohjected to, as sayings Of alleged
co.conspirators.
Mr.. Harris said that the rules of
evidence in conspiracy cases were
such that every co-conspirator could
testify even against these defendants.
The defendants at the bar were not
the only CO conspirators. In fact,
every member of the Union was 60.
conspirator, if there was conspiracy.
The question was argued at great
length.
Objection overru!ed, with qualiGca.
tons as to the applicability Of the tes-
timony.
Witness: McDevitt said we must
consider we were stopped right there
McDevitt did not say any more. 9th.
er, called me foul names. McDevitt
also said | couldn't run no bluff on
that crowd. told him didn't think
we were running any bluff at all. We
went into the hotel-Hamlin and
Gosse, and myself. Charles O'Bren
was sitting in there. lie says !: 81
want to talk to you, young fellow.
think by the way you're acting you
want to break up the Union" | says
sit don't matter to me-" lie said
"You will keep on until there will be
IA lot of us arrested, aud l am sure
don't want to be one Of them" | wen,
in then, and ate lunch. After came
out stood at the door while, and
asked Ham!in and Gosse if they were
ready to go to work. They said yes
So we started for the mine. | was
ahead. About 25 or so men were or
each side of the trail going up to the
mine. When | got about the center
of the crowd was walking between
these ranks they all gathered in
around me. McDevitt put his hand.
on me and says "You amt going te
run any bluff on this crowd" The
others were all swearing, calling me
all the names they could. One, q
smallish man not in this crowd, was
standing beside me with a revolver
and he said: "You s. of a b-h, III
fight We, if you want to fight" told
HIM he'd better hire a man or two tt
hold him steady. There were Others
took hold Of me-six or seven-bu,
they are none of them here. Knows de.
PENDANT Petty. Would not swear he " as