The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-30
WHOLE FORCE
UNDER ARREST.
Proprietor of Victor Daily
Record and His Help
Are Placed i'm the Guard House
by the Military.
LIBEL is CHARGED.
LIBEL is CHARGED.
Paper Is Official Organ of
Miners Union.
Business Manager Escaped and
Will Continue Publication.

Victor, Colo, Sept 30.-A troop of
cavalry and company of infantry un-
der the command of Major McCIefIand
surrounded the office of the Daily
Record, the official organ of the miners
union, in this city last night and with
a detail of several picked men entered
the newspaper office and placed the
following under arrest:
George Kyner. proprietor; w. S.
Langdon, Charles Langdon, linotype
operators; w. A. Sweet, circuIator. and
B. j. Richardson, foreman of the COM
posing room. The prisoners were taken
to Goldfield and after a conference with
General Chase and other military offi-.
GERS, the prisoners were placed in the
guard house. A strong guard of in
fantry was left at the Record office
where it will stand guard until some
disposition of the proprietor and his
employees is made.
Affidavits have been prepared and
will be filed in the district court today,
charging the men with coercion. intimi-
dation and criminal libel The informa-
ton will be sworn to by Thomas Scan
Ion Of Victor.
General Chase, when asked for a
statement in regard to the arrests said
that libel proceedings would be prose-
cuted and they were being held as mil
itary necessities.
The business manager, A O. Miller
hearing that possible attempt to ar
rest the office force would be made.
was out of the way at the time the
soldiers took possession. A new force
of printers has been secured and with
General Chase's permission, the official
organ will be published as usual.
TINI0N MINER ESTED
Cripple Creek, Col, Sept. 30.-Scott
woodward, union miner. was arrested
today by Deputy Sheriff Underwood on
capias charging him with having as
saulted Wesley Van Meter, an employe
at the Ell Paso mine. Van Meter was
knocked down, but was not seriously in
jured
Cripple Greek. Colo, Sept. so.-Infor-
nation will be filed in the district court
today charging George Kyner, manager
and editor of the Victor Record; w L.
Sweet, the circulator, and w. S. and
G. G. 1angdOn, linotype operators, who
were arrested by the military last night
with malicious libel and slander. An
affidavit made by Thomas Scanlon, a
member of Company K, First regiment,
was prepared by Judge Advocate Thos.
McClelland and handed to Deputy Dis
trict Attorney Cole. The affidavit sets
forth that Scanlon was designated as
spotter in connection with the arrest
of Robert Murphy in the Victor Record
office.
Harry Scott has been engaged as
counsel for the men thrown into the
bull pen ard if the prisoners can not
secure their release on bond he will
appeal for habeas corpus writs IN
the district court to the end that the
men may secure their freedom until
the trial on the information.
Judge Advocate McClelland, when
asked why the entire force was arrested,
said they were all equally guilty in pub
fishing the alleged libelous article In the
Victor Record and that every attempt
would be made to send all the men ar
rested to the penitentiary.
The Victor Record is securing new
force today and will be able to continue
publication.
c. E woodward. president of the
Typographical union. discussing the ar
rest of the Record force. says THAI no
greater outrage could be perpetrated.
II was a soldier in the Philippines and
was through all the stirring times there.
but saw nothing so boldly brazen anu
in violation of constitutional rights as
took place in Victor last night" said
he ut is time that something should
be done to resist these high handed
measures"
Tom Foster and T. NJ. Tallaney union
men. who have been in the bull pen for
fourteen days, were released today.
They say they were at all times intimi-
dated and were fearful of losing their
lives.