Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-06-07
4 BL 00DY LABOR
RIOT AT VICTOR
Close Upon the Dynamite Outrage
in Which Thirteen Men Were Kill
ed Followed an Outbreak Be-
tween the Warning Factions in
Colorado's Gold Camp.

Victor, Colorado, June 7-Excite-
ment ran at high pitch last night, al
though no sensational incidents occur
red after the riot of the afternoon.
From dark to dawn the principal
streets were almost as crowded as they
were during the day, by thousands OF
men and women who assembled from
all parts of the camp in the belief that
the darkness would invite further
bloodshed. Their expectations, howev-
er, proved groundless. Aside from an
occasional arrest of a union agitator
and occasional shot from some dark,
secluded spot in the foothills, the
night passed quietly. All night, how
ever, the streets and footpaths, lead
ing from the mines were closely
watched, and every few minutes some
man was brought in and placed in the
bull pen. More than $50 union men,
said to have been the leaders in yes
terday afternoons riot, were placed
under guard in the armory Compare
tive peace prevailed throughout the
district today but conditions are still
of volcanic nature and nobody be-
lieves that the trouble is ended. Thir-
teen deaths have resulted from the dy-
Mantle outrage at independence and
several of the injured are in a critical
condition, and two men were killed
anrl eight wounded in the subsequent
rioting in Victor.
The following are the casualties of
the rioting:
Killed, Roxie McCoe, John Davis;
wounded, ]. A. Reed, Joe Findley,
Fire Chief Murphy, Peter Cheesman,
Fred Christman. Peter Calderwood, Ar
thur Parker, James M. Kelvey
A thoroughly organized vigilance
committee, composed of mine owners
and their employees and sympathizers,
has taken charge of the government
of Teller County and large squads OF
armed men are patrolling the district.
These men are acting under orders OF
Edward Bell, the new sheriff, who is
large property owner and an outspok-
en- opponent of the miners union.
Sheriff Henry M. Robertson, resigned
Yesterday afternoon under the COM
pulsion of the Mine Owners Associa-
ton. The first act of Sheriff Bell, who
was appointed by the county commits
sjoners, was to remove Under SherlH
Burton. Then he appointed rs depu'
ties to which force he has since made
large additions, and later he dlsarmed
the union officers, who had been ap'
nointed by City Marshal O'Connell OF
Victor, Meanwhile, O'Connell had Wis
tied the Mine Owners headquarters IN
which about 80 armed men were as
sembled and demanded that they sur
render their arms to him. He was for
chilly elected and after being deposeo
from office by Mayor French was ar
rested. Many other chosen peace OF
ficers of the various towns In the dis
trict also have been deposed and some
have been locked up.
The sentiment of the mine owners
as voiced by G. G. Hamlin, secretar!
of the association, is that all unio1
miners must be driven from the camp
His declaration that the time ha
come to purge the district" started
the rioting yesterday afternoon at
mass meeting here called to discus
the dynamite outrage. "It's up to yo'
TO drive these scoundrels out" Hami1l
declared, whereupon Alfred Miller,
unjon man who had been sworn in a
deputy sheriff, raised rifle and lnqull
er: Whom are you referring to-" MI
- a. cni1od ond shooting hf
gan which resulted in the killing 9
1wo and the wounding of five others
is said that some of the shots wer
fred from the union hall. Sheriff Be
called on the local company OF militi
TO assist in preserving order and to a
rest the men in union hall. A seattle
ing fire was kept up by the soldier
and the union men for 20 minute
when the miners surrendered. Onl
three wounded men were found in tn
hall and no casualties occurred in tt
attacking party. The uninjured me
in the hall. forty in all, were place
under arrest, and all books and doc
ments of the union were seized. Du
ing the night number of other q
rests were made. The union stores
Victor and Goldfield were wrecked al
stocks scattered in the streets by II
mob. Among those taken prisone
was Editor George Kyner OF the v
tor Record, but he was subsequent
released. A bloodhound brought fro
Trinidad took up the trail of the fiel
who exploded the dynamite at Inc
pendence and followed it from Bull H
to the Colorado Springs wagon ros
Detective Robert Sterling of the MI
Owners Association then declared tt
he ives convinced that he knew "
caused the deadly explosion.