The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-11-23
LIVID LEADVILLE.
LOFTY CITY OF THE DAMNED.


Denver, Nov. 22.-P. A. Kelly, wht
has been accused Of taking brides
while city marshal, and Jim Bush, hav,
been warned to leave or share the sam,
fate.
The thugs and bad characters have
also banded together, and claim that
having 750 names enrolled they will i'm
mediately begin avenging their com.
rades' death, and will punish every one
of the vigilantes who executed them
They have already threatened to burn
the town, and have sent notices to some
people suspected of having been con.
cerned In the hanging to leave.
The Chronicle and the Herald forces
have also been ordered to quit, those
papers having advocated extreme meas
ures to check the outlawry and crime,
which have been decidedly on the in
crease.
The following is from the Leadville
Herald of Friday:
Among the FIRST rumors set afioat was,
that some Of the men who had been
warned had organized an anti-vigilance
committee, and intended to do some
very bad work to revenge the death of
their companions. First, certain men
in the city were going to follow the fate
OF Frodshsm and Stewart, and that
after last night they would no longer
be in the land of the living. Again, it
was stated that they intended to burn
down the city, and fires would be
started in both remote and central
points at once, so that the fire depart
nent would be next to useless. In this
connection several firms were reported
to have received warning letters through
the mail informing them that "this
very night" they would witness the
destruction Of their places Of business
by fire. A Herald reporter called on
one or two of the firms, and while they
seemed to be in state Of fefment over
something, they denied having received
any letters from unknown parties, al
though one Of them claimed that he had
been verbally informed of the intended
confagration, during the early part of
the afternoon, and had subsequently
been informed by letter from friend
that such was fact.
OF course this rumor put all the fire.
men on their guard, and when the
alarm sounded at ten minutes past 10
O'Clock last night, the hooks and car
riages were soon manned, and rapidly
drawnto.the place of alarm. The streets
we're full Of men rushing in the same
direction, but upon arriving at upper
Chestnut street were edited to hear it
was false alarm. This smoothed the
ruffled spirits of a good many anxious
ones, and they consoled themselves with
the idea that the alarm created in refer
ence to setting the city on fire was en-
tirely without foundation. In order to
prepare for the worst, however, Chief
Engineer Bush ordered each company
to have guard remain around its head
quarters, and in case of fire the first
one on the grounds only was to make
an attachment, the other to hold itself
in readiness for another alarm.
1t was soon general talk that the
newspaper Offices were to be the point
of attack, and the Herald and Chronicle
were first to be swept out of existence.
Shortly after sundown the Eclipse asked
for aid, stating that they were in dam
ger of being demolished, and in reply to
their call i've stout members of the
Highland guards were detailed for
special duty at that point.
Early In the evening matters assumed
more threatening aspect, and to make
assurance doubly sure Mayor James and
Under Sheriff Watson called on the mil
itia, and as the Leadville guards had to
do the honors ut their ball in Shoen-
berg's opera house the duties devolved
entirely on the Highland guards. Capt.
McRea commanded this company, and
soon had his men stationed in the most
dangerous quarters, guarding certain
property and patrolling the streets,
while the relief was stationed at his
headquarters in the Clarendon. The
boys presented a formidable appearance,
and did good duty all night in watching
after the interests of the citizens while
they Numbered.
As Coroner Law was pushing his way
through the crowd to go into the under.
takers Office, yesterday morning, he
had small piece Of paper forced into
bis hand, which forced him to stop and
read without going any further. The
contents of this little document wert
brief and to the point, and were as fol
lows: @
Doctor Latp, Coroner: You had bet
Ter take care Of the little barber or hi
viii be killed tonight. Send-h him ava!
from town. A FRIEND.
DR.. Law read this note, and at onc'
tried to end who gave it to him, but a
TWAS like hunting a needle in a hay
stack he was obliged to give it up as ;
bad job. The little barber, Carl Brock
haus, also received information that h
was likely to be strung up during tn
night, and he Immediately sought ad
vice from Mayor James, who INFORMED
MIN that he thought leaving town wa
unnecessary, and that there were plent,
Oi good citizens who would protect him
The little barber is still in Leadville.
About o'clock rumors filed the al