The Placer herald., 1864-07-16
Railroad War in Placer.

ts wei It's eulueu lOE Tie plSC Ten DAYS or TWO
weeks, over what is facetousy termed our Rail
road War.
The way in which it has come about, is this:
Some time in April last, the trustees Of the bond
holders. of the Sacramento Placer l. Nevada R.
r. Co., obtained decree of foreclosure, in the
District Court. A Commissioner was appointed
to sell the property. who, in due time made the
sale, at public auction, and ] P. Robinson, of
Sacramento, became the purchaser. Subsequently
gang of workmen commenced taking up track,
and after several miles were taken up, and the
road rendered useless for business, an injunction
was sued out by person who had suddenly effect
ed the purchase OF two shares OF stock in the
Company. The suit was commenced in the Dis
trlct Court. but the application for temporary
injunction was made before and granted by Coun
ty Judge Fellows. The motion to dissolve the
injunction was also heard before and refused by
Judge Fellows Robinson. by his attorney, offer
ed to enter into bonds for any amount required,
and let the work of removing track proceed-but
this WAS also refused.
Thus matters stood, perhaps, for a week, when
Sheriff Sexton was notified that workmen were
engaged in taking up the track He repaired 10
the ground. and arrested some nine ten men,
for contempt of Court, and brought them to Au-
burn. They were released upon bail. But the
attempt TO take up the track was repeated, and
from time TO time the raiders got off with corsid-
cradle quantities OF iron an d ties. Once or twice
they carried off of the Sheriff IS deputies to
Folsom-but generally. we believe, good temper
was maintained on both sides, and no serious col
lisions occurred.
On Saturday last report came that the raiders
were again at work, having a crowd of fighting
men from San Francisco, armed with double-blr-
relied shot guns to prevent interruption. The
Sheriff called on the Auburn Greys for assistance,
and they repaired to the scene OF hostities. On
| arriving at the ground attempts at arrest were
made, and there came near being 4 serious diff
Guilty, through misrepresentation, we are told AS
IL was, there WAS n si 9ht melee, in which polio
man Bovee. of San Francisco. on the side of the
raiders, received prick in the hip. from bay
onet IN the hands OF a member of the Greys.
Some twenty laborers were arrested on that day.
| Quiet reigned from that time until Monday
nioht-the road, in the meanwhile being guarded
by Sheriff s officers and members OF the military
| company. On Monday night au order came from
| the Supreme Court, directing the County Judge
| to suspend all proceedings under the injunction,
and certify all proceedings had in the Court be-
| low to the Supreme Court After this was asccr-
| tanned to be Il genuine document, the Sheriff
| called off his forces. and early on Tuesday morn
| ing men and locomotives were again Industrious
| ly at work, and took up mile or more of track
during the day.
Before dark, however, the injunction men con-
| cluded to try new tack-as contempt cases
would not stick and arrest the railroad men as
rioters. The military were again called out, it is
said upon the order of Brig. Gen. Collins, on the
requsiton of the Sheriff. A number OF arrests
have since been made, on the charge Of rioting.
but the raiders continue their work from day to
! day occasionally losing SINE Of their party by
arresD and are gradually removing the track
beyond the limits OF the county.
An endeavor has been made to create the i'm
| preston that a wrong was being attempted upon
| the stockholders in the Auburn road. by the re-
mova OF the track; and that law and justice re-
qnired display of civil and military force. but
as the unusual industry and anxiety of the officers
and employees of the Central Pacific Railroad
Company. to prevent the removal Of the track
| has been made manifest, large sized cat is
discovered in the meal.
The iron from the Auburn road is to be laid
down on the Placervlle road and hence the
Pacific r. r. Co.. is using every excrtion to pre-
vent or delay its accomplishment. That Com.
pany instigatcd the injunction proce ceilings. They
have openly boosted they would prevent the re-
| mova of the iron for six months. 1t is they who
have taken such exceeding interest in the
affairs of the Auburn road that they make them.
selves responsible as paymasters in the njunc-
ton case. and have been running backward and
forward between Sacramento and Auburn, at all
hours Of the day and night for the past two
weeks, to see that their behests are carried out,
and have even furnished their employees to stand
guard over the Auburn road. Their kindly pro-
lection is now understood. 1t is such as the wolf
| gives to the lamb.
Placer county will be called upon to assume 4
| large bill OF costs growing out of this case and
| the people will have Stanford, Croker Il Co., to
| thank for it.