Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-02-19


said: "Get him, and get out of here. "
l told them where he was-where. he
said he was going-over to Venard's
cabin. They said: "Come on, aud
We'll go over and get him =" The
whole crowd went over there. ! called
Horton out and told him they were
making US leave town. He came out
aud we went back into the street,
Horton and the crowd going along.
The cabin was off the street Always,
and some Of the crowd was ahead and
some behind US on the trail. When
we got to the street they said: "Put
them up in front" After we got in
front Of the crowd they told US to
march ahead. We then started down
the street toward the Bellevue road.
There were in the neighborhood Of
100 in the crowd, still Keeping us to
the front. Horton was walking by nv
side. Chestnut and Quinn were walk
ing ahead OF US. The crowd wa.
right behind US. recognize McDevitt
and O'Brien as persons who walked
close by US. The crowd was talking.
! remember hearing some say to the
others: "Hold back little" In that
way We we're marched until about
halfway between the town and the
big bridge across the river, where the
crowd halted. McDevitt says: WED
ought to make you get down on your
knees and take an oath" And the
crowd commenced to boiler: "Make
them get down." Then McD.vitt
says "Get down." he drew pistol
out Of his overcoat pocket
Mr.. Ruick.-Your Honor, ! sugges,
that Mr.. McDevitt do not stare wit.
nesses out Of countenance. Laugh.
ter.
Witness: Drawing the pistol he
pointed it at Horton, and said twice,
bringing the revolver down each time
"Get down." We got down. The
crowd was standing back Of US in the
road, and some alongside of US. Then
he made us hold up our hands. and
take an oath, in substance, as follows:
"You solemnly swear that you will
never cross this river again, to under
mine this Miners Union" We all re-
peated the oath after him, at his (Mc-
Devitt's) command. He had his pistol
in his hand while administering this
oath to us. Witness did not see pis-
tol in anybody else's hands. They
said: "rakc that contract back to
Captain Lusk, and tell him to take it
to the privy with him, when he goes. -
They told us to 60 on across the river.
The crowd did not accompany US fur.
Their. We went back to Captain
I.usk's Office. We had probably been
gone from Bellevue about one hour
and n half. We didn't get to work at
all under that contract because | did
not consider it safe to go to work.
The men taking me out Of town led
me to that conclusion. l didn't leave
Broadford voluntarily.
Cross-cxamined: Had never been
to Broadford before. to work. Never
was acquainted with Mr.. McDevitt
before, nor with Mr.. O'Brien. Saw
them in the afternoon, few hours be-
fore We were marched out Of town.
Think it was just starlight night. |
don't think it was cloudy. Could cas-.
lily distinguish these two men from
the crowd by their talk and their
voices-could easily tell them three
or four feet away. Think l could
distinguish man l knew but little If
he was standing within three or four
feet of me, and it WAS light as that
night. Has not been in the court
room before, to-day. Has been on
the streets Of HALEY since this trial
commenced. Swear positively that no
one has pointed out these defendants
to me. They have not been poiated
out to me, since that date, under any
circumstances, except in the court
room here tonight. Was never in
troduced to Mr.. Mcnevitt. Knows
that his name is McDevitt because
was told by some parties that ere &C.
quainted with him, | guess. On the
9th Of February. Couldn't say nv
whom. 1t was in firoadfurd. He
was told it was President McDevitt,
of the Miners Union. The next day,
in Bellevue, l found out O'Brien's
name l asked his name, after point.
iny him out.
Q.-How is it that you stated, just
now, that neither of these defendants.
McDevitt or O'Brien, had been point
ed out to or identified by you since
the night of the 9th of February, tina,
you now say his name was given t,
you by party in Bellevue the neai
day. when he was seen on the streets
there?
[Objected to. Sustained |
Witness: Immediately prior tc
going to Broadford had been working
on the Illinois claim, on Deer Creek
mining; sincs December S. Before
that had worked in the Idahoan m,ne
80 shifts; before that worked on .
lease-was working the lease ant
prospecting about Al months. Mr.
nu;n1 ant NJ uurcl;r Ersx ,,>ol, =,