The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-28
RiOtOus Proceedings at the COeuF
GAlene Hearing.
Hot Words Passed. Fists shaken,
and Threats Made to- Violently
Eject Governor SteunenberG's
CounseI-A Physical Encounter
Narrowly Averted by an Apology.

matters resumed the tenor Of their way.
Mr. Lentz said TO the Governor Of Idaho
in manner that gave TO that oficisl great
offence You were the state, like Louis
XIv?"
Mr. Clancy. who appeared as counsel for
Governor Steunenburg objected. whereupon
Mr.. Hay protested against any objection
by any attorney to a question asked by
| member OF the committee Mr.. Lentz
charged that the attorney was present to
protect the Republican members Of the
committee and incidentally made a serious
allegation against some OF Steunenberg's
deputies which CLANCY characterized as a
! falsehOod Mr.. LentZ said he lied and also
said that IL Representative Huh. Chairman
Of the Committee. protected the lawyer. he
tHulDwas a party 10 the lie. Mr.. Lentz
said be desired 10 throw the lawyer out OF
the window. Mr. Hay indicated that II
Clancy would repeat his remark he would
whip him. Mr.. Cox declared that the Of
| Tending attorney should apologize or fight
and Mr. Jett offered a motion 10 expel
CLANCY from the room.
CLANCY apologized 10 Mr.. LentZ and to
the committee and the storm subsidized Al
the close OF the session personal encoun-
ter between Mr.. Lentz and Mr. Hull was
ayerted by the intervention OF friends.
SteunenberE Again Heard.
Governor steunenberg OF Idaho return
I'd TO the witness stand this morning. tha,
| his cross examination might be continued
by Representative Lentz- In the begin
ming Mr.. Lentz asked the witness about
his visits 70 Shoshone county.
You said YOU were Ia Shoshone county
- sn-.nrsa il Tfaf e. .
The witness could not recall the exact
date ror could he tell how long he remain
! ed IN that county. though he was under
I the impression that he remained there two
I DAYS and nights. Al Wardner he stopped
at the home Of Nike Sinclair. who. so
/ fSr as the Governor knew. is not related
/ 10 Bartlett Sinclair. the Governors rep
Tesentative. Governor Steunenberg also
/ visited Gem and Burke.
Now. When we're you in. Shoshone COun-
I ~ before %
1T was in November ! think"
How long did you stay7"
/ 4 can't say"
When were you there before that7"
Wen ! can't say
J Well about when o.
/ y can't say that, I was there so many
times"
IF you we're there in October. bow many
men were in the bull Fen?"
Less than lC0 I would like 20 say n
| justice 10 myself that ! would like 20 an
/ swer these questions accurately, but had
/ so much upon me. tEaS DO not remember
/ the details
The Governor said he was at Wardner
part OF the time during the trial OF Paul
I Corcoran. he was IN the Coeur d'ATenes
I IN July and May lie did not go into the
I bull pen to talk with the men Imprisoned
: there. He did. he said. visit the hospital
Mr.. LentZ pressed the witness az TO the
/ dates OF his trips TO the Occur d'Alenes
/ and the length OF his stay each time. His
l memory was not clear. The witness was
asked II be knew Of the arrest Of John
/ PRESLEY. Superintendent OF the Last
/ Chance Mine a uniCn mine. He 1id not
/ know that Presley had been imprisoned
in the bull pen for working without a per-
nit, nor did be know that a man whose
name IS TiIford had been imprisoned for
the same reason.
During your trips to Wardner. did you
ever speak 10 any Of the men in the hull
/ gen who have appeared before this COM
! mittee?''
y have talked with Stimson."
! Governor SteUnenberg said be knew
nothing Of the charge against Stimscn, but
DR.. France told him that be had evidence
[ against this union miner.
The witness was asked II he did not
know that France was the company doctoI
OF the Bunker HiH mine, non-unior
, mine The Governor did not know
did you ever hear that the Bunker Hill
Company took dollar month out Of the
pay Of its miners for Frsnce?"
4 heard it,"
Did you investigate it,
NO sir"
',Did You believe that it was truee"
Il do not know. l did not think about
it
Did you believe that it was not true?'
I did not l was Indifferent"
You are in = strange mental condition
You were indifferent as 70 whether yOul
/ representative was In the employ OF The
non-union mining company
4 was Indifferent"
Mr. Lentz asked the witness about cen.
versations which he had had with certain
mine owners and their attorneys. He
sought to show also that the Spokane
Review" a newspaper said to be hostile
10 the union miners, was owned by the
owners OF a uon-UniOr mine. but Govern.
or Steunenberg had no information con.
corning the ownership of the newspaper
Against Organized Labor.
He was asked if he ~ not been prese n
at a meeting Of min, owners early il
May in which plans we're discussed TO
ridding the Coeur d'Alene region OF or.
ganized labor. ard at which the peTmi
system was established.
The witness said Ae was. and that tn,
mine owners were opposed TO the perni
system. They wanted to employ the sam,
run Of labor that they had been EN-
ploying. Il told hem that the state O
Idaho would not allow them to emp;o
criminals"
Did these mine owners want TO emplo
criminals about their prOperties?"
well, that is the way l put it,"
Did you Indicate how long the permi
system is to endure"
NO. 1t will continue till ! think nor
NAL conditions are r. established
Then il depends on your thinking?"
1t depends on my opinion"
Mr. LentZ accused the witness Of bein
| the State and Mr.. Clancy an attorney. OBJ
jeoted. and then MIR. Hay objected to al
torneys, men not members OF the com
, mittee making objection to questions aske
by members Of the committee.
Mr.. Parker thought the question Of III
Lentz improper, and thought the at,orne
might protect the witness.
Mr.. Lentz said. He is here 10 p-Otec
{ the committee" Mr.. Dick thought th
to himself and unfair TO the witness Nj
Cspron Joined In the contention. MI
Lentz said he would stand by his record
He said il was disorderly in any attorne
to tell the committee what IL was inves
tigating or what ii had not a right TO in
I vestigate. He attacked the Governor
He has sworn here that he did as n
pleased-he did not follow the law-h
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