Show IlOGKE UP FOR TALKING I President of Miners Union Arrested SHERIFF HAD N8 WARRANT I John Mitchell to Leave for Tellurido en Monday Attorney for Strikers Alleges That Sheriff Overstepped Authority in Arresting Miller Tellurlde Colo Nov 27 Fourteen union miners including President Guy 13 Miller and Secretary Oscar M Carpenter Car-penter charged with conspiracy have been arrested by h Sheriff Rutan since the troops arrived In this district President Pres-ident Miller was seized while talking to the other men Imprisoned In the Jail Xo warrant had been sworn out for him Former AttorneyGeneral lOugcnc Engley appeared as counsel for the union men who were arraigned today before Justice of the Peace Warring ton Robinson for preliminary examination examina-tion OVERSTEPPED AUTHORITY In arresting President Miller said Mr Engley I think that the Sheriff overstepped the bounds of his authority He had no warrant and President Millers Mil-lers action In talking through the bars to men Imprisoned in the Jail constituted consti-tuted no offense As to the other arrests ar-rests warrants had been sworn out and the Sheriff was merely performing his duty The cases against these men amount to nothing and I am convinced that they will be released These arrests ar-rests wore dictated by the mine managers man-agers unJ ihclr attorneys Mr Howe the deputy District Attorney Is attorney attor-ney for the Tom Boy Gold Mining company and Is an unfit person to have charge of the prosecution of these miners President Guy E Miller or the local Miners union who was arrested unceremoniously uncer-emoniously and thrown Into jail yesterday yes-terday afternoon was released this morning by Sheriff Rutan In explana tion the Sheriff told There was no warrant for Miller We locked him up because he was talkIng talk-Ing to the prisoners through the bars of a window They sought to Intimidate me said President Miller That is nil there was to It Xo date has yet been set for a hearing In the cases of thirteen union men who are in jai John 1 Ream a member of the national na-tional board United MineWorkers of America this afternoon received the following telegram from John Mitchell dated nt Indianapolis Indi To John F Ream Trinidad Colo TJnlostt prevented by i illhealth will leave Chicago Sunday night or Monday morning arriving In Trinidad Wednesday Wednes-day December 2nd Should I be prevented pre-vented by sickness will send either VIcePrcsldent Lewis or Secretary Wilson Wil-son JOHN MITCHELL Immediately on receipt or the telegram tele-gram Mr Ream commenced making arrangements for a gathering of all arlngemen sa therlnl a national na-tional organizers and President Ilow ells o district No 15 wan instructed to have nil district organizers present for a conference with Tohn Mitchell in Trinidad Wednesday afternoon and night Mr Ream refused to discuss the probable outcome of Mr Mitchells visit here |