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Show SYNOPSIS OF CHIEF EVENTS. Happenings Following Oynsmlts Out-rags Out-rags Told In Paragrapha. Platform of railroad station at Independence, In-dependence, near Cripple Crook, blown up by dynamlto aa part of a plot, xhortly after mldulKht June 6. Thirteen minors Inainntly killed, elKht scrlmialy Injured and many othera hurt. KiottuK In k. in at oneu. Armed men patrolled the it reels and the Cltlieus' Alllancn at onco assumed chargo uf the local government. Under Rherllt J. Knox IlurlelKh's atar forcibly taken from him by Sheriff Sher-iff Hell. City Marihall Michael O'Connell of Victor called at mlno ownera' head-qunrlora head-qunrlora and demanded aurrunder of thirty armed men who were holding It. Marshal O'Connell forcibly ejocted, removed from olhce by Mayor Kronen, placed under arrest and marched to the "bull pen." Mob of armed men, under orders from sheriff Dell, marched from town to town depoalng regularly olected officers of the law and aasum-Ing aasum-Ing the funcllona of town marshals and deputy sheriffs. OlDcers who relted plsced under arrest and marched to the "bull pen," with about 2.'it union miners, arruated for alleged "rloling." Miners' union calla upon President Itooanvelt for federal troops to preserve pre-serve order and enforce law, Colorado National Ounrd, Including of CkX:xixj 1 178 nuMi from locul cmupault'i, orIr-I orIr-I oil nut anil ,)lno'il In cuntrttl ul Mine Maa ini'dlniK calk'tl t Victor to ksv in tittuulion. tii orolary llnniMn u( Mltio Owners' AevncUtlon declruU puhllely that all union miners munt ho driven out of mining ramps. He onld to people: "It la time for you to drive thene scoundrel out.'' Deputy Hh-rlfr Alfred Miller ralaod rifle, demanding to know whom he means. (leoeral shooting began from the crowd, killing two men and wounding all others. Soldiers Immediately ordered by Sheriff Itell to break up mooting of miners' union In their hall. While one company charged up the atalrs and ftrcd throtiKh the main doors of the hall. shnrpuhootora on the roofs of adjoining hulMlnca fired Indiscriminately Indis-criminately throuKh wlnilowa at minors min-ors ItiKldo. Three men badly wounded, ficty others cnptiircd In hall and locked up. All hook and docunienta of the union were seised by tho aotdters. Arresta of miner wherever found continued all nlftht until nearly 25J wore under guard In the armory. The miners' union lasur-d a formal statement denouncing dyramlte out-rngn out-rngn and pledging asslstanco of all II b officer and meinhera in ruenlng down tho perpetrators. Illoodhounds from Trinidad followed follow-ed the auppnsori trail of the man who pulled the wire t lint exploded the dynamite from Hull Mill to Colorado Sprlrgs wnnon road. The stnto Supremo court at ftonvnr refused a writ of habeas corpus for president Charles II. Moyor of the WuHtorn Federal Ion of Minors, hold at TellurlclB as a military prlsonor by older of Got. Pcabody. |