Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-03-28

mand under the Sheriff. to await his
orders, but that he believed he world
20 down once more and see the men.
l gathered from what I heard Of the
conversation that he desired to make
another appeal to the crowd before he
would order his guards to fire upon
them. That is what ] understood.
he went down again, and the flag and
the crowd had in the meantime some.
what receded from where he had left
them. He had not much more than
got down on the street when there was
another gathering around the flag,
and the flag advanced, the crowd after
it, clear up to the dead line. Mr..
Furey was, as usual, in front, pushing
them back, he aud his brother evi.
IDENTIFY trying to stop them, swinging
his hands pretty lively. When they
got up right to the telegraph
pole, l think that they pushed the
Sheriff right over the dead line. Then
] saw the Sheriff standing in front of
them, and evidently pointing out the
direction Of the dead line from the
telegraph pole; then the Sheriff left
the crowd, and / think two men &C.
companied him to the works-one Of
the two men was Mr.. keegan; don't
know the other where they stated
that they were there to take the men
out. Mr.. Furey came up onto the
tunnel level, where l was, and had
conversation with Capt. Lask, myself
and Mr.. Chase, Captain OF the Guard.
He stated that he didn't think he was
strong enough to resist the mob. He
might resist for two or three hours;
that some of his men were hungry al
ready, having had nothing to eat since
Monday; that there was no method Of
getting anything to them, and he
thought it better for them to yield
temporarily than to undertake to re-
sist. Mr.. Chase coincided with him;
said he considered the affair very seri.
GUS, and thought we had bette, get
troops thought they had better play
for more time, so they could get
troops. Mr.. Furey then instructed
Capt. Lusk of his intention to have
the men taken out to interview this
committee; and the Sheriff and Capt.
Lusk went down to the lower floor of
the mill, where the committee was.
After talking awhile down there Capt.
Lusk came back and talked with the
men working in the mine, who did
not seem disposed to 60 and talk to
the committee. Finally the Sheriff
came and took them out himself. In
the meantime Deputy Sheriff Pat
Furey said the demand from the Union
was that the guards should also be
withdrawn and disarmed. / UNDER
stood him to state that that demand
had also been agreed to by the Sher-
if, but no positive instructions having
been received from the Sheriff to that
effect, most of the guards concluded
to stay there all night. In the crowd
could recognize Mr.. Wrightson,
Mr.. Foley, Mr.. Burt, Mr.. Hennessy.
At one time in the crowd recognized
Mr.. O'Neal; saw Mr.. McDevitt, saw
Charley O'Brien. over the dead line J.;
saw Mr.. O'Donnell; and in the pro-
: cession saw Mr.. Harrington; saw Mr..
McPhail; saw Mr.. Hickey; am quite
positive l saw HIM in the crowd after
old man Haines; also saw Mr.. McGec
saw Reuben Still; could hear sentences
from the orators, but don't believe
can swear at that distance. Couldn't
distinguish what the cry was.
Cross-examined /: Believe | saw
Wrightson in the procession; am al
sure Of this as of the balance of my
testimony, but am not certain; am OF
the opinion Hennessy was in the pro.
cession; saw Mr.. Burt in the process.
sion would not swear that saw hin,
in the crowd afterward saw Mr.
1 O'Donncll in the crowd saw Mr.
! O'Neal in the procession; can't say
q that saw him when any rush wa.
: going on; saw Mr.. Foley in the FRO
A cession, in the crowd, and in the charge
!, over to McFall's hote! don't re,
S member seeing Mr.. Harrington in the
! crowd.