Eureka Reporter | 1904-08-05 | Page 2 | Mob Law Still Reigns

MOB LAW STILL REIGNS aher ff of cripple creek district powerless to protect deported miners sheriff edward bell will not antee protection to any person who has been driven from the cripple creek colo mining district because of his allegiance or sympathy with the western federation of miners he made this plain thursday when he received a message from patrick carvel one of tte hundreds deported after the independence depot dyna mite outrage carvel Is now at colo rado city and notified sheriff bell that he wished to return to the die brict and resume his residence here and would do so it the authorities would guarantee to protect him from violence sheriff bell not only informed car tel that he would not guarantee to protect him from harm but strongly atron gly advised him never to return to the district at the same time the sheriff observed that it would be discreet tor each and every man who has been deported to remain away from the district as he did not think he had a sufficient number kofl deputies to protect them