The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-08

COLORADO SPRINGS, Col. Sept. 7.
A pitched battle occurred in this city
at daybreak between the two factions
of the Silver Republican party Of this
state, in which one man was killed and
three wounded. The dead man is
Charles S. Harris, Of Denver, an en-
plCye of the Denver & Gulf railway.
The wounded were removed by their
friends, and their identity has not been
definitely established. 1t IS said that
man named Palmer was shot in the
cheek, but not seriously injured. An
other man had his left hand shot near
ly off, and another received flesh
wound in the arm.
The fight was waged for the possess
sion of the opera house in which the
Silver Republican state convention is
to meet tomorrow. An armed guard
representing the Teller-BloOd wing was
in possession. An armed force, rep
res6nting the faction deposed by Ma
tiCnal Chairman Towne, was sent to
drive the guard out Of the theater. At
ter a hot scrimmage, in which many
shots were fired, the Tellerites fed in
dismay. Harris and the men wounded
are supposed to have been members Of
the attacking force. Chairman Blood.
I. n. Stevens, and other leading Silver
uDICdIS openly CHdi sc OIcIAlL
BOyntOn, of this city, and Internal Rev
enue Collector Frank HOwbert, Of Den
Yer, with leading the attack.
Five men were arrested IN the opera
house, and one. 1t is claimed by the
police, had smoking Winchester in
his hand. The prisoners are: Walter
Russell, J. w. LuptOn, J. w. Long, A.
c. Smith and A. F. Monge, all Of Grip
pie Greek. They were charged with
the murder Of Harris and infOrmations
were filed in the district court against
them. n guard of twenty men, under
BOyntOn and Castright, hold the opera
house, and the Teller people are re-
fused admission.
HOW IT HAPPENED.
Charles s. Sprague, representing the
Teller and Towne delegates, obtained
possession of the opera house, in which
the convention is to meet tomorrow,
and refused to surrender it at the COM
maTd Of eX-Chairman Broad. Mr.
Sprague is editor Of the Colorado
Springs Evening Telegraph
Charles Harris lived in Denver where
he went five years ago from Omaha
at which city he formerly held the Of
flee OF deputy United States marshal
He was a carpenter by trade, about
thirty-tWO years old and had a wife
and two children. For a time he was
a member of the Denver fire depart
ment.
Harris died soon after he was shot.
Another man was struck IN the cheek
by the same bullet that killed Harris.
Sheriff BOynton and Chief Gaithright
took charge Of the opera house and
made a thorough search. The sheriff
says they discovered a whole arsenal
in the building. The officers seized SIX
Winchester rifles and ten revolvers
The opera house is now in possession
of the police, deputy sheriffs and ad-
herents OF ex-Chairman Broad. No one
is allowed to approach the doors.
James a. Howse, Walter Russell J.
J. Lang and A. c. Smith, of the party
in the hall, were arrested. The slid
ing 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
bullets from Winchesters, and a ball
also lodged in the left door. Both
were fred from the inside of the room
and are about as high as mans head
from the floor.
At / o'clock this morning the VOL
cott-Broad faction applied to Judge
Lunt for a writ Of mandamus com
pelling Chairman Blood, who was ap-