The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1892-09-21
The END DRAWING NEAR
Evidence for the Prosecution In the
Miners Cases Nearly All In.
STORIES OF THE WITNESSES
Repeating Oft-Told Tales In the
United States Court at Coeur
d'Aiene City-Tiits Be-
tween Lawyers.
Special Dispatch to the standard.

Special Dispatch TO the standard.
CorrR D'ALENE City. Idaho, sept. H.
The court resumed the examination OF
Witnesses In the miners cases this morn
ing at o O'Clock. Ed Booth, who was on
the stand last evening when court nd
journed. and who was To have been more
fully examined this morning 10y the de-
fcnse in regard 10 the constitution, by
laws and workings of the Law and Order
league of the Cocur d'Alencs, was dis
missed last evening by arrangements OF
the counsel and did not appear.
During the forenoon 10 Witnesses were
examined for tho prosecution, mono OF
hom gave evidence of any importance
with the exception OF Capt. W. {. Her
man, deputy United States marshal.
who wns the man selected by the mine
owners to act as one of n committee 10
which charge was given OF the arms after
the surrender of the Gem. lie said that
Bushnell came into the mill and read him
the agreement which had been entered
into. Captain Herman said that there
were given into their charge - guns. sew
cral rcvolvcrs and about 500 rounds of
ammunition; that they started toward
Wallace with the arms, and when below
the Frisco mill were stopped 10y Poynton
and quite n few other armed men. who
took the guns and ammunition away from
them. The witness made a statement
about the other members of the commit
tee representing the Miners union, and
when asked by Rcduy bow he know, adj
miticd that il was hoarsay. The court
then took n recess till . y. ~.
Al the afternoon session Ed Kinney was
the first witness called. AZ the time of
l,l lao. mr.
fer the Milwaukee company. lie said
that Peter Brccn camc TO him and de-
mandcd that he surrender the guards and
that they stack their arms. Brcen said
that the guards ana miners would have 10
leave tho country. He saw Pettibonc with
his hand tied up in the streets OF Gem,
Also saw O'Brien there. He saw Pnynton
several times on the iith of July. He left
Gem after the trouble and went to Wal
lace, where hc was paying OF the non
union men. when Pcttibone came into his
Office and said that the men would have
20 leave the country right away, as union
men were coming from wnrlncr, and II
they found that the noii-union men were
still there. there would he bloodshcd. Ho
also told Kinney TO leave. as he might lie
killed.
On cross-examination Kinney said that
Bushnell was trying to stop the destrIIc-
tion of property and the loss of life, aud
that he worked hard TO that end. During
the examination of Kinney Hey burn, FOR
| the prosecution objected 10 Rcdiiy putting
answers into the witness mouth, and said I:
''If were The witness you would not put
answers in my mouth
"Mr. Rcddy replied: "Nour mouth Is
the one thing about you would not fool
with; il is something like the business
end of a wasp" and then added: "lf
your honor plcascs, I don't like these little
side Tits. but l am willing to take my
chances
Harvey Harris, one OF tho officers of the
! couri. then took the stand. He testified
to having seen Peiiibonc on the iiih,
abou; 1sO fee, above the Frisco mill. and
seeing him ia ,h" air after the explosion.
Harris testified To- having bcon in the en-
ploy OF the Frisco mill for about Two
months. and during which time lac was
acting in the capacity of United States
deputy marshai. All through his tc4ti-
mony the counsel had a lively legal battle
interspcrscd with wit aud sarcasm. and
during which, in one tilt. Hepburn entirely
los, his heod rnd got mad, mach Ia the
amusement OF every one.
James Hawlcy left this uIU ming for
Murray TO look after Web Lcasurc. ono oi
the defendants who has been taken back
TO Shoshono county ON a charge Of muir
der. The counsel Tor the prosecution CAV.
notice that they would close their side of
| the testimony tomorrow.