The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-04-27
GUARDED At FORSYTHE.
The Coxsy Army OF Peace Is Far
ing Very Well With the
Regulars
Objected to Providing Themselves
With Rations, Being Held
as Prisoners.
Have Been Detailed 90 hiring Them
before the Court.
HpaeIaI to The Indspandent.

Special to The independent
FonsYrHK. April 2J.-Forsythe day pre-
seated the appsnfancs OF war timss. Lieut.
Col. Page. In command Of sir companies
OF the Twenty second infantry. made the
arrest Of the Hogan army with little re-
aistance. 10 required foroe 10 arrest one
man only. an engineer. The leaders Of the
army are under separate guard in the sn-
closure of the section houas, while the
army IL confined in the vicinity OF their
box cars by long lines Of blus-coAted sen
iinels who pace mp and down, looking
quite formidable with thimbls belts filed
with cartridges. brown lsRRins, and osm-
paiRn hats. The eommisssry department
of the army OF pence refused to issus rA-
tlons 60 the prisoners. stating that they had
provisions but not to be used IN feeding
themselves as prisoners. bat at the sugRss
tion Of tbe officer in charge Of the guard
they ate their own rovisions about one
o'clock.
Murmurs OF discomfort we're numerous
among the prisoners al not being fed by
tha United States marshal. whose prisoners
they are. In an interview with Capt
Hogan and Mr.. Cunningham they said that
they wished 10 stated that the army Of
peace and its lenders had been treated with
the utmos, consideration by the officers
and soldiers that we're holding them as
prisoners They had no desire TO Oppose
the force OF the regular army. or 70 compel
them to do an unpleasant duty. but that
they did not propose 10 be dominated over
BY the class OF men used as special United
states deputies. They stated that they
had drummed one man out Of she armF of
peace for drunkenness. and that one man
ie among the deputies. AS an incident of
the sffair Cunningham stated that be
accosted a six-foot sentinel who was guard
ing him; receiving no reply. he asked the
men where he came from. The reply Nas
Russia. Cunningham remarked that he
must feel thoroughly At home. guarding
hungry men looking for work.
Tie army OF peace was searched this
morning and their small rsyolvsfs. of
American make AMI without cartridges.
were all that could be found. sheriff
hawkins, Of this county, was on hand with
1 warrants for the arrest Of Hogan. Cunning
ham. Msaney. Olney. Cleveland. Wiley,
Smith and a number of Does and Roes, but
as the prisoners we're turned over by the
troops 10 the United States marshal be re-
turned them to the military. When the
men We Q counted this morning there were
33l.
Orders came this afternoon for Col. Page
20 send the Hogan contingent 10 Helena.
Capt. Ketchum and Capt. Webster, with
their companies. have been detailed TO con
Vey the prisoners aud vsrs TO leave this
evening on a special.
A visit TO the camp of Co1ey's Butte con-
tinRent at supper time. under the guide of
an officer Of the guard. developed the fact
that the prisoners nearest the commissaty
car faTol better than the otheia These
nearest had ham. canned goods potatoes
and beams. while the other ones had slap
jacks straight.
On the passenger train arrived two emit
grant cars for the use OF the soldiers in
taking the prisoners to Helena. but Mar
shall McDermott telsgrsphed not TO start
till further instructed. 1he other compa-
nios have been ordered TO go back 10 Fort
keogh rs soon ss the prisoners leave here.
This is railroad town. and the ssnti-
ment seems TO be that had Gov. Richards
acted in good faith with the railfoad com
pany, when asked for sssistanes al Butte,
the case would have bssn different and the
oompany's business would not have been
interrupted. When the governor found
that the road had the assistance of ths
regular army to make the arrest be tele-
RTaphed that the militia OF the state was
st the disposal Of the railroad.