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

IDefense demands the production of
the minutes.
The prosecution claims the minutes
might be valid against the defens e,
but not FOR the defense.
Objection overruled.
Witness: At the meeting the dis
cussion was about not working any
IN ore, for the present. The conclusion
was that they wouldn't work any
more, until the trouble was settled.
That no person should work, under
any contract, or otherwise, at no price,
until the trouble was settled. 1.-THE
communication ordering work stopped
is shown witness. The conclusion
was arrived at by motion. At the
time about IS persons were present.
This communication is the expression
of what was done
[Objected to. Objection sustained. |
Witness: | did not remain very
long after that motion was passed.
While in the hall was not instructed
not to continue work under his con
tract. Nor was anything said as to
the means to be employed to prevent
labor upon the mines. There is no
rule OF the Union prohibiting any
member from working where he gets
- per day, either on contract or
otherwise. AS far as we worked we
were making 81 per day.
Recess for one hour.
AFTER RECESS.
Witness Loucks resumes: Had
worked two or three shifts-days'
work. Did not try to go to work af-
ter the meeting. A day or two after
consulted William Little, Cocoon
tractor, and made arrangements to go
to work. Little said we had better
20 to work; there was nothing to stop
us as long as we were making 81 per
day.
[Objected to. Objection sus-
tanned.
Witness: One nigi after this,
was at Captain Lusk's office. He UNI
de,stood there were some men going
to work on the Queen, on contracts.
When l went out of there-it was not
later than 8 o'clock-I met four or
Eve men close to the door, in front CT
the door. One of the party stepped
up to me aud told me to come across
the street and get drink. We start
Ell across, and three or four men
stopped to talk with US before we got
across. One was Johnny Johns, and
another was Charley O'Brien, another
Barney McDevitt, and another was
Hughey Niece. They began to talk
about the men going to work on the
Queen. After few minutes three of
us started eff down the street. l had
said there that | had no contract on
the Queen, and didn't want one
[Objected to
Witness resumes said l didn't
see Why men making 81 day on con.
tracts taken before the strike hadn't
a right to work. Somebody spoke up
and said he heard was going to work
in the morning. One of the party
spoke up and said "l'd like 10 see
some s. of b--h go to work"
think it was Hughey Niece said that.
One of them said had no business in
that Office, and the best thing | could
do was to stay out Of there. McDe-
witt said that didn't want to 70 to
work; if everybody kept their place
and nobody went to work, they'd win
their point. We were all supposed
to be members of the Miners Union.
Mr.. McDcvitt, Charley O'Brien and
myself were the three who went down
the street. In a saloon, that evening,
parties told me that l had better keep
away from Mr.. Palmer's Office; that
would look better in the eyes of the
Union if | did. | know the names oil
two OF these parties, but object tc
stating them.
This brought Judge Waters to his
feet, who said the witness being q
member of the Union, secret organ
ization, could not be compelled tc
testify as to the grips, passwords, etc
The witness said, in his opinion, he
would be violating some obligation as
a member, and might implicate his
own brother or himself, both of whom
aro roa,pbors He did not rare To i'm