The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-06-13
RAILROAD RABBIE.
COLORADO RAILROAD RIOTS.
High Handed Proceedings of Road Off
Gals and Their Men-Details
OF the Murders-Extra
ordinary Actions.
from the Denver Republican.

PRIMARY Actions.
From the Denver Republican.
The writ of injunction ordered to
issue ON Tuesday by Judge Bowen, to
restrain the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fee railway company from operating
the Denver & Rio Grande read, was
served by Under Sheriff Smith and his
deputies in this county yesterday morn
ing as nearly simultaneously rs could
be arranged for. At Denver the situa-
ton during the day was unmarked by
anything Of an exciting nature, though
the matter was in eyerybody's mouth
and great interest was manifested. Be
fore 10 O'Clock the road was in the
hands Of the Denver & Rio Grande
company as far south as Pueblo, with
ont any serious hostility having been
exhibited by the ousted party. At
South Pueblo, however the matter was
different.
DRIVEN OUT by A POSSE.
For some time past q large amount
of rolling stock and power has beer
allowed to accumulate at South Pueblo
by the ~lesses, and when the writ was
served there yesterday, IN armed body
of men was found prepared to resist its
enforcement. Sheriff Price tried every
thing he could by peaceable means TO
induce a recognition of his writ, but
finding it Of no avail, he t%elegraphed
the following to the governor:
CALLING on II EXECUTIVE.
PUEBLO, June II.
Cor. +. W. Pitkin:
An armed mob in the employ of the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fee railroad,
have possession of the Denver & Rio
Grande property in South Pueblo, and
threaten to resist any attempt to dis
perse them rs an unlawful a~ssemblage.
They openly refuse to allow the Denver
& Rio Grande employees to take posses
sion under the writ Of injunction which
/ have served upon them. / now call
upon you. 1 have used all possible
means to dispense them, and nothing is
| now left for me to do but call out the
force of the county to dispense this
mob. Am / right?
ii. X. PRICE, Sheriff.
To say that the governor was per-
| picked is drawing it extremely mild.
The following reply was returned:
THE REPLY.
II. II. Price, Sheriff Pueblo County:
DENVER, June IL.
| have not seen the writ in your
hands, and l cannot take the response
bility of constituting it. You should
act within the strict command of the
court. 1t Is not my Office or right to
| construe the legal effect of writs in the
hands of sheriffs. You, as sheriff, act
at your peril. In any event you must
preserve the peace.
+. W. PITKIN, Governor.
Upon receipt of this reply, Sheriff
Price proceeded with a posse of $50
men. In the meantime the following
dispatches had arrived:
PUEBLO, June IL.
r. W. Pitkin, Gorcrnor: x
Sheriff Price has served writ of in
junction issued by Judge Bowen on the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe. They
refuse to deliver possession, claiming
that Judge Hallett's court has jurisdic.
| tion in the case, thus superseding the
state court. The Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe have about $50 men and Sher-
if Price about 100. A collision is i'm
minent.
E. b. SoPRIs, Inspector General.
PUEBLO, June IL, 1879.
+. w. Pdkin, Gouernor:
At 3 O'Clock the sheriff, with posse,
demanded a surrender of the train dis
patcher's office, South Pueblo, which
demand was refused by the guards. The
sheriff and posse then forced the doors
and ten or twelve shots were fired. One
of the inside guards was probably fatal
ly wounded. The sheriff is in posses
sion of the office.
+. Il. SoPRIs,
Inspector General.
PUEBLO, June II, 1879.
+. ". Pdkin, Governor:
The sheriff is now making q demand
that the armed body of men in the
round-house Immediately dispense, and
If the demand is refused q serions COL
lision will follow. The sheriff las a
posse of 100 armed men.
+. B. SoPRIs,
Inspector General.
+. W. Pitkia, Governor:
The guard at the round-house sur
rendered to the sheriff. This will, 1
presume, end the trouble Mt this point.
L. b.. SoPRIs,
Inspector General.
CON HUNT AT PUEBLO.
The foregoing kilograms had left the
Rio Grande in possession of their road
as far south as Pueblo, though the
south-bound train yesterday found the
track south of Pinion torn up, the tel
egraph wire cut and a pole cut down,
in accordance with the wrecking orders
issued by Superintendent Borst several
days since. About six o'clock last
evening Gov. Hunt arrived at Pueblo
from Alamosa, having had the writ of
injunction served all along the line
between those two points, and having
gained possession, though finding it
necessary to employ a body of men to
effect this purpose.
A dispatch received late last evening