The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-01-03
Mob Law ATT Chico.
The Missouri Pacific Tries to
Move a Depot.
The People Of the Kansas Town
Aroused.
WORKMEN BOUND OVER
The People "Wrestle7 With
Them to Delay Progress.

SALINA, Kan, Jan. S.-The little town
of Chico has been greatly excited be-
cause of an attempt by the Missouri Pa
cific to remove It's depot to Kipp.
Sunday morning before daylight
work train with twenty-five men pulled
silently into Chico, and r9using sIrs. j.
II. Miller, the agent. who lives in the
depot. told her to get up and get ready
TO move At once. as the station was going
to be taken to Kipp without delay.
The workmen began to tear down the
chimneys and take TIE building from the
foundation. They worked rapidly and
evidently were anxious to get the build
ing onto the company track before they
could be stopped
Arson Miller was one Of the first citi-
ZenS aroused and be at once began to get
the other people of the "A ighporhood
awakened He realized that as it was
Sunday he could not get am INJUNCTION
issued restraining the cOmpany7s en-
pIoyes
However he adopted plan which ans
wered the purpose. lie went to Gypsum
and had warrants Issued for the foreman,
conductor and other members Of the
gang. twelve warrants IN ALL They were
arrested on the charge of violating the
peace and quiet Of the Sabbath
They were taken before the Gypsum
City Justice. where they waved prelimi-
nary hearing and were bound over to the
work The Chico people saw that the
workingmen must be kept from moving
the building until Monday, when an IN
junction could be- issued
They had twelve more men arrested,
therefore, on the same charge as was
brought against the first twelve. These
men also waived pre- iminary hearing and
We're bound over. The twenty-five en-
ployes then returned 70 the work of get
ting the Chico depot ready for removal.
II was by that time 5 o'clock Sunday
evening. and it was evident the en-
ployes must be furnished some kind Of
entertainment or they would have the
building moved before midni CHIT. Mr.
Miller, therefore, had "a second warrant
issued against the twenty five men for
violating the sabbath law Twelve
deputies were sent to arrest the twenty
five train hands.
The train men listened to the reading
of the warrants, and then gave q great
coarse laugh, and started to resume
work The twelve deputies knew they
could moi arrest the twenty-five men, but
they felt sure they could make It SO live
ly until after midnight that very little
work could be done.
The several hours that followed We're
full Of incidents and amusement. When
any man tried to work on the depot the
deputies would s.rastle' with him In
this manner the deputies kept the train
men occupied until after II o'clock sun
day night, and when the sheriff arrived
with the injunction papers very little
4 work had been accomplished.
Judge Thompson issued the Injunction
4 Just as soon after midnight as possible,
and Mr.. Miller, who was waiting for it,
T FASTENED back t0 Chico at once with the
\ sheriff to have the papers served.
Last night the company removed the
Il agent and telegraph instrument to Kipp,
and esta blished the station there in box
car. Chico still holds the depot