The chronicle=news., 1913-10-18

tCssooo0e1 6sO0 paGp ~
and injured. John Mei.rnnan. dis
trict prcsidcu, Of the United Mine
Workers. rushed 10 the seen" and r.-
turned late las, night.
Striker Sought Encounter.
That the hattie was pr"cipisat~i
by the strikers firing into the camp
IL the statements of mine officials
and deputies and tn" sheriff. firins
has been going on for the past few
days and only the nixht before an
automobile containing officials Of the
Rocky Mountain Fuel company was
firrd upon. That the battle vas
planned Ia indicated by the fact thai
the strikers got their women and
children In safety In tho stone house
ssfoss the engagement commenced.
lntesnaiiosal Vice Pyesideu; Hayes.
however. declared last night that the
bs tile Was precipiia'rd by guards III.
Ing into tho tents and that this act
aroused the miners 10 20 out armed
ard return the fire. lie announced
aiso last nisht that In talking ~isa
Governor Ammons he had said thi'
tic use Of machine guns and steel
armorcd automobiles IN shoos dowa
strikers and their families was die
hrncc In civilization and should stop.
and urged tho governor to take I'm
mediate steps to cah Il. Ni~ would
not disciosc what Ammons had said
20 him in reply.
4 About 500 o'clock last nishi the
officials Of the Rocky Mountain Fuel
company here were advised that 20
armed men. presumably strikers had
b~cn sc~n to get off n e. & 8. train
al Forbes Junction and TO he march.
Ing up the canon. II ~a. reported. to
tho icnt colony. \ special was made
up and = force of guards went out
from Trinidad to investigate. r-arS
were expressed by tho official. that
smother outbreak would occur to-day.
Coroner sipc announced this morning
that he would condur, an inquest 10
probe the death Of the dead striker
on Monday and has summoned ~
members Of tho oosoncr's jury. WIN
Frierich. r. e. whisiciscy. Claude
Shy. N. W. uabcock. Thomas Arm.
strong and r. W. Caidwcii.T
Throughout the battle yesterday
the strikers were armed with rIfics
and fired from cover. They outnum.
bcrcd the guards at ratio of five it
one. Considering that the firing wss
at comparatively close range II 10
considered nothing short Of miracle
that the loss nj life was not greater.
IL would apcpar rom the state
.ncnts of deputies who participated
in the battle that Bradley was ly-
Ing down on the embankment when
irv was struck by tho bullet. Yc,
Bradley felt no pain and did not
know that he was wounded until the
firing was over when rising he saw
tho stain Of blood on his clothes and
became weak and had to he assis:e,i
into the automobile which took him
to the hospital. Bradley lives In
Denver.
This morning Coroner H. n Sipc
and Deputy District Attorney d. NJ
Ralston visited Forbes and started
an Investigation OF the affray. They
talked with member and officials nj
the miners at the tent COLONY and al
10 with mine officials and deputies
and two versions were told to them.
The riners' version IN that the tents
were fired upon by the guards after
thcy had gone to the colony under n
flag Of truce, and the other version IA
that the strikers opened fire upon
the guards a. described in this story.
They found that district organizer
John r. i.awson -waa on the around.