The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1911-04-28

hall, nbloN away.
Newiofhe murder spread ike
wlldnrbRt long before tho body of
wychdilelcould bc removed to the
underthklk parlors Of Ralph Powell
a mob tadyathered around the jnil
demnn im the lives of the McNi.
cans.
by tte pe Sheriff VI. =. Cnppar.
rived n lhayettc, the Jail was sur
roundeh Y about 10 striking miners
and u Iafq number Of women. 4
half-hdarh tcr IL had grown t. JOO.
and VIII Ach passing moment the
cry forRtnge increased. More than
half OF ihimob wer. armed.
Sherf hpp took his post In the
interiofothc jail. whore Dniz aud
his twofds. Manuel and Jose. lock
ed In iudildual cells, were crying
like bablc completely cowod hy tie
cries ofth mob on the outside. n q
other son Ind brother lay uncou-
scious 10 aadiourning cell. h,- body
pierced byl bullet hole through his
abdomen. undershetilI j. Il Nor.
rison aud officers of the Miners
union s,apard themselves 100 90.
crowd Aid vnlnly argued that tnc
law bcalswcd to take its course.
Deputy stoveand Marshal Cassidy
were shtined ut the front door NJ
the city hil and Deputy Johns Mt
the reM tbr.
An aiteipt by Sheriff Carp to
spirit hisprlsoners away In the
G imora's sito, which made tho trip
from Rouhor TO Lafayette In % min
utes aud rived with Deputy Coro-
ner o. G. Mry and a. A. Paddock
short tih after the sheriff reach.
ed tho scae, became known and was
irustrAiedSy the mob, which ran to
the rear DIR fthe jail. where the
auto vss hnding, and whore u new
attack wamade 10 break In to the
structpre, A large drain pipe was
used lierob a batterlng ram.
Satlsnea that II the friends Of
wychelq,eyer got into the Jail he
s~saali slAsss siserisf ca9p went
out anf naunting box where the
crowdeould see him, he made an ell
oquehtplea for the lives Of his prls-
oners. The respect Of the strikers
for TIL, peerless official secured him
az audience his command for silence
being Instantly needed. The speech
was powerful In its blunt appeal and
In less than five minutes he had the
mob swung fairly around to his side.
George Pannisky, one Of the most
radical members OF the mob and one
Of the 10 miners Jailed by Judge
Whtiord, led the cheering for Cnpp
and began to organize his fellow
cOuntrymen for march to the
union hall.
Capp was followed 10y I'D. Doyle,
president of the Miners union whose
valiant work pending arrival 1T the
shorf saved the McXicnns from im-
mediate lynching.
sheriff Capp spent the next . min
utes In the crowd, singing out ant
talking to individuals aud groups ant
getting them away from the bach
door Of the Jail,
In the meantime Deputies john
and Shreve and other officials w-rl
inside the jail preparing the prlsu"'
ers for the flight to liuuldor. Will
| the words, boys, don't deceive mo'
Sheriff Capp gave the signal for rh
officers to open the back door aud &
make a run for the Cameras nut,
which was stationed behind som
sheds about 80 yards from the rea
door Of the jail, cranked aud waitin
for its load. The prisoners and OH
Gers were closely followed by IN
mob, and, fearing that somron
might lose his head aud lire ON ~
car, Deputy Johns fired into the nii
at the same time commanding th
crowd to halt.
Having heard that u mob had lei
Louisville for the smile post. wit
intent 10 intercept the sheriff as h
passed on his way to Boulder. Alyl
Paddock drove the car east and tool
clrcuitous route through Canlel,
aud Valmont to the county jail.
After getting beyond the clt
limits the prisoners were left In tn
care OF Sheriff Capp and the depu
ties returned 10 the city hall to PIE
serve the peace.
Asa Measure Of safety, the run l.
Garfield was made without lights
No effort was made by the Mexican
to escape from the car, they rcaliz
ing that their lives had been save,
by the men who now had them 4
charge. The prisoners were locke
up In the county jail at $3.50 O'Clock
After snatchlng II lunch, SheriI
Capp aud AlvA Paddock returned I
Lafayette, taking man from th
Evans garage with them TO repai
the sheriif's car which had beeu de