The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-05-13

While this was in progress at the
depot. Superintendent Welby was
srousing the authorities and stirring
up the processes of law around the
courthouse. He finally reached JUS
tice Wedgewood, who
ISSUED WARRANTS
for the arrest of the men upon a
charge of disturbing the peace. and
Deputy United States Marshal Fowler,
accompanied by Sheriff Brown, started
forth to execute them. Fearing resist
ance, they undertook to marshal
squad of deputies, but the average
man didn't appear to be thirsting for
fame at that hour in the morning,
however, and so the officers pushed
forward practically alone. Reaching
the depot, they informed the army
that warrants had been issued for
their arrest. The announcement was
received with tumultuous and derisive
howls of the defiance. 1t had been
entrapped-it was mad-and had any
effort been made to enforce the pro-
cess of the court at that sulphurous
moment. there is no telling to what
bloodshed it might have led. The
officers We're quick to read the Ian
guage and detect the significance Of
that deep-seated howl. and upon con-
sultation decided to suspend all effort
10 execute the warrant until reinforce
ments could be procured from Salt
Lake.
In the meantime, Superintendent
Welby, having
ANTICIPATED RESISTANCE,
had opened Geographic communion
ton with Salt Lake. and the following
messages were placed upon the wires:
J Hon. Caleb w. West, Governor Of Utah:
Following is a copy of telegram to
! the United States marshal: 1 believe
the county officers are not strong
| enough to control. We should have
protection. a. L. WELBY,
Superintendent Rio Grande Western.
Later tlN following was received by
Marshal Brigham:
Provo, Utah, May y.
To. L. S. Marshal:
Carriers band of commonwealers stole
! Union Pacific engine and car at Lehi
junction and ran train over our main
/ line to Provo yards, where they left
! the track. Now endeavoring to get
| train back on track; probably will sue
coed. They threaten and are now at
! tempting a seizure of our property
are
! BLOCKING ALL THROUGH BUSI-
NESS
and stopping United States mails. All
mail trains tied up. We demand that
You protect the companys property
: and business and transportation Of
mails with sufficient force. Company
VIII furnish special train at Salt Lake
depot for your force. A. E. WELBY,
General superintendent.
Some time after a telegram, of which
the following is a copy was received
by the governor:
Provo, Utah, May 70.
Governor c. w. West:
! l have warrants issued under laws of
! territory for arrest of Carriers army of
500 men now here engaged in placing
engine back on track They refuse to
release engine and cease work or be
arrested. l cannot command sufficient
force to execute warrants I call on
you to furnish militia and force suffi-
Gent to secure peace, quell the riot
and execute the warrants. Answer i'm
medlately. JOHN a. BROWN,
Sheriff of Utah County.
These messages were hurried to their
destination, and in a few minutes a
posse consisting of
THIRTY-FIVE DEPUTY MARsHALs
was loaded upon Union Pacific snecial
and bowling towards the seat Of war.
The run was made without incident
and at 1910 the deputies were upon
the ground. 1t was like the Haunting
of so many red rags in the face of a
drove OF bulls. Into the kissing, boot
ing, cheering and ieering mass that
was now wedged into the space they
marched, however, and as the army
tugged away at the engine commanded
them to desist. 1t was replied to with
another gale of derision in which
some OF the sentimentaEsts
who watched the proceedings
took part. Again Deputy Marshal
Fowler announced TO the men that war
rants had been issued for their arrest
and to resist any charge that might
be made upon their ranks the men
! withdrew from the engine. around
which the deputy marshals and deputy
sheriffs gathered. The army was or
dered to retire into the space that
stretched back from ditch that rip
pied along the railway track to which
they revealed their teeth and cried that
no power on earth could compel them
to bulge.
The campaign had reached
A CRITICAL POINT.
The authorities realized it as did all
who were present. Deputy Marshals
Boman Cannon and Tom Fowler un-
dertook to reason with the army Rea-
son had departed. Again they warned
the misguided men that they were. de
Tying the court This but intensified
defiance. Finally Judge Smith. who had
accompanied the deputies to Provo. is
sued from the surging wall of human
ity that had collected without and ad-
monished the industrials that their
very presence there was evidence of
riotous intent and purpose. In reply
to this they groaned He appealed to
the spectators, whose hootings had en-
boldened the army, to withdraw, but
they only pushed up a step further and
Uttered. Finally the mayor was ap-
pealed to and upon his request the
crowd began to slowly withdraw
1t was now after y O'clock and the
marshals posse had accomplished no
more than had the officers who in the
early morning had failed to get SER
vice with. their warrant Accompanying
the deputies from Salt Lake was a
process issued by Chief Justice Mer-
rift upon which the commonweals were
cited to appear for contempt Deputies
Cannon, Fowler and Dyer. who had pa,
tiently waited under the blazing sun to
reach them with this now advanced to-
wards the line.
THE MEN WERE INFURIATED.
Pushing up to the officers thew bran
dished their clubs and shook their
clenched fists right under their noses
Even this Failed to precipitate a blow