The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-07
THE IDAHO TROUBLES.
More Testimony In the Coeur d'AIenc
InvestIgation.

investigation.
The most important evidence given yes
terday before the Occur d'Alene Investi-
eating Committee was that of Henry Pipes.
an employee of the Bunker Hill and Sulli-
van Company. at the time OF the riots.
His most significant statement was a dec
laration that ore Of the armed and masked
men in the mob which blew up the mill
told him that Sheriff Young was all
right" The attorney for Governor Steu-
nenberg made much OF it before the com
mittee in justification OF the Governor S
action in replacing the civil authorities
with martial law
The first witness of the day was William
Flpkln. nom union miner who WAS mis-
treated during the riots Of 1892 by the
striking miners. Attorney Crossthwaite,
Tor Governor Steunenberg placed him On
the stand with the view OF furnishing ad
ditional evidence as to the troubles OF the
district seven years ago. Some days ago
the committee as.eed to limit evidence
within the strict rules OF law. which pro-
scribes hearsay. The new rule was used
on Mr.. Crossthwaite yesterday morning
His efforts to have the witness tell of the
'92 troubles aroused general protest but
finally, by agreement the story was ad-
mitted In the telling of il. however. Wit
he was constrained to narrate conyersa-
lions between himself and his enemies, the
striking miners. The committee decided
to rule out all this hearsay.
At the outset Pipkin announced that he
was not in the Occur d'Alenes during the
riots of last year as he was then in Ma
Mia fighting Aguinaldo. His entire evil
dence related to the strikes of 1892.
Il was a non union miner then" he de-
rIa In Ittre of tn in
the Sierra Nevada also a non-union prop
erty. On the afternoon of that day ! was
called to the mouth Of the tunnel by
party of four men. of whom the leader was
Tom COsgrin. They ordered me to quit
work"
Hold on there" interrupted Colonel
Cox. NO hearsay. evidence goes. you
know
Well" continued Pipkin, after this ad-
monition, Il quit work that afternoon as
result of the crowds visit. Immediately
afterwaTd | went I'd Wallace. Idaho. There
was employed by A. B. Campbell. to work
in the Hidden Treasure. a non-union mine,
near Burke. With my partner | left for
the property. At Gem we were intercepted
by six or seven armed men, who tried to
dissuade us from going farther. We went
to the mine, nevertheless. That afternoon
a mob of about one hundred and fifty men
came up to the tunnel hustled me and my
partner around, abused us. drove US down.
barearmed. to the Burke Union hall. and
there held a meeting. AS a result of it, my
partner and | were driven out OF the camp
by hooting mob of about two hundred
men, of whom many held tin cans, on
which they heat. In our shirt sleeves We
were driven over the hills and headed for
Thompson's Falls, thirty miles away. The
-,,,ct 4
returned. The trip over the mountains was
dreadful one. We were without food. and
had only s. cents. In places the snow was
sixteen feet deep"
The examination of Pipes at the after
noon session related almost wholly TO the
destruction OF Bunker Hill mill by the
mob. He was a witness to nearly all the
events that took place. Pipes was en-
ployed by ;he Bunker Hill people and was
ordered by the manager, Fred Burbridge
to abandon the mill with the other hands
when the mob came down. He, however,
was one of the last men TO leave the works
and was captured by the advancing rifle
men who were about TO attack it, Il told |
the leader Of the mob that everybody had |
gone and that there would be no trouble I
in getting into the MILL he said Then |
Pipes was held a prisoner by a number |
of strikers, who also had Sheriff Young
in custody.
Il talked to one of the mob-a masked
man with brogue-about the presence of
Young there oh, the sheriff's all right,
answer the rioter."
That declaration was one of the most |
interesting made by the witness and At |
torney Crossthwaite used ii to show the |
necessity of supplanting the civil author
tiles with martial law. The hearing will |
be continued TODAY.