The herald., 1894-05-10
A FIGHT WITH COXEY|TES.
Deputy Marshals Shot by
COmmenwealers.
Fatal Results of an Attempt to
Seize a Train.
Twenty Shots Exchanged and Sew
eral Men Wounded.
Clubs and Stones Profuseiy Used In
the Melee-Cripple Creek Train
stealers Not Yet
Overtnken.

By the Associated Press
TACOMA, May GA special from North
Yakima, Wash, says a battle occurred
at 7 80 p. m. between deputies and
Commonwealers, in which two deputies
were shot, one fatally.
Deputy Marshals Chidester and Jolly
of Tacoma were shot, the first in the leg
and the latter through the bowels. He
is bleeding internally. Twenty shots
were fred in the melee. Savage, Nc
Apee and Weaver, all Seattle Coxeyites.
received flesh wounds from revolver
shots. Buck" u pock-marked Seattle
Coxeyite, who WAS the leader OF the
crowd, had two fingers broken with a
club.
Intense excitement reigns at Yakima.
The fight was the result OF determine
ton on the part OF the Coxeyites not to
leave train which had been held there
since 10 q. m. At 2 p. m. 13 deputies
attempted to take out the train, Chides-
ter being in charge. The Industrials
swarmed over the train and outnum
bered the marshals. The latter gave up
after two attempts to oust the army and
the scene of the scuff1e, and side-tracked
the train. Ten deputies from Toppenish
responded to Chideeter's demand for
reinlorcements and % more went from
Ellensburg.
At 7 O'Clock this evening the train
backed to the bridge over the Yakima
population followed. The Coxeyites
boarded the train to the number of $50.
Chidester says one of them attempted
to set brake. A deputy ordered him
to stop. On his refusing the deputy
pulled him away. The Coxeyites began
clubbing the deputy and shooting COM
menced. Then the Coxeyites retreated,
breaking q switch and piling rocks on the
track, but afterwards removed them.
When the fight began, stones were
thrown at the engineer and fireman, at
tempting to dislodge them. The train
backed into Selah station siser the fight,
where it is now. Surgeon Hill has gone
from Yakima to attend the wounded.
Chidester was secretary OF the Tacoma
CITY Democratic committee in the recent
campaign.
The Industrials in Yakima have been
swearing EII uuy tIiaJ JnoJ wvuia 60 e,>t
of the city ON that train, fighting for
the privilege. if necessary. They were
much incensed in the afternoon by a
marshal clubbing Coxsyite in the frs t
scuffie. They threatened to lynch him.
Some citizens say some of the Cox ey ties
have been proclaiming that they had
guns and did not propose to give them
up. The Industrisls deny this and
claim the msrshals shot themselves.
During the melee this evening several
Industrials were slightly injured by be-
ing thrown from the train. Adjutant
Fitting of Seattle went to Yakima from
Ellensburg this evening and demanded
food and shelter for the army. The
city council granted leave to sleep in the
city hall tonight, and food will probably
be given them. Some sympathizers
cheered the Coxeyites on in their fight
Marshal Drake left here tonight at
IL 10 for the scene. All along the line
the Industrials are in an ugly mood.
Thirty Industrials left Ellensburg to-
night to walk over the mountains to
Wenatchee on the Great Northern,
where they hope to get transportation
to Spokone and possibly to st. Paul.