The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-26
SAM gibson Is
UNDER ARREST
"Cussed'' the High Sheriff of
Carbon County.
STRIKERS WELL AND HAPPY
WOMEN WILL BE AT THE TRIAL
WEDNESDAY.
STRIKERS WELL AND HAPP'
Especial to The Herald1


RRICE, Utah. April 25.-The star play
in connection with the arrest OF
the 13O striking Italians yesterday
came today. when "Gilsonite sam
ellison was arrested by City Marshal
BryneT on the charge of disturbing the
peace. The warrant was sworn TO by
Deputy Sheriff World, Later ellison
was released on bonds of $25 for his APP
pearance before Justice Willard on
Monday next. When the strike first
took place ellison WAS a sympathizer
with the Utah Fuel company and a.
one time made the remark that the
men were fools for quitting the service
Of the company from whom they were
drawing good wages. and nov that
they have quit, they should be made
to work at S1.65 and compelled to sup
port a dozen children and mother-in-
law to boot"
Intended TO Kill ellison.
Today ellison encountered Deputy Shcr-
if Harry World while the latter was
about the court house I'm performance of
his duties and he is charged with having
applied all manner of tongue abuses 10
the deputy sheriff. who permitted IL to
go unresented. Later ellison. il * charged.
went Al Sheriff Wilcox in much the same
manner and Wilcox says he was i'm the
act of striking him after a war Of words
when Sheriff Wilcox backed away and
invited him to come on. In discussing
the matter later the sheriff stated he had
Intended to XIII ellison in his tracks. had
( he struck him.
Referring to the signed article of ellison
in this mornings Herald. Sheriff VIII
cox said. What does he know about
conditions at the strikers camp or any
where else i'm the county. when he has
1 been loafing around Price for two years.
Food Was Provided.
The report was circulated this morning
! by sympathizers with the men that they
were not fed at all yesterday, after being
arrested. The fact is that when they
were brought down to Helper the deputies
saw to il the first thing that something
WAS provided for them 10 eat. The prise
oners refused to eat what was supplied
and later paTtOOk of such things AZ their
/ friends handed through the fence. Later
| in the day President Miller and some
other Of the Mormon church authorities
/ hearing that the prisoners were not be-
! ing cared for made an investigation and
were assured by the prisoners themselves
that they had all they wanted and plenty
/ of il. Several people here went so far
as to start a subscription list for the puT-
chase of food, when the Italians were at
/ the time being guarded in the court house
wiches, sausage and hot coffee while
many of them were washing down the
solids with beer which had been passed
them by women from the Halfway house.
! the guards making no objection TO it in
4 limited Quantities.
Prisoners Live Well.
The prisoners are living better at the
: expense of Carbon county than half the
people Of Price. and much better than
they have been used 10 or are many of
/ those who have interested themselves
: during the day in their behalf. Where the
men are now housed is much more COM
| Portable than the tents an huts at Strike
/ town, Their detention on the grassy
court house lawn today reminded one
more Of q picnic party than a prison.
/ This afternoon about l0o Of the strik-
orr H4nH h. Il
court yard To an implement shed. the lat
I ter fitted up temporarily and TO be used as
a place Of confinement. The court rOoE2
where they remained over night looks as
/ If a band Of sheep had been pastured
there for "A month. The carpet is entirely
ruined. while the other furniture and fix
Will be taken before Justice Ward ON
| Wednesday morning for trial. and are 70
/ be conveyed to Helper on a special train.
Barboglio at Liberty.
! Joe Barhoglio. a local organizer. and at
/ one time treasurer OF the strikers fund.
J today gave bonds and was released. Others
/ could have given bonds. but they refused
| to do so. Deputy Sheriff World can idcu-
] thy most of those under arrest as haV-
\ ing deited him when he went to the camp
/ after Mother Jones and TedeScO and
] Antonio. These whom he cannot identity
! as well as those he can are to be prose
cuted for rioting and breaking the quar-
I antfne laws Complaints on these charges.
/ in addition to resisting an officer are he
4 ing prepared and will be served tomor-
/ row. Mother Jones will be looked after
when her time in quarantine has cX-
pred if she should not disappear from the
! place where she is detained in the mean
{ time
Pulled Gun on Brahet.
I Tedesco. who while fugitive from jus
! tice held up with gun Attorney Mark
I =. Braffet at Helper. viii have to an
I swer to the charge of exhibiting a deadly
( weapon in an uula aud threatening
manner All told there viii be three To
! five charges against him.. As yet the two
! other fugitiveS who were about the camp
/ at the time of the arrests have not been
unprecedented They are now thought 10
Z have made their escape. The firearms of
I the strikers supposed TO be cached in the
/ hills, have not as Vet been found
] Streams Of women and children from
Z the Halfway house have been in and ont
/ of Price all day. In their abuse Of the
officers and guards many of the women
/ in broken English are able TO put TO
shame a drunken pirate The women Will
be out en- masse at Helper on "Wednesday
i when The trials come up.