The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-14
WILL BULkHEAD
ANDY TUNNEL
To TRAP LOPEZ
Sheriff Decides to Construct
Barricades to Prevent Es-
cape of Bandit Into
Lower Workings.
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Mr.. Rogers had told his story prior
20 It's publication.
IL developed yesterday that wher
Rogers last saw Lopez in the mine or
Friday the Mexican told him not *
come in the mine again. Lopez is said
10 have spoken in a surly tone that In.
dicatcd that he might become angry
with the miner and kill him If he
returned. After leaving the mine Fri
day, Rogers is quoted as saying that he
had been "fired " BY the Mexican and
that as long as Lopez appeared TO De
the boss of the situation he was going
to stay out of the mine.
Rumor here LAST night was to the
effect that Lopez had robbed Rogers
OF n six-shooter and n belt of car
tridges. Rogers few days ago Dor.
rowed six-shooter and a cartridge belt
from former Deputy Sheriff James
Hair Mr.. Hair said last night that
the pistol had not been returned. The
rumor that the Mexican had taken it
from Rogers could not be confirmed last
night. Another rumor was that the
Mexican had demanded that Rogers
bring him supplies and that Rogers did
not want TO return to the mine lest
the Mexican would kill him for not
bringing in the supplies.
Many See Bandit.
A miner who has been working in
the Andy tunnel said that at least a
dozen miners had seen Lopez and talked
TO him within the last few days, but
that the miners did not wish TO tell
tho officers for fear Of the Mexican
Some OF them, it was said, were either
frlendly 20 the Mexican or fearful OF
him, and had been smuggling food into
the mine, SO that Lopez now has enough
to last him q long time.
Shortly before noon yesterday sew.
eral miners and the hoist engineer
heard Lopez in the Andy tunnel st al.
most the exact spot where the bodies
of Mandericb and Hulsey were found.
the incline from a connecting stope,
and they believe that he was lying in
the incline watching the guards and
waiting Tor chance TO slip down the
incline past the guards TO the lower
workings. When the miners came out
TO the blacksmith shop at the entrance
TO the tunnel to eat lunch they reported
what they had heard to O. Brimhall,
shift boss, who succeeded Sam Rogers.
When the miners came out OF the
mine they found Deputy Sheriff Julius
Sorenson preparing to 60 into the Andy
tunnel. Knowing the hatred the Mexi-
can bears for Sorenson they protested
vigorously against Sorenson going into
the mine. They said they felt certain
that Lopez would shoot Sorenson on
sight and they prevailed upon the OF.
ficer to remain out OF the mine
Light Burns Out.
The big arc light which has been
burning at the Andy incline burned out
yesterday and was replaced by dozen
carbide lamps. 1t was found that the
dampness OF the mine had killed the
storage battery. The carbide lamps,
however, provided sufficient light 10 il
Illuminate the incline.
Sidney Black, special deputy sheriff,
IS N charge OF the guards who re-
manned watching at the incline all last
night. The guards who worked in
George RneEer, George Worthing and
~. A. Taylor. Other guards were
placed at The 400 level and the 700
level in order TO be prepared TO re.
lnforee the guards at the Andy level
IL case Of emergency, or 10 prevent
The Mexican from going farther in
case be slipped past the guards on the
Andy level.
Levels Explored.
s. 5, Jones. Frank Jones and J. D.
Cortelle yesterday explored the 400
level OF the mine and the West and
Diana Slopes. The exploration was
made for The purpose of making dou.
bly, certain that the Mexican was in
the upper workings and also TO fa-
miliarize the sesrchers with the work.
irgs in order that they might know
where the Mexican would be likely to
20 should De get into this part Of the
mine. They found that the Diana and
West stcpes bad been worked out TO
the size OF large auditoriums. The
Diana stope has been abandoned and
the tiuIbering removed. This stope
proved very dangerous for the explor-
ing party. They encountered large
cave.ins.
The people of Bingham are prepar.
ing TO give as r'erry a Christmas as
possible 20 the children of the men 7yho
we're slain in the attempt 10 capture
Lopez; The Bingham Commercial club
last night appointed as q general coni-
isittee TO handle the funds raised for
the families George NJ. Dwyer, DR.. F.
L. Straup. Thea Schweitzer, George E.
Adderly, J.. G. Gordy and a. Walter
Keohler, Mr.. Dwyer, DIR. Straup and
Thea Schweitze. viii solicit funds from
The miners and mine owners Mr.. Ad-
derly and Mr.. Keohler VIII solicit
among the merchants. business men and
their employees, while Mr.. Gordy will
make a house-to-house canvass of
Bingham. Upper Bingham, Highland
Boy, Carr Fork and Lark. Mr.. Adderly
and Mr.. Keohler in a few hours YES.
ferday raised 1912. Charles smoltz,
the well-known Hnguist, yesterday
raised Sls5.50 from his American
friends, Because of his ability TO talk
fuently sixteen different languages. the
committee has selected Mr. smoltz TO
solicit contributions from the foreign
ars in camp. A big benefit ball is TO
be given for the families of the vie
tins of the Mexican. The date is 10
he decided later. For this ball fifty
tickets were sold Yesterday by A. s.
Lloyd.
Youth In Arrested.