The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-26
ouTWTTEo BY U. s. TROOPS
The Soldiers Sneaked Up While the
Stolen Engine Halted.
PREVIOUS TO Capture the Ind astriAis
Had vanaaished Deputy sheriff as
Biiitngs- s-Keiisy's Army Reunited
Corey stili at Frederick.

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was captured at Forsythe. Mont.
az o;0 O'Clock on Wednesday
night. No blood was shed. the men
submitting TO arrest very quietly. The
successful termination OF the AFFAIR was
| due to very clever maneuver on the par:
| OF Col Page. who. on learning that the
industrial train was de,ayed by lack of
waier. secured special train and took
them by surprise.
| TACOMA. April 25.-A special to the
/ ledger from Allen G. Mason, who was at
| b.ilugs yesterday morning on the west
| bound train. says: About o'clock this
morning the Coxey contingent from butte,
GO strong. wearing tri-coiored badges.
/ rolled into Billings on sixteen ireight cars,
loaded on top and inside. aud with ilags
flying, followed closely by train con-
tanning United States marshas The
west-bound passenger train was laid out
thirteen hours, fearing to run up against
them, and Tor safety went on sidetrack
half mile below town, the Coaey train
apparently having its own way. At Column
bus the railroad officials had ohstrucied
the track last night but the Coxeyites
removed the distractions. pulled through
and replaced them. On arriving At Billings
Leader Cunningham. from the top of a
rear car. addressed large crowd collected
About fifteen deputy marshaIs marched
past under arms TO capture the engine.
The crowd surged forward and around the
marshals. while the Coxeyites from their
train guied the marshals, warning them
TO ccmmst no violence. The engineer
though under cover of rifles. refused to
leave the cab, when ten or q dozen rifle
shots rang out. The Coxeyites charged
and wrested most of the guns from the
marshals. who retreated under the protec-
tion of their revolyers. hiring occasionally.
xiii them" "hang them" shouted the
Coxeyiies. who saw one of their crowd on
top of the train. with blood streaming
from wound on the forehead. Several
deputies ran. followed by the crowd hurl-
ing stones and hitting several of the dspu-
ties. who were driven back to the train,
narrowly escaping violent death. The
Coxsvites smashed the captured rifles in
pieces over the railroad rails. The action
Of the marshals in shooting in the miscel-
laneous crowd is. severely condemned As
foolhardy. One citizen was shot through
the lungs, but will recover. There were
no fatalities. One man was shot through
escape.
The Billings people furnished the Coxey-
ites with an abundance of provisions, and
after speeches by their leaders, Cunning
ham end Hogan. denouncing the deputies
rs murderers. they violently captured =
fresh engine and pulled out for the East,
claiming the right of way. There was
1--we rooster on the engine. and score OF
flags were living. They expect trouble
with United States troops at Fort keogh.
There is no drunkenness. The deputy
msrshals remained at Billings. 1t Is
wonder many were not Killed.
WASHINGTON CRY, April 25.-The fol-
lowing telegram, which was received at
the White House today. was obtained
from Private Secretary Thurber tonight.
I. was from Gov. Rickarts. of Montana,
and was addressed to the president, and
reads as follows:
"Information reaches me by wire that q
band of Coxeyites fleeing from this state
by stolen train, were overtaken at Bill
ings by deputy United States mar
shals. who were trying to serve .
writ emanat!ng from the United
States court. fight ensued
One deputy marshal was wounded and the
leader of the Coxeyites was wounded. The
deputy marshals were ovsrpowered by the
Coxeyites and driven off with revoivcrs
and other weapons. The men then sur
rounded the deputies and held them pris-
oners. The train of Coxevites is within
few hours run OF Fort keogh. IL is i'm
possible tor state militia TO overtske them.
As governor of Montana hereby request
TO have the Federal troops at Fort Keogh
intercept, take into custody, arrest and
hold the Coxeyites. subject 10 the orders
-
wri,s referred to. If the Coxeyises pass
Fort keogh before orders can emanate
from you for their apprehe sion. | re-
quest that Federal troops be ordered 10
overtake them Promptness ia required
90. h. RicKAEps.
Governor Of Montana"
As there has been manifested in congress
q disposition To criticise the presidents
action in ordering the United States
troops to stop Hogan's train. IL may be
proper 10 set forth the facts that in s.ueneed
the executive branch of the government in
this matter: First-lt appears tha. the
Hogan party. so strong. applied to the
Northern Pacific railroad authorities for
transportation free to Washington City.
Thls was refused by the receivers aud the
men broke into roundhouse. captured
an engine and made up train. At this
stage the railroad authorities applied for
and obtained from the Federal court
an injunction TO restrain them. The au-
,aority for this as the fact that the rail-
road vas now in the hands OF the United
States, and the courts were responsible
far its management through the receivers.
The Hoganites disregardef the injunction.
and the court issued writs of arrest
against them for contsmrt Of court.
When the United States marshal sought
GO serve the writ. he, wsth his deputies.
wss locked up by the Hoganites. and the
party ran away with the train, headed for
Washington.
Finding themselves unable. with ths
resources q. their command. 20 carry og.
the lAwfnl processes Of the coHri. the judge
aud the United states marshal Eslegraphed
for aid 10 Attorney General oiney. The
latter saw the president last night. aud
Gen. sehofeld was called into e0nsuita-
tinn. Itwss soon settled that there vas
w arrautable necessity tor sxecntive action.
The property ssiEsd Vas within Federal
control. and the mot had re=i.teS! the
mandates Of the Federal courts Sections
~ 20 agis of shs Revised Statutes
authorize the use Of Federal troops TO SUP
PRESS insurrecstons. Teneiiions and con
srsraeies whiess prevent the enforcement
t,y judicial process or civil proceasi-
inrs OF the laws Of the United states.
There vas 10 ground for the interference