The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-30

w dllaCe, 1ua-- June ~ ltll all three
county commissioners and Sheriff
Young on the stand this afternoon, the
evidence in the impeachment trial of
these offices touched matters connect
ing more directly with the riot of April
%. Sheriff Young told the fun story
of the events leading up to and in
GLIDING the riot as he saw it. This is
the first time the story of the riot has
been told in court. On direct exami-
nation he said:
Il went to Wardner April 90. on the
train with 500 to / 1000 men, many of
whom were masked. All the masked
men were armed and some of the others
had reVolvers. AT Kellogg the mob blew
up the Bunker Hill mill. Smith was
killed outright and Cheyne fatally
wounded. The mill was blown up by
the masked men who also shot these
men,
This testimony was given in response
TO questions. but on cross-examination
he was permitted to tell the whole
story in his own way.
Porter called me up over the tele-
phone April 20, telling me of the trou-
bic. l went to Wardner next day and
called at the Bunker Hill office. Man
ager Burbidge said he would hold me
responsible if any more men were in
lciltTeu WIFI coming up TO the mine.
! suggested TO Burbidee that he re-
ceive committee from the miners. He
said he would not recognize such COM
mittee.
His Efforts For Peace.
Next morning l called on him again.
having heard that the men had been
stopped on the Bunker Hill road near
the mil. l insisted again on him re-
ceiving d committee and he again re-
fused. He said he had a right to stop
them as they were miners union men,
and he would stop them passing by the
mill. ] told him if he stopped the men
again ! would arrest him.
Il had instructed the deputies at
Wardner TO arrest all men found car
rying guns | heard men working at
the Bunker. Hill mine were carrying
guI,s to work and that is why l gave
these instructions.
"On April %. while in the office at
Wallace, Deputy Seysler came in re-
porting that a trainload of armed men
were at the station evidently bound for
Wardner. / closed the saloons there
as soon as possible. BY that time the
masked men We're lining up after hav-
ing unloaded lot of powder in fifty
pound boxes. | pressed through the
crowd and said: IN the name of the
sheriff of ShOshone- county and the
people of Idaho. / command you to dis
perse. Then some one called Ward
ner' and the masked men struggled TO
get into line.
Threatened the Officers.
One masked man told me he would
tie me up if did not quit interfering.
They paid no attention to me and the
armed men passed on toward the mill. !
When opposite the boarding house a
shot was fired from the hill back of the
mill. When the firing ceased the men
b ought Smith down. dead. / went to |
lunch, and about that time ] heard the !
shots that blew up the mill. We ran !
out and down to the mill and the men |
We're getting into the train, at the same !
time shooting freely. Then 1 heard an
other man had been shot"
on redirect examination the witness |
said:
Il advised County Attorney Samuels |
not to make any arrests for a day or |
two. in order TO let the men get |
settled"
Witness was then questioned closely |
rs to the time he had lived in the Occur |
d Alenes and his acquaintance with the |
people, ending with very searching |
questions as to whether he recognized /
any Of the people in the mob. but he I
perSstently stated that he did not rec
osniZe a single man. He said further:
When i was put in prison l had no
as to who was concerned
in the riot. l believed it was Canyon
Creek and Mullan miners and all that
was necessary was TO put them under
arrest to have the right men"