Show REIGN OF TERROR AT CRIPPLE CREEK gune or dynamiters destroy office and jeopardize live of citizens cripple creek colo is in a state of terror owing to a attack upon assay offices doing business in the district beginning at 3 cock monday morning and following in rapid succession six explosions of giant powder wrecked as many assay offices in victor cripple creek and goldfield the raiders did not hesitate to jeopardize life as all but one of the buildings were also occue ed by sleep ing families men women and chil dren were hurled out of their beds by the shocks and serious injuries in fl acted the full extent of the injuries cannot be estimated sheriff roberts has called his deau ties and his force is taking all meana to discover if possible the perpetrators of the crimes the general impression is that the acts are the result of a general move ment to rid the d strict of all eions which buy high grade ore in small quantities the big mines of the district it is alleged have been systematically robbed of much r ch ore and fifty to one hundred assayers it Is said have made handsome profits by dealing in this ore |