Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-30
Many Masked Men in the Mob Of
800 to 1000.
BLEW UP BUNKER HILL MILL


wailaic. Idaho. June 2s.-with all
three county commissioners and sher-
m Young on the stand this afternoon,
The evidence On the Impeachment trial
Of thcae officers touched matters COM
nuctcd moro directly with the riot Of
April 9th sheriff Young told the full
story e the events leading up 60 and
including the riot az be saw H. His
b. the first time the story of the riot
has been told In court. on direct exc
abingdon he said.
u vent 90 Wardncr April Goth ON tho
train with 500 60 1000 men. many ol
whum were masked, Al the masked
men were armed and some NJ the oih-
ors hid rcyoivcrH. At kollogg the mob
blew up the bunker HIll min. Smith
was killed outright and Choyuo Totally
woutdcd, The mill was blown up hy
the masked men. who also shot these
men"
This testimony was given In response
"a qicstlong. hut m croHH-cNamiuntlln
he was permitted 90 tell the whole
story IN his own way.
'iorter called me up over the tclc-
phone April goth. telling mo u the
trouble. ! went 10 Wardncr next Jay
and called az the Bunker Hill ONCE
me responsible VI any moro men were
IN erfercd with coming up 10 the mine
/ augroatod "a Burbldgc that he receive
% committee from the miners lie Hili
h. would not recognize such commit
ice Next morning ! called ON nm
again. having heard that the mon had
teen stopped on the Bunker Hlll rnhd
near the mill I insisted again ON him
receiving committee and be- again re-
fused. lie said he had rlEht - STOP
them pnHrinr hy the mill. ! told MN
n he stopped the men again Wouln
arrest him
Wnrdner 10 arrest all men found carry
ing guns I heard that men working
~ the Bunker nm mine were carrying
guns 60 work and that IL why ! gave
these instructions.
"on April goth. while In the office nj
Wallace Deputy SoyHlcr came w. re
porting that a train load or arin'n NV,
were nt the station evidently hounn
FOR Wnrdnor. 1 closed the saloons there
no soon nH possible. By that time the
masked men were lining up after huN-
ing unioadrd q LOT ~ powder IN htty-
pound boxes. I pressed thrnuFh INC
crowd and said. In the name OF the
sheriff OF ghufhonc county and the pep-
no of Idaho. 1 command you 90 dis
pcrrc.' then some one called 'Wnrdncr
and tho masked men struggled 20 yet
INTO line. one masked man told me he
would tie mo up " I did not quit IN
terforing. They paid no attention 70
me and the armed mon passed on TO-
ward the mill.
when opposite the boarding house a
shot was fircd from the hill back u the
mill when the nrlnE ceased the men
brought smith down dead. ! went TO
lunch and about that time ! heard the
shots which blew up the mill. We ran
out ana down 10 the mill and the mon
were getting into the train. at the same
time shooting freely. Then ! heard nn-
other man had been shot" -
ON redirect examination he snldi Il
advised County Attorney samucla not
60 mako any arrests for day or two
IN order 20 let the men get settled
Witness was then questioned closely
~ 10 the time h. had lived In the
occur d'Aienrs and his acquaintance
with the people. ending with very
searching questions nH 90 whether he
recognized any OF the people In thg
mob. but he perslstenuy stated that
he ala not recognize "a single man, lie
gnid further. when I was put IN
prisnn ! had no Information uH 20 who
was concerned In the riot. believed u
was Canyon Greek ana Mullnn miners
and an that was necessary was 70 put
them under. rrcst 20 have the right