Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-09-24

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Trinidad Colo, Sept. 24.-Robert
Lee, marshal at Segundo, Colorado
Fuel and Iron company camp twelve
miles west of this city. was shot and
killed shortly after noon today by a
foreign coal miner, name unknown
who with two other foreigners had
been detected by Lee in the act OF
tearing up small foot bridge at that
camp. Lee was shot from his horse,
the bullet striking him in the breast
and penetrating lung. The foreign
ers made their escape to the hills and
are still at large posse has been
organized and is securing the hills.
The for iIn5rs are strikers and hal
come into the camp this morning from
one of the neighboring camps. The
foot bridge across an arroyo had been
but newly built The foreigners are
declared to have attempted to destroy
the bridge and Marshal Lee was noti-
fed and rode up to them on horse
back. As he drew within few feet
of the foreigners, one of them fired
The bullet dropped the marshal and
he rolled from his horse dead.
John Thompson an electrician who
ran to the aid of the marshal was shot
at twice by the foreigners in their
flight but bullets passing over his
head. The shooting has caused fur
or of excitement and feeling is run
ming high.
This is the first outbreak since the
calling of the coal strike. 1t is looked
upon as the beginning of a crisis.
Following the shooting at Segundo,
reports were circulated that the strik-
era in various camps are arming and
planning to march on the mines which
are still in operation These rumors,
while they caused some uneasiness,
could not be verified.
Marshal Lee, the dead man, is one
of the oldest of the coal camp officers
in Las Animas county.
No change in the strike situation
has been reported, the operators still
maintain that their mines are being
operated with a small force of men
and the officials of the United Mine
Workers say that ninety-eight per cent
have walked out. A meeting was held
at Starkville this morning, addressed
by Mother" Jones, who delivered an
impassioned address in which she
urged the miners to fight until death
and never surrender.
Denver, Colo, Sept 24.-President
J. F. Wellborn, of the Colorado Fuel
& Iron company, this afternoon issued
the following statement relative to the
killing of Robert Lee, at Segundo:
Robert Lee, who has been in the
employ of the Colorado Fuel & Iron
company for several years, was shot
and killed about - o'clock today by
one of five men who were together,
and who made their escape into the
hills.
'No attack on the men had been
made by Lee, as he was on his horse
at the time and MS revolver was IN ltS
holster when he was picked up dead.
Lees character and habits were
above reproach.'
Will Spare No Expense.
Denver. Colo. Sept. 24.-When in |
formed by news dispatches OF the |
killing of Marshal Robert Lee at Sc
gundo, Governor Ammons called Sher-
iff ]. S. Grisham and instructed him |
to spare no expense to capture the !
three men implicated in the shooting. |
The governor said the sheriff would |
have the support of the state admins |
tration in maintaining order. While |
the incident was to be regretted, the |
governor explained that he did not re-
gard it of sufficient Importance to call
out the militia.
Denver, Sept. 24.-Snow and rain
fell throughout the night along the |
eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains |
and it was a dreary outlook that greet !
ed the coal miners today, the second |
day of their strike.
Early today conditions in the var