Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-06-09
A PLOT TO LYNCH.
Three Men Marked as RingIeaders
In the Rioting at Victor.
ALLEGED WHOLESALE MURDER PLOT.
Martial Law MAY Ne Proclaimed In Teller
County-Union Miners Deported By Citi.
sens-Miuers Offer Reward for
Independence Dynamiter.

: Independence Dynamiter.
Victor, COL, June S.-Two hem
ropes knotted with a moose for hang
ing were lying on table in the room
where the Cripple Creek district Min
Owners association held heated dis
cussion yesterday behind closed doors
The members were greatly incenset
by the discovery OF what they regarded
as evidence of the existence of a plo1
in the Victor Miners union for whole.
sale assassinations of mine owners and
miners. This evidence was bundle
Of 40 marked. photographs found by
Lieut.. Keegan In the union hall. On
the back of some of the photographs
was the name Of James Cochran, sec
rotary of the union. Photographs
were groups of men employed in vari-
Gus mines. The most important was
a group of the night shift Of the Vim
dicator. The photograph contains
about 20 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 Mccormick and Mel
Beck had been crossed out. These
two were men killed in the Vindicator
explosion last November. On other
photographs, similarly arranged, 1t is
asserted there are crossed out the
names of some Of the men who have
disappeared and whose whereabouts
or departure are unknown.
James Cochran was arrested and
taken into the mine owners headquar-
tiers for hearing. II do not know any
thing about these pictures" he said,
Except that they were taken to show
the scabs. The marks by the names
of the men who have been killed are
mysterious to me. was not present
when the pictures were taken and can
not tell you any more about it,"
News leaked out yesterday that had
Thomas Christianson been captured
Monday night three men would have
been lynched. The plot was arranged
and special train was standing on
the Florence & Cripple Creek tracks
to carry body Of men who were ready
in Cripple Creek awaiting signal.
Alfred Miller, former Marshal Mike
O'Connell and Tom Christianson were
regarded as ringleaders in the rioting
Of Monday and they were marked for
lynching on that account. The failure |
TO capture Christianson was the only |
reason the plan was not carried out.
The other two are still in custody and
awaiting the decision of the citizens
alliance as to their fate.
May Proclaim Martial Law in Teller County
Denver, COL, June S-Acting Gov.
Warren A. Haggott is considering the
question of declaring martial law in
Teller county. He said last night that
he had written proclamation for that
purpose. but was holding it back pend
ing further advices On the situation
there. He intimated that the procla-
nation would probably be published
within few hours. The governor said
that two companies Of militia were al
ready under arms in the Cripple Creek
district, having been called out by
the local peace officers. His latest ad-
vices were that no further disturbances
mad occurred in the camp. He did not
Know, he said, that the authorities had
lTvanged to deport all union miners
Adjt Gen. Sherman M. Bell and six
,ther officers of the national guard
eft Denver for Cripple Creek last
light. Gen. Bell said he was going up
merely to "size up the situation" 1t
8 probable that the martial law proc
amstion will be posted on his arrival
It Cripple Creek.
Union Miners Deported By Citisens-
Colorado Springs, COL. June "a {
pecial train, consisting Of an engine ,
nd two coaches, bearing so union ,
miners deported from Cripple Creek !
y the citizens, passed through this ,
ity yesterday evening. It was go
ng at the rate of 30 miles an hour and !
Id not stop here. The first car was
mpty and the second car had all the
linds drawn and armed guards were
n the platform. The police and sher- 9
rs officers here were determined not {
, let the depOrted men stop here and t
arrangements we're made with the Rio B
Irande road to carry them past this A
lty. II was presumed they were head :
d for Denver.
Miners OneF . Reward for Dynamitsr.
Denver. Col, June S.-The Western o
ederation Of Miners passed q resolu-
on condemning "the nefarious dyna-
lifting plot which sent is miners to a,
leir death and seriously injured q =
lumber of others at Independence, :
OIL, Monday" A reward Of 5000 is :
fered by the federation for the cap :
ire OF the perpetrator of the outrage. =