The Helena independent., 1894-05-27
Strikers and Deputies Begin Battle
at an Early Hour Of the
Morning.
Two Deputies and One Minor
Killed and Several Others
Wounded.
No TTath In the Report That eleven Men
Were Kliisd Down Ga the
strong mins.

AlufFLt Ihklili tols, may 70. O.-lne nFbt
clash Of arms bstvosn the striking miners
OF the Cripple Creek district and deputy
shofiifs occurred Al three a. IN. to-day.
VIM. kabidsau, a deputy. and another
deputy whose name ID unkaown, and Hiram
Crowley. a miner. Wsts killed. Dynamite
Shorty" aud two other mIne's wounded.
Frank Mason. Fred Todd. ID. ID. Dunn.
Vim. Bailey aud y. NJ. Russell. miners,
we're taken prisoners by the deputies and
are now held ia their camp. Blk OF The
deputies we're captured by minsrs during
the fight. bot are thought 20 hnve bsen re-
leased after being disarmed. The trouble
was precipitated by an endsayor on the
part of the Deputies 70 make night march
and gain possession Of tho city a Victor.
with the intention Of using IL as a base of
operations in future attacks on the miners.
When the deputies retrsated Friday after
noon thirtY-hve armed miners we're de-
tailed TO follow them and watch their
operations. guarding against suoh an attnok
as was made yesterday morning. The
deputies retired but a short distance down
the railroad and enchmped TO await the
arrival OF the da'k hour just before dawn
before attempting their coup d'etat The
pursuing miners deploysd In picket line
aud along the top Of the bill from tho rail.
road TO Nipple mountain. All was quiot
until about 245. when train bearing the
deputies stsumed down to within shor,
distance Of tho mine y line and stopped.
The deputies disembarked. 12s strong,
and advsn csd on the miners In fall force.
They we're mss with vollsy after vollsy from
the winchssters carried By the miners an
the fro was briskly returned. The night
was dark. the only liaht being furnished by
the pale moon through breaks in tho feet
ing clouds. and much or the FIRE was
wasted. Tno fighting waped ferosly for
half an hour. The deputies nnally sue
ceeded in driving tho strike back.
Crowley was killed carly IN tine light by Q
bullet which entered his right check. caus-
ing a Rhastly wouad. II passed downward
and came oui st the back OF the neck. After
he fell his comrades, crszed with rage
fought mofe fiercely thsnsver. "Dynamite
Shorty" had parr OF his sightear shot away.
while one OF the other nhnefs had an srm
b. oxen by a bali A third rscsived three
balls, but fortunately all were nesh wounds
and not serious.
At what ,ime during the fray the two
| deputies we're shot 10 NOT known. kabl-
deau's body. containing three balls, one
through heart, Was found near the railroad
trsoke this morning by the construction
gang az they vent 90 work. He evidently
had been deserted by bis comrades. The
body OF the other man was placed on a Hat
car and sens TO Florence. BY the killing of
Rabideau the miners avenged them
/ faF hta lnaOlanA haartnn IN
wards them while acting as deputy at
Cripple Creek during the ast year. and his
efforts TO break the strike. A few weeks
ago he was beaten. iun out OF camp and
warned never TO return. Rabidehu vent 30
Denver, and when the cali was made for
volunteers TO take up arms. and deputies
were commissioned. he at once volunteered,
saying that he would go down and get bis
revenge. After the deputies had re,reated,
the body OF Crowley was Brought to Victor
by sorrowlna comrades.
II was thoueht at fvs r. m. that battle
between miners and deputy shefihs would
surely occur after dark, bu. both sides
ueem TO have weakened. and IL 10 now pre-
dicted that no fu ther trouble will occur al
the Victor side OF the camp tonight.
| Newspaper correspondents have all been
ordered away from the hill by the miners,
and only the Representatives OF ono local
pnper and the Associated pfess have access
inside the lines. The Western Union wires
we're cut near the camp by strikers but were
quickly repaired. Al the request of Presi-
dent Calderwood. OF the Victor Miners
union, every saloon 10 Victor was closed to-
day. He regrets deeply the conflict that
occurred to-day. The miners say that the
armed forces from Denver have been sent
TO take from them their rights. They cons
sider that they have been moro sinned
against than shining. Several hundred sd-
ditional deputies arrived al Florence to-day
from Dsnver Colorado Springs and Can
yon City, and IL Is Sheriff Bowers inten
tiOn to have sufficient pfoteotion TO all
miners who want 10 work at the terms Of
fered by the mine owners. 81 per dnJ OF
nine hours.
IL 10 now positively known that no lives
werc lost be the blowing up OF the Strong
shAft house yesterday. samuel Mcdonald,
urefintsndent Charles Robinson. fore,
man, and Jack Waugh, workman. we're In
the seeond level of ths mine al the tins OF
tho OK ploslon and remained there In safety
until today, when they we're brought on,
by tue union miners aud taken under
guard 20 Bull Hin. where they were re-
leased on Arole.
Ofieors OF the Fio'Snos a. C:iople Creek
have been notified by the miners union
that the company will not be permitted 90
run passenger OF bon cars into Victor, aa
the miners want to know whom the deputies
aud afma are sent Ia to uso against them
The miners appear to hold the kst 10 the
situation. Tier number nearly 800 aud
are we'll supplied with aTms. Ga the other
hand the deputies a'e fewer in numbers
and poorly ofhoered and equipped.