The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-05-30

ter county gentleman, one whom
is highly respected in this sec
ton by all who knew him, is
one of the county commissioners
of Shoshone county, Idaho, is
among those thrown into the bull
pen at Wardner without cause or
justice. Mr.. Stimson was not
at the scene of the blowing up of
the Bunker Hill & Sullivan mill,
nor is he a member of the min
ers' union, yet he was thrown
into the bull pen, and is even re-
fused the privileges of a writ of
habeas corpus, (the meaning of
which is a writ having for it's
object to bring party before a
court or Judge; especially, one to
inquire into the cause of a per-
sons Imprisonment or detention
by another, with the view to pro-
tect the right to personal lib
erty.) Yet Judge Mayhem de-
MED Commissioner Stimson the
right of trial, which is directly
against the Constitution of the
United States. Article 6, of the
Constitution of the United States
reads lin all criminal prose
cutions, the accused shall enjoy
the right to a speedy and public
trial, by an impartial jury of the
state and district wherein the
crime shall have been commit
ted" We do not believe in the
destruction of life or property,
nor do we believe the State of
ficials should trample the laws
of our land under foot, and de-
ney people the right of justice.
Every person is supposed to be
innocent until proven guilty, and
every person charged with a
crime has the right of trial, but
it remained for a Shoshone coun-
ty Judge to say MOTTO refuse a
writ of habeas corpus to one who
is without doubt innocent. When
officials can override the laws
what can be expected of others
In speaking of this matter the
Wallace Tribune says
Behind this pretended prose
cution of the parties who des-
troyed the Bunker Hill mill is a
political conspiracy to subvert
the government of Shoshone
county. The real scheme is to
displace the officers who ran and
were elected on the Peoples par
ty ticket and fill the offices with
men not the choice of the voters
of the county. There is more
politics in the martial law proc.
lamation than prosecution of the
dynamiters. The attempt to
change the board of county com
missioners by arresting two Of
the members is all politics, and
the most contemplate politics al
that. We have heard of the
shotgun policy of the south and
the Dudley policy in the East,
but they are simply not in il
compared with Idaho politicians,
who throw officers in Jail for the
sole purpose of capturing the
offices from the people. We ven
ture the opinion that Young,
Boyle and Stimson were MOI
arrested for neglect OF duty OF
for completely in the late un
pleasantness. They were arrest
ed to make conquest of the coun
ty government. Attorney Gen.
eral Hays let the cat out of the
bag in his argument against the
privileges of the habeas corpu.
in the Stimson case before Judge
Mayhem, when he declared tina
the military authority was here
and martial law was declared t.
aid the court and not to subver
it, that nothing had been done
and nothing would be done te
interfere with the operation O
the courts of justice in Shoshon'
county. At the same time he de
manded that the court deny tn,
privileges of the habeas corpus