Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-01-28
MOUNTAIN HOME, Jan. %, 1898.
DAN HARRINGTON
Tells the Story OF His Arrest and
1mprisonment----Dam Out
rage Upon n Good Citizen.

rage Upon Good Citizen.
Dan Harrington for several years
resided at Rocky Bar, in this county,
where he proved to be a good citi-
zen, and he is we'll and favorably
known on Wood River and in the
State Of Nevada. Mr.. Harrington
was victim of the Occur IAlene
mine-owners' republican conspiracy
and tells his truthful story to n re-
porter Of the Boise Sentinel as fol.
lows:
OF all the prisoners confined in the
Ada county Jail, in connection with
the Occur d. Aiene trouble, perhaps
none are more widely acquainted with
the people of Central and Southern
Idaho than Dan Harrington. He
having been resident of the Wood
River country, and of Elmore county
for many years. As it was known that
he was not u miner. and consequently
not member OF the union, his
arrest caused great deal Of surprise.
Up to the present time he h rs rem lin
ed silent, though il was limited and
circulated around that he would be in.
dited for one of the gravest offences ON
the callepder. As time has passed,
on.t t,,,lt ,,t, la
Sentinel reporter called on Mr.. Har.
rington and found him willing 10 tell
the tory in connection W tn the She.
snone county war. His statement is as
follows:
On the 18th day of July. ! was in
my place Of business in the town of
Gem, where an officer belonging TO II
company of United States troops
stationed there walked into my place
of business and simply told me to come
along with him. He hardly gave me
time to lock up my house, and never
deigned to say why was arrested, OF
what charges We're against me. WAS
taken 10 the Gem carpenter shop, and
held there with number OF others for
"A few hours. In the afternoon I was
taken to Wallace, end put in the stock
ade. That evening George Parsons,
now Attorney General, arrived in Wal
lace he and were old acduaintences
la m t1, ha anil -,
friendly way to me. said he was Judge
advocate general, and he would see
that was not in there very long. Iu
few hours afterwards was released
The next day on applying for pas
70 go TO GemI. WAS again arrested, and
again Mr.. Parsons came 10 my relief
and liberated me on the parole. The
following day on passing the Judge nd
yocate general ON the streets he would
not recognize me. Tins made me feai
ibat there WAS more trouble in the near
future and my fears were we'll founded
rested for the third time. and in,roduc.
ed TO the scant Inequalities OF the
stockade. A message was dispatched
TO Mr.. Parsons informing him OF my
trouble and asking his Intervention.
He sent back word that on the follow.
ing Monday he would give me an ex-
animation before his court, that there
was very serious charge against me,
that ! was seen shooting at a man on
the railroad trick between the town Of
Gem and the Frisco mill, and the man
WAS seen to drop dead and that il
had any witness To have them on hand.
sent word back that had plenty of
witnesses AMI WAS ready Tor an imme
date examination At the time ap
pointed instead of hearing was
shipped with ~ others from Wallace
10 Boise City. NV treatment on the
route was far from humane IA all the
food | received WAS twn san lwic hes,
although the time covered WIS nearly
two DAYS AMI night IL is now
nearly six months since my first arrest
After this long and excessive punish
ment wish to say that am not
miner, and therefore was not nam.
her Of the union. M injunction had
ever been served on me and never
violated any order Of court that know
Of. Ny dwelling house was gff the
Frisco properly, and never stood on
their ground during the tronble. |
have not been indicted for any offense
in any state Court. yet am confined |
IN the Ada county Jail and denied
the right Of haheas corpus. 1t il true
that am held on charge az con |
tempt hy United States court and the
came tribunal has another charge Of
conspiracy against me. This is not re.
9arded very seriously by the prisoners
ms some Of them who are TIM. indicted
are now at large. Even admitting for
the sake of argument that am guilty.
OF contempt, il occurs To me that il ia
not an off,nse sufficiently grave 10
cause suspension OF the writ Of habeas