The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-09-04
Reporters Graphic
Story of Civil
War in w. Virgins

ing 60 make myself as small as pos
albir and CONCENTRATING myself on
having this shelter. Thu air WIS
shaken hy Nollcy after Vollcy The
bullets thuddod into tho log about
my head and 1 realized we were en-
nladed and the 'ug was nc shelter at
all
There were shouts Of I'm hit"
We're friends" and I'VE surrender"
and I began to do some shouting my
self. Finally the firing trickled OFF
and we heard cries In front OF Us;
Come out Of there. you ."
Put your hands up. damned Ma and
keep 'em up"
As We arose TO comply there was
another yollcy from our side.
This ceased and We were amazed
10 Arc several state troopers arise IN
front of us. learned aftorwaId we
had all supposed we were under fire
by miners
I had hastily examined my knee
and discovered there was a compaIH
lively minor hruisc. probably from
bullet. or a stone Clipped by u bullet.
! looked around at my companions
and was Mortified 10 see Sparks
lmping forward. his face a mass OF
blood and the rod oozing from his
leg | turned to help him and got a
TRADE OF curses from the troopers.
As We were rounded up. "a sergeant
came racing over from h other
squad and assumed command of the
situation Then ! saw that one of
the minors was badly hit Ia the leg,
that Craig had been burned ON the
temple by "a bullet aud that Miss
Morris had "a scratch m the wrist,
Sparks had been gruzcd along the top
ct b head and "a bullet had pene-
trut"d one calf
We produced military passes issued
by Colonel Ford. chief of stan. 90
prove our identity and the sergeant
seized one from sparks. "a IL.
rrumplod Il and threw II on the
ground.
How In he'll do We know you're
newspaper guys he wanted tu
know. Where IN he'll are tho federal
troops? We amt seen them" Then
"iustructiuE another sergeant to take
charge OF ua no turucd To a field tvlc-
phone and old one brown" down o..
the concentration camp at Ethel tU
send up q ear for six Red Nccks'
U.ugHu county tor union miucrsj,
tie barely had this message gone bu-
tore there was u heavy Nolluy from
down the SLOPE OF the hill. apparently
not more than zoe yards away.
Get down the sergeant ordered
US and we got down.
The firing continued until the car
arrived ana We learned that Il wa,
Tor ID group OF Red NcCks.' W,
stumbled down the western side ri
the mountain supporting Sparks ana
the miner The car carried them 40
Ethel iirst. then returned Tor the rest
of IN. I mad time to get acquainted
with the sergeant, second IN COM
mand, whose name I learned to be
Rhodes. and found him "a ttnc fellow.
~huOt iirSi; Challenge ATtcrNurd.
wen, why didn't you challenge
us, I finally asked. Il nave been
held up at least fifty times by miners
aud nave never been shot at before
We'll" he replied we believe Ia
shooting fret "a challenging alter
ward up here,
Tho troops rodc on the running
board ot the machine that took us
into Ethel one ct them evidently
had taken tho "Rcd Neck appclation
literally from our sergeant Tor. with
out cause. he began cursing Miss
Morris. NCNcr have l heard more
tiithy abuse.
Craig and I protested and the tor
rent was turned temporarily ON us
Arriving at Ethel we found Sparks
and the miner had been given prompt
surgical attention. Colonel jackson
Arnold, superintendent Of the police
took MS iu charge and saw to II that
We were given every courtesy. Then
he sent us into Logan in two ma
chimes with orders TO report to cot
William \. Euhanks. commander Of
the Citizen army In Logan county
Despite our protests, the two miners
whom we had gotten into the moss.