The indicator., 1897-01-16

If this institution Is to be continued, in
view OF the increasing number, aud the evil
results following upon tllcir presence, some
means should he found to prevent hardened
criminnlH from being sent 10 the refofmn-
tory, us Is now too frequently the case. A
few of this class dempralizcs the other In
reform.
a satisfactory remedy for the evil men
toned could be found through sentencing
all who are convicted of crime to the pen-
tchtihry. suspendlug sentence upon those
tory, during good behavior or by authority
being given to the warden or commissioners
OF the penliontiary upon The approval of
the governor. to transfer to the rctOrmatory
the class of prisoners who are proper In
mates Of that Institution.
The number of eonvicts now confined here
Is about 100, tile number sentenced having
speedily Increased since the completion of
the cell house, and the improvement In the
management.
Ths Militia.
In referring to the adjutsnt general
Governor McIntirc says:
At the first call for troops the entire ma
tional guard went to Leaiyille The max
lmum number at first. including those en-
listed nt that time, was about 1900. a this
date, january .. 1897, the total number
there comprises 81. officers and men.
For the hrst seven days the total cost was
1900 per day; for the next thirteen days,
800 per day; the next thlrty-one days,
Sl,5Vo per day; the next thirty days, 81 80
per day. the next twcnty-onc days up to
January /, 1897 81 $3.50 per dny This
does not allow for the deductions to be
made as above Indicated. / recommend that
the changes in the military laws of the
state, suggested In the adjutant generals
report. be made. Tie law concerning the
national guard should he symmetrical and
adequate: as 1t ndw stands 1t is confusing.
lnc2mplcte unmilitary and inconsistent
cannot close the consideration Of this
department without adding a word tp e1-
press my appreciation of the high quality Of
md ..f H..f.. q. IL
only credit to the state but is 40 consplc-
uous for Its efficiency. its discipline its
courage and its endurance that 7, as Its
commandment chief. nin proud Of 1t and Its
service. and as governor Of the state. rep
rcsenting the whole people, take this 0ppor-
tnnity of expressing my pride and gratitude,
The Game Laws.
Concerning the game laws the governor
remarks:
While our laws may need something in the
the game law. but with the enforcement of
II. This l. largely due to insufficient means
and partially to misapprchrnsion on the
part of the community generally and the
county authorities in particular as to the
sphere pf the game warden.
The fact Is lost sight of that the district
attorney, shorimS and constnhles are all not
only empowered To act, but required 10 do
SO In their respective places. The existence
of authority In game warden lends the
slstants. with the rrsnlt that thc very Of
nc"rs who can host aud most speedily and
most Chcaply enforce the law take no part
Ii seems to me that Il refprmatlOn' In the
present system would produce the best re
suits.
Let the game warden. with probably the
present number Of deputies have In charge
the enforcement of the game laws.
There Is no occasion for the employment
of deputies throughout the year except
perhaps. In isolated Instances Let the
game warden have authority to appoint spe.
cial deputies for service within certain re
gOns during tile season when game needs
protection, and In some places, perhaps, for
The whole year. which special deputies shall
receive no pay except on"-hnlf of the fines
and forfeiurcS they obtain through the on
forCemcnt of the law. Let the siate's part
of the fines and forfeiture, he paid into the
state treasury; The cNpCnscs for the en-
fnrccmcnt of the law should he paid by the
state, either from its usual revenues or from
a fund obtained by the granting Of licenses
to hunt, graduated in cost to the llcensee
according 10 tho size Of the territory over
which the liceuS" grants the hunting priv
lcgc, mud based upon the fact Of citizen.
ship or non citizenship.
The Lradv.lIr Strike.
Governor McTntire devoted considerable
time to the discussion of the feadville strike.
After speaking of the events leading MP to
the calling ont of the troops, he went on to
say:
1t is not necessary for me here to give an
account of the occurrences known rs the
attack on tn" Coronado and Emmet mines
at Lcadyillc; they are known TO you through
the public press. This attack clearly was
not u sudden, hasty crime. committed on
the spur Of the moment. Dcibcrnton and
prcmcdtt1tiou on the part OF those pcrpe-
trailing these outrageous crimes are shown
by the fact that carefully prepared bombs
in considerable number. were used: others
not used were aftcrward found. An imita.
tion cannon was found, made out OF Iron
pipes, from which chain was fired at the
oil tank, but lodged In the shaft house Of
the Emmett, after penetrating the same
Thousands of discharges of rifles and re.
volvcrs were heard during the two attacks
mentioned. The attack on the Coronado
was repusch with slaughter to the attack.
ing party; II fireman was murdered in the
performance of his duty: the buildings were
consumed by fire resulting from the eNplo-
sion of the bombs referred to. and rifles
ment of rifles spoken of were found near
the bodies of men Killed In the attack or
Just where they had fallen.
Within u few minutes of the call by tele.
phone of the sheriff and the Judge and he.
fore had received their kilograms / sent
for, the ndiutnnt general and ordered the
was sent TO Lcndvillc from their various 10,
calities. some Of them entering the city In
the evening of the same day; the remainder
arriving the next morning. | issued sucb
orders to the brigndicr general command.
ing as were by me deemed proper to meet
the emergency. / found then, and have
since been confirmed in tho opinion formed
by evidence. TO me thoroughly satisfactory
that "rolgn Of terror" had existed In that
community, eliminating In the attack and
of the Coronado and Emmet
mines. which the sheriff although express
ing himself willing and able to preserve
order In the community, had entirely failed
to suppress or oppose.
A large number of the deputy sherifrs were
Is true that the majority Of the members
Of the miners union participated In or de-
sired to have brought about the lnwlessness
that existed, nevertheless II is clear TO nv
n fhn
appointment and continuing in office of dep.
nties who Were participating in acts Of law
lessncss or who were strongly In sympathy
with those who committed them, was cnlcll-
lated tn Increase the disposition To lawless.
ness on the part Of the worst element OF
those engaged In the strike, to relieve them
from the restraint of fear Of punishment
and TO augment the fears Of the lnw-ahIding
citizens and to prevent the segregation Of
such members of the miners union as were
well disposed and naturally law-abiding
from that minority of them who were com
hitting and upholdlng the commission Of
crime.
The disposition on the part of the sheriT's
Dihce of Lake county toward the enforce
nent of the law did not change until
change was made In the incumbent of that
office. The very men who were captains of
the regulators mentioned continued to be
deputy sheriffs until very recently, although
Il must have been known to the sheriff that
they were guilty of the acts indicated, and
were under indictment for the graver crimes
at the Coronado. Had the SUI
premacy of the law been upheld by the
sheriff, and in my opinion he could have
the mwlcssnoss complained of
had he so desired. the naturally law-abid-
Ing citizens among the union. aud the ma
jority | believe to be naturally law-abldng,
would not have been themselves in turn In
limidated by the turbulent minority into an
lclulcsccncc in the acts of their fellows,
which produced the reign of terror and the
crimes committed in the. terrible, and fatal
of the Coronado and the Emmct.
1t is worthy of note that Mt no time since
the arrival of the state troops In Leadville
has the sheriff OF that county or the Judge
Of that district indicated that the authority
Of law could be sustained II they should be
withdrawn
All parties, including such members of
the miners union as | have Convcrsed with.
haW To me urged that the troops Were
necessary. and. with rare exceptions. indi-
Gated it would he criminal on my part to
the troops, In view of the condi-
tion of affairs in that county. and that life