The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-22
THE COEURD ALENE INQUIRY.
PROSECUTION HAS COMPLETED ALL
IT'S TESTIMONY.
Gov. steunenberg and Others of the
Idaho state OmciaIs VIII Tell
Their Story of the Troubles and
Grimes Leading TO Interference.

WASHINGTON, March 2i--The exami-
nation OF Mr. Gin was continued before
the Occur d'Alene investigation committee
today. In response 10 a question: witness
told OF a visit to the bull pen At uat
time prisoner CHANGED to put his myers
through hole inside OF the prison, wnere-
upon, the witness said, coiored soldisr
showed his bayonet into the protrudins
finger, INJECTING a bloody wound.
A COPY OF the permit required on those
seeking work In the Occur d'Alene district
was introduced II recited at length me
facts concerning the holder, that ne was
not member OF the union, and that he
took an oath 70 obey the law. Witness
said he had not taken. out 2 permit, re
gardng II as badge OF seryitude anu III IN
American TO require an oath 20 opey '"e
law
Representative Jett made the point that
the law presumed that every citlzen
obeyed the law until otherwise proved
Cross-examination was directed 70 prov.
ing that the permit system was designed
to secure an orderly force OF workmeh III
the mine. The witness maintained, now
ever, that it's purpose was 20 blacklist
those who did not take out permit, ana
also t. make an oligarchy or aristocracy
OF those In control of the permit system
He said the class of miners had deterior-
ated under the system 20 that now women
did not take the night trains, az many
drunken men carrying dirks In their belts
Lentz produced form of warrant which
witness Identified as the one in general
use. Ii was In typewriting with blank
spaces for the insertion of names ana
directed that the person named be taken
and held for violating the proclamation
of the governor OF idaho, declaring mar
tial law and the rules and regulations or
the military district established thereon.
w. II. Shields, a commercial Traveller.
testified to being at ~. Regis. Mont,
some distance from the Occur dAlene
trouble, when miner named Francis was
placed under arrest by soldiers. Shields
said the townspeople stated that Francis
had worked there for many months in
GLIDING the time OF the riot, but he was,
nevertheless, arrested and taken TO the
pen" witness also testified to the harsh
ness of soldiers.
Lentz asked that Bartlett Sinclair take
the stand: Mr., Sinclair is the official APP
pointed by Gov. Steunenberg TO take
charge of affairs In the Occur 'Alene dis
trict and his name has been most fire.
auently used during the course of the In
vestigation.
Chairman Hull said Mr.. sinclear could
not be called at this point. as the commit
tee had heretofore determined to hear all
witnesses to support the charges, and
there were several yet to be heard An
animated discussion followed. Mr.. Sulzer
declared that tho minority would not pro-
coed further II the committee insisted on
calling Mr. Young instead of Mr.. Sinclear
at this time.
Mfr. Capron. of Rhode Island, character
ixed this As q threat.
BY a vote OF nine TO four. the committee
decided not to call MIR Sinclear as a witt
ness for the prosecution.
Mr. Suzer thereupon announced that the
prosecution would rest lts case. This
cleared the way for the opening OF the de-
fense, but as the hour was late the COM
mittee adjourned until tomorrow morn
ing, when ID IL expected Gov Steunen-
berg viii be called.