The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-04-26

piohch vi tne rdllS, Wnlle the ol1cerS
hastily retreated to their train. 1t was
claimed that all the shooting was done
by the marshals and that the common
wealers took no part in the fight. When
the atfray was over it was found that
three men had been shot E. c. Hard
ing, resident OF Billings, was hit in the
breast and perhaps mortally wounded; a
timer, employed in the same place re-
ceived a ball through the muscles of his
left arm. and Coxeyte was slightly in
jured in the forehead.
When their train reached Forsyth.
without further incident, barring the
continual heating Of the engine, they
found no end Of trouble in store for
them. The switches were all solidly
spiked. the engines, were all dead. being
minus fire, water and throttles, but un-
daunted, they selected Engineer o Neill's
pet. No. 40, and proceeded TO fire her up
using hose to convey steam from the
abandoned hog to cause forced
draught. 1t required the presence in
the shop Of about fifty men and numer-
Gus threats TO induce the yardmaster to
produce the throttle. All this consumed
about two hours, and accounted for their
presence when the troops arrived.
APPEARANCE ASD TALK.
The commonweal army failed to con-
trast very favorably with Col Pages
regulars, whose blue uniform. brown leg
gings. "long toms" glistening bayonets
and well-filled knap sacks and cartridge
boxes. caused the dirty, dusty and be
grimed faces Of the army Of peace" to
look even more repulsive than would
otherwise have been the case. as they
anxIously gazed from the car doors upon
the Twenty second. In general the men
had the appearance OF ordinary labor
ers, but as would be natural in such a
collection, there were numerous speci
mems OF the professional tramp. The
residents of Forsyth spoke highly of the
conduct Of the Coxeyites. saying that
the officers kept them under close dis
cipline, preventing any overt acts. and it
was not until after the regulars arrived
that few Of them scattered around the
| town.
Captain William Hogan is rather
under the medium height. slim built,
has light mustache. and is by no
means a man possessing any Of the ap-
pearances Of leader Of men. He was
inclined to be quite talkatiye, and de-
sired to make a speech. but Col. Page
declined to permit it. To the reporter.
however, he was profuse in his declara-
tlons that his followers were peaceable
men. having grievances which they de-
sired TO make known in Washington:
that they had done nothing wrong; had
not fought anybody and did not intend
to. and that one company could have
stopped his command just as easily as
whole regiment.
Soon after the train containing the
! Coxeyites had been sidetracked, and
put under guard. Hogan, Conductor
Wiley and Engineer Cleveland were put
in boxcar by themselves. After things
had been Strengthened out at Forsyth
and the track was found to be clear, all
trains were again put in motion, and
traffic was at once resumed. When the
two sections OF the passenger train came
in from the west, both conductors re-
ported large numbers Of Coxey recruits.
who refused to either get off or pay fare,
and the military promptly took charge
OF nearly 100 more.
ADDITIONAL CHARGES.
Before the railroad officials left Miles
City last night they had a warrant issued
by Justice Glib for the arrest of Capt.
Hogan, Lieut.. Pat Meaney. Conductors
Smith and Wiley, Engineers Olney and
Cleveland and ten others, charged with
grand larceny in stealing car of tools
and car OF coal. 1t was placed in the
hands Of Sheriff Hawkins for service.
and at last accounts he was picking out
his men to arrest them as soon as the
United States gets through with them.
A further charge of burglary will prob
ably be lodged against some Of the ring
leaders.
Great credit is due to both Superin-
tendents Dorsey and Finn for the good
judgment which they displayed in hand
ling such a serious matter. as well as to
Lieut.. Col. Page for the precision with
which he equipped and handled his reg
| iment in this the first case of it's kind
on record.