The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-09-30
BLOOD is SHED.
Five Men Killed in Mine Riot at
Leadville, Col
Many Others AFRO Wounded-Miners Lay
the Blame ON Outside Rumans-
State Militia Sent to
tho Scene.

State Militia Sent to
the Scene.
Leadville, Col, Sept. 22.-Five men
lost their lives in the attacks upon the
Coronado and the Emmett mines early
Monday morning, four being of the at
tacking party and the fifth a city fire.
man, who was shot down while in the
discharge of his duty, dying during the
day. The dead are as follows: Jerry
O'Keefe, foreman hose No. 2, aged "a,
shot through the body; Bert Meier, 20
years, face riddled with buckshot;
James Benson, aged 40, eight buckshot
in abdomen; John Mahoney, bullet in
abdomen; William Higgins. bullet In
abdomen.
1t is believed a number, variously es-
timated at from six to fifty, were
wounded during the attack upon the
barricaded miners, but they were quick
~ taken away and secreted, even the
physicians attending them being care
full to make no report of their patients.
OF the besieged men, no one was injured,
except one slightly wounded in the foot
as he escaped from the Coronado mine
over the trestle, where he was the target
for a hundred guns.
Militia on the Scene.
The state militia which has for the
fourth time in two years been called out
to stop rioting in mining camps is ar
irving, and will do merely patrol duty.
for there is absolutely no evidence Of
rioting in the entire camp. The two
militia companies of Leadville. large
company from Cripple Creek and two
companies from Pueblo were on hand
here before darkness came on, one COM
pany patrolling the powder magazines,
three at the Emmett mine and the
others on duty at the armory who will
doubtless assist the deputy sheriffs and
police department in patrollirg the
camp. The first regiment from Denver.
with the Chaffee light artillery and q
troop of cavalry, reached Leadvllle at
midnight. While no one can predict
with certainty the outcome, the miners
and mine operators who talk say that
there will be no further trouble until
the militia returns home.
Vigilance Committee Formed.
The miners deplore the whole mat
ter and seem disposed to lay the blame
upon outsiders, ruffians who have
destruction of the Coronado has finally
aroused the law-abiding citizens to
take steps for summary treatment of
the trouble hereafter. Monday after
noon a meeting was held in the opera
house and document received 200 sig
natures, which is practically an agree
ment to stand together to protect life
and property. In short. it is vigilance
committee.
Martial Law Ordered.
Leadville, COL, Sept. 24.-Gen. Brooks,
in command of the Colorado national
guard, declared martial law in this city
at three o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
He has ordered a military court to meet
to-day to investigate the assaults Of
armed forces upon the Coronado and
the Emmett mines early Monday morn
ing. at seven o'clock Gov. Mcintyre
sent telegram of instructions to Gen.
Brooke at Leadville, giving that officer
power to act as his representative in
suppressing riot in that city and dis
trict. Gen. Brooks is specifically in
structed to permit no interference from
any source whatever, and to act with
or without the cooperation of the local
authorities.
A warrant was issued in the justice
court of P. M. Wall for the arrest of P.
B. Turnbull. vice president of the
Miners union; E. j. Dewar, financial
secretary of the Miners union; Eugene
Cannon, one of the leading strike agi-
tators and a member of the Engineers
union, and Conner Richards, principal
character in the union strike commit
tee. The men are charged with being
principals in the riot which resulted
in the killing of Fireman Jerry O'Keefe
at the Coronado mine last Monday
morning. All were placed under ar
rest.
Anticipate an Uprising.
Denver, COL, Sept. 24.-The impress
sion that the presence of troops in Lead
vile would end the strike has been dis
gipated by the reports which reached
Gov. Mcintyre from Leadville. He is
told that miners from Aspen, Cripple
Creek and the San Juan are quietly
gathering at Leadville, and that at an
opportune moment the strikers will
wipe out the entire national guard and
burn the town.
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