The semi-weekly miner., 1883-06-27
From the Daily Of Tuesday.
INTENSE HXOITEMMNT
Harry 0undry Returns to Butte
ana Defies the Committee
OF Safety.
sheriff Irvine Maintains tho Dig
nifty OF the Law.

nifty of the Law.
Ever since the flagellation of Gun.
dry on Friday night the excitement
over the matter has been more or less
intense; and when it became known
yesterday morning that the man had
returned to tho city the excitement
reached q boiling heat, which the
boisterous talk of Gundry's friends
who circulated about the streets de-
flying the Committee of Safety and
tho entire community. in no wise
served to allay. DuriLg the day
much speculation was INDUCED in as
to what course the Commit
tee of Safety would pursue
and the entire matter was canvassed
by groups of men who gathered upon
the streets. A MINER reporter was
an interested listener at several of
these groups, and if tho half Of what
he heard charged upon GuRdry be
true, q punishment too severe could
scarcely be inflicted, but it is not the
province of journalism to condemn
without trial or to give publicity to
charges which may not be substanti-
ated under the close scrutiny of law
and evidence. The rumors afloat as
to Gundry's guilt in several cases
will not, therefore, be published. If
any one of them be true, the
man is here and tho proper
course for the aggrieved
parties to pursue, is to make COM
plaint before the proper officer aud
have him arrested. On the whole
subject the community seems to be
divided into four classes. First the
law and order class who support
Sheriff Irvine in his openly declared
determination that the dignity of the
law shall be maintained and that no
matter what the man is charged with
or how guilty he may be, he shall
walk tho streets and be
protected from molestation until
q complaint has been made in
legal form and then he shall be ar
rested and given fair trial. Second,
the friends of the accused,
who are loud in protesta-
tions of Gundry's entire innocence
and boisterous IN their denunciation
Of those who gave him the flogging.
Third, those who claim to have had
nothing to do with the lynchiag,
but who have heard Of certain evil
dence which makes them think the
man was let off too light. This class
10 quito numerous and interesting in
their narrative. Fourth, the class
who assume to know nothing what
ever about the matter and who are
generally believed to know all about
it. Citizens of this class are very
quiet and very reticent. They don't
know anything about the lynching,
but "if" it was done by the Commit
tee of Safety, that committee is COM
posed of our best citizens, and they
don't think they would act without
due consideration and careful
weighing Of the evidence. During
the early part Of the day yesterday
Gundry was about town protected by
a number of his friends, and toward
evening went to Csaterville, where
he remained last night under guard,
evidently fearing some demonstration
from the men who had warned him
not to return to Butte under penalty
of death. 1t was reported last night
that fifteen Springfield rifles were
sent to Centerville for his protection.
The residence of an alleged partic;~
pant in the lynching was discovered
to be on fire yesterday afternoon, but
the flames were extinguished before
they gained any headway. The
incident was considered omi-
nous, but its occurrence just
at this time is probably a mere coin
cidence. After careful illumination
of all the froth which seems to cover
up the bottom facts in the case, a safe
conclusion seems to be that no fur
the r attempt'at lynching WILDE made,
but that charges will be made to-day
in due form and Gundry
will be given an opportunity
to grove his innocence of the
terrible crimes which are laid at his
door. This will probably be followed
by complaints brought by Gundry
against such of the lynchipg party
as he is able to identify, and the
whole matter will be settled in the
courts.
THE COMMITTEES OE SAFETY.
The application Of the term Vigi-
lantss, or the cabalistic sign 3-7-77 to
the Committee Of Safety is incorrect.
The Committee was organized some
thing over one year ago when the
frequency of midnight burglaries and
the az sa,ilts of foot pads in our streets
indicated that the city was infested
by q band of desperate robbers. The
object of the organization was not to
DEFY the law but to uphold and in
force it, and for mutual pro-
lection against the attacks Of
thieves and robbers. Some
two hundred well known citizens
were enrolled as members, among
them some of the most substantial
citizens in the community. Their
edict was promulgated warning all
tramps and vagrants from the city
and the roads in every direction were
thronged with the dangerous classes,
seeking pastures new and greener
fields" since then nothing has oc-
Cured to call the committee into &C
ton. unless it is indeed true as
alleged, that they have taken a hand
in the fogging Of Gundry.
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.