The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-11
MARSHALS SHOT
BY COXEYITES
United States Officers Are StOutly Resisted in
The Northwest.
'IE BLOODY FIGHT over A train
Fierce Struggle at North Yakima
Two Deputy Marshals and Several
Tramps Wounded in an Effort to
Regain Control of Train-An In
junction lssued-Stil Chasing the
Missouri Pacific Train -Stealers.
TACOMA Wash. Nav 10.


IAN ma at Z 30 o'clock last evening,
I1\ between deputy United States
u U marshals aud Coxeyites. Dep
MY Marshals Chidester and Joliick, OF
Tacoma, were shot, the first in the leg
md the latter through the bowels, and
bleeding to death internally. Twenty
shots were fired. Savage, Weaver and
McAdee, all Seattle CoXeyites. received
flesh wounds from revolver shots. A
Seattle Coxeyits known IA Buck, !"
wao was the leader Of the crowd, had
two fingers broken with clnb.
Tho fight was the result of a dsterm-
ination on the part Of the Coxeyites
not TO leave train which had been
held there since 10 o'clock in the morn.
ing. The deputy marshals determined
TO reeapture the train. Tue tramps
swarmed over the cars and outnum-
bered the marshals. The officers gave
w after two attempts to oust the
'ramps, AMI took the train back to
Yakima, two miles from the scene Of
the fight. aud side-trsckel it.
The deputy mRrshals from Toppeuish
responded to Chidester'5 demands for
reiutoreements, and twenty-five more
men went from Eleusburg.
AT o'clock last evening the train
WAS backed to the bridge over the
Yakima river, a mile from the town.
half the population followed. The
CoXeyites boarded the train to the
number OF 100 men. Cuidester says
one Of them attempted 10 set brake
4 deputy marshal ordered him 10 stop.
Ga his refusal, the deputy pulled him
away. The Coxsyites began clubbing
the deputy, and then shooting began.
The tramps retreated, breaking a
switch and piliug rocks on the track,
but afterwards removing them. Dur
ing the fight stones were thrown at the
, engineer and fireman IN an attemp. 10
dislodge them
FOOD AND SHELTER DEMANDED.
The train wss backed into Sslah sta
tiun after the fight where it now 10. a
surgeon has gone from Yakima to at
tend the wounded. "Adjutaut" Fitting,
OF Seattle, went to Yakima from Elens.
burg last night and demanded food and
shelter for the army. The city council
granted leave 10 sleep In the city hall
last night. and the demand for food
was also granted.
United States Marshal Frake has
gone TO the scene. All along tue line
the tramps are in an ugly mood.
Thirty Of them lett Ellensburg last
night to walk over the mountain to
Wtnatcno on the Great Northern road,
where they hope TO yet transportation
to Spokane and possibly to St Paul.
SPOKANE, Wash. May lO.-Judge
Hauiord has issued an injunction ~.
straiuing all persons from interfering
with or trespassiDg upon property Of
the Great Northern Railroad COMPANY.
Notice is given that auy one 80 doing
will be guilty OF contempt Of court aud
liable to Immediate arrest
TOPEKA, Kan, May l0-The State
journal has information from Horace
Greeley county, Kansas, saying that
the Missouri Pacific train stolen BY
CoXeyites reached that point at II
o'clock this morning, having got past
the obstruction at Chevington and OBJ
tained fuel and water for their engine
The sheriff OF the county telegraphei
L. Governor Lewelling for assistance
from the state, saying he is unable to
muster sufficient force TO arrest the
Coxeyites. The Missouri Pacific has
obstruciions this side Of Horace and
west OF Seikirk.
ABILENE, Kas., May 10. The Coxey.
ties wild train was ditched about forty
miles west Of SAlina General Attor-
ney Waggener OF the Missouri Pacific
Railroad company with United States
deputy. marshals left Sallna on a spe-
cial train at about II o'clock to capture
the party.
PLOT TO PEN THE TRAMPs.
MARQUETTE, Kan, May 10.-Supt.
Shanklsnd has ordered rails to be torn
MP Just east Of Scott City. The scheme
is to pen the Commonwealsrs up be-
tween two distractions.
SOUTH BEND, Ind, Map 10.-Sullivan
and his branch of the Randall band Of
Coxeyites were met by police and ss-
cortsd through this city to Island Park
last night, furnished provisions, and
ordered to move at o o'clock this morn.
ing. Randall, the leader Of the band.
who was arraigned at Laporte yes:er.
day on the charge Of conspiracy to
commit larceny, was discharged from
police custody on his promise to move
his tramps left there for New Carlisle,
and is expected to arrive here lato this
afternoon.
DENVER, May 10.-The Salt Lake
Coxeyites, numbering 300 men, are
marching eastward along the line of
the Rio Grande and Western railroad
toward the east, and have not yet at
tempted to seize train. The railroad
company keeps a train Of empty sand
cars running ahead Of them ready to
be ditched in order to block the prog
Eess of any train that might be stolen.
cunr nv A pRicOM CHAM