The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-30
FIRST OF VARDNER TRIALS.
SnEnWT You've TELLS ms STORY
on THE STAND.


WALLACE. Idaho. June 8.-witA all
three county commissioners and Sheriff
Young on the stand this afternoon the EVIL
depce IN the Impeachment trial OF these
officers touched matters connected mare d.
rec,iy with the riot Of April 8.
Sheriff Young told the full story OF the
events leading up 10 and including the rios
as he saw II. This II the FIRST time the
story has been tod In court On direct
examination he said:
Il went to Wardner April - on the train
with So to i,00o men. many OF whom were
naasked. All the masked men were armed
and some Of the others had revoiyers. AT
Kellogg the mob blew up the Bunker hill
mill Smith was killed outright and Cheyne
fatally wounded The mine was blown up By
the masked men. who also shot these men,
This testimony was given in response 20
questions. but on cross examination he was
way. Porter called me Up over the tele-
phone April Is telling me OF the trouble.
! went to Wardner next day and called az
the Bunker Hill once. Manager Bur-
bridge said he would hold me responsible
II any more men were fnterfefed with COM
ing up to the mine. suggested to Bur
tidge that he receive q committee from the
miners. He said he would not recognise
such a committee. Next morning i called
on him again. having heard that the men
had been stopped on the Bunker Hill road.
near the mill. l insisted again on him re-
ceiving . committee and he again refused.
He said he had a right 10 stop. them. az
they we're miners union men, and he would
stop them passing by the mill.
Il told him II be stopped the men again.
] would arrest him. ! had instructed the
found carrying guns. / heard tina, men
working at the Bunker Hill mine were car
rying guns TO work and that Is why gave
ION April Is. while In the Office AZ WAL
lace. Deputy Seysler came in. reporting
that a train load Of armed men were at
the station. evidently bound for Wardner.
] closed the saloons there as soon as pos
sib;e- BY that time the masked men were
lining up. after having unioaded lot OF
powder In nfty-pound boxes. pressed
or the sheriff OF Shoshone county and the
people Of Idaho Il command you. to dis
perse. Then some one called Wardner.'
nne the make. s:sss msn ssasses :. 70 . ss s
me up r. did not quit interfering. They
paid no attention to me, ane the armed
men passed on toward the mill When OPP
from the hin back Of the mill When the
firing ceased the men brought Smith down
dead
heard the shots which blew up the mill.
We ran out and down to the MIL and the
men were getting into the train. AZ the
same tine ehootinG freely. Tnen neard
another man had been shot,"
On redirect examination ne said:
Il advised County Attorney samueis not
20 make any arrests for . day or two. in
order 10 let the men get settled"
Witness was then questioned closely as
TO the time he had lived IN the Coeur
d'Alenes and his acquaintance with the
people. ending with very searching ques-
tons as to whether he recognised any OF
the people IN the mob but he persisfently
stated that he did not recognise q single
man. He said further:
when I was put In prison had no IN
riot. believed II was Canyon creek ard
M>ilian miners and al that was necessary
was to put them under arrest to have the
right men,"