Omaha daily bee., 1892-08-29
CRIPPLE CREEKS NERvY MARSHAL
He Defied the Angry Crowd That Wanted
to Lynch Him.

this late day that Cripple Creek, Col,
is model of good order it could be Iur-
nished by an incident few nights ago.
The camp was excited, there is no doubt
about it. Everybody was on the street,
and everybody had an opinion to ex-
press. but notwithstanding all these alb
normal conditions the acting marshal
of the camp was given the alternative
OF leaving the town within twelve hours
by the stage or be sent across the range
by the rope route Could anything be
more satisfactory or fair to all partiesp
Such an incident of logical application
of native Jurisprudence at trying mo-
ment is without parallel since Black
stone wrote and the Code Napoleon went
into effect.
1t is hardly necessary to state that the
town was dumfounded, bamboozled,
paray yzed and senseless when both prop.
ositions were refused. The marshal is
still in town, and the people are trying
TO recover from the shock.
Two miners were desirous OF settling
the timeworn grudge with natures
weapons and were requiring to suita-
BILE spot when the marshal stepped up
and arrested one Of them. He objected
to the degradation to the camp that
would ensue from such scene The
east might hear of an encounter in a
Colorado mining camp without six
sh ootcrs. and withdraw investments.
The marshal was somewhat rough with
his prisoner and struck him with a
revolver in the face. Friends of the
man interfered and threatened to take
the prisoner away. The marshal drew
his gun. The people fell back and no
one attempted 10 argue with the acting
representative of law, if not
of order. A block further on,
and the marshal, for some reason,
found 1t necessary to assert his right to
the prisoners jawbone again. Things
began to look serious and the crowd,
which was quickly increasing, began to
hoot and hiss und yell at tho marshal,
who made forced march to the Jail, a
| little log cabin.
On his return uptown the marshal was
| followed by the throng, which was still
| increasing. He stopped opposite the
| Continental hotel and addressed his
| enemies.
He challenged anyone to come for
ward and fight himn la Qucensberry or IL
la Millbuni, and if the woud-be fighter
had not revolver for the latter style
he would gladly furnish one. This was
| pretty strong to IL crowd of 900 people,
but there were no takers The marshal
seemed to own the town. He marched
up and down the streets and into all the
tough joints" in town, looking for u
scrap. He had his gun handy, while at
| y respectable distance the crowd jeered
and hissed.
There was nothing else talked OF about
town all night, and the more the affair
was talked of the more did the crowd
| get excited. Something had to be done.
A gathering was held at the Flagstaff
! at 1920 p. m. Several mining men of
| Importance were in attendance. The
| action of the marshal was dealt with in
scathing terms,
Let's lynch him!" shouted tender
| foot from diJtance.
YES, lynch him; hang him!" came
| from IL hund ed throats.
Don't do anything that would reflect
on the town." said Captain Parrish
"Send deputation to give him notice
| to leave the town or be hanged
This wiser counsel partially prevailed.
| but somehow a committee could not be
| got together to approach the marshal.
In the meantime the more excited
| and determined appearing were getting
ready for supreme action. Birdie Rill"
| had been giving exhibitions by lassoing
an urchin paid to be lassoed. near at
| hand, and his rope was secured. The
lassoer was only too glad to give it up,
| although his belt was stuck iull OF pis-
| tolls
Here's the rope! Here's the ropel
| Let's hang him to the hagpole!" cried
! the leaders Of the detachment.
A roar went up that could be heard on
| Mount Pisgah. and it began to look
dark for the marshal. The moro peace
ably inclined hoped that he could not be
| found.
"Who's the blankety blanked blank,
blank = that's speaking OF lynching2"
demanded the marshal, us he walked up
| to the center, the crowd clear ing wide
passageway. He had sixShooter in
| each hand.
"Now, come and hang me, you -"
rosred the officer, as he brandished the
revolvers.
The crowd consulted very short
time, and it was announced that a lynch
ing bee would not be beneficial to the
| town, and further, that IL was not hos
| pitable to insist upon an Immediate de-
parture from any one in new town.
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The New Jersey Congress of Labor
Unions elected president, Thomas Nc
Govern; vice presidents, III. Frice, l.. T..
Reed; secretary,-J. G. Mears: treasurer,
S, +. Melio' The congress decided to
! insist upon the carving out of the iifty-