Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-03-27
THE RIOT OF THE l7tl.
II II BEING INQUIRED INTO
IN THE PROBATE COURT
""ch Material Testimony for the Pros.
cc"'ion. but Few Implicated So Far
Etc.

GALHRAlTH's EXAMINATION Coxr,x.
uED.
Sross examined /: | first saw Nc.
Dewitt that day on the pla,form,speak.
ing. Next saw him walk around in
the crowd, which was about three rods
from McFalI's porch. l wouldn't
swear positive it was McDevitt who
said to take McFall and Galbraith
out. think it was he because he's
the leader OF that crowd. l thought
So yes. Some one else might have
made that remark. don't know that
ever had any hard feelings against
the -Broadford Miners Union: never
said anything derogatory to them. l
SAID that I'd work where please. 1t
was not over five or ten minutes after
McDevitt had spoken when the crowd
came to McFall's. l don't know lust
where he went to, after speaking. l
saw him outside of the crowd. Was
not watching him particularly. He
did not do anything in the crowd to
attract my attention. Was on the
porch when McDevitt was speaking.
Had not been there very long; had
not heard any one speak before Nc.
Dewitt. Couldn't say whether Butler
spoke first or after. McFall was with
me little while on the porch, but
went into the hotel. was alone on
the platform, but there were some per-
sons inside. When O'Neal and Foley
stood there with their guns they spoke
not a word. Without any remark
upon their part l said if they came
one step further I'd kill them. Reuben
Still carried his revolver in front of
him, in his waist, but did not draw it.
O'Neal had rifle in the door, bat l
saw him first with revolver.
Redirect: The reason for arming
myself and threatening to kill was
that Aleck McPhaiI came to the hotel
and told me If | went outside they
would kill me.
Matt. McFall sworn: Was in
Broadford March II, until half.past 5
IN the evening. Along between 3
and 4 o'clock in the afternoon, heard
Il man make u speech in front of the
hall Of the Union. Mr.. McDevitt
followed. He started Off by saying
that there could not be any arrange
ments made with the superintend.
ents. He also said something to the
effect that they had come there to
settle that matter. He wanted TO
know of the Union how to proceed?
There was a good deal of talking in
the crowd in regard that they should
have 81 day, or words to that effect,
and l heard him make the remark that
if any of the Miners Union men were
hurt, the streets of Bellevue would run
with blood, or flow with blood. l
then walked away from the crowd, as
a lady called me to put UP lunch
for her husband. | got back there
Just as this man Haines was run into
the house. Quite crowd was as
sembled in front of the house. He
seemed to have been showed into the
house by a couple of men. Either the
same or other men took a hold of him
again and rushed him off. After that
| was standing in the wash. room. My
brother-in-law told me to go back out
of the way. l went back. After the
speeches l saw quite number of
rifles in the crowd. There was con.
siderable excitement and turmoil!
there. l only heard part of Nc. Dew
tits speech.
Cross.examined: I didn't under
stand McDevitt to say "hurt or
killed." couldn't say which word he
said. l walked over to the crowd
when speaking began, and | walked
back to the house.
j. b. Brown sworn: Was working
in the Queen of the Hills mine as a
carpenter; saw great crowd in the
street, south of the mill. The crowd
was standing in the street. talking;
saw arms. They were chasinga man;
saw some OF the crowd throwing stones
after him. Didn't recognize any one
running after Haines. Recognized
McDcvitt, O'Brien and Others in the
crowd. Think l recognized J. Rourke,
Butler, and others did not know at
that time,