The Glenwood post., 1904-06-11
Teller County's Bloody Day.

Denver June THE Republican
epitomizes the dreadful events of yes
terday in the Cripple Creek district as
follows:
2:35 a. n.-Blowing up of the Flor
ence & Cripple Creek depot at lnde-
pendence, fifteen non-union miners OF
the Findley killed and seven injured.
$3.50 a. m.-Special train of physi
clans, mine owners run from Cripple
Creek over the Colorado Midland to
the scene of the disaster
AIS a. m.-Bodes of dead and in
jured gathered onto the train and
taken to Victor hospital and undertake
ing establishment of Coroner Doran.
600 a. m.-Citizens began assem-
bling in Victor streets as news of the
assassination was spread.
700 a. m.-Victor streets thronged
with an excited mob
500 a. m.-Mines in the district
closed down and miners flock to Victor.
$50 a. m.-Talks of lynching heard
on every side.
900 a. m.-Meeting of citizens and
mine owners at Military club and COM
mittees appointed to demand the resig-
nation of the sheriff of the county and
the marshals of Victor and Cripple
Creek.
1000 a. m.-Saloons of Victor Or
dered closed by the sheriff
1890 a. m.-Indignation boiling and
talk of lynching strong.
11:00 a. m.-Committees of citizens
were seeking officials of county and
city to demand resignation Of officers.
1870 p. m.-Sheriff Robertson called
into Military club and his resignation
demanded When it was refused, he
was shown rope and at the intimida-
ton broke down crying and consented
| to sign his resignation
1:45 p. m.-Marshal O'Connell of
| Victor called at the Military club, de
manded the surrender of all arms. He
was thrown out bodily and repeatedly
| kicked in his descent down the stairs.
1:45 p. m.-Marshal O'Connell went
| into Donnelly's hardware store, took
possession of all arms and ammunition
200 p. m.-Marshal O'Connell swear
ing IN all available union miners as
| deputies and arming them with cap
| tured guns and ammunitions.
2:10 p. m.-Mob organized to go to
Independence and hang union miners,
/ but deferred on account of lack Of
leaders.
2:30 p. m.-Resignation of Sheriff
Robertson OF Teller county delivered
| to county commissioners in Victor city
| hall, Immediately accepted, and Ed
ward Bell of Cripple Creek appointed
sheriff.
| 300 p. m.-Deputies sworn in by
! Marshal O'Connell form on street in
display of force. about fifty in number,
strongly armed.
300 p. m.-Conference at city hall
| between mayor of Victor, marshal of
Victor and sheriff of county
$3.50 p. m.-Marshal O'Connell of
Victor, deposed and his fifty armed
| deputies robbed of authority.
345: p. m.-Former deputies of ex-
| Marshal O'Connell marched to Union
hall, retaining their arms.
400 p. m.-Meeting of the citizens
! at corner of Fourth and Victor avenues
called by the citizens committee and
mine owners. addressed by C. C. Ham
lin, secretary of the Mine Owners AS
sociation.
AIS p. m.-Riot started through re-
sentiment OF Hamlin's remarks by
union miners. Shot fired from Union
hall. Roxie MCGEE instantly killed and
several injured.
4:3O p. m.-COmpany l. OF V1ctor
called out on request of newly ap-
pointed Sheriff Edward Bell.
4:40 p. m.-Troops surround Union
hall and return fire opened upon them
4:40 to p. m.-Heavy exchange OF
shots between union miners, barrf-
caded in Union hall. and troops and
deputy sheriffs surrounding them.
Three union miners injured. Building
riddled with bullets.
Z 500 p. m.-Union miners called for
truce. march out of Union hall with