The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-07-25

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Witness then told Of the killing OF
Arthur Collins, superintendent OF
the mine: the disappearance OF sew
eral miners in the district and yari.
Gus disorders. He said tine men we're
afraid to work, that many OF these
were shot on their way to the mines
and IL was because OF these condi-
tions that troops were brought into
the district and martial law pro-
claimed. On cross examination,
Sackett said the trouble In 1901 lasted
only three days. Then the agreement
went into effect and the matter was
settled.
AS TO the deportation OF the mer-
chant. Mr.. Flotan, who sympathized
with the union, Sackett said he took
no part.
"But | knew they had him" he
added
"You saw him marched barefoot
and without coat or hat for many
blocks over the frozen ground and
held for hours In a vacant lot, didn {
youy''
mo: his wife had brought his
shoes when | saw him.
You made these deportations
without any authority of law, didn't I
you?''
| "We had the law of self defense, .
replied the witness.
The Citizens Alliance met the
night the deportations began. Asked
II the alliance was not composed OF
gamblers, merchants, bankers and
Others who had been boycotted by
the union, the witness said he could
not agree to any such proposition.
''Wbat was ii composed OF them"
''lt was composed OF all persons
who desired TO see the mines In oper.
alton, who desired to live there In
peace without having their lives
taken and who wanted to work and
let others work.
Asked IL men OF family aud proper.
ty owners were not deported, Saeketi
said: 'Some men were temporarily
deported Who ought not TO have been,
but they we're allowed TO come back. -
"Was Flotan allowed 10 come
back?''
mo, SIR"
"He Is not even allowed to 90 bach
now, is he, despite the fact that bt
owns much property thereY'
II don know as 10 that.
Witness said that since the depor
tations everything bad been quiet
and satisfactory in the district.
"And you have a local OF the Vest
ern Federation of Miners with owe
500 members, haven't your
"I'ye heard something about ;
union there, but don't know OF IT. '
Sackett could rememter the names
of only two men who were killed dur
, inf the Telluride troubles.
"lf Flotan and Others were inter
fering with the peace why didn't yol
appeal to the court?" demanded At
torney Richardson.
''we had tried that for years anC
found 1t futile.
FIotan, the witness said, made sev
,, eral speeches and supplied the "un
desirable element" with goods from
his store.
"And that's all there was agains
him, wasn't ity''
II don't know.
"As a matter Of fact. Flotan wa
, an advocate OF the doctrine OF non
, resistance wasn't lie, and believes
that when smitten on one cheek n
, should turn the cther:'
"I never saw him do IL. replies
the witness, amid laughter.
Flotan, be said, was known as
) socialist.
As the luncheon recess until ! %
>, o. M, was ordered. Judge Wood an
nounced that, II possible, he desires
the state to close its rebuttal cas-
during the afternoon.
+. Thomas Stuart was the first wii
ness called this afternoon. Stuart
2 the last witness 10 be called ia re
buttal by the state. Stuart was on
2 Of the men who was beaten and mai
$ treated bs the union miners durin
/ the troubles at Cripple Greek In 1896
| He said he went TO work al the Gold
D en- C,cie mine one day. and Will
! passing through Independence VA
: met by FL Minister and CharlI
. Campbell, who were union miner
| They threatened him with yioieDc
+. IL be went to work at the mine
Q After he left work. the witnes
said. he went home. AT $ o'cloc
I that night about a dozen men. il
n Guiding Steve Adams. Minstsl
. Campbell and Sherman Parker a
/. called al the house. Campbell can
. into the house ana drawing a gun o.
/. dered him out.
!. lie refused, bat the others entere
I and dragged him out They too
e him away, beat him With their gun
!. then threw him down, beating b