The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1906-08-03
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E. E. Crawford, in The Barbar-
ian. Albuquerque, y. M: ION the
morning OF June 4, 1904, an explo-
sion Occurrd at the platform Of the
railroad depot at Independence, in
the Cripple Creek district Of Colo
RADIO, which killed thirteen nOn-un-
ion miners.
George H. ShOaf, writing in the
Appeal TO Reason OF Nay 26, makes
a series OF specific charges against in
dividuals by name, that, if false, must
surely lead to his prosecution and
conviction for the most viciOusly
criminal libel recognized by the law.
If no action be taken against the APP
peal to Reason, If these charges are
ignored, disinterested readers will be
inclined to the abiding conviction that
the men so charged and named are
qualified without further examination
to election to the chair Of applied
electricity at Sing Sing.
The following is a summary Of the
charges:
FiTst-A. E. Carlton. president Of
the Mine Owners association, tele-
phoned to the manager Of the Shurt-
loff mine to hold his men a few min
utes before releasing them for their
run to the Inflated depot where they
were to board the train for their
homes. Through failure to connect
with the Findley mine, the miners
from the latter were down at the usu-
al time, and it was these who were
killed.
do of the Mine Owners association,
exclaimed after the explosion, GOOD
God. we didn't mean to Kill anyone
Third-There never has been an IN
yestigation into this explosion Dy any
bodv. and the Mine Owners assocla-
lion in charge Of the district has
blocked and prevented an inYestiga-
ton. -
Fourth-The Western Federation Of
Miners offered 5000 reward for the
capture of the guilty parties. The
Mine Owners association offered moth
Five-The best blOOdhOunds in the
state were nearby, nevertheless some
at Canon City were telephOned Tor,
but by the time they arrived the scent
was practically cold However, Wnen
nut on the trail they Immediately went
to the house Of a man in the employ
of the mine owners, thence to the Vim
dfcator powder house, where the giant
powder was stored, and at this point
they were called on the trail by the
district attorney, former secretary OF
the Mine Owners association, and
were not allowed to return.
Sixth-The common mistress OF two
detectives in the employ Of the Mine
Owners association and two miners
who saw the hounds called on and
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detectives and spies Of the mine own
ers, were shot by two Of these detec-
tfves soon after. OF the murders, one
was sentenced for life, and makes his
boast that the mine owners viii soon
release him; the other was not even
proceeded against IN spite Of an order
to do so by the district judge given to
the above mentioned district attorney
He Is today running a saloon and
Boosting that he can get $50, 600 out OF
the Mine Owners association any day
he desires.
These are the charges in the main,
and IL there is nothing in them but
the vapOrings Of a friend Of the fed
Grafton officers now awaiting trial. the
men charged owe it to the country
that such a writer be put behind the
prison bars and allowed no Opportuni-
ty to viIiffy further. Let the public
have the facts.