The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-08
SEVENTEEN MEA DEAD
Colorado Fears Sill Further
BIOedshsd ID Labor War.
THE vlelLAaTEs IN CONTROL
Sheriff Of Teller County Forced to Rs
sign and Mine Owner Put h His
Place Bioodhounds Trail Man Who
Set of Independence Bomb.


Set Of Independence Bomb.
Cripple Creek, Colo, June s.-gCom-
parative peace prevails throughout this
great gold camp, but conditions are
still of a volcanic nature ana nobody
believes the trouble is yet ended. Eff
teen deaths have resulted from the
dynamite outrage at Independence and
several Of the injured are in a critical
condition. Two men were killed and
eight wounded III the subsequent riot,
ing ia Victor
A thoroughly organized vigilance
committee, composed Of mine owners
and their employees and sympatlhzers.
has taken charge Of the government 81
Teller county and large squads Of
armed men are patrolling the district
These men are ostensihly acting under
orders Of Edward Bell. the new Sheriff,
who il q large property owner and an
outspoken opponent Of tile miners
union. Sheriff Henry NJ. Robertson
has resigned under compulsiom lie
was forcibly taken to the headquar-
tiers Of the Mine Owners association
and his resignation demanded. AT first
he refused to resign, but when finally
coil Of rope was thrown at his feet
be weakened ana signed The resigna.
tion which HAD been provided FOR him.
The first act Of Sheriif Bell was to-
take away the star OF Under Sheriff
I. Knox Burton. He then appointed
twenty-five deputies, to which force
large additions have since been made.
and later he disarmed tile union officers
who had been appointed by City Mar
shall Michael 0'ConneIl Or Victor.
Meantime O'connell had visited the
mine owners headquarters. ia which
about thirty armed men were assem-
bled, and demanded that they surren-
der their arms to him. lie was forci-
bly, elected. and after being deposed
from office BY Mayor French he was
placed under arrest Many Of the
other regularly chosen peace officers
Of the various towns III the district
have also been deposed ana some of
them locked up with about 200 union
miners, who were arrested after tile
rioting in Victor
Owners Declare War on Union.
the sentiment of the mine owners
as voiced hy &. q Hamlin. secretary IF
the association, Is that all union miners
must De driven out of the camp. Ills
declaration that the time had come Ii
purge the district started the riotina
ut the mass meeting lii Victor, called
to discuss The dynamite Outrage at til
Its up to you q drive these seoun.
drels otit, IIalnlin had declared.
whereunon Az Miller union man
who had been sworn III as deputy sher.
iff, raised his rifle and inquired
WHOM are you referring TOT
Aillers rifle was seized ana tile
shooting began which resulted III tie
killing of Royie MeEee. Il @nonHnion
MINER and the woundiHg sc six other
persons. one Of whom, John Davis.
also i nonunion miner. died few
hours litter The first shot was fired
bg some one II the crowd This was
followed Immediately by two ride shots
from tile windows of the miners union
ban. 4 man standing "a the door of
the union store. It Is said. also fired
into the crowd With 4 repeating shot
gun
Sheriff Bell called On the local com
5ang &c the state guard commanded by
apialn Harry G Moore, to assist ii
order aud ID arresting the
men in the union hall. Soldiers were
stationed On Che roof Of the building
opposite tile hall ana, from this point
,f vantage. fred into tile door and win.
lows of The hall a scattering ire
WAS kept tip hg both sides for twenty
at fire end 0f which the min
IT'S surrendered Only three wounded
nen, Caldefwood, Parker ana Nickel
Sey. were found ID the hall and there
we're 10 casualties III tile attacking
oarty The Hninimed men in the hall
.orty in number. were all placed under
frest and all books and documents Of
he union were seized
Union Stores Wrecked.
Further arrests were made fiji Victor.
4oldfeld and independence. Tile union
torres Ill Victor and Goldfeld were
wrecked aud the stocks scattered III
be streets By i mob This was not
by sheriff Bell ana others
q authority Among those taken nris
med was Editor George Keyner of the
Tictor Record, but he was released.
i bloodhound brought from Trini |
lad took the ffail Of the man oil men
Who exploded the dynamite 1T Inde
BIZ pulling d wire ottached to
revolver Of some other instrument
md thereby killed 1T least thirteen
mem The trail was followed BIZ the |
lound from Bull hill to the Colorado
prings wagon road Detective Stel-
Ing of the Mine owners association |
hen declared that he was convinced /
hat ne knew who caused the explosion.
A posse of 800 deputy sheriffs armed /
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