The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-08-26
BUD LINDSAY.
The Notorious Coal Creek Outlaw
Very Nearly Lynched.
HIS WHINING APPEAL FOR MERCY.
The Murderer of Seven or Eight Persons
Agrees to Betray the Miners-Gen.
Carnes Arrests the Labor
Commissioner.

COAL CREEK, Tenn, Aug. 22-About
10 o'clock last night a party of citizens,
through strategy, secured the notorious
outlaw and agitator Bud Lindsay, who
has been 4 prisoner here for the past
two days, from his guards and con-
Quoted him up the valley toward Brice-
vile for the purpose of lynching him.
They were fully determined and
would undoubtedly have carried out
their plan but for the pitiable plead
ings OF Lindsay and his solemn promise
to go with the troops and point out
every man in the mountains who was
! implicated in the late miners troubles
His life was spared on this condition.
He was brought back to Coal Creek and
will be used to identify outlaws. Lind
say has killed seven or eight people.
He is the man who wanted to lynch
Capt Kellar Anderson when he was
captured.
Aside from the Lindsay incident this
has been day of quiet and expectancy.
After combination passenger and
freight train No. Il, due at 1925, left
this morning, word was received that
leader in the late troubles was aboard
the train endeavOring to fly the coun-
try. Gen. Carnes telegraphed the rail
road authorities to have the train
stopped at Pioneer, seventeen miles
north of here, which was done and
Lieut.. Patterson, with squad, got
aboard an engine and cabocse which
had been ordered and overlook No. Il at
that point. Although search was made
of the train, no suspicious character
was aboard and no arrest was made
All the houses in the vicinity have
been searched. A man named Ramsey,
former weigher at the mines, was ar
rested and brought back to Coal Creek.
but on his producing a card showing
him to be in good standing as q member
of the railway telegraphers and other
evidence of good character, he was re
leased.
Warden Cannon yesterday after
noon expressed the opinion that the
war was not yet over. Said he: These
men only want time to organize. They
will assemble in these mountains, hold
their night meetings and decide on a
concerted movement against Us again. "
Warden Cannon has been in charge !
of the coHvicts at the stockade here for |
more than year, and should know |
whereof he speaks, but, on the con- |
trary, ma jority of the resident citi- |
zens say there will be no further trouble |
until the troops are withdrawn.
Searching parties have been securing !
z Il -
or eight miles and have brought in sew
eral prisoners. An important arrest |
was made in the person of j. A. Sim
mons, who is known to be an instigator |
and bad man.
ARRESTED A SPY.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 22.-The ar
rest of Commissioner of Labor Ford by |
Gen. Carnes has produced a general /
sensation. He is also inspector of |
mines, one of the most important offices
in the state. He is a shoemaker by
trade and knows positively nothing
about mine engineering and got his APP
pointment from the governor as q recoG-
milton of organized labor. Ford came
here four years ago from New York
and was for two years foreman in the
factory at the Knoxville Shoe company
He has an active tongue and soon be-
came Il leader among the workingmen
and as an agitator was genuine sue
cess. The governor appointed him over
the protest of all the coal companies
who were required by law to keep their
mines in safe condition under heavy
penalties.
When the trouble with the miners
came up last summer he took promi-
nent position on the side OF the dissatis-
fed miners He is under arrest as
spy. On his person were found num-
Der of kilograms and letters proving
that he has played the part of spy in
the military movement. He would un-
der false pretensc. get yalIable infor-
nation regarding the intentions Of che
authorities and then 90 among
the miners and give the plans away.
Charles T. Allen, member of the
legislature from this county, is assist
ant inspector of mines and if he goes to
Coal Creek will be arrested on the same
charge. General Carnes is also looking
for George L. Irish, who is known to
have played the part of Il spy.
"
CREDITED TO STRIKERS.