The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-13
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/ Goldfield, New, March l2-The one
7 thing that is certain about the labor sit
uation in GoldfieId is that at this hour
I 10 o'clock in the evening-no overt act of
/ violence had been committed by the mine
owners. the citizens committee or any
one representing the union labor ele-
ment.
A demonstration was literally invited
by 'Diamondfield jack Davis late this
afternoon. As the sun sank behind the
Mallapi hills 30 the west Davis mounted
a wiry broncho and rode up and down
the streets
He was heavily encountered with fire
arms. Across the pomme of his saddle
was sawed-off shotgun loaded with
buckshot. Besides this he carried four
automatic revolvers. A report was cur
rent. ard Davis never confirmed nor de-
MED it. that the man who has been SO
outspOken in his opposition to the J. W.
W. had been notified that he must leave
the city by sundown.
I made the trails into this country:
am not going tc make any trails cut
OF II, Davis is quoted as saying.
He Was Not MoIested
The solitary horseman made an impress
sive figure as he rode up and down the
streets, streets that were lined with
srim-faced men who are avowed support
u the l. ". W - IN IEe G1iCFlS
that organization TO maintain absolute
supremacy in the labor field in this ter
ritory- There was many deep-thrOatad
growing threat against Davis but not
hand was raised against him. And If
there had been any determined desire on
the part of the ]. W. W. people to take
him off. the task would have been easy
OF accomplishment. for fairer mark for
the rifle Of a hidden assassin was never
presented.
If a shot had been fired. the streets
of GOldfield would have run red within
an hour for nine men out of ten are
carrying a pistol, and the majority car
~ more than one. and that the day passed
without bloodshed is one of the mar
wells.
Cool Counsel Prevailed.
And that no blood was shed is due TO
several circumstances. In the first place
the advertised parade of miners prepara-
tory or preliminary to the formation of
local miners union without affiliation
with the i. W. W. failed to material
ize Early this morning it was decided
that such a demonstration would inevi-
tably result in bloOdshed. and so the plan
was abandoned for the time at least
Another important factor in the pres
ervation of a sembance of peace vas
the closing of the saloons and gambling
houses. For the first time in all the
history of Goldfield not a drink of any
sort was sold over bar. The closing
order was merely a request from Chief
Constable Inman. who in person or Nv
deputy visited all the saloon keepers and
asked them il they would not close their
places between o'clock and midnight.
Even the Chief Was Dry.
The chief had no authority to order
a closing or TO enforce such an order,
and the saloon men knew it. Never
theiess they unanimously acceded to the
request Even the Montezuna Club bar
was closed, and kept closed, in spite ef
the pleading of members who feared they
might die if deprived Of their drink or
stimulant
The Montezuma really looked more like
an arsenal than a club ioda... Men were
coming and going all day with rifles and
sawed-off shotguns. closet in the club
was filled with arms and cartridge CLIPS
were piled high around them. Oyercoat
pockets bulged suspiciously and here and
there butt of a '.gat protr1ded. II
ever club seemed prepared for serious
business. il was the M0nteZuma club to-
day. and the advancing of evening has
increased rather than diminished the war
like appearance of everything.
Inquest Postponed.
The inquest on the body of the muir
dered restaurant keeper Silva. scheduled
for IL o. clock this morning was post
poned until the same hour tomorrow. The
examining trials of Smith and Preston.
the latter being charged with the actual
assassination and the former with con-
spiracy &c commit murder, were post
pOneQ uDIli tOHlyIIOW afternoon.
The prosecution claims a clear case.
against both men and asserts that there
is no doubt of securing conviction
Indeed. II was rumored on the street To-
night that Preston had made confess
sien duplicating nine other /. w. w
men in a wholesale murder plot The re-
port is that Jack Davis, George Wing
field and seven others, in addition to the
dead Silva. were marked for death The
killings were TO be accomplished at about
the same hour Preston was the only
one TO make good. and il is asserted that
anger because of the failure Of his fell
low conspirators to carry out their part
OF the agreement induced him TO CON
fess.
Developments Expected.
The rlmcr is given for what it is worth
The chief constable refuses to confirm
IT. and SO do others who should be On
The inside. Some interesting developments
along this line are expected tomorrow.
The most strenuous efforts are being
made by all of the officers to conceal
their actions. They even profess that
they don't know the names of the two
men arrested today in connection with
fhe Silva assassination and would have
the newspaper representatives believe that
they are arresting men with whose iden-
fin they are unacquaiHted on 50 grave
charge as conspiracy TO commit muir
der.
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