The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-24
VIOLENCE BREAKS OUT
IN STRUGGLE At BUTTE
Three Men Shot and One Killed by
Fusillade Fired by Deputy
Sheriffs.
ATTEMPT TO USE DYNAMITE
Armed Deputies at Miners Hall Ex-
change Shots With Insurgcnt
Miners on Tops of Nearby Build
ings-AIoyer and Others Escape.

Duttc. Mont, June 23.-Violence broke
out :inew tonight In the struggle be-
!, tween factions of the Butte Miners
Unicn. and three men were shot. one
| being killed by 4 fusillade fired by
deputy sherifs I'm clearing Union Hall.
An attempt has been made TO dyna-
! mite the miners hall. but the charge
failed to do any great amount of dam
age. The explosion could be heard for
blocks.
Armed men proceeded to the Stewart
mine and boldly carried down boxes
of dynamite in the attempt TO blow up
the hall. but the guns of deputies pre-
vented effective placing of the charge.
Charles III. Meyer. president of the
Western Federation of Miners, and
other officers of the union who were
to address Il peace meeting in the hail
fed through the rear door of the au-
, ditorium when the shooting began.
'fhey arc said to have left the city
for fear OF attack by Seccdcrs from the
Miners' Union who several DAYS ago
rcvolted against special assessments
for the Michigan copper mine strikers.
and The use of the card system
DEPUTIES At HALL.
To PRESERVE ORDER
Many armed deputies were at the hall
tonight to preserve order at Il meet
Ing called to outline plans for settling
differences between tho factions Of the
local union Many scceders, who have
planned to organize q new union under
the auspices of the Industrial Work
ers of the World, were in and aroui.d
the hall
hall, according to Sheriff Drlscolrs
deputies stationed there and several
shots were fired in the air to drive
the besiegers back The impetus Of
the rush was great that the crowd
came on. In spite of the warning shots.
Chnt &c
Noy. travelling inspector for the Mon
tana Demurrage Bureau. u spectator,
fell dead. a bullet passed through his
neck j. Fl. Bruno, hfty-two years OF
age, who was gong up the stairs to
attend the meeting, was shot through
the head. Bruno cannot recover it
is said.
The third man shot i'm the first out
break was Charles Kramer, Of Los
Angeles. II bystander. He was not
severely hurt
AS the three men fell. the attackers
became frightened and fell back The
deputies then reloaded their weapons
and prepared for any renewed assault
on the building.
SHERIFF. RUSHES MORE
DEPUTIES INTO HALL
After the first volley. Sheriff Dris-
coli rushed more deputies to the hall,
ana soon 100 men with sawed-off shot
guns were on guard. They ATTEMPTED
to keep everybody from the building.
as ii was reported the structure was
about to be dynamited.
This report was we'll founded, for
shortly after the place was cleared. OK
piosiVes were set off under union head.
quarters. The detonation could be
heard for blocks. but did little damage
to the building
Ohicers believe that some of the So
ceders from the union planned TO blow
UP Union Han and kill Moyer and other
officers OF the Western Federation OF
Miners.
As the miners were driven back bv
the lring OF the deputies they scat
tered throughout the city. shouting for
dynamite. Several armed men wont to
the stewart mine and carried towards
Union Hall several boxes of the ex
plosive. They were prevented from
approaching the building by the deputv
sheriffs p''
AVAILABLE ASSISTANCE
Is ORDERED no SCENE.
Sheriff Drscoll. as soon ms violence
started. ordered all available assistance
TO the scene. AS soon as the attack
ers were forced down the street from
tho hall by the fusiliade, the sheriff
stepped forward and shouted to the
crowd that he wanted 500 deputies No
one responded to the appeal.
Mayor Duncan wired to Governor
Stewart at Helena The Mayor told
the Governor later that the city was
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