The herald., 1894-06-08
cOMMONuEALERS CAPTURED
They Stole a Train and We're
Arrested.
The United States Marshal Brings
Them TO This City.
Two Hundred ana Twenty Mon Lodged
IN tho connsy Jai, Upon war
~nts From tn 10 Fed
erai Court.

United States Marshal Covasrrhiss
and posse OF % epsclal deputies wen
to Barsto~ yesterday to arrest the 800
Industrial army members who captured
q train On the Atlantic and Pacific rail-
way and rode from Mojave to Barstow
on their Why east. The marshal had
warrant from the United States court,
charging the Industrisls with taking
possession OF a LOCOMOTIVES and train OF
cars belonging TO the Atlantic and Pacific
rsilway, which is In the hands OF re-
csivers Under the direction Of the federal
court.
Az soon as the seizure became known
in this city early yesterday morning,
Attorney Hunaaker, counsel for the
Santa Fe Railway company, and acting
attorney for the Atlantic and Pacific,
drew up complaint which was
flied in the federal court A war
rant was at once issued and placed
In the hands OF Marshal OovarrubiRs,
who had the following special deputies
sworn in: Thomas Botello, Eugene
Max we'll, H. O. vignes. 9. L. Cruz,
Constable f. Dowler Of Antelope. j. j.
Moore, George Flood, O. w. McKelvy,
L. Labofy, f. Lindenfsldt, u. p. Evans,
w. A. Magrage, Frank Howe, Charles
w. jenkins, George Wilson, J. Smith,
O. E. Pittman, W. A. Mohlsr, B. F.
Robbins, NJ. Angulasa, E. D. Phenis and
D. r. Gates.
The deputies were armed with shot
guns and revolvers and presented very
warlike appearance a. they marched
through the street. The posse were
given q special Santa Fe train and they
left for the scene at IL o'clock, going BY
way of San Bernardino.
At thia place posse OF 20 more depu-
ties boarded the train. The run was
continued and Barstow reached in re-
markedly quick time.
The canse Of tho trouble originated in
the forming Of the Industrial army In
Oakland, Stockton and San Francisco.
the members Of which, under . man
named Barker attempted to get to
Washington BY riding on trains free of
charge. They caused more or less trou.
BILE all along the line, and at Tulare and
at Mojave Thursday night. The super
visors of Kern county paid the Southern
Pacific company $400 to transport them
Knowing that the men were to be
dumped" into Los Angeles county.
Sheriff Cline instructed Under Sheriff
BROKER end 20 deputies 70 meet the
Commonweslers ct the line and prevent
them capturing any trains coming into
this city. Luckily for the sheriff. the
army went from Mojsve over the Allan
tic and Pacific, and about rs Of them
went into camp at Moiavs. Under
Sheriff BROKER and most Of the deputies
have returned. But 90 soon % the In
dustrials took 0 train on the Atlantic
and Pacific United States Marshal Covar-
rubias took hand inkhs ro-deM but up
rest had been received.
At an early hour this morning word
came from Barstow that Marshal Covar,
rubias had arrested 220 Of the men, and
won d leave there at once with them.
Following IL . dispatch sent the HxA
AID at Q o'clock this morning,
BARsTow, June 81 will leave here
at 10 o. m. with go men OF the indus.
trial army. CovARRuBiAs, Marshal. .
The train bearing the men arrived
here about 5 O'Clock, and were msrched
in a body to the county jail, whore Ar
rangements had been made TO receive
them.