The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-13
BUTTE News.
MINERS IN CUSTOYD
Implicated in the Cnur d'Alene
Rioting.
lNTERFERED WITH MAILS
That Is the Charge Brought Against
Them by the Federal Authorities.
VIII Be Given a Hearing
Next Wednesday.

John S. Earles and Erwin Edwards
two members of the Miners union in
the Occur d Alenes, who are understood
to have taken a conspicuous part in the
\ recent riots in which the Bunker Hill e.
Sullivan mill was blown up, were ap-
pretended here Thursday evening by
Deputy United States Marshal David
& Me1kleJohn, and are now in custody at
the county Jail.
Soon after the blowing up of the
Bunker Hill e. Sullivan mill Earles and
Edwards left the Occur d'Alenes. They
were traced to Anaconda and from
there to Butte. The local government
officials were notified and Postoffice In
spectors Wood and Bratton watched
the postoffice, expecting the men to call
for their mail. Thursday evening they
put in an appearance, and when they
called for their mail officer Meiklejohn
was called in and they We're placed
under arrest.
The charge on which the men were
arrested is that Of obstructing the
United States mails. 1t appears that
the train the rioters took possession of
to go to Wallace the day of the big riot
carried United States mail and the fact
that the passage of the mails was in
terfered with furnished the ground for
the complaint, which was sworn to by
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district, and who came on here to assist
in the capture.
Earles and Edwards were arraigned
before United States Commissioner
Wood and their hearing was set for yes
terday afternoon at o'clock. AT that
hour the defendants We're brought into
court by Officer Meklejohn. Assistant
District Attorney English asked for a
continuance, as the government had not
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continuance was opposed by Attorney
Mackel, who appeared for the defend
ants. but the hearing went over to next
Wednesday and Commissioner Wood
fixed the bonds at $1,000, which was
later reduced to So, 900. 1t is understood
that the Miners union has come to the
assistance of the accused men and en-
ployed counsel to fight the case. 1t is
said that, while the charge against the
men is obstructng the mail the real
purpose of the government is to hold
them for participation in the Wallace
riot and to get them back to Idaho to
be prosecuted in that connection.
Frank Godbout, the driver of the mail
wagon that was held up Thursday
morning, was discharged from custody
yesterday. He was taken before United
States Commissioner Wood for hearing,
but the hearing came to an abrupt end
by Assistant District Attorney English
stating that the government did not
have sufficient evidence to warrant pro-
ceeding and asked that the case be dis
missed. The postal authorities state
there are absolutely no developments
in the case. Godbout went back to
work last evening. He says he will
be prepared for the next highwayman
and would like to see the color of his
hair.
The hearing of Charles Schmoltz, who
is charged with passing counterfeit
money, which was set for yesterday
before United States Commissioner
Wood, was continued to the 18th. 1t is
charged that Schmoltz attempted to
pass one of the Schreckengost bogus
silver dollars on Dominick Salki of
Meaderville, who detected the counter
felt and, marking it, gave the coin back
to Schmoltz, who then went to the sa-
loon of George c. Knowles at Mead
erville and succeeded in passing it. The
coin being marked led to his detection.
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