The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-02-22
STARTLING ARE
HIS ASSERTIONS
Reno Man Charges ". T.
N. Men With Designs
on his Life-PurSue him

RENO. Feb. Startling state
ments were made today by Superin-
tendent Pruitt, Colonel Maxson, T. c.
Lockwood and NJ. G.. Newton and
threatening letters were displayed,
showing that Superintendent Pruitt,
Lockwood and Newton have been or
dered to leave this city. Following
is the statement of Mr.. Pruitt:
Because | served on the coroner's
jury that held circle of men within
the Western Federation of Miners
responsible for the destruction of the
Independence depot at Cripple Creek
and the killing of a number of men.
am being prosecuted by the West
ern Federation of Miners and have
been twice ordered to leave the city
of Reno. | have refused to go and
am now waiting for these prosecutors
to make the next move. They have
threatened my life. and although |
do not fear them, | believe that they
will some day attempt to make good
their threat and will attempt to take
my life. | was driven out of Seven
Troughs by members of the Western
Federation of Miners and since leav-
ing that place | have been prosecuted
by members of that organization.
Since arriving in Reno, ! have been
warned to heed the orders and leave
the state, and have also received
letter warning me that | had better
onit my position and get OUT of
Reno
After leaving Cripple Creek. where
he served on the coroner's iury that
investigated the blowing mn of the
Indenendenee denot civ Sune,in-
tendent Prnitt went tn seven Troughs
where he secured some mining nron-
critics He was WORKING these NOV
critics when he was called before the
miners union and ordered To Ieave
the camp He refused to 90 and on
Nav - 1907 according to Mr. Pm
lit 90 union miners visiter his tent
and ordered him tn leave the camn
the next day. He saw that the min
ers meant business and that they
would in all nrohahi1itv carry out
their threat tn do him bodi1v harm
and force him to walk across the des-
err unless he obeved therefore he
did as they ordered and left seven
Trougbs. Since that time he has
never returned TN the mining camn
After leaving seven Trouphs Mr.
Pruitt went TO LoveIock and remain
ed there for some time There he
met different Western Federation
men. but was not molested AT last
he came TO Reno and was appointed
superintendent of the Reno schools.
In October. shortly after being an
pointed SUPERINTENDENT of the local
schools. pruitt met man on the
Virginia street bridge. In speaking
of this meeting to a Gazette man.
SUPERINTENDENT Pruitt said
Il was walking over the bridge.
when this man stopped me and said
Say. Won have been ordered TO leave
this state. haven't you?' | answered
that | had been ordered by the West
ern Federation to leave Nevada, and
in reply to my answer the fellow
said: We'll. take my warning. quit
your lob and leave Reno or some
thing will happen to YOU. am a
Western Federation man and | know
what | am talking about. Now get
out of the state | told him | would
remain in Reno until | was ready to
go and that | was not taking any
warning from the Western Fedora
ton of Miners"
Shortly after this Superintendent
Pruitt received another warning
from some one who he claims was an
agent of the Western Federation and
on January of this wear he re-
ceiyed the following letter. written.