The morning call., 1894-06-11
ORDER TO DISARM.
Sent Out by Governor
Waite.
1T WAS NOT NECESSARY.
Sheriff Bowers Still Controls His
Men.
WAS NOT NECESSARY.
FIFTEEN DEPUTIES FIRED ON.
Trouble at Cripple Creek Is Becoming
More Complicated Each
Day.

DENVER. June 10. - Governor Waite
early this morning. in response to tele-
gram from General Brooks, commanding
the militia at Cripple Creek, informing
him that the deputies were advancing on
Bull Hill, ordered the following telegram
sent:
General BrookS: If. as you say. Sheriff
Bowers admits that the deputies refuse to
obey his orders aud are acting in defiance
thereof they are not lawful body; are
only armed marauders, and you must treat
them as such.
Order them to lay down their arms and
disperse. If they refuse and you have not
force enough to suppress this new insur-
rectiOn notify me and | will call out enough
unOrgan zed militia to enforce the order."
Commissioner Boynton, in command Of
the deputies, was shown the order from
the Governor Immediately wired his at
tOrney, Hon. Z. S. Thomas of this city, for
advice. Mr.. Thomas sent the following
reply:
Mr.. BOynton: The Sheriff of the
county. engaged IN enforcing order, sub
DUNG or attempting to subdue armed re-
sistance TO the law or tne authorities, or in
overcoming those who defy the service of
the process, is discharging the obligations
of his office and maintaining civil govern
ment. In doing this he may call TO his aid
and deputize as many citizens as may be
necessary, and no power. rot even the
Federal Government, has lawful authority
to interfere with or disarm him."
BoYnton denies that Sheriff Bowers has
lost Central Of bia m en- 0r that thou q
disorderly body.
CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo, June 10-About
s o'clock this morning party OF fifteen
deputies, while approaching Bull Hill on
their way from camp to this place, were
fred upon from ambush by twenty
miners. The deputies, being unprepared
for an attack, retreated without returning
the fire. General Brooks called out enough
militia to surround the miners and ar
rested them. No one was injured.
Sheriff Bowers denies that he has lost
control of the deputies and General
Brooks denies having made any such
statement. II was this false report that
caused Governor Waite to order General
Brooks TO disarm the deputies.
General Brooks says his force NAV not
be large enough to protect all the mining
to be the case he will press into service the
deputies now on the ground.
Frank Wolfe, financial secretary of the
Miners Union, who was arrested by the
deDties Saturday. has been released, as he
was under parole of General Brooks when
arrested.
General Brooks will take charge of all
persons arrested by the Sheriff and escort
them to Colorato Springs. where they will
be turned over 10 the Sheriff
The cost of this strike to Ell Paso
County has already reached S160, 900. and
is piling up at an estimated rate of $1,000
day.
An agreement has just been made be-
tween County Commissioner Boynton and
Brigadier-General Brooks whereby the
deputy sheriffs now in camp on Bull
Mountain will leave for Colorado Springs
in the morning. Persons for whom arrests
are out are taken in charge by the militia
and turned over to the Sheriff at the county