Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-01-13
Trayior AMI Gaski Admitted to Bail in the Sum Of $4,000
Of the Deadly Pistol Bullets
THE FATAL LETTER.
Hall of

II. v,
To Mr.. John A. Traylor,
Dear Sir:-The following schedule
of wages is submitted to you for your
signature, and by motion carried
at our meeting this evening, you are
allowed twelve hours to study it ov
err, and if not accepted and signed by
you at the end of that time, namely:
twelve hours, from the time you re-
ceive this. We will resort to sterner
measures.
All men working below the cellar
of the shaft will be considered miners
and shall receive three dollars and
fifty cents per day of eight hours, Al
so top men handling cars from cage
or dumping buckets shall be consid-
cred miners and shall receive like
compensation, namely: three dollars
and fifty cents per day Of eight hours.
Engineers shall receive four dollars
per day of eight hours. Firemen
shall receive three dollars and fifty
cents per day of eight hours. All Ia
borers on the surface grading for
buildings, etc. shall receive three
dollars per Gay Of nine hours.
Furthermore, if at any time either
of the parties of this agreement find
it necessary to change any part of or
part of the foregoing schedule, they
will give the other party thirty days
notice OF their intentions before TAX
| ing action.
(Signed) VIM. Lloyd, President
Robinson Miners Union, No. 175
P. S. II you wish to consult with
the executive board before you sign
this schedule, please inform the gen.
| tleman who presents this to you
for you to meet them. If we do not
hear from you at the end of twelve
hours, we will consider this schedule
declined and will act accordingly
Yours. VIM Lloyd.
| The above letter CT demand, has
led to one of the creates TRACE
perhaps inthe State, as a result Of
which three men are now lying dead
and two others are, perhaps, serious
~ Or MORALLY wounded.
The story Of the tragedy itself is
told as follows:
Traylor and Gaskell left Ely, as U.S.
ual. fearing no immediate danger, al
Though they had been expecting some
thing CT the sort fer some ime past
When they arrived at Lane City they
were stopped by some twenty men
enc of whom-Sam Johnson-caught
their horsse by the bride and demand
ed them to stop, which they did. Fear
ing trouble, Mr.. Traylor pulled off the
glove from his right hand, reached
into his OvercOat pocket, cooked his
revolver and holding his hand, still in
his pocket, demanded Johnson to re
lease his horse, which he did and ther
both he and Jas. Stages started tt
come near the buggy, when Traylol
told them not to come any farther ant
asked what they wanted. Some O
the men then asked what he was go
ing to do in regard 20 their scale O
wages, to which he replied: "Youl
committee has given me twelve hours
do not see any of them here, and
propose to take the full length O
time Then they told him he nigh
, go
About an hour and a half after
wards he saw two double-seated rig
tapproching the Keystone, at which
'place they stopped, Just outside tn
building. Five Of the men-Johnson
Stages, Perry, Lambert and Smith
ca.f1e into the office where Traylo
land his secretary were, while Lloy,
: stayed just outside the door.
Those outside were heard to remar
Bring the--out here! Kill him
Lynch him! Well take. care of him!
To which Lloyd replied, Shut up
am spokesman" and entered the doc
and asked Traylor: DO you recogniz
the U.ion?" To this the latte reptile,
d 10 -len, Traylor says. Lloyd con
49, ed the men present to grab hin
= Itch they proceeded to do Stays
II grah,le,. him by the throat, forced hi
into 4 cnrne. against the wall an
n desk. Smith t'2er tried to get Tho
;. Of him and Traylor pulled his r
volver. shot Skaggs, turned on Smit
q and shot him, at which Lloyd ran O,
OF the room. Il then shot every ma
who tried to lay hands on me, " sa
q Traylor. Turning then, to those wi
!, remained, he said: Il do not thir
for blood, but Lloyd is the man
wanted"