Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-07
PEACE NOW PREVAILS.
Though Conditions Are of a
Volcanic Character.
c0TnRAn0 fS AaTTATEn
COLORADO Is AGITATED
VIGILANCE COMMITTEE Is IN
CHARGE OF TELLER COUNTY.
Cripple Greek District Secured for the
Dynamite 0utlaws-Feeling at
Denver and Elsewhere.

q night of terror, comparative peace pre-
walls throughout this great gold camp to-
day, but conditions. are still of volcanic
nature and nobody believes that the trouble
| Is yet ended. Fifteen deaths have resulted
from the dynamite outrage at Independence
and several Of the injured are in a critical
condition. Two men were killed and eight
wounded In the subsequent rioting in Vic
tor Following are the casualties at Victor:
Killed. Roxie MCGEE. John Davis.
wounded: ]. A. Reed, Joe Windley, Fire
Chief Murphy, Peter Chrisman. Fred Stude-
bauch, Peter Calderwood, Arthur Parker,
James McKelvey.
TWO more names were added today to the
list OF those killed by the independence
dynamiting. They are:
George s. Henderson
Fred Beckley.
1t is believed that the bodies of several
others were blown to atoms and the re-
mains are in the mass of flesh and bones at
the bottom OF the hole made by the tremen-
dous explosion.
Coroner Also Forced to Resign.
George Hall has been appointed coroner
IN place of James Doran, who had been
forced to follow the example of Sheriff Rob-
ertson In resigning. and will hold the in
quest over the murdered miners.
Vigilance Committee.
thoroughly organized vigilance COM
mittee. composed Of mine owners and their
employees and sympathizers, has taken
charge of the government of Teller county
and large squads of armed men are patrol
ling the district. These men are ostensibly
acting under orders of Edward Bell the
new sheriff. who is large property owner
and an outspoken opponent of the miners
union.
Sheriff Henry NJ. Robertson has resigned
unoer compuision He was forcibly taken
to the headquarters Of the Mine Owners
association and his resignation demanded.
At first he refused to resign,- but when
nnaiy coil of rope was thrown at his
ieet ne weakened and signed the resigna-
ton. which had been provided for him.
The first act If sheriff Bell was to take
away the star Of Under Sheriff T. Knox
Burton. He then appointed twenty-five
1eputies. 70 which force large additions
nave since been made and later he dis
armed the union officers who had been ap-
pointed by City Marshal Michael O,Con-
nell OF victor Meantime, o'Connell had
Visiteo the mine owners headquarters in
which about thirty armed men were as
sembied, and demanded that they surren-
DER their arms to him. He was forcibly
e1ected, and after being deposed from Office
py mayor French. he was placed under ar
rest Many of the other regularly chosen
peace offcers of the various towns in the
district have also been deposed and some
OF them locked up with about 200 union
miners, VINO were arrested after the riot
ing in Victor.
Sentiment Of Mine Owners.
The sentiment Of the mine owners, as
voiced by G. c. Hamlin, 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 dis
trict" started the rioting at the mass
meeting in Victor called to discuss the dy-
Mantle outrage at Independence
It's up to you to drive these scoundrels
out, Haml1n had declared, whereupon ALT
Miller, union man who had been sworn in
as deputy sherin. raised his rifle and in
quired: Whom are you referring to?"
Mfller's rifle was seized and the shooting
began, which resulted in the killing Of
Roxie MCGEE, a non-union miner. and the
wounding Of six other persons one of
whom, John Davis, also non-union miner,
died few hours later. The first shot was
fired by some one in the crowd. This was
followed Immediately by two rifle shots
from windows Of the Miners Union hail.
man standing in the door Of the union
store. 1t is said. also fired into the crowd
with repeating shotgun.
Called on Local Militia.
Sheriff Bell called on the local company
of the state guard, commanded by Capt
Harry g. Moore, to assist in preserving or
der and in arresting the men In the union
hall. Soldiers were stationed on the roof
Of the building opposite the hall and from
this point Of vantage fired into the door
and windows of the hall.
A scattering fire was kept up by both
sides for twenty minutes at the end of which
the miners surrendered Only three wound
ed men. Calderwood, Parker and McKelvey
were found In the hall and there were no
casualties in the attacking party. The un-
injured men in the hall, forty in number
were all placed under arrest and all books
and documents of the union were seized.
During the night further arrests were
made In Victor, Goldfeld and Independence
The union stores in Victor and Goldfield
were wrecked and the stocks scattered in
the streets by mob. This was not coun-
tenanced by Sherin Bell or others in au-
thority. Among those taken prisoner were
Editor George Kyner of the Victor Record
but he was released.
bloodhound on Trail.
bloodhound brought from Trinidad to
the trail of the man or men who exploded
the dynamite at Independence by pulling a
wire attached to a revolver or some other
instrument, and thereby killed at least thir-
teen men, The trail was followed by the
hound from Bull Hill to the Colorado
Springs wagon road. Detective Sterling of
the Mine Owners Association then declar-
ed that he was convinced that he knew who
caused the explosion.
Armed Posse Securing Hills.
A posse of deputy sheriffs armed with
rifles and revolvers is now securing the
hills of the Cripple Greek district with the
idea of rounding up every union man and
every id,er in the camp. They will be es-
corted to the county lines and warned never
again to return to Teller county
The union men are also well-armed and
say they will resist any attempt at deporta-
tion. Many of them are desperate and seri-
GUS trouble may occur.
DENVER FEARED OUTBREAK.
Vice President Of Miners Western