Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-19

ONE COLORADO lHCDtET

Incidents that put iron in the souls bf men an
harden the hearts of women are really the tel
ing factors in contests between labor and capt.;
of which the state of Colorado is now furnishin
a horrible example. - = -.
The lamentable failure of the Colorado stat
police and militia is practically admitted by Il
necessity for calling the Federal troops I'M
the field Those who have followed the storis
of the. situation at Trinidad will recall that Il
horror of the battle was the attac
on the tent citysof strikers. The place was fire
upon and then burned, women and children b
ing slnothered in the cellars dug for them to civ
protection from the bullets.
Here is one mans story as told before til
coroner's jury and recorded by Frances Nayn
special correspondent for the Denver Post. II
Miss Wayne visited these island
about year ago tss
Following Mrs Joly's testimony came William
Snider. "a striker who had been part owner Of the
store in the tent colony. and whose little son was
shot in the head and killed during the bombardment
Of the colony by the machine guns. Sniders story
be told IT. in quick jerkv sentences brought tears
to the ewes Of those who listened He told of how
the trouble broke out with the firing OF the two
bombs, after Louis Tikas had refused to give up
the men whom the soldiers came to see. He told
Of how the bullets began to whizz through his
tent. During the day. he said, his son Frank, II
years old. was shot through the head and killed.
He told Of trying to rescue the body Of The boy
but said the bullets whzzed fast that he had to
take refuge in the cave with his wife and other
children S.
aThat was at i O'Clock he continued Then
the militia came ~ t3s4E
The body ofthe boy he had taken to another side
from his face and keep his arme from conyulsiye
tWitchng, when the militia came and set fire to the
tent After firing Il, they opened the door.
They saw me in the cave he said, @and cursed
.sreH What the niliamen said, demanded District
ATTORNEY Hsndfick.
s0ne Of them said" he answered {" What in hell
yon doing here9 replied, 4 trying to save
my family. Then he said. You damned red-neck
get out Of there. Come out and
the body 81 nv boy The miIitiaman replied. Get
him and get him damned quick
snider then told of picking up the body Of his
son. He said he asked the mtaman to help him
carry the body TO the depot as pc had little girl
to look after, too, and the mlitaman asked him,
Amt you big enough Q carry y yourself, Yen I
snider then took the hand Of the little girl threw
the body Of bis dead son over his shoulder, and
started for the depot
sOn the way Linderfelt--s
The one they call Jesus Christ Linderfelt--the
with the bull face" interrupted the district at
tOrpey the one who has been in the Philippines and
aYes that's the one,' answered Snider
Threw nashlght in my face, and told me II i
didn't Get to hen out Of there he would help me,
was coming behind with two Of the children. rushed
little girl
we got to the depot where / laid the how down
In the corner Of the room and covered him with 6
coat. The room was filled with militianien and
guardsmen, jeering and laughing 1t what had hap
of in the camp and how many more they would get
tue next morning. They cursed me and asked what