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Show K'nninic of th BlriU-. th I'tah Kuet company evicted tha unmarried men from the ramp. They were forced over the deadline Into Hcofleld and some of the unmarried men In the hoarding bouses were not permitted to go to their rooms for clothing; or to pack their trunks. Men were appointed appoint-ed by the fuel company to pack the trunks and the trunks were hauled down on a waron, I am informed, and dumped Into what Is known as Win-terrtuarters Win-terrtuarters boarding house No. 3. "They felt that they had been dealt with unfairly and gHked me to find nut If they would not be permitted to go I hark ufter their trunks and clothing, j I was Informed by the office of the I'tah Fiel company that the men could come to the deadline, but that only one man at a time would te permitted to go In after his belongings. "I contend that the wawn roads through Wlnterquartera aixl Clear (.'reek are public county roads and I have affidavits from men who worked I on the roads to support this contention. conten-tion. Yet guards were placed on these roads and citizens were not permitted per-mitted to pass them without a permit from Chief Ouard Uorrlty." j Mr Hicks was to hold another con- I fert-nce with Dovernor Ma bey nt 3 j o'clock this .ifternonn. .striking miners received from William ! M. Knerr, member of iho state Indus-1 Indus-1 trial commission and personal re pre -t tentative of Mabey. the executive's message urging them to keep the pence, and swore to abide by It. Hicks, who Investigated the disturbance disturb-ance lat Thursday, when Ham iorrlty, were wounded In a shooting affray, lays the blanm directly upon iKirrlty's nhoulders. lNrrlty, according to lnfor-I lnfor-I matton obtained from witnesses to the ! shooting, rode his horse over a bridge i over a small ravine and, leaning over the horse's neck fired Into the ground. I Then iKirrlty, according to Hicks, (harmed into a group of men and women and children lined along the ; railroad trac ks, and when a miner grabbed the bridle of his horse. lMrrtty 'shot him In the arm. There followed I an exchunge of shots. In which the mine guard and two miners were wounded. LAW AND ORDER. The Carbon county public la In sym- pathy with the miners, but believes in1 law and order. Hicks said. He charges Kelter" with wiring the acting governor, gover-nor, H. K. Crckctt, secretary of state. to send troops Immediately, without 'having Investigated the shooting. "I was In t he courtroom at lrlce I when we first received news of the dis-l dis-l turtoHtre." Hi ks iald. "I went with 1 Mr. 1-Vnxlrr of the law firm of King, Schulder A Krnxier, and later we were itotmd bv William Houston, lnterm- j tional representative of the United ; Mine Workers, and others. We sought Sheriff Kelter at his office and found I that he had cone to the office of tne county attorney. 'The men all expressed regret over the oc,'urren'-e and assured the sheriff that he could go Into the district and preserve peace and quiet. Keller said that he had already put In a call for ; -tate troops. I Miring that time he got t Mr. Crockett, the actinic governor, on the telephone, telling Mm that a rlous condition prevailed, one that was beyond his control, and that he had ex-hnusted ex-hnusted all the power he had. He j asked for troops Immediately. I "Kelter then took two or three deputies depu-ties with him to Helper, ami got on a special train for Scofleld district. He stopped at Scofleld only for a moment, tirobabty for the switching of the train, and went on to Winterquarters. Vpon his arrival there, under his signature, a telegram was sent asking for troopa, j without any Investigation of the dn- 1 turbance having been made. "The next morning -Friday ! went to Scofleld and began an Inventlgatlon 'into the shooting. Th Irveatlgatlon showe 1 Porrtty to be responsible for the uffrav . 'I SINGLE MEN EVICTED. When the men quit work at the be). Charges Sheriff I With Dereliction By VINCENT J. KEATING. I Accuaatlon that Sheriff Thimiaa f. , Kelter of Carbon county haa been derelict dere-lict In hla dnt In the manner In which he hn handled the dlaturbuncoa In the ..Carbon county coal firlda wae made .here today by rtank lllcka, HcofieM merchant and Jnatice of the peace. j HU-ka ronf.rrr-d laet night wl:h Oov- : ernor Mahey and explained the altuatlon altua-tlon In Carbon coumv fullv. Th ia abeolutely no ncceaaity for eendlng atate troopa to the aeene.tj preecrtV order, ha told the governor, . pointing out that at a meeting yesterday 4utf |
