Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-02-18

Some one hollered out and asked: els
that him." or if they had found me:
They said that was "All right. Go
ahead" When got out of the cabin,
they told me to get into the trail. |
did not need any assistance to get
into the trail. If had l would
doubtless have got it, as the crowd
had gathered all around me. Every
body moved out iuto the middle Of
the street. was sort of leader in
the procession about that time.
Laughter
Q.-Noluntarily Sc?
A.-Well, no. If l had had ms
say about it think | would have
stayed back there, in the house. This
crowd was around and back of me,
and kept the to the front. l don't
know where my fellow contractors
were. l didn't see Bronoush after no
called me out. The procession stop.
ped in the middle of the street,
nearly opposite to Mrs. Murphy's
boarding house. Some one in the
crowd hollered out and wanted to
know if they had got all four of us?
Some one in the crowd answered
"yes." Some one said: "Ali right;
go ahead!" Everyone in the crowd
was talking. Before the procession
started tried to tell them they were
too fast, that our halfhour wasn't up.
They told me to shut up my mouth,
and 90 ahead! l told them | had a
small package in my pocket that Char.
ley Hussey had given me for Willard,
aud | wanted to leave it at Mrs. Muir
phys. They told me that | couldn't
go there, that couldn't stop a min.
ute; to keep my mouth shut and go
on This was the evening Of the 9th.
Then they put the four Of US together
they put US ahead, and started US
out Of town at the head of the process
sion. tried to talk To them, but they
wouldn't hear me. Some of 'cm said,
make them walk faster, and others
SAIL we were going fast enough. There
were probably something over 100
men. Mr.. McDevitt was walking
right behind yself and Bronough.
He may not have kept step with us,
but he was right behind. Chestnut
and Quinn were walking ahead Of
us. The crowd was right behind.
When some would get alongside Of us,
other parties would hollcr, "Keep
Back" They marched us till
about halfway between the town
of Broadio,d and the main bridge.
O'Brien WAS walking alongside of
witness and Bron ugh. positively
identify NcDevitt and O't'ren. When
we got well out, Mr.. O'Brien saws:
'''lo!d on, boys here's good place"
Tnev all obeyed the command. y
McDrvitt issued the next command.
lie told us to get down on our kuces.
Witness said to them: ''You're too
damned fast, fellows - McDevitt re.
piled SHOWN on your knees, and net
ii word" He had u revolver in his
hand-I don't know if it was six
shooter. He kept swinging it up and
down in his hands, like that Witness
motions--"saws the air." He sail,
"Down on your knees, and not word!"
At that time Bronouyh was right be.
side me; the other two contractors,
Chestnut and Quinn.werc just ahead
right near. McDrvitt's next command
was "lIoll up your hands! :" He kept
his gun drawn, in his hand, all this
time. After we held up our hands,
they told US to swear never to come
back to Broadfor'l to undermine the
Miners Union. They made us repeat
the oath. Mr.. McDevitt adj
ministered the oath. He broke
down in it when about halfway
through, and was helped out by some
one in the crowd. They then told us
to go. Bronough, Quinn aud Chrs-
nut started on ahead, toward Belle.
vue. i remained, because | want. d to
have talk with them. Someone said
go on' (meamng not to stop. Mr..
O'Bricn spoke up then, and said:
''Give the man "a chance" told
them they had been too fast all the
way through. That if they had give,.
us the halfhour that they had prom
isrd us, it would have been all set.
tied and no trouble. Someone said:
81 hat'll do, now. Go on. You're get
ting off id easy. If you've got any
friends tell them that we'll serve them
he same way or worse, if they come
here" | then turned around, and over
took the other boys. saw another
man in the crowd with a gun, but
couldn't say who it was While we
were on our knees, and the oath was
being administered to us, the crowd
was on three sides of us at least. /
didn't look at the fourth side. Mr..
O'Brien and Mr.. McDevitt are the
only two persons whom | positively
identity as having heen in the crowd.
Something was said that they woull
send the blankets over to Bullion. I
have not returned to Broadford, to go
to work, since that night, because I
did not think it was safe to 90 over
there to 20 to work. The actions of
the 100 or $50 men that night would