The evening times., 1900-03-21
Bum-Pen BrutaIity.

Buli-Hcu hrutoitty-
The first witness this morning xas 4 F.
Gil. Who had been recalled. he having said
that he could tell certain things which he
had observed in the Occur d'Aieue district
and which observations had not been
brought out by questions asked him dur
ing his examination in chief While at
Wardner he saw that in the side OF the
bull pen there were several holes. Through
enc Of these he saw a prisoners hand pro-
truding Ee saw a cJlored soldier. who
vas standing guard on the outside stab
ar the protrud,ng hand with his bayonet
iufioting a bloody wound
LageT he had a conference with Captain
Walsh al Burke. Il told him that I had
been to WaTdner FOR the purpose Of secuS-
ing the release Uf some men whom I could
show were not implicated In the de5true-
tiOn Of the Bunker HIN property he said
II jCld him that IL was necessary TO Sc
cure the permission OF Mr.. Sinclair before
the men could De released lie said he was
under the impression that tle prisoners
we're in charge OF the troops. Later he said
he had discovered that I was right and that
prisoners could not be released without
the assent OF Sinclair
Nr Dick questioned the witness about
his objection TO signing the application for
the testimony that in Idaho a permit sys-
tcm prevails. No man can Dee employed
iu The mines unless he presents permit
signed hy Bartlett Sinclair State auditor.
should this officer refuse TO issue the per
nit. there is no power ia the State which
can compel him to- and without Jll5 ! err
NIT the miner must either leave the state.
beg. or starve- The application for per
mil contains a clause which the applicant
must sign, that he is not and has net D en-,
member Of a miners union. Were te
member Of such union. he could rot get
a permit 20 work aud without a permit,
could not get employment Sinclair IS
charged by the union miners with being
tool Of the Standard Oil Company which.
it Is claimed. owns the Bunker Hill and
Sullivan properties. 1t has been said that
Sinclair made his advent in Idaho IS
Z Standard Oil detective.
The witness said he had refused 20 sign
the application for permit 10 work, be-
cause he considered Il IN American, U1-
Just. an attack on organized labor. and
gross presumption On the part Of the mine
owners. He thought il was opposed 10 the
spirit Of American institutions that man
could not get employment except under
permit from a State officer representing
trust.
Mr. Dick attempted to weaken the testi-
mOny OF the witness by fine reasoning and
metaphysical questions. but the facts stood
out boldly that no man could get work
unless he secured permission from Sin
/ clair. and this permit would not be issued
Y the applicant were a member Of a min
! sr's union.
MT. Dicks stump speech
Mr. Dick began 10 make statement in
I = criticism Of Mr.. Lentz on The ground that
/ the time Of the committee had been abus-
ed. Mr.. Sulzer So Il object several
times. while Mr. Dick was saying i sub
nit Mr Chairman"
/ When Mr.. Dick had delivered himself Of
his criticism. Mr.. SulZer said. Now. Mr.
( Chairman, that Mr.. Dick has made his
stump speech. ! move that the committee
! shall proceed in order
! Under redirect examination by Mr.. Lentc
[ Il was shown that Il a man should be
found at work without a permit he would
/ be arrested. thrown in jail. and that he
could not be released on a writ Of habeas
: corpus. The time OF the trial OF the pris-
oner depended upon the pleasure Of Or.
/ France. the doctor for the Standard Oil
! Mine Company.
! when some OF the men refused TO return
/ 10 wCrk in the Tiger and Poorman Mine
! because Of cruel treatment. they we're
| driven 10 work at the point Of the bayOnct
/ by Federal troops that had been let out
]
| driving the men TO work by the soldiers
was that water would destroy the mine
! The witness was the master mechanic o.
/ the mine named and he said there never
was any danger that the mine would food
/ II was shown at the hearing that the
! statute Of Idaho prob bits discrimination
Z against men because hey are or are not
members Of a union. The 'rmit system
was in violation Of this w. but the per-
] nit system was backed = the Mine Own
J ers' Association. and the witi.ess had new
| er heard Of any arrest being made for vio-
lation Of the statute prohibiting discrimi-
nation.
J Mr. Lentz. and Mr.. Robinson. counsel
! for the miners. introduced in evidence a
/ transcript of the bill of exceptions filed
with the Supreme Court OF Idaho
Arrested without Cause.
The next witness was William r.
Shields, of Wardner. Idaho. On April %.
1899, he was at Mullan. His present occu-
patton is that of commercial traveller foi
a clothing house. He was born in Rich
mOnd. Va, seventy years ago. and has
| lived in Idaho for fifteen years. He left
| Mullan on April 30 and went to Montana.
| On May / he met Charles Francis at St.
! Regis, Mont. He was working for a lum-
| Der company, and Francis ard others had
! told him that Francis had been working
| there for several m09thS. A box car of
! prisoners came by. AID stopping at the
| station, Francis went down TO look at
them. The troops arrested him. He said.
4 can prove to you that 7 have not been
| in the COeur d'Alene country sor six
months" The witness said; Il had a pass
ing acquaintance with tnis man and I walk
ed toward the train and said, Francis. have
you any money! and he answered No.