The San Francisco call., 1899-05-06
ENTIRE COUNTY
UNDER ARREST
Wardner Suspects Are
Still Being Hunted.
TROOPS ARE KEPT MOVING
STRONG EVIDENCE AGAINST
SOME OF THE PRISONERS.
Several Hundred Men Confined in a
Barn Guarded by Soldiers.
Innocent Ones Re
leased.
TROOPS ARE KEPT MOVING
STRONG EVIDENCE AGAINST
SOME OF THE PRISONERS.
sgeelal DISPATCH to The caIl.

NARDNER, lhaho. May 5.-State Au-
cItor Sinclair has been engaged this af-
tarnoon in liberating from the guards
those prisoners known to be innocent.
i'm The arrests at Burke last night ii was
impossible TO make very nice distinctions
ma they took all the men they found.
About fifteen We're thus liberated. There
are now in the barn used as a prison $50
men.
At the Coroner's inquest this afternoon
James r. Sovereign was on the stand and
was requested TO identify certain articles
which have been printed in his paper
recently. The inquest is conducted pri-
vately.
The noon train to-day brought i'm Com
pauy B. Twenty-fourth Infantry Regi-
uert. cOlOued, from Vancouver Contrary
u expectations il was found that but
few had escaped from Burke and it Is
believed that not many have left Gem.
The leaders have. however. and the Of
ucers of the several unions are mostly
out of the country. The body of Cheyne.
the man murdered viii be inferred to-
morrow 10y the knights of Pythias-
Ten companies Of United States troops
numbering between 500 and 500 men are
now stationed In Shosnone County. guard
ing mining and other property. Three
companies are held at WaTdner to guard
prisoners arrested for alleged partiCipa-
ton IN Saturday riot, and the other sew
en- companies are stationed at Mullan,
Gem and Burke for the purpose of guard
ing all the passes out of the district and
preventing the escape of those suspected
o. r.orng. The number OF prisoners here
is constantly being increased and dimin-
ishel. Suspects are being brought in
from various directions and when found
{. ne innocent are released Immediately.
q le prisoners are held in barn near the
railroad station under strong guard Of
United States troops They We're taken
.ir for AN airing twice to-day. when the
.tiu Is increased TO prevent possible
..iuTeak- crowds OF women and children
Jock ABOUT the camp in the hope of get
ting glimpse of husband or father who
may te among the prisoners.
lae Bunker Hill and Sullivan Mine
Company has let a contract for new ma
'.iNerF and timber for the reCOust structiOn
'I THE mill which was blown up a week
ago. The miLslte, which covers several
acres. IS still covered with broken tim
lerS and twisted and bent iron beams and
IulerS. About hundred men are at
work clearing the debris away and within
e week the site viii be ready for the new
lL-dlng. The mine is now being operated
W-th about seVenty-dve men. General
Merriam went to Burke this afternoon on
and 20 locate the camps in the most ad-
NaLtdgtouS positions.
Lhe Coroner's investigation into the
-f.lUE uf Smith and Cheney was coDtin-
ned This afternoon and a large. number OF
witnesses testified The Coroner Claims
'-1i lIH eFeldeuce against several of the
prisoners under arrest here is conclusive
-' NuaFEtS against the prisoners have
taEe NOT De formulated yet. but ii is
-.h..t that charge Of murder will be
l.NE"l against number Of them. The
!. ia. may DE held ln ShOshone County, but
rgNtlN"f St-Ineuherg viii probably aD-
point "a Judge and prosecuting attorney 10
conduct the trials taking them ont Of the
AaIlS ul the present officials