Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-06-09
MARTIAL LAW is PROCLAIMED
IN THE CRIPPLE CREEK
DISTRICT.
DEATH FOR ASSASSIN
Though the Murmurs Of Lynchins are
Heard Less Frequently, the Man
Who Exploded Dynamite viii be
summariIy Executed If Found.

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summariIy Executed If Found.
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Victor, Col, June 8.-The Rec
ord, owned and edited by George
E. kyner, and recognized as the
official organ Of the Western Fed
Grafton of Miners, in the Cripple
Creek district, published lengthy :"
editorial today urging the miners
to call off the strike inaugurated
ten months ago, as there Is no pos
sible hope of winning.
So as* -" As*
Victor, Col, June S.--Martial law
was declared in the Cripple Creek dis
trict at 2 o'clock this morning by the
posting of the acting governors proc
lamation at number of places in the
camp. The posting was done under
the direction of Adjutant General Bell
who arrived at Victor at midnight with
the proclamation Conditions in the
camp are now quiet. General Bell has
assumed command of the military and
control of the district.
Victor OFFICIALS ousted.
Three more Victor officials, Justice
of the Peace Thomas and Aldermen
Murphy and Tobin, have been forced
to resign, and Frank ]. Hangs, the
leading attorney for the Western Fed
GRAFTON of Miners has been warned to
leave the district.
Hundreds Under Arrest.
Two hundred union members and
sympathizers have been arrested by
the sheriff and the military since Mon
day. Twenty eight of these have been
deported. The remainder are impris-
oned in jails.
Death Awaits Assassin.
The talk Of lynching has subsidized to
a degree, though if the man who ex-
ploded the internal machine in Inde-
pendence should be captured it is
doubtful whether any military force
could protect him.
Considered Strong Measures.
Two hemp ropes knotted with a
moose for hanging were lying on Ia
BILE in the room where the Cripple
Creek District Mine Owners ,associa-
tion held heated discussion yester-
day afternoon behind closed doors.
Rumor of Big Plot.
The members were greatly incensed
by the discovery of what they regard
ed as evidence of the existence Of a
plot in the Victor miners union for the
assassination of mine owners and
miners. This evidence was bundle
of forty marked photographs found by
Lieutenant Keegan in the union hall.
On the back of. some Of the photo
graphs was the name OF
James Cochran, secretary OF
the union. The photographs were OF
groups of men employed in various
mines. The most important one was
a group of the night shift of the Vim.
dicator. The photograph contains
about twenty portraits. five Of which
were numbered from one to five On
the back were written the names OF
the persons numbered. OF the five
names those of Charles McCorm1ck
and Mel Beck had been crossed out.
These two men were killed in the Vim
dicator explosion last November.
Names Were Crossed Out.
On other photographs, similarly ar
ranged. it is asserted there are crossed
out the names Of some of the men who
E nave QlSdpUOdI6u duAs WhOo0 WASA y
abouts or departure are unknown.
James Cochran was arrested ant
taken into the mine owners head
quarters for hearing.
81 don't know anything about thes,
pictures" he said, except that the.
were taken to show the scabs. Th'
marks by the names of the men VIII,
have been killed are mysterious to me
was not present when the picture
were taken and cannot tell you an.
more about it."
Had Plan for LynchIns.
News leaked out that had Thomr
son Christianson been captured las
night. three men would have beel
lynched The plot was arranged and
special train was standing on the Flo1
ence and Cripple Creek tracks to cal
ry a body of men who were In CriI
pie Creek who were awaiting signal
Former Marshal Frank O'Connel
and Tom Christianson were regarde
as ringleaders in the riot
and they were marked for lynch
ing on that account The failure +
capture Cnristianson was the onl
reason the plan was not carried out
The other two are still in custody an
waiting the decision Of the Citizens
alliance as to their fate.
After Alleged Murderer.
Friedley, the alleged murderer o
Roxie MCGEE, and his three pals. hav,
been found in a cabin three mile
south of here General Bell has or
dered mounted soldiers to capture O
kill them. The men are heavily arm
ed and will not be taken without
fight.
Peabody Goes Home.
st. Louis. June 5. Governor ia:
II. Peabody Of Colorado left st. Loui
for Denver yesterday afternoon at 2:1
o'clock. The governors abrupt depaT