The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-13
CASES CALLED FOR TRIAL
Alleged Rioters of the Ceur
d'Alenes Before Judge Stewart.
OFFICIALS COME FIRST
Impeachment Proceedings Against Sher-
iff and County Commissioners are
Taken Information Against
Young Quashed.

Wallace, Idaho, June 1.-THE trials of |
about 300 prisoners who are charged
with completely in the riots at Ward
ner on April 20. when the Bunker Hill
& Sullivan mill was blown up with
dynamite by mob of 900 miners, and
two men shot and killed, began to-day
in the state district court Judge Stew
art presiding.
The trouble which eliminated in the
destruction of the Bunker Hill & Sulli-
van property has been of long stand
ing. The Miners unions of the Occur
d'Alene district have been very power
full and for many years only union men
has been employed in the mines, ex-
cepting the Bunker Hill & Sullivan
and the Last Chance mines at Ward
ner, which employed non-union men.
Great pressure had been brought to
bear, particularly on the Bunker Hill
& Sullivan, and even threats were
made to compel the owners to recognize
the Miners union and to employ only
union men. The Bunker Hill people
men.
On April 90 about LOCO men took pos
session of train at Wallace and rode
to Wardner, where they blew up the
mill with dynamite, destroying prop
erty valued at 100000, In order to pre-
serve order and protect property Gov
ernor Steunenberg of Idaho called upon
the federal government for troops, and
within four days from the destruction
~, hal
d'Alene mining district under command
of General Merriam. Governor Steunen-
berg declared martial law, which was
enforced by the federal troops.
In all about 800 miners We're arrested
charged with completely in the riots
but more than half Of these have been
released Among those arrested were
Sheriff James ID. Young of Shoshoue
county and County Commissioners
three county officials, charged with aid
ing and abetting the riot, were called
in court to-day in the form of impeach-
ment proceedings.
The state was represented by Attor-
ney General Hays and Attorneys Borah
and Forney and the defense by Colonel
Patrick Reddy and Messrs. Jones and
Murphy. Jones presented and argued
motion to quash and strike from the
PENDANTS, claiming that the citation TO
appear had been issued in an illegal
and irregular manner. The prosecution
asked for time to prepare a counter ar
gument.
This afternoon Judge Stewart grant
ed the motion to quash the information
against the county commissioners,
Boyle and Stimson, holding that Judge
Mayhem had no right to issue cita-
biln hn1T ipcr in
chambers The prosecution then with
drew the information against Sheriff
Young. New informations were filed in
both cases. The statute requires five
days notice to appear, SO both cases
went over until next Monday with the
| understanding that they might be taken
up earlier by consent of counsel. The
defense then endeavored to have Young
| reinstated. but the court would not hear
the matter. The grand jury was then
| called and Judge Stewart delivered his
instructions, which fill more than eight
| typewritten pages. He commented on
| the Importance of their duty. on the
| rights of all men in court, stating that
men have right to assemble or organ
| ize for lawful purposes. Then he went
| minutely into the law regarding con-
| spiracy, riot, unlawful assemblage, IN
| timidation, failure of officers ia disperse
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| of property and especially by explo-
| sives. Regarding the special purpose
| for which the grand jury was summon
| ed Judge Stewart said:
"Your attention is especially directed
| to the present order of things in this
county. Under the proclamation of the
governor of this state, dated May 8,
| this county is under martial law
The governor reCites in this prociama-
| hpJ hi Mot hn
execution of process is frustrated and
| defied by bodies of men and others; that
| combinations of armed men resist the
| execution of process and commit deeds
| of violence
Judge Stewart. continuing, said: The
| court Is also advised through the press
and public rumor that on April 30 a
| body of armed men came from Burke,
Mullan and other points in the county,
j in charge of a train of cars upon which
was carried gunpoWder or other eXplo-
| siyes. proceeded to Wardner and We're
! ioined by others and then proceeded to
| what is known as the Bunker Hill &;
Sullivan mill, where the same was ex-
ploded and great damage done to prop
erty. That some time between the al
rival of the train and its departure
| John Schmidt and James Cheyne we're
| killed The truth or falsity of these
| matters is especially referred to you for
| thorough investigation"
The judge then continued with an eX-
! PLANTATION of the rights, privileges and
| duties of grand juries and their rela-
tions to others. The grand jury is made
up almost exclusively of business men
| from Wallace, Wardner and Murray.
The trials of the miners will begin
as soon as the cases of the county Off
| GERS are disposed of.