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

let two contracts-one for sinking the
incline, the other for driving the 435
level; the price at which those contracts
were let enabled the men who took
them, providing they did the same
amount of work that others have done
for the past six months, to earn over
~ per day. l also, at the end OF Jan
uarv, gave lease Of some of the old
slopes in the mine. The men who
worked OH that lease until they were
stopped by order OF the Miners Union
earned 81 day per head. On the
evening Of the 4th Of February | was
Uniformed by one Of my contractors
that he had been ordered to desist-
objected to. Objection sustained,
but finally waived.
Witness: That he had been or.
dered to desist by the Miners Union
| was also told the same thing by the
men who were leasing in the mine
All those men have since frequently
expressed their desire to 60 TO work,
but have told me that they could not
do SO for fear of their lives. l have
engaged various men, at different
times, during the past 10 days, but
they have been invariably forced to
desist by threats Of personal violence,
and have consequently been reduced
to the foreman and myself for under.
ground labor. have myself, since
the 4th OF February, met at the bot.
tom Of the hill leading from the mine,
mob among whom | saw Charles
O'Brien, Frank Burt, and others,
whom know had been waiting to
intercept man by the name of Viii.
lard who had been working for me that
day. and whom they ordered to stop.
lhare were about 40 in the mob
|
miners. Have performed manual la
Dor in the mine myself because |
could get nobo ~ else to do it. The
shaft contract had been stopped for a
few days previous to February 4, to
allow Of an alteration to be made in
the arrangement for the pumps
which could not be made without some
work below, which was not completed
on the 4,h Of Februarv-thev-
shaft Notwithstanding expressed
their intention to me Of going to work
~ spite OF every one, providing
would undertake to protect their lives.
They could not 60 to work until | had
the work completed. Hence it was
that went into the mine myself to
work. The Miners Union has a hall
in Broadford know Charles Obi.
en-, Hugh McG"e, Frank Campbell,
and Dan. Donahue to be members of
the Broadford Miners Union. | be-
licvo the others to be members, but
wouldn't undertake to swear. 1t has
been commonly understood that all
my miners were members of the
Union.
Cross examined: I attended u
me, ting of the Miners Union last
July, at which O'Brien was President,
and Frank Campbell Secretary. Dan.
Donahuc has frequently waited on me
as a drputation from the Union.
Hugh Niece aud - posted
up the notice at the mine February 4
Last Sunday, the 9Th, my man vii.
lard stopped work, and the next day
he worked for half day, left at noon,
and has not worked since. The mob
| met IA, the foot of Minnie Moore hill
were simply grouped. They did no,
say anything to me; they were not
boisterous nor insulting. Their con.
versation with Willard was all over
when l came down. They had no
arms, no clubs, that witness saw. Du
ring the past 10 days Peter Peterson
was forced to desist-l was informed
that he was told there would be a dead
Swedc if he didn't. l haven't been
able to find Peterson since. A man
named Maynard came to the mine the
9th and he was forccd to desist-he
told me-[Stopp'd by the defense
Also, William Loucks. Also, Hinton.
Knows nothing of his own knowledge,
OF threats made to these men. The
mine is perfectly healthy.
Adjourned until Z o'clock p. M
REP.
EVENING SESSION.
Mr.. Palmer's re-cross examination