The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-21

wanted to serve a lot Of Judge Seeds
writs on me. He bluffed around a day
or two before he got up nerve enoush
to come into camp with his deputies.
Il went to see Judge Seeds. and 1 told
him what / thought Of him, and I didn't
use any Sunday school grammar, either.
He talked a good deal about regard for
law. and all that. and 1 said there was
not man in Colorado had more respect
for the courts and the law than 1 had.
But, by thunder 1 added, you and
your court have got to pay some respect
to me- too I am here to keep order, and
I am going TO keep it,
! Wanted a Test Case.
THAT was just what 1 wanted-a test
case that could be taken I'D 10 the su-
preme court. You know when we did
get to the supreme court we got the de-
cision. Judge Seeds decided against Us,
but that didn't make any difference-it
didn't turn the men loose. We had na-
beas corpus every few hours, but
didn't notice that It reduced any the
number Of men We had 10 feed in the
bull pen. ] bluntly told Judge Seeds
was going TO hold these men. and that
was all there was to it. He talked a
lot about the sdcredness of the courts
and the need of everybody bowling 20 its
| DEGREES. That's all very nice says T..
| but who is going to enforce your de
| creesg The sheriff, ne says: the sher-
/ f has the power TO call on all the able
/ bodied men in the county to help him
They may be able-bodie when they
| start in says I, but they'll be disabled
/ before they get through You just tell
\ the sheriff to come over. He knows
/ where TO ind me- But you also tell
/ him I've got the military law behind
me. the soldiers. the guns. and the am
munition, and that I'll shoot him and
! every id man that tries 10 take my
| prisoners away from me-
Judge Up Against 1t.
The judge saw he was up against H.
| and the sheriff didn't come over.
| Later on I had another seance with
this same Judge Seeds, and l says 10
/ him: Now. you just go TO buttin.s in
| around here and interfering with mill
| tary operations. and I'll throw you in
| and keep you there
C'To throw in in Colorado is 4 tran
sitive verb. active voice with bull pen
as its direct object-understood.
1T didn't take those fellows long IN
| learn that the Colorado National Guard
could not be trifed with Those BOYS Of
mine would and could do anything ]
asked 'em 10 do. They could shoot as
straight "a die. right for the hear. or
they could SINCE the eye winkcrs OF a
man and never hurt him. The strikers
and the federation sherih's union depu-
ties were ali afraid of my boys
zone day / was at Camp GoldheId
Post No. l. We had troops scattered
all through the district twenty-five q
thirty square miles. There was great
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Of people walking
around. telephone bells ringing, every
one wondering what would turn up next
Visit From Orderly.
"An orderly told me that there was a
lot Of deputies outside wanting to see the
general ! knew tGose fellows had come
for one Of two purpOses-to make treu
BILE OF to get an Endorsement on theii
writs So ] said: Show en- up under
guard They came up. their hats il
their hands. gentle like You sec the,
didn't quite know what was going t,
happen 20 EN-. Guess they were afraiC
Ia throw EN- in. Finally they sal,
they had some papers. IF you have an,
papers 20 serve said. Just cut loos,
J and serve EN-. But YOU must Undcr
3 stand one thing. You can't serve am
papers on me or any enlisted man Of In,
Colorado National Guard, and il yot
{ try il thereU be a return 10 your pa pcrs
but fl will be to the coroner, not to IN,
2 court That was my way OF telin;
I them that under the law we were i'm
] mune from arrest while on duty Il
that satisfactory ] asked, and the
said IL WAS. All we want says they
. IS a return on the backs Of our dOcu
: mcnts' Wei, you just put that on an,
81 skip And they skipped. You see. the.
? just had TO be made to understand tina
I knew my rights, was acting witnil
the law, and that I'd shoot M bGS