The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-19
MOE LAW.
Two Hundred Rio GrRnde Roughs
Banded at Pueblo-An Armed
Force in Defiance of


down b line, and the changes incident
to the reversal was announced, the Rio
Grande employees who were affected by
the turn in affairs. began to collect in
knots about Pueblo, and excited by
debate and consideration, urged by in
temperate counsel and influenced by
excessive drink, the knots of men con-
gregated into n body, which was
hourly increased in numbers until an
uncomfortable and reckless mob of some
two hundred men had collected in and
about the depot and yards of the Rio
Grande. 1t was then that smothered
~imprecations and low murmurs grew
into bold and defiant threats, and it
was loon 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
be obeyed below Pueblo.
And 1t would appear that this same
spirit of rebellion and outlawry extend
ed to all portions Of the line south to
Alamosa. When Wednesdays passen-
ger train started from Alamosa with
II. Moulton as engineer, a discharged
Rio Grande man jumped into the cab,
urged by a crowd of men, and took the
throttle from him. Moulton was told
that the train could not move unless
the Rio Grande engineer was in charge
of the engine. Moulton, upon advice
of conductor 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 to strike across the coun-
try for his very life. This he was i'm
PEELED to believe was his only safety
and he started a-foot. 1t was stated at
Pueblo afterwards that a gang of
mounted lei had pursued him to
''clean him out" At any rate he has
not been heard of since. Santa Fe en-
ployes were not allowed to operate any
department of the line below Pueblo.
The Rio Grande mob directs the whole
business.
The Rio Grande operators are still in
possession at all points below, and no
Santa Fe messages are sent or received
except at their will or freak.
But 1t is at Pueblo that the greatest
dangers exist; it is the citadel of the
force, the point from which it is ex-
pected to carry their wild scheme of
compelling the Santa Fe to terms. So
far as heard, no person has been fatally
injured, but a dozen have been assault
ed, of whom five were seriously mauled.
Travellers and citizens even are by no
means safe. Mr.. j. X. Doolittle, of
this city, who was a passenger on the
train which arrived last night, was
standing at the depot at Pueblo when
he was approached by a burly ruflan
and dealt a blow, intended for the head
but which fell on his shoulder. Mr..
Doolittle had not said a word.
The Santa Fe train from the east
brought about one hundred passengers
for the north, and most of these were
terrified beyond expression by the
scenes enacted. One old gentleman,
who was accompanied by his two
approached a man who ap-
to be leading the desperadoes,
and offered him any sum of money if
he would dispense the crowd. He was
at and jeered.
When the train came into Pueblo from
the south yesterday noon, the engineer
was confronted with three revolvers
and told to dismount. He did so. 1t
was then announced that the train
would not be allowed to proceed to
Denver. The train dispatcher, Hardy,
had been warned not to show himself,
and it is stated that fearing his life, he
left Pueblo in a team with his family.
Supt. Borst, Engineer Robinson and
other officers were ordered to leave the
depot and did so, going over to the
nor'n sue hhop' ''ei huHuerine
nearly three hundred, IA in undisput-
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