The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-06-10
RESIGN
Cripple Creek
Officials
Who Sympathize
With Miners.
mime OWNERS
Intend 10 Drive Out
Union Miners.

Cripple Creek, Col, June S.-Apart
from a few small fights in connection
with the rounding up and arresting of
union miners no outbreak occurred in
this district yesterday. Two local
militia companies and a small army
of armed deputies under Sheriff Bell
are In control of the camp.
Secretary Clarence Hamlin, Of the
Mine Owners association, declared
yesterday that 200 prisoners now held
in the armory in Victor would be
taken over the hills and warned never
to return. There is a minority ele-
ment that wants to hang n. W. Con-
nell, former marshal of Victor, who is
suspended and under arrest, and also
Alfred Miller, charged with starting
the riot which resulted In the killing
of Roxie MCGEE and several others at
the mass meeting in Victor on Mon
day. No hanging will take place,
however, In all probability unless re-
sistance is offered by the prisoners.
it would require but little to have a
wholesale hanging.
Virgil King, a union leader, and 10
others arrested in Cripple Creek were
taken to Victor for deportation 1t is
rumored that large number of union
miners working in the Portland mine
will be arrested. The building owned
and occupied by Miners union No. 40
In Cripple Greek is In charge OF the
militia The front windows have
been demolished and the sign Of the
W. F. o. NJ. torn down.
City Marshal W. J. Graham was
forced to resign by the citizens COM
mittee headed by E c. Newcomb.
cashier Of the First national bank, and
Charles N. Crowder was appointed as
his successor by the city council. Jus
dce of the Peace Harrington, said to
be q union sympathizer, heard that
Il the committee was to wait on him and
rendered his resignation before the
committee could ask him.
County Judge Albert s. Frost is out
of the city, but 1t is said that he will
be asked to resign as soon as he ar
rives here. and so will Frank P. Man
II nix, county clerk and recorder. Both
are attending the democratic conven-
ton in Pueblo. II is reported that
Assistant District Attorney ]. c.
Cole will be compelled to relinquish
| his office. All oficeholders whose
designations were demanded furnish
ed them when threatened with hang
ing.
Photographs Of Charles Mccormack
and Melvin Peck. who were killed by
an Internal machine in the Vindicator
mine November 81, 1908. were found
In possession of Frank Cochrane, sec
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Victor. This discovery greatly agitat-
ed officials Of the Mine Owners asso-
citation, who declare that Cochrane
shall be strung up until he discloses
all that he knows concerning the out
rage They believe that he has infor-
nation that will lead to the arrest OF
the perpetrators of that crime.
| The Victor Record was censored by
. committee appointed by the sheriff
before publication was permitted yes
terday.
Two more names were added yes
terday to the list of those killed by
the Independence dynamiting. They
are George g. Henderson and Fred
Beckley.
II is believed that the bodies of sew
eral others were blown to atoms and
the remains are at the bottom Of the
hole made by the explosion.
Colorado Springs, Col, June S.-A
special train consisting of an engine
and two coaches bearing 80 union
miners deported from Cripple Greek
by the citizens, passed through this
city last eevning. 1t was going at the
rate Of 80 miles an hour and did not
stop here. The first car was empty
and the second car had all the blinds
drawn and armed guards were on the
platform.
Denver, June s.-Acting Gov. Hag.
gott In considering the question of de.
claring martial law in Teller county
He said last night that he had writer
q proclamation for that purpose, but
was holding It back pending further
advices on the situation there. H,
Il intimated that the proclamation
would probably be published within I
Il few hours.