The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-08
IN A PITCHED BATTLE
Warning Wings of Colorado Sill
yer Republicans.
MANY SHOTS WERE FIRED
One Man Was Killed and Three were
Wounded-A Fierce Fight waged
for the Possession of the
Opera House.

Colorado Springs. Colo, Sept. IA
pitched battle occurred in this city a,
daybreak to-day between the two warrInp
factions of the silver republican party of
this state, In which one man was killed
and three wounded. The dead man il
Charles S. Harris, an employe at Denver
OF the Gulf railroad. The wounded were
spirited away by their friends and their
identity has not been definitely establish
ed. II is said that a man named Palmer
was shot i'm the cheek but not seriously
! injured. Another man had his hand nearly
shot off and another got flesh wound I'm
| the arm.
The fight was waged for possession of
tne opera house, in which the silver re-
publican state convention is to meet 10
morrow. An armed guard. representing
the Ieller-Blood faction was in possess
sion. Ex-State Chairman Broad. who had
been deposed by National Chairman
Towne, sent an armed force to drive the
guard out of the theater. After a hot
scrimmage, in which many shots were
hred. the Tellerites fled I'm dismay. Harris
and the men who were wounded are sun
posed to have been members of the at
lacking force.
Chairman Blood. A. NJ. Stevenson and
charge Sheriff Boynton OF this county
and Internal Revenue Collector Frank
Howbert of Denver with leading the at
tack.
Sheriff Boynton states that he. Mr..
Howbert and Chief of Police Gathright
did not go to the opera house until the
battle began and then only to take nos
session OF the place. Five men were ar
rested I'm the opera house, and one. II Is
claimed by the police. had a smoking
winchester In his hands. The prisoners
are: Walter Russell ]. w Lupton. J. ]
Long. A. c. Smith. A. r. Monge an of
cripple Creek. They ar. charged with the
murder of Harris and informations were
hled In the district court against them. A
e OF 20 men under Boynton and Gath .
ilsht hold the opera house and the Teller /
people are refused admission.
In published statement Chairman
Blood intimated that l. N Stevens vice |
chairman of the national silver party dur |
ing the last presidential campaign, and |
others arranged with a gang of thugs 10 |
come from Denver and assist in capturing
Lhe theater. Mr.. Stevens brands this state
ment as absolutely false" and saws he
knows nothing whatever about the opera
house affair
1t seems tonight that all danger OF
.urther serious trouble between the two
actions OF the silver republicans has
leen removed This afternoon members OF
ne Blood faction made application before
Judge Harris of the district court for a
writ or mandamus compelling Sheriff
toynton to turn over the opera house to
hem. Tonight citizens of Colorado
springs took the matter I'm hand and the ,
esult was a compromise by which both ,
ides relinquish all claims 10 the disputed
Dom. BY this agreement Judge Harris is ,
ued an order to Sheriff Boynton to let ,
either faction have possession OF me ,
lace. The Broad faction have ,r.r,red :
he Cohurn library of Colorado college !
nd the Blood wing will meet at Durkee
all.
II Is impossible to learn anything Of the /
ian alleged to have been wornicd in tre i
pera house fight except tlat John L. !
ussell Of Denver is not the nan !,
Late tonight the chances % fusion do /,
OF appear at all bright. The popuIIsts :,
ED out for the head of the ticket. TO
hlch there is a strong opposition from :,
'th the silver republicans and the demo- /,
ats.