The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-04-23
SINCLAIR ON THE STAND
Governor SteHnenberg's Represen-
tatiVe Tells of IdahO's Trouble.
Demands That He BE Allowed to An
swer Only Sach Questions as Suit
ed Him-The Request Refused by
the COmmittee-TeIIs His story
Of the DIMeuIty With tAe Miners.

Intense interest was manifested in the
hearing on the Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. la
boz riots before the House Committee on
Military Affairs at the Capitol this morn
ing The witness called was Bartlett Sin
clair, the state Auditor Of Idaho. who act
ed as Governor Steurenberg's representa-
tive in the troubles. and who is charged
with being the direct cause OF all Of the
suffering undergone BY the miners. and is
known as the Official who demanded that
martial law be declared il Shoshone coun-
ty. after having read the newspapers. and
without further information as tc the
riots.
When the hearing opened Representative
Slayden OF Texas made a motion that In
future only six hours be devoted 10 the
hearing given each witness, one hour and
a half for the attorneys On each side and
the same period for the members OF the
majority and minority. He stated that the
fact that the miners had been thrown into
the bull pen and horribly treated. had
been clearly proven and there was 10 need
70 repeat testimony
Representative Sulzer asked that Lieu
tenant Governor Hutchinson. Father Beck
er. and President Edward Boyee. Of the
Western Federation OF Miners. d. subpoe-
naed TO appear before the committee The
motions were laid over until tomorrow
Bartlett Sinclair was then swoTn and
stated that he had been resident Of Ida
no since 1892 He stated that he had been
elected by the Silver Republicans. POpu-
l.sts. Prohibitionists. and q few Democrats.
When examined By Attorney Clancy. for
the defence. Mr. Sinclair demanded that he
he a cd n rf I'D -aFr 20
certain questions Representative Cox OF
Tennessee refused 10 hear OF anything OF
the kind and ordered The witness to sit
down and attend % what was asked OF
him He stated that IL the witness had
any eut-and-dried programme CT answers
prepared, he had better change it and
state the truth-
When asked what connection he had had
with the COeur d'Alenes troubles Mr. Sin
clair stated that he had heard OF a strike
among the labor unions 4 week later the
Governor received a telegram stating that
armed mobs had stopped the nOn-uniOn
men from working and the mineOwners
asked for protection
AS 3 result" said he 4 was iDstruct-
ed to take the train and meet J. G. Bas-
sett and tell him to 90 to the seat OF the
trouble Mr. Bassett declined 10 20. We
then wired 20 Sheriff Young. OF Shoshone
county. telling him 10 act Sheriff Young
wired back that All was quiet in ShoshOle.
and thar the county authorities had not
asked for assistance. as there was no trOu-
bic. / was then appointed by the Governor
as his representative. and when the mill
was blown 10 proceeded 10 act I read
several newspapers On the train, and these
Influenced my mind TO ask that martial
law be declared in Sh0shnne county"
Objection was made 20 the insertion of
the sO-called biased articles n The ~SPo-
kane Spokesman Review. produced BY the
witness On vote the articles III cues
tiOn we're ordered 70 be admitted 70 the
record Representative Sulzer then an
nounced that he intended 20 have the fair
and unbiased articles in the San Francisco.
New York. and other papers printed n
the record
The committee then took a recess until
o'clock, when the examination Of Bartlett
Sinclair was continued