The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-05-04
THEY MAKE TROUBLE
THE MONTANA coxrYrrEs STEAL
A TRAIN.
Uaitea states Troop. Intercept the
Men, Place Them Under Arrest and
Recnpture the Train-A battle
With Deputies mt Doieman.

Fort Keogh, Mont, April 2G.-Early
this morning troop of United States
regulars went to Forsythe, where the
Hogan army, with its stolen train, had
stopped for the night. All of the men
were placed under unrest and the train
was recaptured. 1t is not known yet
what will be done with the prisoners,
but they will probably be taken buck to
Butte.
Helena, Mont, April 20. - One man
will die US the result of the first fighting
cnt on a stolen train of freight cars
reached Billings about 10 o'clock this
morning, hotly followed by special car
,ying seventy-five deputy United States
marshals under command of NJ. J.. Haley.
Haley and thirty men attempted to
capture james Hogan, leader of the
army, and Engineer Wiley. Resistance
was offered and firing began. The plat-
form was crowded with hundreds of
men, women and children. Charles
Hardy peaceful citizen of Billings, was
shot through the head and will die, and
several others We're injured. The army
and citizens of Billings disarnetl the
del titles and drove them out of town,
lclting them with all available missiles.
Ihcn the army secured II slow hog engine
and started OH the way to Miles City,
where the troops at Fort Keogh have
orders 70 culture them at any cost, ana
a bloody battle is expected. Gov. Rick
ards has the Montana militia under
arms ready to start to bring the l,ris-
Orcrs back should they bc captured by
the federal troops. Information has been
received that the troops have torn up
some track and have Leployel SO us to
catch the commOnwealcrs without much
further trouble. The troops have takep
possession of the telegraph lines
st. Paul, April 26.-Evcn if the Men
tana Coxcyites succeed in reaching Min
esota Oh their stolen Northern Pacific
train they will probably Lc called to time
lcfore they get very fur within the
boundaries of the state. United States
Marshal Bctle last night received ILL
stluetions from Attorney General Olncy
which are called out partly by the seizure
of the train by the Coxcyitcs Mt Butte
and partly by the Great Northern strike.
The message ran as follows:
Execute any injunction or any process
placed in your hands by United States
court for the protection of PERSONS and
property against lawlcss violence by en-
plOying such number of deputies ,ls may
be necessary. If execution is resisted
by force which cannot bc overcome, let
the judge issuing the process wire the
facts to the president with IL request for
military assistance"
The troops ut Fort Smelling are ready
to move ut II moments notice. Col
Swaine sent orders to Col. Mason to
have his entire f1lce ready to move at
moments warning There was great
hustle and activity ut the post, and
later Col. Mason announced that his
troops were ready and Whiting any order
that might be- received.
Forsythe, Mont, April 27.-The Coxcy
men who stole Il Northern Pacific train
are 23l men in the party, and two COM
panics of United States troops will act
| us a guard for the marshal. The mcA
are still here as prisoners of war, hut
will he taken to Helena en- Il special train
this evening or tomorrow. After the
capture Capt. Hogan, Conductor Wiley
and Engineer Cleveland were put in II
box car by themselves. When two see
tions of the passenger train came in
from the West both conductors reported
large numbers of Coxcy recruits who re-
fused to either get off or pny fare, and
the military promptly took charge of
nearly hundred more. Before the rail-
road officials left Miles City last night
/. they had warrants issred by Justice
Glib for the arrest Of Capt. Hogan,
Lieut.. Fat Meancy, Conductors Smith
and Wiley, Engineers Olney and Clev. =
land and ten others, charged with grand
lalGery in stealing car of tools and a
| car of coal. A further charge of burglary
will probably be lodged against some VI
| the ring leaders.