The Meeker herald., 1896-11-21
LIFE IN LEADvILLE.
is NOT ENTIRELY PEACEFUL.
AC.rv..s.r Assaulted and Cat-TIo Mia
ses Att.cksd-Attitads of the Coeasy
Authorities.

Authorities.
Denver. Nov. 16.-The Republican this
morning prints the following special os-
patch from Leadyille:
Another "beating-up" case. direct
outgrowth of the miners strike. h report
ed. John Glllis. carpenter employed AZ
the Little Jonny mine, was terribly cut
and pounded by two unknown men this
morning.
From the story as told by the injured
man 1t appears that he was on his way
to bis boarding house on Third street,
and was several blocks away when ne
was seized by two men with whom ne
had some words and was brutaly at
tucked by both Of them. ellis made
hard fight. but he was finally felled to
the ground unconscious. He was kicked
about the head. while both hands and
one Of his arms are frightfully cut with
knife The worst cut is on the right
arm, where there Is a slash eight mches
long, which laid open the flesh to the
bone. he was removed to st. Luke's dos
pitai, and is there receiving every atten-
ton.
1t is also learned tonight that two
men employed at the Chip property who
were down town last night seeing the
sights were attacked by five men. The
two Chip miners were prepared and put
all their assailants to flight, not, how
ever. until one OF the men attacked had
broken his wrist by bringing 1t In con-
tact with great force against his assail-
ants.
1t has come to pass in the Leadville
strike situation that hardly night goes
by without an outrage of some kind be-
ing reported. From now on. however,
there will be more protection, as the city
marshal, under Instructions from the al
dermen. has placed twenty additional
men on the force. Including number OF
men who arrived from Denver to-day.
The difficulty between the sheriT's depu-
ties and the city force shows that but lit
tie help is to be expected from certain
county authorities. In fact. 1t Is openly
charged by mine managers and many 9TH
er citizens that the sheriff and his depu-
ties are more or less working hand In
hand with the strikers, and that the coun-
ty Jail is n rendezvous for the latter. It
Is certainly not assuring to see such
man as Peter McKeever, who has been
under arrest here on charge Of holding
up man and who is out on $500 bonds
on that charge. holding a commission
given him by Sheriff Newman as depu-
ty sheriff.
The case OF Sheriff Newman, who
stands convicted of malfeasance in Office
lJlmR praeitls" anu VINO hppilaad ID f,tg ssn:
preme court for stay In the proceed
ngs which ousted him from Office and
sentenced him TO ninety days In jail,
comes up In Denver tomorrow morning.
Should the decision OF Judge Bafley's
court be sustained. the office Of sheriff
of Lake county will be vacant, and 1t
will be necessary that an appointment Of
n new sheriff be made by the county
commissioners Great interest is mani
tested here In the result. and there is al
ready much speculation as to who the
new sheriff will he in case there Is va
cancy.
Another bunch Of non-union miners
will arrive here on Tuesday and will be
taken to the Bison. the Chip and Little
Jonny mines. There are said to be
seventy-five men In this party.
4 mine manager who is employing
non-union men tonight said: "This cry
which is heard on the outside that we are
dissatisfied with the work of the Mis-
sourians is entirely false. Despite the
fact that they are new men here. they
are doing better work than was done by
the miners of I.eadville during the past
year 1t is very evident to us that for
many months before the strike great
many Of the members Of the Miners un-
ion who We're employed In mines here
were virtually on a strike while In our
employ. for the reason that they did not
half do their work The union miners
are trying to make themselves believe
that the Missourians are leaving the
mines and going home. This is a mis-
take. Only four have left the camp and
they were sent back by the mine mana
gers ON account Of sickness"