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Show Volleys Which Aroused Las Vegas Came From Inside In-side Stockade LAS VEGA?. Nov.. Aug. 14. Shoot-Log Shoot-Log Sunda ni-ln within ihe Union Pa- cific yards stockade bore was investl-' gated here today by Governor Boyle jand District Attorney Harmon. These' officials declared that preliminary In-vt In-vt Miration indicated that the fusillade oi. bullets which created panic among P ildeata near the yards was fired from within the stockade. "Governor Boyle, United States Marshal F. H. Fulmcr, Sheriff Sam Gay and I examined both the Inside and outside of the stockade fence," jftald District Attorney Harmon, "and' we lound many ballet holes on the in-j Vide of the fence, but none on the out-1 Ertdt Guards on the inside admitted' shooting but said they were firing on: a crowd outPlde. However, no evl-1 dc-nce was found of any crowd at-tempting at-tempting to raid ihe stockade, as I claimed by the guards." Investigation by Governor Boyle, it j was reported, showed that the guards I became panicky hen two striking firemen entered the tockado to get thi Ir overalls and jumpers The first shot, i' as said b:. officiate, was fired by a guard holding a rifle. Screams of women and children, t) rs oi the laiailies of railroad employee and living within the Btock-. Btock-. ; . wire heard above the shots and; tbo entire city was aroused. Heavy iiring continued five minutes, result-Ing result-Ing m panic in houses, apartmants j and hotels along the railroad trades. ,.ior Boyle announced that his in-; vestlgation would continue. |