The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1892-09-10
HEARING THEIR STORY
The Mill Of Justice In Working Order
in COeur d'Alene City.
WITNESSES ON THE STAND
After Much Trouble a Jury Secured
in the Miners Cases-Tes-
timony for the Pros
eCution.
Special Dispatch to the STANDARD.

Special Dispatch TO the standard.
CoEUR p'ALESE City, Idaho, Sept. o.
After more than two days of continued
wrangling jury has been found to Try the
conspiracy cases of the Occur dAlene
miners. Deputy Marshal Stranahan. who
had been instructed by Marshal Pinkham
10 fill the venirc issued yesterday, reported
to the court this morning that he had
found the required number. After the
venirc had been read. the counsel for the
defense immediately objected To the venire
on the ground that the officer who selected
them was biased. To prove the charge.
Stranahan was called Ia the stand as a
witness and was subjected TO searching
examination by Mr.. Rc,ldy. After the
examination motion to throw ont the
vcnirc was again made. and the court
oycrruled it. An exception was taken.
The examination Of the jurors was then
resumed and after each side had used lis
right to pcremptory challenges three
times, Judge Beatty announced that the
jury was completed. An objection was
made by the counsel for the defense on
| the ground that the defense was entitled
| TO 10 percmptory challenges. The court
ovcrrnled the objection and an exception
was taken. After the jury had been COM
plcted aud were sworn m by tho clerk,
| the indictment was read.
The iury is mostly composcd of ipiclI-
Gent lookiur men. large per CEN. being
| farmers, Following are The names of the
| ;uryp,en. e. ~ To,,cr Eoni,r,iu D,u-
| Ter. L, :. Chambers. n. prom.linr. Vim
Wells. j. NJ. Emerson. J. W. Bergman.
| William Martin. r. s. Munson, l.. Is. Me-
| Cor,by. II. w. Rcncficl. William Rvan.
Ar n o'clock Frremop, Mood for Tho
prosocu,ion opcpcd tho case In n ,,-mipu,c
address TO the iury after which n recess
was taken iii > oclock.
| AT the Afternoon session Judge Heyburu
| arose 10 read the comnl,int In Tho in.
| i,pct,on suit of the Buukcr HIN and Sui
! liyan company which was objected to by
defense. A lengthy argument followed
which consumed nearly two hours lime.
the court oycrrulinp the objection. After
reading the complaint and several other
papers. Judge H.yburn Announced tha,
| they were ready 10 begin the examination
of witnesses. General Manager Clcmen,
| of the Bunker Hill and Sullivan comnany
was the first witness called. Before tak-
| ing any TESTIMONY the court made a
| Ruling that all witnesses were to stay
away from the room until wanted on the
| stand, He then asked all those i'm the
| audience who were witnesses for the
| prosecution TO stand up. Twcnty.,wo
responded and all but Mr.. Clement and
| Banker De Lashmutt. who were allowed
the privilege of the room by request OF the
! counsel, were ordered 20 leave. When The
court asked If there we're any witnesses
| for Tho defense present. NOT a man res
ponded.
The testimony of Mr.. Clement was oh.
| iectcd TO after nearly every sentence by
the counsel for the defense. All tho
objections were oyerruied by the court
| and executions were taken by defense,
! The witness testified that he was in
wardner on July II. On the morning OF
the 18th about 4 o'clock Thomas Do,le
came 10 see blm as a represen,atiye of
the Miners, union, and delivered a mes
sage TO the effect that the mill was loaded
with dynamite and that tho union de-
mandcd the removal of the "scahs',
within ~ hours. with a suyrcstiou Tint
| they bc paid off Immediately and started
| out of the country. The witness saw Mil.
| Deyinc carving a gun ON duly H.. IN.
! witness agreed with Doyle thai TWO conn
mittces of the miners and one of The
mine owners meet and discuss the oucs-
ton. The mine owners committee were
G., Is. NcAuIay. Charles Sweeney. Prank
| ,Jonkins and Prank Nn,ro aud the
miners committee were Thomas o'Itricu.
Ed Boyce. Thomas pceucy and Glover.
ali of whom were armed with rcpca,inr
r,fics and held them across their Ian.
during the conference. which was held i'm
McAuiay,s office.
When nshcd by the witness what the
union wanted, O'Brien said thai they
wanted the .,scabs'' sent out or thc co,,n-
try aud If they were moi dIsch,rp.l in tN,
hours they would no, be resnous,l,ir for
the consequences as the men werc beyoud
control. The witness cxplain.J to
o'Brien that he had men vorkiny whom
hc had bro,iuh, from distant pIaccs and 10
discharge them would no, be kccnlug ,o,d
faith. The witness told O'Brien ,Iat h.
had ,bout 3s5 men vorLiuy for him n,J
asked II som. couId no. remain n. vo.