The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-25
THE LEADVILLE EEIFD.
The Contest Between the Vigilantes and
Bupko Men Of Leadvllle Threats
Of Lynehing and Arson
LChIrago TImos.I

| LTApvILTr. Col. Nov. II, At o'clock yes
| terelhy morning farty-live masked and deter
| mined men proceeded quietly TO the house Or
Sheriff Watson. md wnnn he answered tho
| summons covered him with Rix-ahootars and
| forepl him 10 accompany them to the county
| inil In which were three HssatRtta. who were
| provided fpr In tia Same manner IA the sher-
| iT. Thus etfsGtng an entrances without orNnt-
| Ing any disturbance OF noiee, Tho sheriff was
| told tn open the cage In which was confined
| Charles, Stewart, the footpad who was wound
| "a by Iiockhonsr last Saturday whom attempt
| ing t. rob him lle complied. and tho vigil
| lant.,5 took Stewart out and hanged him to
tho rnFters ri an adjoining shed being erected
| for the jaial's, use. Stewart had openly
threatened Bockhouse's life rs soon as re-
| leased Stewart was hut twenty years
old. and begged plt'ously that his
doom WIS sealed asked few moments to
write to his mother Mt Conneautvlle, Pa,
which was cruelty denied him. and he was
only granted time to say short prayer and
| then launched Into eternity. Ihe next cell 10
| be opened was that of Ed. Frodshan, u man
| ut whose departure tho world should rejoice
| He came hero from Utah about n year ago,
and for ~ short time followed his vocation rs
| IL jawcer but lntcly has been engaged In
| jumping lots. driving Oft occupants with no
| show or right or title. hs motto being
"Peaceably, II | can. forcibly. If necessary
| and on one occasion beating the rGhttui
| owner of n lot nenrly TO daath on his refusal
| to quit his property Another time he sold n
! house and lot, and then resod ngnin. receiy-
| Ing money from both partiss Ha brought
! eth him the naul0 of bad and CowartH,
man. having killed u MAJ ~ ptnGa.1g IN y
eowardy .nn4r, and hnB mot his just flto.
When being taken to tho gallows ho strug
gIed furlously. and his face bore marks Of
| means which wor. necessary TO quiet him, or,
possibly. may have been accustomed by tho
breaking of the neck. When seven In the
morning his feet we're touching the floor. but
the work was done by experienced IaHda
having u professional nangmnnS ~ a.
everything showed no haste but ,ts, cam
deliharation. On his back WAS q plachrd on
which was written
Nuteto All Lot Thieves, Bunlo-Steerera.
Footpads, and Chronic Bondsmen for the
Same, and Sympathizers OF the Above Glass
Of Criminals: This Is our commencement
and this shal be your end We mean bust
ness. Let this 10 your last warning, partlcu-
lnrly Cooney Adams, Conner Collins, Hogan.
Ed Burns, I'd Champ L. A. Kelly, and Il
great many others who are well-known TO-
this organization. We are 700 strong.
Before being cnt down n policeman took tho
pIncald off Frodshan's back, but wills per
sunied 1t looked very appropriate where 1t
was. aud hung il as before, tho place being
pointed out ~ siH,shooter' 'and under CIR
cumstanCes easy To find
i. "A. Kelly. who received notice to leave or
share their awful fate, has been city marshal
until within tho past lev dnys, and
has been known to accept brides. and
J.,
clement, and has been before the city conn-
Gil twice to answer various charges Of this
nature, The coroner today had notice
slipped into his hand by some unknown bunko
man SAYING to have Bockhouse leave the city
to night Or he would bo dead man in the
morning. Jim Bush, tho murderer Of Ar
buckle last winter, has received notice TO
leave The town Is wild with excitement, and
but little Is needed to fan the ilame and start
the ball moving again.
Inst night passed away quietly, but the
morning WAS anxiOusly looked for by many
TO reveal q repetition Of the horrors Of the
night before, Us some of the warned parties
failed to leave on the notice given them. The
Highland Guards, militia, were on duty all
night, and an additional police force was put
on and tho fire companies ordered to hold
themselves FOR immedate action as the bunkO
steerers Ind threatened the destruction of
the city, and also ordered the Heraid and
the Chronicle force to leave, owing to
their strongly advocating come desperate
method to rid the city Of these characters,
which the law failed to provide, at Ieast on
force. AT 10 O'Clock p. m. n false alarm OF fire
was sounded, aud the deserted streets were
quickly filled with men, and tho report that
the hnnkos had begun their hellsh work ere
ated the greatest excitement, but on learning
1t was q false alarm the excitement subsidized.
This evenings Chronicle says the opponents
of the vgtlantes had ut 10 O'Clock this morn
ing $50 names enrolled and were arming to
the teeth and not above four own dollars
worth Of property. They claim to know every
one OF the vlgiiantes, and threaten that as
soon as the excitement subsidies they will
hang every one Of them and then burn the
town. The militia are out again tonight.
The threats from the hunkos must be consid-
cred idle ones, and no danger IL apprehended,
only from the torch. Mayor James has put
on large body OF special police and every
preeaution will be taken to guard against
such sad calamity.
The managers of the Spanish Fort and Lake
Railroad with praiseworthy liberalty. will take