Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-09-02
FIRE AT SHERIFF
SHOTS FROM MINISTER'S HOUSE
One Of Two Union Miners Shoots at
st.ssift's Posse From Residence Of
Rev. r. 9. Leland at Victor.


Rev. 7. 9. Leland at Victor.
Denver. Aug. 29-A News special
from Victor last night says:
Two shots were tired at Sheriff Bell
and four OF his deputies tonight from
the residence Of Rev. T. s. Leland. No
one was hit The shots came from one
OF two union miners. who. II Ii a.
legged. sought refuge there In anttcipa,
tion Of q visit from whitecapperR Sew
eral shotguns and rifles were found In
the house. The two men, Arthur
Parker and l.. Il. jerks. were arrested.
Mr.. Leland was attending church at the
time. but WAS tnken into custody later.
At 8 o'clock tonight Sheriff Bell.
Undersherif Underwood and Deputy
Sherins Dittemore. Chase and Benton,
together. went to the house OF Rev. 7.
8. Leland. on South Fourth street. Tho
object OF the posses visit IL not gen.
orally known. but It appears To be cef-
tain that Sheriff Bell wanted to learn
who was In the Leland residence. Rev.
Mr. Leland. who Is pastor OF the Meth
odist Church In this city. has been
compelled to keep q number OF armed
men at his place because OF threats
made against him during the past four
or f1ye weeks to deport him. He was not
at his home when the sheriff and his
posse went there tonight. He was NJ
tho Methodist church. The nnnl. out.
come OF the sherin's visit Is that Ar.
thur Parker and L. II. jerks. two min
era' union men. recently released on
bonds In Cripple Creek for alleged
completely In the riot In this city on
Juno 9Th last. and Rev. Mr.. Leland have
been placed under arrest by Sheriff
Bell. and are now In the county jail AZ
Cripple Creek.
Tho affair assumed n violent aspect
for . short time nj the home Of Mr..
Leland. One OF the two union men
found In the housc-it is not known
positively which onc-nred two shots.
but neither shot hit amy OF tho officers.
One Of the bullets went through tho
windows of residence dinIonnlly
across the street. Sheriff Bell and his
deputies. as soon as the first shot was
fred. scattered little and got bcnina
tho protection Of the granite bowldcrs
which lie within fifteen or twenty feet
from the front Of the Leland home. No
shots were fred by the sheriff or his
force. The story Of tho encounter. as
given by several OF the deputy shcrins.
IL nA follows:
when Sheriff BELL and his men got
within twenty Ave fcot Of tho Leland
residence, which was not lighted. u
command from inside the house to halt
wns heard. The posse at onco obcycd
the order. and Sheriff Bell answered
back:
--This Ia the sheriff and his depu-
tier.'
"Gnc Of tho men inside tho house re-
piled: You can't como In
"A deputy stated: Walt . minute.
boys Thcy know me here"
Deputy Sheriff Chase was tho oniecr
Who made the romnrk. hc claims. be-
cannc he has been nt different times
guarding tho pastors home with
othcrs. Deputy Chase then asked: ''is
Mr.. Leland at homer
A voice inside tho house anawcscd:
"iic Ia at church
"is Mir. Long thcro!" asked Deputy
Chase.
Tho answer eame srom tho inside:
"Hc Ia at church. also
Sheriff Bcil then trokc up and said:
Il want to know who In In there u
Mr. Leland In not n; home"
A voice inside the house was then
heard to remark: Il know Bell. Thcrs
he stands. Ho II tho man with the
black hat on
Tho shots wcrc then delivered from
inside tho house. They wcrc fired
through the casing on either side Of
the frunt door. which 10 In tho north.
west corner Of the rcaidcncc- Immc.
diatciy after tho shooting Sheriff Bcii
demanded that whoever was In ths
house must surrender. He mado ths
demand twice and at tho second order
y voice In the house replied: "wo will
give up."
The sheriff and his deputies then
went into tho house and found that tho
men whom the were dealing with
were Arthur Parker and l.. Il jerks.
both union men now out on bonds.
The news of tho trouble at Rev. Mr..
Lcland's home reached the church
whore he was presiding. Quite q
crowd gathered there. Rev. Mr.. Le-
land was informed of tho trouble and
he went to his home. He was then ar
rested by Sheriff Bell! Parker and
jerks were taken TO Cripple Creek on
tho $3.50 iow-linc electric car. Rev.
Mr.. Leland was taken on tho low-lins
car which next followed.
viii Reject Mediation.