Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-03-23
MARCH %. 1896
An Outrageous Affair.

forenoon Il body or nrmou mcn from
tho Miners Union entered Ritchie's
barber shop in Virginia City where
ii. W. Tangcrman. the newly mp.
pointed Superintendent Of tho Hale
Il Norcross minc. WIS being shaved
and hustled him out Of the shop and
into carriage in waiting and drove
him through the ~strcrts Of Virginia
City md ont on tho Gcigcr grade
whore they ordered him out OF the
carriage and told him never to 70
turn.
MI. Ritchic had just lathered Mr..
Tangormnn's face, preparatory to go
ing over il tho second time, when Il
dozen mon with drawn pistols entered
tho shop and held those present where
they stood md u dozen moro lifted
Tangcrmun ont of tho chair and car
ricd him to the street. Tanger man,
hatless and coatle$S. was lifted into Il
two seated carriage between two
armed mo While the driv and an.
other man occupied tho front scat.
\ crowd VI armed mon surrounded
tho carriage and TIVE men with drawn
pistols marched at the horses heads.
The carriage WAS driven down Taylor
street ~ u. along u to Sutton ave.
nur, w Sutton venue To Z street
and out Cstrrrt to the Gcigcr grade.
A. l,nl As,' Is,t klN N,,. ,.,,
stopped AMI all got out NJ the car
riaEr, rarErrmnn's raptors then
searched him for II list of Union min.
crs Whom he alleged hat applied tn
him for work. Not finding the list.
the men warned ranGcrman tot to re-.
turn (" tho CnmStork and he promised
he wound not, They then ordered
him Ia walk down the grade and not
to turn hark. TanScrmnn complied
with their ord - and started towards
Reno. where he arrived about 3 u.
clock i'll the afternoon and went i'm.
mciiairlv tN the office VI CnitrdStatcS
District Attorney Jones and consulted
him about the condition rf affairs IN
the CAulStnrk.
The causes that lea up "a this ont
rNEcru$ treatment VI MIR. Taugerman
are knHwr ~ rur readers. The usw
dirrrtNr& NJ the Hale i NorrrnSS ap
rNiUt%i him Superintendent ~ ting
mime. hu; when they attempted tN
put HIM iii charge W the works all
the miners walked ont and rrt,Std Ia
work under him. For reasons not
stated the Miners Union opposed MIR.
I"nKrrman's appointment and mott.
tiNi the President NJ the company. Mr..
Lynch, that mrmhers " the Union
would not w permitted ownrk under
him AMI "$Eti that his appointment
l~ rrVrNcl, This Mr.. Lynch refused
a. Go unless charges were preferred
anI $m,StHN,iattd against Mr.. Tan.
german.
Ii the litigation ot Fox against the
= eli Hale 4 NnrrNSS manaSemeut,
Nh. r3nsermau has taken an active
raV! III the interest II Fox. and hy So
DOING has Won the hitter enmi;y ct wll
warSr Interests lei them to sspousc
the cause rt ,he old directory. and i,
Is more ;hsa likely that his course in
this u Is The If the outrageous
trrHtmcUt he TrNrlrei at the hands If
PORTION ~ tie Crm$.n,k miners last
Saturday. Eu: whatever uasy have
Sc!rNtCd ilre members y. the Miners
tNiru III their Nu7$s INwar! Mr.. Tan.
german, il will h. u vv7y hari matter
trc them ~ crcrlnrr tie ,"w abiding
YxHYlr ~ tie State chs; the heavy
hSnd q! ;hr lsw should uoi L. laid
Uy>>" Them,
Wha; 0ch; hsvr members q, a
M'uI$ Cr,on ~ any either organ
iecI N~'y &; wcn "a lsy ~virlpn, hands
All " YHa%@h.H citizen q the Ssste
sNi =? ho7~ III hlm into y csr-iacp
slid drive him cui - the couu,y