Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-07
jIC|LANTES RULE
IN CRIPPLE CREEK.
c.mmittee Takes Charge Of the
Government Of Teller
County.
armed MEN PATROL DISTRICT.
v,or Regularly Elected Peace Officers
~ Have Been summarily
Deposed.
,srI.vNlON SENTIMENT is STRONG

,,rI.vNlON SENTIMENT IS STRONG
,..,,,, Of Mine Owners Association
/. That All Uulou Miners Must be
Driven Dat Of Camp
cr,,rle Creek Colo, June 7-After a
.sbt Of terror comparative peace pre-
'"Ws throughout this great gold camp
,oday but conditions are still OF vol
.alc nature, and nobody believes that
NO ,rouble is yet ended, Fifteen deaths
nave resulted from the dynamite out
,.g.at independence and several OF the
,sn,r.a are in critical condition, and
,n'o men were killed and eight wounded
=. ,Ao mbseauent rloting In Victor Fol-
,orlng is a list Of the casualties In the
riOtlng;
KILLED.
Roxy MCGEE.
John Davis.
woUNDED;
J. A, Reed.
Joe Findley
Fire Chief Murphy.
Peter Chrlsmsn.
Fred studebaugh.
Peter CalderWOod.
Arthur Parker
James McKelvey.
VIGILANCE COMMITTEE.
thoroughly organized vigilance
committee, composed Of mine owners
and their employees and sympathlzers
Aas taken charge of the government Of
Teller and large squads Of armed men
are patrolllng the district, These men
are ostensiby acting under orders OF
Edward Bail, the new sheriff, who is
large property owner and an outspoken
opponent OF the miners union. Sheriff
Henry NJ. Robertson resigned under
compuslon lie was forclbly taken to
the headquarters Of the Mine owners
association and his resignation demand
ed At first he refused to resign, but
when finally coil Of rope was thrown
a. hs feet he weakened and signed the
resignation which had been prepared
for him,
sHERIFFs FIRST ACT,
The FIRST act OF Sheriff Bell was 10
take away the star of Under Sheriff ],
Knoburton. He then appointed 25 depu-
ties to which large additions have since
been made and later he dlsarmed the
union officers who had been appointed
by city Marshal Michael OConnell Of
Victor. Meantime O'Connell had visit
ed the Mine owners headquarters, in
which about 30 armed men had assem-
bled, and demanded that they surrender
their arms to him. He was forcibly
elected and after being deposed from
Office by Mayor French he was placed
under arrest. Many Of the other regu-
larry chosen peace officers OF the va
rlous towns In the district have also
been deposed and some OF them locked
up with about 200 union miners who
were arrested after the rioting in Vie
tor.
The sentiment Of the mine owners, as
voiced by G, e., Iamlin, secretary of the
association Is that all union miners
must be driven out Of the camp, His
declaration that the time had come to
purge the disrict' started the riotIng
at the mass meeting in Victor, called to
discuss the dynamite outrage at In
dependence,
TROUBLE STARTED.
ITS up to you to drive these scoun-
drels out HamlIn had declared,
"hereupon All Miller union man who
had been sworn in as deputy sheriff,
raised his rifle and inquired. "Whom
are You referring tor Miller's rife
was seized and the shooting began
which resulted In the killing of Roxy
Medee, a non.union miner, and the
"ounding Of six other persons, one OF
"hom, John Davis, also a non-unlon
miner died few hours later. The
Nrst shot was fired by some one in the
crowd This was followed Immediate
~ by Two rifle shots from windows OF
'ne Miners Union hall, A man stand
ing In the door OF the union store, II Is
SAID also fired into the crowd with a
repeating shot gun.
Sherlff Bell called on the local com.
pany OF the state guard, commanded by
Napt. Harry q. Moore, 10 assist in pre-
serving order and In arresting the men
VI the Union hall Soldiers were
stationed on the roofs OF build
'nsS opposite the han, and from this
point OF vantage fred into the doors
ana windows OF the hall. A scattering
"'e was Kept up by both sides for 20
minutes at the end of which the miners
surrendered, Only three wounded,
underwood, Parker and McKelvey.
were found in the hall, and there were
' Tp casualties In the attacking parties.
ine union men numbered 60 who were
." placed under arrest and the books
''1a Documents found were seized.