Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-01-28

"es WI" me lhat they saw the FRISCO
guards and scabs moving their beds
and bedding, guns and provisions,
across the gulch into the mill and into
openings on the side hill opposite my
house. They appeared to be terrifying
themselves, for many days they had
heard the threats of these men, that
they would force the miners to fight |
them and 1t seemed as though they |
were getting ready to put their threat
into execution. No time was lost in
deliberation. They got ready and we
abandoned our home, passed through
the crowded streets Of the town Of Gem
and then down the dark. crooked can.
yon to Wallace. arriving there at l2I
O'Clock that night. Considering my
family sale ] returned to Gem, sought
my residence and went TO bed. The
excitement and worry of the day
haunted me and sleep would not come
TO ray eyes. Did not stay IN bed very
long. Got up, dressed myself and took
Il seat overlooking the gulch--day-
light had daw ned. 1t was a quiet
peaceful morni ny, and the hope arose
that at ter all the threatening demon.
straticn Of the night before would Jass
away without perious consequences. ]
had sat there but short time when
man came up the gulch following
the railroad track. A rife shot rang
out on the morning air; the Frisco
guards fired ut him. The man turned
and fled toward the town and two
+, other shots were fired at him. TIL,
. peace and quit Of the morning VIA.
!. broken and il was now evident tina,
the fears expressed by my family the
} night before were we'll founded anl
- that the long delayed threat Of tn,
Frisco guards To force the miners /,
n give them battle was at las
f put into execution. Let me not cum
n Der you with details. The Frisco mil
. is across the gulch and little above
q my house. Here the Mine Owners
. association had their men fortified
q while the miners scattered on the hil
= s,de in rear Of it. Thus around m,
y was fought one Of the most terrili,
"a battles ever witnessed on this continen
4 between capital and Labor. Durin,
tho al rr, \ 4
"a and ut no time did in any manner
:. participate in the contest. On m,
trial before the United States court i,
!. this city witness testified that IL
saw me-. come of the hill side wher,
. the union miners were with gun
"a In answer to this let me say tn It afte
"a the FriscI mill wis bllwn up an | il
~ was announced that the scahs had sur
1 rendered, actuated by curiosity, wen
!. forth To view the scene. OF course
4 came off the Hill side where the miner,
4 We're; my house stood there and !
. came away from my own premises
4. not as combatant in the battle, 10
4 with II or the events that led up To i
- | had nothing to do. In this connect
!, ION the story was circulated through
1 out that participated in the battle
;. and NJ have already stated. that
>. was seen To shoot q man who dropped
;, dead ON the railroad track In repl,
a to this let me say that no man wa,
: killed at the place referred 10 by my
traducers. no dead body was found
>. there. The men who circulated tina,
story about me had but one motive
. they knew that man charged wit,
the awful crime of murder is more api
, to be neglected by his friends than for
4 any other on the calander. Well they
), have accomplished their purpose. Yet
7 after all they have achieved only a
temporary advantage over me, in a
4 short time will be free man, aud
the foul ISLANDERS they have heaped
upon my head and the heads of the
men who are imprisoned with me will
react on them.