Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-10-18
GOVERNORDECLARES
MARTIAL LAW N
NEVADA NINE
DISTRICT
Step Taken to Prevent Service
of Warrants for Killing of
Strike Sympathizers by
Guards.
STATE POLICE CALLED
OUT TO QUELL DISORDER
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Ely Ntv., oct. lS.--A curuurr',
jury imrancll"d Yesterday. was cx
pectcd thls morning to continue IL,
Inquiry into the killing OF two Grc,k
strikers by guards nt tho Strptoo
Aincllcr AZ McGill yesterday and pos.
s'bly reconcile the apparently con.
tlicting accounts whish have brrf
given OF the tragedy.
II was not the Intention Of IN, Nr,-
ada consolidated Mining coup,uy.
against which the strike Was nrtpiu.
nlly declared, to attempt operations
~ COPPER Flat It's steam shovel ril.
today.
strike leaders insist that tho .npnt.
Ing yesterday VAS uujuslincd ana de-.
mnndcd tho arrest Of rumpany ON.
clals who employed the guards al tho
sheltcr' Guy r.. ,',llvr, member OF
the executive board of the Weston
Federation Of Miners said. "'rhcrr
was no possibility of injury 10 prom.
Crty or danger iu lEr when the killing
occurred. Warrants we're issued for
the mlnC and ymcltrr managers AS nc
cossorles before the fact. Governor
Oddic declared martial law iO prevent
service. II iS a condition without
precedent In the history of the coun-
try"
Governor 7. l.. Oddie told last nlght
OF his appeals to the strikers at Mo
tlll tn be orderly. Latter" he said,
Il saw ~ wagon load OF provisions
Tor tho men start for the gate aud
Immediately an angry mob charged IL
with IA vicious assault, und had / not
stopped the attempt to take II la at
that time SERIOUS consequences un-
donbtcdly would have occurred. {
then saw for myself that the laws ot
tho state were being broken ana the
situation ono that could not be- con-
trolled by tho sheriff, so Immediate
~ teleRrnphcd for the Nevada state
police To come in."
The district wae quiet throughout
the night. The stato police. under
Captain DOnnCliy arc expected to ar
rivo tonight aud take charge Of the
district under the proclamation OF
Governor Oddic declaring martial law.
Tho bodies or Sick PHppas and
George BarnOSasn. the dead strikers,
were removed TO Ely aud AN Inquest
was begun, but Coroner Cartwright
adjourned the inquiry until tomorrow.
Pappas and Barnosas were leaders OF
their Countrymcn here. one OF them
was labor organizer
Tho following statement regarding
tn shooting was issued today by e.. Is.
lakenun, general manager Of the
Nevada Consolidated:
1T is "A sympathetic strike. AZ ncur-
ly all high class cm.lUyns niLl urCCut-
ed tho wngc incrcnsc. We htv, pap
cd fair, as 80 per cen: Cf or NullIycs
VII lndmiL II Is 4 stTugSlu frr rIC-
ogI itl0n and carried on exclusively by
foreigners, RlOtilS was common,
Clubs were used, weapons were ilCdr-
ished aud frequently discharged and
In some instances ut employees, On
Tuesday Inst the sh ariT puhirll am
nounced that the stIatinn was le-
You'd his control. Ycpcrday. lmmedi-
ntely after the RovrrnIl mi "f tho
state had ordered the rioters 10 dis
perse ana ALLOW mrE ana YIIplio3 to
freely ontcr tho plaut, intim6,iUni
were continued. This was all donC
In tho presence of the governor. tho
sheriff of White Pine county and tho
county commissioners. Tha morning
ATTACKS were made on employees enter
Ing tho plant and shots were fired by
Ihe rlOterH. shortly after th,s two
u them were killed by employees
the property. The company
has done everything possible to avoid
strife and must and will protect the !
iYes OF It's employees az well az prop |
srty until such time as law and order |
can be again restored by the state or
federal authorities.
(SlEnsd) &c. Is. LAX IcNAN."