The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-07-25
MOB LAW.
Two Hundred Rio Grande ROughs Hand
ed at Pueblo.
Trains Delayed, Travel Impeded, Pass
engers Terrified and Employees
Assaulted.
The Santa Fe Managers Obliged to Ac-
cept DictatiOn from the Mob.
Marshals Guarding the Mails.
Denver Tribnne.

Pueblo is in the hands of mob; a
reckless, bowling mob. RumOrs reach
ell Denver yesterday noon that discharg-
eel Rio Grande employers were bent on
wreaking vengeance upon the Santa Fc
company and determined by force and
violence to compel their unemployment.
These rumOrs were confirmed time after
time during the day and last evening a
telegram was received from Pueblo that
an uncomfortable body of men, in SYM
pathy with the Rio Grande company.
had undisputed control of the depot
yard and shops, at Pueblo, and that the
state officers were powcrleSS to handle
them. That the mob made all manner
of threats, had beaten several Santa Fe
men and had everybody in II state of fear
and intimidation. The dispatch said
further, that the presence of the United
States marshal and strong posse was
absolutely necessary to the protection of
the public peace.
The Rio Grande passenger train, due
here at eight o'clock last evening, did
not arrive until nearly twelve-abOut
four hours late. The passengers from
the south and east, of whom there was II
large list, stepped from the cars with
the same expression of relief and salts
fact would he experienced by person
just recovered from n terrible nightmare,
In conservation with several of the be
lated passengers who were relating their
experiences, Il reporter for the Tribune
learned of II condition of affairs ut Pue-
bio which mocks the boosted law of the
of the state. Summed up, the history of
the day and the situation mt last accounts
is as follows:
AS soon rs the news of the transfer
passed down the line, and the changes
incident to the reversal were announced,
the Rio Grande employees who were af.
fected by the turn in affairs, began 10
collect in Fnots about Pueblo and eX-
cited by debate and consideration, urged
by Incorporate counsel and influenced
by excessive drink, the knots of men
cOngrcgated into one body, which was
hourly increased in numbers till an un.
comfortable and reckless mob of some
two hundred men had collected in and
around the depot and yards of the Rio
Grande. 1t was then that smothered i'm,
precautions and low murmurs grew into
bold and defiant threats, and it was soon
proclaimed from the leaders that none
but Rio Grande men should run Pueblo
or the southern end of the line, and that
no Santa Fe order should he obeyed be
low Pueblo. And il would appear that
lawry extended to all portions of the line
south to AlamOsa. When Wednesday IS
paSsen ger train started from Almosa with
III. MOulon as engineer, discharged Rio
Grande man jumped into the cab, urged
by crowd OF men, and took the throt
tie from him. Moult0n was told that the
train could not move unless the Rio
Grande engineer was in charge of The
engine. MoultOn, upon ADVICE of con
ductOr Prince, consented, and the train
pulled out. Having crossed the river
the train was stopped and Moulton was
ordered to get off. He did so, and was
warned not to go to Alamosa, but tc
strike across the country for his very
life. This he was impelled 10 believe
was his only safety, and he started {
foot. 1t was stated ut Pueblo afterwards
that gang of mounted men had pur
sued him to 'clean him out" At any
| rate be has not been heard of since
| Santa Re employees were not allowed tC
operate any department Of the line he
low Pueblo. The Rio GFande mob di
reefs the whole business
The Rio Grande operators are still in
possession ut all points below, and nc
Santa Fe messages are sent or received
except ut their will or freak.
But it is ut Pueblo that the greatest dan
gers EXIST il is the citadel of the force
the point from which it is expected &c
carry their wild scheme of compelling
the Santa Fe to come to terms. So far
rs heard no person has been fatally in
jured. But a dozen have been assaulted
of whom five We're seriously mauled
| Travellers and citizens, even, are by nc
means safe. Mr.. J. X. Doolittle, of this
city, who was passenger on the train
which arrived last night, was standing
the depot at Pueblo when he.Was approx
ched by II burly ru1fian and dealt o blow
intended for the head, but which fell on
his shoulder. Mr.. Doolittle had no
said word. The Santa Fee train from
the East brought about; one hundred
passengers for the North, and most o
these were terrified beyond expression