The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-25
BADLY TREATED
BY THE MILITIA
James Minnehan Says He Was
Roughly Handled in
Frisco.
THINKS THE SOLDIERS
LITTLE TOO SEVERE
He Admits, However, That Af-
fairs We're in a Chaotic
State.

eff you would Ike to see how the
militia soldiers treated mo. just look at
that" said James Minnchan. now with
his sister at No. Whitaker court, who
arrived Tuesday direct from San Fran
cisco,
Mr.. Mnnehan rolled up his shirt sleeve
from his left arm and exhibited a con-
rusIon somo six by four inches, black and
swollen, and then pointed 10 the left Side
OF his forehead where there was cash
two inches long, both OF which he ac-
counted for. something as follows
Il had place OF business 1T GIG Jones
street. whore l manufactured soap. II
was a frame house and was badly
wrenched but did not fall. In q few hours
the militia came along driving every one
before them up the hill TO Jefferson
Square, where we were 40 much crowded
II wns impossible to even lie down com
fortably. Tho soldiers were very much
excited, moro SO i thought than the peo-
pie, and pulled and showed men and
women In worry rough manner. shouting
and curSing at syery one.
How He Got Wounds.
MY wife and myself were on the out
skirts of the crowd and this soldier called
TO me TO get In of the sidewalk line, and
l could not do so unless l pushed the
whole crowd back. | had no time to an
swer. let alone do anything, till l re-
ccived a blow from his gun OH my arm
that almost knocked me down. and had
ltBdlncu my GlulllDl "Hcll lc
struck me across the head and did knock
me down.
Couldn't Obey Order.
II believe II l had made any resistance
he would have shot me. or course the
crowd then fell back In dsmay and /
line. There was no redress, l had TO bear
II and say nothing, III this soldier had
been alone / would have different tale to
tell, and SO would he
More Than Six Feet,
Mr.. Minnehan is six feet four inches in
height and weighs 2e0 pounds and Is a
fine specimen OF physical manhood, and
no doubt could have made It interesting
for one soldier but there were nifty OF
them, and he dared not speak, Pressed
FOR explanations as TO such acts Mr. Min
nehan told a plain straightforward story.
and added
Kicked an Old Man.
II sought to find someone TO give me
redress, but IL was Idle to do SO In order
that you may know how cruel some OF
these militia men were / tell you that an
acquaintance or mine. an old man. could
not get back In the crowd and soldier
Kicked him roughly and when he turned
had thrust his bnyonct at him and Just
cut his check bone. 1t was a miracle no
did not Kill him.
Will Remain Here.
II am here In Salt Lake TO stay and go
into business and make these statements
being able TO prove them TO all
1T Is truc these were Isolated cases and
that the regular soldiers were not guilty
OF such acts, and that the major portion
or oil the troops was a credit to the sery-
Ice but in individual cases liko mine
where there were no officers, some of
them behaved badly
Food and Water Plentiful.
"Aftor Thursday noon there was no
lack oil .tood or water, and things were
very much relieved / saw many cases OF
master and man frying bacon and boiling
coree In the street and glad TO share
each others food
Just Like Picnic.
After 1 got on the train it was like q
picnic AT every stopping place tho good
people came aboard the cars with fine
lunches and coffee and milk and some
even brought candy and fruit for the
babies. l have lost all l had and been
personally abused and Inundated, but /
could stand 1t again TO see the courage
and self-denial shown by poor mon and
women In that awful prison-house OF
fire and death"