The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-19
WERE ADMITTED TO BAIL
Hearing Given Alleged Leaders
in the Wardner Strike.
A CONTINUANCE GRANTED
Motion to Dismiss Was Overruled - The
Defendants Desire to Obtain More
Witnesses-Earles and Ed
a wards this Men.

The hearing Of John Z, Earles and Err
win Edwards, the two alleged leaders in
the recent Wardner riots, who were. ar
rested here a week ago, was begun before
United States Commissioner Wood yes
terday. The defendants are charged with
whole day was consumed in the taking of
testimony for the government and argu-
ments on a motion to dismiss, which was
overruled and a continuance granted the
defendants to next week to enable them
to get witnesses, it was stated They
were admitted to bail in the sum of $1,000
each, which was raised in cash and de-
posted with the court.
The hearing commenced at 10 o clock in
the morning at which tim" Assistant Uni
ted States District Attorney j. E. English
stated to the court that since the filing of
the complaint an Indictment had been re.
turned against the defendants by a United
States grand jury in Idaho, a certified
copy of which he had in his possession.
For this reason he asked for the dismissal
of the complaint and for permission to
file a new one.
Attorneys Mackel and Breen. who ap-
peared for the defendants, objected to
the notion but:their objection was over
ruled and the case was dismissed and the
new complaint filed.
Mr. English then Offered in evidence the
certified copy of the Indictment against
the men. The indictment charges Ed
wards and Earles in the first count with
obstructing and retaining the United
States mail by sidetracking a Northern
Pacific train On April %.
The second count charges conspiracy
against the United States which conspira-
CIV had the result of ohstruCting mail
train of the Oregon Railway ( Navigation
company.
The third and fourth count charges the
defendants similarly, the charge being in
effect the stopping of a mail train of the
Northern Pacific in ShOshOne county, Ida
10. on April 90.
The introduction of the Indictment was
objected to and the objection overruled
after which Miss Teresa Kelly, an at
tendant at the general delivery window
at the postofice, was called as the first
witness. She told of being instructed To
watch for two men who might call for
mail addressed to Earles and Edwards; of
their having called for their mail, and
Identified Edwards as one Of the men.
Deputy United States Marshal David
Meiklejohn testified to making the arrest.
He said he was in Missoula when notified
concerning the defendants. He went at
once to Anaconda, whore Earles and Ed
wards We're supposed to be- but found they
had ordered their mail sent to Butte. He
came on to Butte and arrested the de-
PENDANTS when they called for their mail
He said that when he arrested the men
one of them remarked: 81 suppose they
| intend to take us back to Idaho Witness
also said he had a%ptter addressed to
| Earles, Whichshe took acknowledging
| wasThe person addressed.
Charles e. Bratton postal inspector for
| the Northern district Of Idaho. testified %
| having sworn to the complaint against
| the defendants and said he had been
present when they were arraigned before
| the United States commissioner. They an
| sWered to their names as EarleS and Ed
wards. He further stated that he had
| been informed by the conductor of the
| freight train that was taken possession
| Of to carry the rioters to Wardner that
| The defendants WCrea among those who
captured the train and that the men talk
ing the freight train was the cause of de-
laying the mail trains. He, however,
knew nothing of the Defendants connec-
ton with the delay of the mail trains Of
his own personal knowledge.
| The taking of testimony occupied the
whole of the forenoon, and in the after
noon counsel for the defense moved to
dismiss, the motion being argued at
length and overru.ed. Counsel for the
defense then asked for continuance to
next week, stating that they had not had
was allowed and the defendants admitted