The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1892-05-21
The Couer d. Alene Strike.

J Attached to Friday nights Pacific eA
press were two coaches containing sixty
eight miners from Duluth to take th
place of strikers in the Couer d. Allen
mines At Missoula the party wer
joined by others, making a force of 9
men who were started by special trai
under a guard of armed escort over tn
cut off branch of the Northern Pacifi
for Burke, Idaho. Arriving at Burk
the guards alighted, unlocked the door
of the coaches containing the non uniol
miners and ordered them to dismount
They were then formed in line and or
dered to march, the armed guards follow
and Winchester repeating rifles.
Hundreds of excited men, women ant
children had already arrived upon tn
scene. No interference whatever wa
experienced and the non-union mer
were escorted up the hill to the Unior
mine. Seven men also went to work a
the Gem. The latter will be employed
on the outside as this quality of labo
does not come under the jurisdiction o.
| the miners union.
| The miners on board the train from
the east were principally Norwegiaps
Swedes and Italians. It is said that moi
one of them can speak the Eng lish Ian
guage. The miners have interpreters
however, who will confer with the mer
and endeavor to induce them to join the
union. They were interviewed at Sal
tese and Missoula by members cf the
miners union and were anxious to leave
the train, but were prevented from doing
ca hU tho orponI rIc urhn 1yav,t h.,
doors of the oars locked and tried to
prevent the men being interviewed by
miners. 1t is said that the agents who
are furnishing the men in the east were
compelled to land their forces before the
association guaranteed their pay, and
under these circumstances every preeau-
tion had been taken to prevent inter
ference.
Guards were stationed at the Union
mine and along the fumes to prevent
any disturbance. The miners are conf
dent that the non-union men have been
secured by misrepresentation and will
quit work as soon as the guards will per-
NIT them and join the union.
Guilty of Murder In the Second Degree.
Charles Countryman was convicted of
murder in the second degree in the dis
trict court of Yellowstone county last
week. The crime with which he was
charged was the killing of his cousin
Charles Henry Countryman at Still
water on the 10Th day of last February.
It will be. remembered that ON that date
the cousins quarreled oyer the ownership
of a horse. Subsequently Charles Coun-
trymap went to White & Garrigu's store
and procured his revolver, which had
been left there. Then he went back to
Countryman's saloon and sat down near
the door: Henry Countryman, who had
been drinking, when he saw defendant,
started towards him. saying 1--WE mig ht
as we'll settle this now" He reached
for defendant, and the evidence is not
positive that he struck at defendant,
Quick as a fash defendant drew his re-
volver and fred three shots at Henry,
Henry aose and staggered away about
four feet when defendant stepped for
ward and taking deliberate aim shot
Henry through the heart, Henry fell,
gave two or three gasps and died, The
prisoner was defended by Senator Cod
dard, while County Attorney Goss was
assisted in the prosecution by r. B.
Smith of Helena and G. R. Middleton of
Miles City.
Wednesday Judge Milburn passed
sentence upon Countrymap. deoreeing
he serve twenty years in the state penn
tentiary. An appeal will be taken to the
supreme court by counsel for prisoner.