The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-05-12
CALEFoRNIA LAND LsAGUE
Settlers Resist the Eieetnent
ordered by che COust.
Several Persons Killed aad "a
Number wounded.

San Francisco, I1.-The contest
betWeen the railroad company and
tie settlers on the lands claimed by
the company, IN what is known rs
the Nusse Slough district, IN Tulare
and Fresno Counties, terminated to
day IN a tragedy. United States
Marshal Poole lett here day OF two
ago to serve writ Of ejeetment on
certain settlers by vitae of the deei-
sion of the circuit court in favor OF
the railroad company. This after
noon Deputy Marshal Worth, Of this
city. received the following dispatch
from Marshal Poole: Gin attempting
20 execute the writ, four men were
killed and two wounded" No further
particulars are yet received. The
settlers are banded together tor
mutual protection. and express the
determination to resist the attempts
at ejectment.
An interview Blth the railroad
authorities, IN this city, discioses that
II. d. Hart and ". J. Grow had
purchased, some three years ago,
certain lands from the railroad com
pany, the settlers On which refused to
surrender possession, and yesterday
United States Marshal Poole went
down for that purpose, taking with
him Mr.. Clark, agent ofthe company,
to point out the pieces of lsud in dis
pute, Hart and Grow accompanying
them. The following was received
by the company from Poole
this afternoon l put Hart In
possession of the tract. He
and Grow followed Clark and
l to another section and met Defend
ant Storer, who talked with Grow
about compromising. S.orer rode OF
saying he would see his partner and
here what he thought OF it. Sooa
after he left about forty mounted men
made towards US. [ left my buggy
with Clark and advanced to meet
them. After q brief conversation
with them, they suddenly covered me
with rifles and pistols. Some o. them
rode rapidly towards the wagon
occupied by Grow aud Hart. One OF
the horses struck my leg with his foot
and threw me down. l am not
certain who fred first. l think
three, possibly four settlers are
killed. and one or two wounded.
Hart is shot in the groin, fatally, !
think. Clark and myself are not
hurt. Signed.
a. w. Poole,
U. S. Marshal
Il is further learned that after tue
shooting occurred the settlers ran the
telegraph operator at Hauiord Depot,
who Is also the agent OF the railroad
company, cut OF town, and there ha;
been 10 ts!egiaphic communication
with that place since noon, but newe
is momentsrily expected from runners
dispatched to the nearest station on
the main line Of the Southern Pacific
4 Visalis dispatch says the league
picnic took place at HsnfOrd. to-day
at which about 200 persons were
present. United States Marsha
Poole and w. II. Clark, land
Grander, arrived at Hanford, this
morning to dispossess settlers ana
left Hanford at 7.30 to serve a
process on William Brodon and
others. The leaguera collected an5
followed the marshal, and overlook
him three miles north of Grangeyille,
and commanded him and Grander t
surrender, which they did. Then
they commanded Crow, the pur-
chaser from the railroad company
and a companion named Hart, tC
surrender. Instead of suTrendering
they leaped from the spring wagon
and fred with q shot gun and rife
killing James Harris, Iyer Kuntsor
and John Henderson, and wounding
Arch. McGregor, VIM. Bfoden, D.
Kelley and Haymaker. all the set
ters returned the fire, wouuding
Hart fatally, and az Grow re-
treated at some distance, q shot struck
him, killing him instantly. There Is
great excitement at Han.ord snC
vicinity, but the leaders OF the league
caution prudence.