The Indianapolis journal., 1894-04-27
ARRESTED BY TROOPS
Details of the Capture of the
Butte Army Of Hoganites.
Colonel Page and 500 Soldiers Surprise
the Train Stealers While Asleep
at FOrsythe, Mont.
THE LEADERS SURRENDER
Hogan, His Engineer, Conductor
and 100 Others i'm Custody.
Rock Island Railway Officials Serve No.
tice on General Kelly's Army that 1t
Must Not Interfere with Trains.

FORSYTHE, Mont, April 26.-Last mid
night saw the end of the Butte contingent
of the Coxey army, under command of
General Hogan, that was marching on to
Washington. For sixty hours all traffic on
the Northern Pacific tracks had been
stopped in this State, and during all that
time a train has been running wild from
the mountains to this point. where it was
taken in charge last night by Colonel
Page, of the Twenty-second United States
Infantry. with five hundred men from the
Fort Keogh garrison. This place is forty
three miles west Of the fort, and the mill
tary had been ordered to hold themselves
In readiness to intercept the train when 1t
arrived at that point
At dark last night the stolen train was
at Sanders, fifteen miles west of here. and
coming very slowly with an old hog" en-
gine. The authorities came to the conclu-
sion that an aggressive movement was de-
sirable, as 1t was feared that the Coxeyites
would remain all night at Forsythe and
paint the town." Two special trains were
quickly made up and the regiment loaded
on board. 1t was a grim sight the men
stood at rest, with the fiickering lights
shining on their muskets. and faces almost
happy looking at the chance for little
relaxation from garrison duty. The regi-
ment, with ten days rations. all field equip
ments and ammunition. was prepared for
any kind of service. AT Rosebury it was
learned that the Coxeyites were at
Forsythe. but were having trouble getting
an engine, and IL was decided to run right
through to this place without stop. The
run was made without a stop and without
incident.
When the soldiers arrived here at II:
o'clock they found the stolen train stand
ing at the station. The commonweal brake
man tagged the train. and when told by
Superintendent Dorsey that the troops were
on board he tersely remarked: "Well, the
1ig's up" The soldiers lined up on the
platform beside the Coxey train and the
Montana commune summoned 10 sur
render. 1t was scarcely a necessary COM
mand. as the Hoganites promptly obeyed.
The commonwealers' train consisted of
fourteen cars. one we'll filled with pro-
visions. one with railway tools, one with
coal and the other eleven cars carrying
the men. Each car carried from thirty to
forty men. together with their baggage,
camp equipage. etc, making a total of
about four hundred soldiers"
The men were a hard looking set, whether
experiences 1T would be hard to say. In
short time their train had been side-tracked
and put under guard. General Hogan,
conductor Wiley and engineer Cleveland
were put in a box car by themselves.
Soon two sections of the passenger train
came in from the West, and the conductors
reported a large number of Coxey recruits
who refused either TO leave the trains or to
pay fare. and the military promptly took
charge of these also: There were nearly
one hundred of the latter. Before leaving
Miles City last night the authorities had
warrants sworn out for the arrest of
General Hogan, his lieutenant, Patrick
Meaney, conductors Smith and Wiley, en-
gineers Olney and Cleveland. and ten 9TH
ers, charged with grand larceny in stealing
a box of tools and a car of ccal. A
further charge of burglary VIII probably
be entered against them soon as the
government reaches them. The common
wealers are still here, and will be here
until tomorrow, awaiting orders from the
Secretary of War.