Evening star., 1898-09-07
One Man Killed and Another Shot at
Colorado Springs.
FIGHT AMONG SILVER REPUBLICANS
Follows National Chairman Towne's
Removal Of Richard Broad.
GUNS AND PISTOLS USED

COLORADO SPRINGS. Col, September
7.-The political war between the two fac
tions of the silvsr republican party result
ed this morning in the death of Charles
Harris of Denver. - :
1t was the result of an attempt by the
Broad faction to capture the Opera House,
which was guarded by the Sprague faction.
At o'clock rush was made by 75 or
100 of the Broad men from both front and
rear of the building. and the Sprague men,
who held possession. in repelling the at
tack, fired a volley into their assailants.
Harris fell with i bullet through the alb
domen.
The shooting cured just outside the
Opera House door. Several arrests have
been made. The who fired the shot
which struck is undoubtedly in custody,
but his name cannot row be ascertained.
Refused to Surrender.
The tragedy was preceded by the action
of National Chairman Towne in removing
Richard Broad from the craftsmanship of
the state committee on the ground of dis
loyalty to the silver republican party and
the cause it stands for.'' it being alleged
that he had joined in conspiracy with
friends of Senator Wolcott TO defeat the
proposed fusion with democrats and popu-
lists.
Chas. S. Sprague representing the Tel
Ter and Towne delegates, obtained posses
sion of the Opera House. in which the con-
vention is to meet tomorrow, and refused
to surrender 1t at the demand of ex-Chair
man Broad. Mr. Sprague is editor of the
Colorado Springs Evening Telegraph.
Harris diad soon after he was shot An
other man was struck in the cheek by the
same bullet that killed Harris. Sheriff
Boynton and Chief Gathright took control
of the Opera House and made thorough
search The sheriff said they discovered
a whole arsenal in the building. The Off
GERS seized six Winchester rifles and ten
revolvers.
The Opara House is now in possession of
the police, deputy sheriffs and adherents of
ex-Chafrman Broad. No one is allowed to
approach the doors.
James A. Howe. Walter Russell, J. J.
Lang and A. c. Smith, of the party in the
hall, We're arrested.
The sliding doors which form the entrance
to the auditorium show the effects of the
shooting The right-hand door as the room
Is entered Is perforated with the bullets
from a Winchester and a ball also lodged
in the left door. Both were fired from the
inside of the room and are about as high
as a mans head from the floor.
At o'clock this morning the Wolcott-
Broad faction applied to Judge Lunt for a
writ of mandamus compelling Chairman
Blood, who was appointed by National
Chairman Towne. to succeed Chairman
Broad, removed and to turn the building
over to ex-Chairman Broad. The writ was
refused.
Fusilade of Shots.
"At 4:10 this morning." said ex-Mayor
Plumb, I'VE were inside the Opera House
There were twenty-five of US Suddenly a
fusilade of shots was fired through both
the front and side doors. Then in a second
the doors were burst open and in rushed
from seventy-five to one hundred men.
There was constant firing in all parts
of the hall, we replying as best we could
l saw one man fall shot through the lungs
They carried him to the balcony and laid
him down. He died in few minutes after
ward. Another man was injured.
I'VE were forced out of the building.
Sheriff Boynton and Chief of Police Gath
right were in the front ranks of the at
tacking party"
The police and sheriffs officers claim that
brought from Denver. They say they only
rushed in after the attack began. 1t is a
peculiar fact. however, that they were all
on hand.
BlOOd's Accusation.
Chairman Blood has issued statement
in which he says that rUmors had reached
him that ex-Clairman Broad, l. N Stew
ems and Dewitt c. Webber arranged with
a gang of thugs to come from Denver and
cooperate with Sheriff w. s. Boynton and
the police of Colorado Springs in seizing the
convention hall and turning it over to the
anti-Teller faction, SO that they may Or
ganiZe and control the convention tomor-
row.
Harris Career in Denver.
DENVER, Col, September 7.-Chas Har-
ris, who fatally shot this morning,
came to Denver five years ago from
Omaha, where he formerly held the Office
of deputy United States marshal. He Is a
carpenter by trade, about thirty-two years
old, and has wife and two children. For
a time he was member of the Denver fire
department
THE MEN AT CAMP THOMAS.
Gen, BreckinridEe Will See Them All