Daily inter mountain., 1899-05-04
ARRESTS ARE
BEING MADE
Of Men Supposed to be Ward
ner Rioters
TROOPS AID THE OFFICERS
And There Were Only Few Cases
Where Resistance Was Made
-.Number In Jail.

|
ception of last Saturday this has been the
most exciting day that Wardner has seen.
At any hour Of the day squads Of color
ed troops, assisted by constables, have
| been arresting dynamiters. All business
| is practically suspended while the citizens
watched the operations. AS the prisoners
were gathered up they were marched in
squads of five to fifteen to the camp
at the station, one and one-half miles dis
tant. where they We're left under guard.
A squad of 10 men was brought down at
s O'Clock p. m, making 1O1 altogether. A
few of them made show of resistance,
but the bayonets of the soldiers soon
| brought them into line. This is the first
ght for a week that the people of Ward
ner can sleep with a sense of security.
The town is nearly deserted. for practi-
cally all the rioters are under guard or
in the hills. The troops are waiting for
reinforcements before making arrests at
Canyon creek, as they may meet resist
ance there. About fifty strikers have left
Burke by the Thompson trail. the only
way out of the country not along the line
of railroad. A special train went down the
railroad this afternoon to pick up those
walking out, but has not yet returned.
Gen. Merriam is expected here tomorrow
morning. also the attorney general of
the state.
All day long the work of arresting the
men believed to have been connected with
the Bunker Hill outrages has been in pro-
gress. Tonight 1O4 prisoners are under
guard in the barn that has been turned
into Jail for their detention. Among
them are many ringleaders in the organ
ization. More Of the chief dynamiters,
however, have escaped and are now get
ting out Of the country as best they may.
Their recovery is matter of time. They
will not escape. The state will go bank
rupt if necessary in order to secure their
conviction.
By 10 O'Clock this morning the work of
drawing the formal complaints against
the more notorious strikers had been
completed. The document was lengthy
one, and in it We're set down the names
of about fifty suspects. Then the work
Of making the arrests commenced. AS
martial law had not at this time been de-
clared, the local constables were depu-
tized to serve warrants, but they We're not
alone in the work. Capt. Bachelor Of
Company Nj put a squad of his colored
fighters at the command of the constables
and began the hunt.
Up to the head of the gulch marched
the soldiers and, turning back, they
commenced a search of every point
where the rioters might be in conceal
msnt. Their coming caused a panic
among the strikers. There was a wild
scramble among them up the sides Of
the canyon, but they were not to escape
in that way. AS they lodged through
the brush on the mountain side the con-
stables and their deputies started in
pursuit ard in most cases the chase was
a short one. The sight Of the dusky SOL
diers' glistening rifles was generally
sufficient to make them meekly sur
render. Lined up two abreast and
closely guarded by the soldiers, the cap
camp by the station in little punches of
20 to 80 There they were turned
loose into vacant lot and kept under
guard until about o'clock, when they
were transferred into the loft of a near
by barn.
While the arrest Of the men in Ward
ner was under way search parties of
soldiers headed by newly created con-
stables were sent out all over the sur
rounding country to pick up the fugitives.
AS it was known that many much wanted
rioters We're trying to escape over the
hills towards Harrison, Auditor Sinclair
who is in charge Of the campaign secured
a special train, which was rushed down
there. 1t brought back five strikers Five
or six more armed with rifles were Aeen
from the train, but owing to the nearness
OF the other trains it was impossible to
stop the special and start in pursuit Of
them. Among the men under arrest are
five or six deputy sheriffs who were new
ly elevated to that Office by Deputy Sher-
in Bell since the trouble started here.