New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-31
MOB Law AT CEUR DALENE.
GOVERNOR STEUNENBERG AGAIN DE-
MES THE CHARGES MADE.

neCes-
sity for troops. He requested General Merriam to
order his troops to Shoshcne County and he did
So When asked who in supreme command
In Shoshone County General Merriam Bartlett
Sinclair, the Governor said that he himself was
the responsible authority, although he did
ercise any control command OF the troops.
There was agreement with General Merriam
that the labor organizations were to be broken up.
nor was there any talk of supervising them
The Governor again went over his trips TO Wash
ington. his call the President and the brief talk
with him Questioned as to what the President
said. Governor Steunenbers replied that the Pres-
dent listened to the recital OF the conditions and
the need Of the continued presence of troops. but
made reply. The Governor also was examined
as to calls on Secretary Root and said the latter
intended 10 withdraw the troops from guard duty
on October 20. The Governor called protest
against this. He found that the Secretary was
determined to withdraw the troops an order 10
that effect having been issued, and most of the
Governors efforts directed to showing to the
military authorities that the troops should
be withdrawn. The withdrawal finally post
poned. The Governor denied that there was any
talk OF politics in connection with the postpone
ment. He told the Secretary there was no militia
available and not sufficient time 10 raise a local
guard before the troops were to be withdrawn. and
these representations brought about the postpone
ment. AT present the troops guard.
but were in garrison. Further questioned as to
calls on the President the Governor said that the
President told of the delegations that he had
acted as an official, sending troops the Gov
errors call and that any other would
have been in compliance with his duty.
When Mr.. Sulzer referred TO the reign OF terror
you inaugurated," Governor Steunenberg answered
emphatically: Il did not inaugurste reign OF
ror. 1t there before I got there, and has ex-
listed there for the las: years"
He said further 10 Mr. Lentz 81 know that
county has been hell earth for the last
years"
Representative Dick opened the redirect examina-
ton when the cross questioning closed. He said
he sorry politics had been brought into the
inquiry, but this had occurred he would pursue
that course 10 extent. He asked Governor
Steunenberg to reports Of his communicating
with Senator Hanna with him (Mr. Dick). TO
which the Governor replied that he had never seen
either OF them until he TO Washington. The
Governor said he elected a Democrat in
1896 1885.
THE GOVERNOR A BRYAN MAN.
Did you support Mr.. Bryan" asked Mr.. Dick.
Il did"
Would you support him again.
Most assuredly: IL he is Domina ted again I will
support him by all means"
Mr.. Dick inquired II Mr. Bryan had written
expressed any protest dsapproval Of the
Governors course Mr. Sulzer and Mr., Leutz pro-
tested and Mr. Hay, of Virginia objected the
ground that Mr.. Bryan not President
But he will be soon" remarked Mr.. Lentz. who
added that Mr. Bryan would not declare martial
law.
The committee allowed the question, and Gov
ernor Steunenberg said he had never heard from
Mr.. Bryan in protest otherwise.
Has any prospective Vice-Presidential candidate
the Democratic ticket protested to you asked
Mr. Dick, amid much laughter. directed toward Mr..
Sulzer
The Governor said there had been no such pro-
test. The inquiry was then directed to showing
the circumstances under which the Governor had
called for troops.
Representative Dick continued the examination
at the afternoon session. going a number OF
alleged acts OF cruelty occurring the bull pen
As to the statement OF the killing of prisoner
named Johnson the Governor said that on tnvesti-
ga ton he learned that II was case Of suicide OF
insane AS the charge that the services
of priest had been refused to a dying prisoner.
the Governor said that investigation showed
the story to be absolutely false.
The Governor specifically denied the charge that
prisonment. Evervthing was done for the prison
ers that possible under the circumstances, he
ana no complaints were made against him. Many
persons who visited the prison expressed astonsh-
newspapers that the prison was hell on earth,
whereas they found It orderly and clean Senator
Shoup made such statement, and others were
specified by the Governor. As to the charges that
Inc a2d caled I 6e P cowardiy G the GoV
ernor said he never heard of this action. and no
were at one time placed by the military on bread
and water because of an infraction of prison rules
DENIALs OF CHARGES
Governor steunenberg said he never suspended
the writ of habess corpus the writ other
wise suspended. Specific writs denied by the
courts, but this did not operate a general sus
pension of this process. To the charge that free
speech suppressed, the Governor said he had
given notice that a memorial service. commence
rating a fight between the union and non-union
men in 1892 when the Frisco mill blown up,
should not he held while the community in
such excited state. There interference
charged. On the charge that the free press was
the Governor said the only interference
was with THE Mullan Mirror" because OF sedi-
tious and infammatory publications calculated to
further trouble.
Governor Steunenberg denied that meetings of
labor unions prohibited There many
union in the district, and they free TO
charge that the Bunker Hill mine and other organ
izatons had dictated the policy OF the State This
policy. he said was dictated solely by a desire to
give to county that security and order it had
not enjoyed in ten years
Governor steunenberg again affirmed that the dis
order was caused by criminal and anarchistic
TIA lions and having of the aims OF the great
BODY of labor organizations. He presented the
mo5s OF masked men.
into old conditions, declaring that 1t opened the
door to political controversy and protracted in
Governor steunenberg's closing statement OF the
of series Of aWess depreda ions SIS IN the Spn1
d Alene. which, he said, had spread through
Judge of the First District. Judge Mayhem. had |
been entered at night by armed and masked |
Court was TO be made on another occasion ' a1 |
armed mob waited on Judge and told him he had
gems had told him that their lives would be worth |
n rolad II II became known that they had dis
day. CLOCK the committee adjourned until Mon