Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-02-17

This was decided a. that meeting. Has
not made any effort to go to work
since that meeting, because It was
decided between the miners that any.
body shouldn't work.
Cross -examined: Has not worked
since February 4. No threats of per-
sonal violence, Of any kind, have been
made to him since that date. Has
not been prevented from working by
any threats of personal violence. 1t
was simply in compliance with re.
quests of fellow miners that such
work should not be performed.
Re- direct: Did not see anybody
being stopped from work since Febru-
airy 4. Lives in Broadford. Been
there every day since February 4.
Don't know if he was in Broadsord on
the 9th of February. Was in Broad
ford the day the contractors on the
Queen we're stopped from working.
did not see them stopped.
Samuel Hamln called: I.iv. in
Bellevue; is miner. The 9TH of last
ebruary took Il contract with John
Galbraith to work in the Queen Of the
Hills mine. Went to work with Gal
brai;h and Gosse in the morning.
Worked about 4 hours. Then came
ont for dinner. Got stopped on our
way back, by large crowd of men,
who would not let US pass. When
we were on our way to dinner, met a
large crowd of men. McDev:tt asked
us ii we had been at work that morn.
ing? We said "yes' He said:
"Take heed what you do, for we're
going to stop you when you come
back" We went and got our din
ner, and started back to work with
John Gal5rai,h. Did not 90 far from
the house before we we're stopped by
the crowd. | rec ,pnize McDevitt,
Johns, Frank Burt, Chas. O'Brien.
That's all recognizes. They said it
was against the wishes of the Union.
permitted mys If to be stopped by
this crowd because | didn't want to
have any trouble. They didn't modest
me, as far as | WAS c',n, erned.
didn't go to work because | didn't
feel like passing through large
crowd of m.n, and interfering with
them. He wanted TO 90 to work, but
they stood in his way and knew what
he wanted without their asking him.
Stopped from going to work because
there was crowd of men III
tile way that didn't want to let him
pass. 1t was not out OF respect
for their feelings that he did not go t,
work. | couldn't get to the mine
without passing through these men.
didn't want to lay hand on any O
them and strike the first blow. Dom,
know what made him think he would
have to strike the first blow. The on
~ reason he can give is that he had te
pass through them men to 90 to thu
mine, and they had forbidden him tt
90 through. went back to thu
boarding house. Galbraith was ahea,
when we started. Saw the Grove
stop Galhraith. I saw somebod
catch hold Of lin. Don't know wh'
it was. Don't think it was any o tn
parties pres mt Went back to tn
hotel about the same time Galbrait
did. The conduct of the crowd wa
rather noisy certainly. | heard sue
words as ''cnrs' used, ana that kin
Of thing. but don't know who use
them. | got separated from Gal
braith. After | went back TO the he
tel ! stayed there about half an hou
: The Sheriff came to me, and asked
| was one Of the parties that went
work that morning? | said Yes. II
told me | had better not 90 back
I thai there was SO much hard feeln
he was not prepared to protect ,
then. 1t was Deputy Sheriff P;
Furev. l went to Bellevue then, an
have not been back to work since b.
e cause, in the first place, there was te
much hard feeling with the me
Il around Broadford for me to attem]
IS it; and our work would have been !
II rood unless we could work steady ar
d keep the water pumped out. ] a
l. not member Of any Miners Union.
e Cross-examined: Mr.. Galbraith mi