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Show How Wycherley Met Death The Daily Camera, publiahed at Moulder, Colo., give the following account of T. J. Wycherley' death, ami tlio aauie I hereby given: I eddy J. Wycherley, a Htrlklng coal miner, wa literal! v out to pin e Hhortly after 6o'clia-k lat Katiirdayl afternoon by Kraneiaco lliaa and hi three koiin, Juan, Manuel and Joe, uiiu-unioii miner employed at the Capitol mine. The murder waa one of the iiuihI airoclou in thu alati-'a liilory and. but for the bravery of Hherlff M. I'. Capp ai.d other, would have been avenged by a lynching. Jaun Din, wa "hot and Mi-rloii"ly wounded by one of hi hruther w hile they wero trying to make their ea-cape. ea-cape. He wa brought to Moulder early Hiinday morning by O. C. Kwry ami i now at Uiiiverlly hiMplial. The bullet, aid-caliber. Ilr.-d froui revolver h! I lit r to the one hold by one of hi brother, wa extruded by I County I'liynlciiiu Jacob Cainpbeli. i Ho will probably recover. I The Mexican were overpowered and arreated at the acoiie of the murder mur-der by Deputy Mamhal "Jack" t'ii"-ldy. t'ii"-ldy. Deputy Slieillt John, Deputy Sherilf Hhreve, and by union men I who liad witnenai'd the attack upon Wyclolfk-i One of the Mexican tried tO'ane a tiulelier kinle into former! Jarohal t'aldy' "kull while Ufilder Ilia at'.emiited to hoot IX-lliy John. They w. re iiniiii-Ri removed to the town hall, ajil' away. Newiofjn, murder pred liwe wllillliajt long before tin- body of Wy-l.(fl'-oilld he relliovrd to'the u iderikklr parlor of Idilph I',, well a mob Mvathereil ground the jail delilniijinjlhe live of t tin Mexican. Mexi-can. j My iie HherllT M. I'. Cappar-rived Cappar-rived i litayutte, the Jail t, ur-rotlud-H IJahout VTiOalrlkliikf iniiiei. and a wi number of ,,,, mi a half-h-iarkter It bad giowu to .'am. anil Witt kell palllg lilollleut the cry foratniir liiere-,l Mornthnu half of Hiluioh were arim-d. Hherjt ipp look III po.t In the Interior, -(lie Jail, whi re Dair. and hia tw,in(.. Manuel ami Joe. lock e,l III lfli,lual cell, wen- i-mng like bitMileomph-lel.v cowed by Ike crie til moll on tl i-i.l... Tl e other on jii'l lirothi-r lav uni on, i-ioii" In a a,t)oiiriiiiiu'i ll. Ii." Ii,l pierced bit bullet hoi- throiiih till. abdouan.i('u,lerhi-iMf J. Ii M -r rion tinj iiillceia of tl- Mm i"' union rat . d Ih. nwl . . . ni i!i. crowd .i vainly aigui l i,.i i n-law n-law bi-'tlitaed lo lake H e.oir.e. Depill Jt-leveand Matahal('aalily were nlathied at the front door of the i:lij hl and Deputy J,,hiil the real 4ir. An alteipl by HherllT Capp to pirit hi priaouera away in the C uneri'aaito, wlilch luaile the I lip from nauter to Lafayette In V inln-ut-a and trlved with Deputy Coroner Coro-ner O. C. Wry and A. A. l'addork a abort tlfc- after the aberitf reached reach-ed tlinacrtki, became known and wa truatralui('y the mob, which ran to the rear ( of the Jail, where the auto t"anillug, and where anew attack walinada to break In to the atructtreA larga drain pipe waa ua-d litres a battering rain. . Wychl'i)iror got Into the Jail he eiaUraliiiaMarl Cap waat 1 out anf teiuntiug a box where the crowd will d tea hlin. he made an el-oiueatplaa el-oiueatplaa for tha live of hi priaouera. pria-ouera. The reapect of the atrlkera for tMt peerloaa official aecured llllll ' I i au laince bla coiiiuiund forallnnoe bei nn blatantly heeded. Theapeech v powerful In It blunt appeal and in leu than fir minute he had the; inobiwiini fairly around to hie. aide (ieotgii I'autiiaky, nue of the lllo.t radical member of tlm mob and one of Ilia in miner Jail", I by Judi- j Whllfiird, led the cheerily fot'Cupp anil beHii to organise hi" feltow oiiiiitryini-ii for a nniu-'i lo the uiiliui hall. j Ciiip wa followed by I d. Doyle, I prrmdeiiiof the Miin-i' union wIiomii i valiant work pending arrival of the jalieiill "ed tlio Mexicaiik Iroin nn-1 nn-1 inuillati' lynching. ! lienll Cupp Hpiiul the next ii mill-I mill-I uteii In tha crowd, ltigllng out and talking to individual and group mid ! gutting tli-iii away Irom the back I I dour of the Jail. ' III the llleailtlllll- loIUtie Jnllll. and Shrnru ami oil, it olllclal eie 1 iimide the Jail prepal l i;; t tin prl-,-,,-1 er for the High) lo imi,ler. With 'the word", "Hoy, don't ileei-ive nn" Sherllt .'aip gave tin- .liial lor H e otlleer" to open the luu-k door mid lo ' make a run for tin- l unu la am-,, ;wliic'iwa Mlntloiieil hel.ind .ome alieil iihoiil Hi yuril" from tin- renr ilimr -if the Jail, cranked and waiting . tor i 'ouil. The pri-oin i" ami orll-1 orll-1 cur were cloaely foll-iwed by the in, ,h. ami, fern lug lliiil Miuieoi e uuitlit Iohii hi lira, I mol lire on the t itr, lieputy John tli'. d iniothemr, ill the "iiiiie time comiiiaiiding tin-j tin-j crow d lo bait, Having heard thai a limb ha, I led ,,,tilull for tho x-nillo po"t. with Inleiit ki intercept tin- nhcrirt a be Hi--"il on hi way lo Moulder. Alia I'a hl'K'k drove tin-car i-uM and took ciii iiitoii route through Canlleld anil Vnliuont to tlm county Jail. After getting beyond the city limit tbu priHont-r were li ft ill the care of Shorlll Capp and the depu-tie" depu-tie" returned to the city hall to pie ki-rve the peace. A a u.eaaure of nattily, the run to l aiilleld wa made without light. .No effort waa made by the Mexican to e, iiin from the car, they n ull.-ing ull.-ing I li rat. their live had been kiivi-iI l,y the men who now had iheni in charge- The prUoner were lockul up In the county Jail at H::m o'clock. A fter natcliliig a luiicli, bl:er'tt ('nii ami Alva I'addock ri-luriieil to l.alayetle, taking a man fr..m tin-F.vau tin-F.vau ganige wild tliein lo I, pair t lie kht-rilfa car which hud tn-eii de- - rti', on are, Mini of a puncture m-iir the tl-llille ,ot when lie an I the l'iiderlo rilt were racing to l.nfuy- I elte III re-poll.c , i hi- IIiki cull. A ! hor.e mi,t loi.u-y a..,.cured ut n ranch nml ilrm-u liar I t the otlleer otll-eer In thilr endeavor to ieel th -i-eni of the murder ilhoui !,, o- tillll'. I'poll their teluril tlo-y foiilnl the in,, I,, although illiiiini.lied In ' iiumh- r. - the more faneiii-al el ! mi'iit HII I iinging around l he jail. I Juan Dm, the ,nn,,e, Mexleau. Willi V.IIK left belilllil oil Itei-oillll Of III condition, had r, c iven d con ai'loii.io . hui wa ,roiioiiue,l lo loin lo-in a v.-iy - rioii". if not dying, con-dlti-.ii by Dr. Miihniii. Deputy , IH. HI, I Attorney Hiitold Maiiluwa! "Minn I from llonhier to lake hi ill"po.'ion but w a iiiiioii-ci ..fill, a.1 the Mexican n-f ii.e.l to make a ia'e- j nieni. i-nil i,iieii,,n, n.ked him' by an iuierperier. he declared that "I" itcrlng ii "iiloou a big man had grabbed lu brother an nml the j iliroiit and llir.-.it I to kill him. I He refuted to ntuie why mi attack I ma, I" on Wycherley. 'Till: Mil II Ml XII AN. j Hi l l- ON III VI lll lll I V Ai'i ordiiig to atorli told by Win. Il-tioii. Dan William. I:,, I, l M. It.ir-ule. It.ir-ule. II. 1'.. Shaw. Julie Sliuw. Cha. NeWhlll. John ArniHilong. V. liee.e and K,l. I.ev.lr.iiii. ihe union man Wycheiley, wh Ii way home to upper w hen the Mexieuu. mini t of MleUeV al, ion. v hire Hot bad been dllllklllg S to kllhl oliie- tlilng I-,, lie Mexieii,, mid Wyclier-ley Wyclier-ley "hi,,, 1,1 h.ud attempting lo III Ike I he men keep a. : 1 1 T. Will, out a word of warning all four or ihom Juinp- il oiihi Wycherley. whoatarl-ed whoatarl-ed to run iittuy a. he w tlinui coming. com-ing. He n unarmed and hi only hope lav In lltghi. The Mexican overt, M,k him and. knocking him dow n. Itiintleally carved awi; it hi provtrati- body w ith their tiiurderou Klllve. Win. Helton attelllpled to go to Hie aid of Wvi heiley but waa t noon liy Juan Hair,. Mellon for- I tuiiali ly fell over a i-iirbing, thii ' ' avoliUm- ihe thnotof Ho, knife. Hi S bund . i a r,-ek, whlcli lieiiilck- j f ' . lylbr- - a' !, ii..ailant. hilling liim ( . on Ih a i llllli-ei biirrl ipni.ii J ".' In -he I.I, oniiipi. hit ih nccl- j 1 It ii.tlnueil on I'age 4) j l.'i How Wycherley Met His Death (C.iiillniio.l friini l-itife 1 1 im ntly Hlmt ly mi., of l,l-a aaivn hrollnTH. K. J. Wyel.erley win nli.ml forly ya.atra nf nw. nml wakiunikl.l'.reil mi. f II..- moat poauoiililn n( III.' airiklnir .llllllTV. III. Im 1 1 v I III l.lfll.Vette fi.r yenra mi. I U lli. fmlier ..I liw filtililrt'ii. H wnri kiinwn iim "i'.'il.lv" anil w ii lov. il l.y nil win. know Mm. A r.llnirta.a in. In li.i.ik fi.iinil In tiiM n'k"l liy l..iiily Cormier i. r. Kwry. h wolghoil I.'". ...nn U nml rata r, r..i't liutlioe In lii.llil. IIUIl. Illy trull) III.' Wlllkt 1 1 1 M'lln pier 'oil l.y anven nreltrlit ill IT ri.nl kitlfn wi.iiiiiU, Iwn i.f which liml r.iiK'li'.il tli hear.. 1. (1 nrm irnclii'iilty ai.vereil t lhi.i.l...w Turn revolver, f on r knlvi.it i.ml n rkr wore tiikoll fr.Hil III.. Mexlciiiik The knife Willi wlili'h iiuikl nf llii. Inl.liliiK winyliiiia wnaouvoroil Ii. the illt will. IiIimkI ami imiiili shorter short-er than the other three, the hi ados ' ' uf wlaluh measured II1, Inch" Iiiiik. Tin. feeling- uf respect ami cinill-denon cinill-denon In which HlmrllT l'ai Is li.'lil l.y tlm L'ltlx.oiM i.f Lafayette, friends of Wyoherley anil union ay niial Miners, Min-ers, U nil Hint eaveil llinililur cnu.it y from tlm ilUKmiMMil a Iyiii'Iiihk within with-in Iti. bonier. II. i win. tlia i.nly until In whom llm mill, wonlil llali'ii, mill 1 llii.y Hti.wly I. i .rm.il Unit 1 1 1 . -ci.ulil tii.t have llm Mexican litilcai they Ural kllleil Minritt Cnpp thi.y Hl-alllo iniirH iclll'oflll. tll'l' MAKKM KKKI.IMI l'I.K TI) iVKIir I.VNl'IIISlI IIKK "If ynii innat till Ki.inii mi.., kill tll," ellilllto'l llm mIiitI IT In tlm mill. In miihwit In Ha ilninnnil fur l.lni.il. "If ynii with K''iK I" lynch I .'' men, why illilll't you I) m-li ihnm before be-fore I arrived? I wi.iild have hecn luaworlo III.. ii. I n ii powcrlea n.. l pr..v...it ymi, I. ill l. for., n hiin.l l lulil on thi'N.. priMini-rM you wlllhuv.. to kill in.. I have Irl.'il t I... fnlr lo yuu nml phnil...l Hint you nllow mi In Inku thoaa Mexicans to llniihlcr with inn. I wnulil rrtllii.rjlin ahol In the rouil like a iIok limn lo wliiics t Ilia crllilintl nut or lo elnnil (In. llf-ma llf-ma whl.'h wnulil l r.llootml ..n my s nniin. liml upon you p..pl If you tourh Hid prisoner. i lny w.r your prlmiiinrH b.i f ore I nrrlvml, now t hoy urn nilnn. Are you liny T"' "tC lo il.mvrt in., anil linva in mi Hit ! i' .... f your iiiiiI.ii.iI? If you iiiiihi hnvu n lift.. Ink iiiln... Yu will hitvK lo do Hint iM-forx you I'nn ii.u.'li llii. ini. n who nr.. nullty of thU innr-il.T. innr-il.T. A lyiuililiiK in. .nun lht iny mii.-j mii.-j . oi'HHor will linva to arr.'Ht ym lioya, , j not only for tlm imirilor uf tin. M.-x- f ifnim l.ut for tl.o oolil-l.loo.loil iiiur- . J tlr of m.vrtlf ami my ilputln, who ' A nr.. Hintloi.i.il linru to ilo llmlr iluiv. . I It mnniM trmipit nml n rilcu of turror. ' ShoriiT I'npp'n Kpoiu-li wnllt.'ii...l ', j to wllh inii.inliiliT,.t by thnorowil . ,j wliluh w cuinpli.ti.ly won ov.-r to ' r hii way of thinking. Onuaaifnlnhv ', .'" Im.l provi il lilmm.lf a mni. of llm , i pi.opli. nml nil olHi'lul ..mriMi of 'Jl riire tnut nml .'X.-Mptlonnl lirnvcry. , Jf Kilwln J. Wychi.rli.y win burn ' October Ifllh. IH74, nt llurnhrook ' !, Holly k, uonr HuriiliiKhaiu.iKiin- ' Iniul. - I The ruinnlm wro litkon to (M. vii. laiul. ruth, wliora tlm funural wai ' j I...KI lNt rintunlny. j . Iloalilol a wllo uml flva i.hllilron. J he Ik nurvlvHil by a motlior, two nix- i turn mid four brothum. |