The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-03-02

Washington, March 1.-WlDur Stew
art, the newspaper publisher at Null
Ian, Ida, today continued his testi-
mony before the house committee on
military affairs concerning the labor
troubles in Idaho. He said that on
June his newspaper was cOnfscated
by two civilians accompanied by a de-
tachment of soldiers, causing him con-
siderable loss.
The witness said that throughout his
detention he was given no trial except
before the kangaroo court" He said
this was the name applied 10 an in
QUESTION" carried on by a local official
not magistrate. He detailed a con-
versation with one of the state off,
Gals, in which the latter is said to
have asked Stewart to resume publ
cation of his paper on the side of law
and order" threatening that if the
publication continued to be as il had
been he would be kept in the bull
pen.
Asked as to the death of one John
son, q prisoner in the bull pen" he
said Johnson was taken before the lin
QUESTION and al effort made to learn
from him the names of those who par
ticlpated in the riots When Johnson
returned t. the pen he expressed fears
that he would be hanged. He tried to
kill himself with Indian clubs. and
later. while fleeing from an imaginary
Zoe, he was shot through the head and
killed by a guard.
Prisoner Went Insane.
The witness said Johnson was mem
tally sound before being put in the
pen" and was pronounced insane af-
ter being there. Other prisoners. he
said, were in fear of being shot. and
many Thought the place was 70 be set
on FIRE.
There were about $50 prisoners and
aboutl 600 to 1,200 soldiers in the Occur
d Alene district. He expressed the
opinion that there had been no occa.-
sion for declaring martial law.
Some of Mr.. Lentz' inquiries brought
into question the accuracy Of the re-
port Of the testimony taken bv rbe in
dustrial, commission as 10 the Idaho
trouble, but this line of inquiry wa
ruled out on the ground that the com
mIttee mad no authority TO investigate
the industrial condition.
On crosS-eXaminatiOn. Representative
Parker took the witness over the cir
cumstances on the day the mill was
blown up Mr. Stewart said he saw
large parties leave Mullan and return
later in the day. but he did not know
the purpose of the movements.
Dynamiting of the Mill.
Several members of the committee
questioned the witness as to tba de-
parture of miners on the dav of the
dynamiting Of the mill. He said the
party numbered from 10 to 200 Tbe
mining population of Mullan was about
500 When the parties returned tbav
refused TO say where they had beer
or what had occurred He saw one
man carrying a shotgun. but none of
mem wore masks. The committee
look recess at this point.
AT the afternoon session T77v.o-7
FIanagan, a justice of the De2ce ar
Mullan, RELAXED his experiences He
said he had nothing to do with the
EiotS or the blowing up of the mills.
Ihat ne was arrested without warra M
and held in the bull pen" for eigh+v~
seven days. Here, he testified the
treatment was brutal and inbunan
and the food was not fit TO eat.
Acts of Cruelty.
He also gave with much deta51 8,
stances of alleged cruelty. At one +i1,1o
the prisoners who refused to do degrsd- :
ing work were ranged in a s.sta6dire,
line and the guards were ordered -
Shoot any one who stepped out Of bis
tracks. AT another time a prisoneT
who did not move quickly was tbraa+ :
ened by an officer with being huno mn
by the thumbs over night The 49,
was removed, but the witness did nnt
know whether the punishment was in
f'icted. CO HI
Chairman Hull asked ouastio,,
handed him by Captain Edwards ~
was present, as to whether the ODD.
TO go on the standing line was NOT he
cause Inc men refused to ill in a t1Ipna1
they had excavated for means of aeI
cape. VI es-
The witness understood such Inn
mel had been discovered. but did IL
Know II was the occasion for tba or, or
der Mr.. Hull asked if soldiers MI i, :
dlsooeyed orders were not treste5 ~ ~
same as the prisoners had been trea+ tlte
Inc witness answered thar heinz 49,
Zens tie prisoners were not suhiect r. -
the same discipline as soldiers. "
de said the standing line, No.
maintained only one dav. The go.
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