The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-05

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The morning after moved in was in the office ~
shutter of the peephole and recognized D. G. H. AN
Copey member of the executive board from Cripple YT "a
Creek let him in, and he said: k,$ 4W
Il thought you were in jail?" kA ~
81 In this much of the jai' ~ 81
been remanded back to Telluride.
After being in Jail about two weeks, teephoned
Richardson and told him wanted get back the office He said
"You know you're liable arrest step out of jail
You've got your office there. haven't you?"
desk and I'm willing to take the chance I'd like to fix
fixed and heard of that Telluride
ONE first approaches that the
directly but through the attorney Richardson
who told me that IT., Gass lawyer for one Of the Colorado
could have office the state told Richardson that Harrington
had another guess coming.
this the Federal District Court ST. Louis before Judge Thayer
short time afterward Meyer released He seemed to be
to have been killed Of the date nor place of the
murder this charge would not hold Then he arrested for
completely the vinaor explosion which had happened time
the order received from the Federal Court he had been released
WHILE Meyer Telluride of
pth mmU aa De 1+ f % pa +h+ wy Is d
be the platform the that
photograph of the delegates taken chair should be
picture which had while delegates
in session 1t all happened without murmur Of applause from
had
appreciate the mpressveness of Meyers incarceration
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MANY of delegates gathered early morning
AVA June the sixth Some had grasped in their hands,
others had before their
look the faces of them ALL they reading about the
explosion that had blown the Independence Depot Cripple
the night before
As the roll called the explosion up
special order of business There not much that could sa
knew anything except what they had read the
conviction those responsible for the gtu disaster
committee Immediately from the convention to Cripple Greek and to
Cripple Creek Sheriff Robertson with his under-sheffs went
to the scene Of the explosion at an early hour They put at
ground and Immediately sent to Trinidad for boodhounds
FEW before the explosion banker
- William Graham the chief of police
you and have always been good friends and you've been
az officer You haven't shown partially either for against
the Citizens Alliance But were going ask resign
don't want neutral man in the position holding Now I'll
won't do"
Graham refused to resign.
Murphy boss Of the Fndley mine reported have
hold back the that telling go depot
about DUE 50 they broke and
ran to the station many Of them to meet their deaths What did
The coroner jury found that members the
n Federation Of Miners responsible for the Independence
explosion.
THE committee thought that the arocy pre-
explosion thugs gathered in Victor
and armed for the occasion Ham the
Association addressed great mob violently condemning the
WIN for the explosion that fifty should be shot
down and strung to telegraph
driven the hills for the death Of the
blown in the depot One of the strikers asked:
"Who do by them?" Then the broke loose
Several scabs and killed. many union men
who had taken refuge in their hall seriously by vey
bullets that fired the windows and down sgh
the sheriff the hail. surrendered and were taken
to the the quarters of the militia which called
the bullpen.
The furniture and fittings Of all the been demo
shd The hall Of the engineers union total wreck the
bkboards written this motto: For being
ion or death will be your fate. Citizens Alliance"
In the ert INSTRUMENT Haywood wris Of the
Of the employers
the mine militia; and dportations and rob
berries and murders of the Colorado apsts-ond the silence Of the
A ~ of L. at all this You Haywoods
fec for he csky NTH ayeary subscription
the Daily Worker.