Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-04-09
RAILROADS WANT PROJECTION.
A Novel Question arising Out Of the
Coming OF Coyo's Army

Shortly before nom today Al.
lorucy Farley l.. William. wen,
before Chloi Justice Merritt In
the Thiri district cold SAND
pt'sented petition under the title VI
oliver Amo aec1ud, % al, plalnuns,
w the Union Pacific Railway com.
phuy nui tuy Oregon Snort Line anu
Ulah N Iflhctn Railway company ot al,
defendants.
The petitioners, ne receivers herein.
before appointed iu the above entitled
cause d. OrI.r u. Ills court, feufesentud
mat W. p1uuhuac ui tho original order
lrsuri ~ the Circuit cJun ~ tue
UnlHl States Toe the Eighth
circuit ana by subsequent orders made
by this court appointing them re- nIv.
ufs, tuOy in The month OF October, lsg8,
entered iutu possession Of all the prop.
cry Of the railroads named above and
nfu full Ia lawful posscsti0u. They
ufthuf show that on thu evening VI
a ~ there atfiv,d ia tue city OF OF.
zen, convey cd there 10y freight train of
n Central Pacific, from California a.,
l,.UO urn, who axe now in Ogden
under police aud military surveillance.
The whole NJ tlcte, says the petition,
are bell we'd % be Iaupcp, without
means 10 provide tor theirtuppori, aud
destitute Uf the uccessArits OF life.
hucu men were transported IN uingls
uoiy irUm California la freight or
attic cars, without comforts In the way
o. food or oihcrw o., aud their condl.
tioH was Juv OF deslluiiOn anu com.
piaic want. lhst they constitute a
uHiy calling themselves the Industrial
army aui ate sutking q travel East.
war; In their way o. Washington, y.
y. The said army desires tfansp0fta.
ton over the main line ui the Union
Pacific Railway from Ogden 10 tho
Missouri River ut Omsha. That thoy
nave no means Whatever W pay
their transportation; that petit
TONERS were uuwattAutrd In
giving them i;uu transportation aud
were unwilling to do 70; that thure ato
heavy penalties Ia 60 state OF Me-
btaskn against The transportation into
tuat state ny common carriers Of pau
pulu VI dependent persons. That these
men u tho s1.callod industrial army,
being destitute, ufu ai any IA ment
liable 10 become desperate u theif re-
qurta arc not acCcdcd 10 aud endeav0r
~ take fUrCiblu possession Ut tbs rail.
way aud property now In the hands OF
the petitioners, aud TO destroy % iOrci-
bly, Interfere thrfcwith, aud such la.
toriefuuce Is liable 70 result VA great
destruction aud waste of property, u
not Ia bloodsned.
Wherefore tho petitioners prayed
that an order Of luis court be Is
sued 10 the United States mar
shnl commanding him 10 project all
Of the said properly Ia their hands ~
the agents Of tho court, aud 10 that end
that he call " bis assistance whatever
force may be necessary, 10 preserve the
same Tree from unlawiui Interference
= disturbance.
Mr, Williams, after reading tho
petition SAID II seemed 10 him that this
was case Of au ounce Of prevention
being worth pound " cure.
Judge heffltt remarked that the
question here Involved was novel
ou,i but lao would sigu tho order, as
requested.
sir. Wil.lams--lf there IL reason for
vacating the Oritr on further consider
alton Il eau be- done.
Judge Merfitt-Nery we'll.
The order Of court, ~ signed by
Judge Merritt, thus conclude; "and
tho said MARSHAL IL hereby further
ordered ~ call 10 bis assistance ~
deputlts, OF ~ a pose oOUiHatus, all
tie necessary aid Tor the purpose Of
duly executing this order"
Judge Merritt adjourned court At
noon until tomorrow morning, aud left
by special traiu At =. IN. flr Ogden.
Judge Barlch bad previously gone
tuulp.