. Bulletin. Economics and political science series. and excited groups held discussionseverywhere. By common consent the explosion was attri-buted to the Western Federation, and the most ugly rumorswere in the air—^the officers of the unions were to be burned atthe stake—every union man was to be driven from tlie men and non-union men alike armed themselves to theteeth, and prepared for whatever should happen. The situationseemed of its own accord to center around Victor. Generalreports went out of a mass meeting to be held there, troublewas expected, and groups of men went cons
. Bulletin. Economics and political science series. and excited groups held discussionseverywhere. By common consent the explosion was attri-buted to the Western Federation, and the most ugly rumorswere in the air—^the officers of the unions were to be burned atthe stake—every union man was to be driven from tlie men and non-union men alike armed themselves to theteeth, and prepared for whatever should happen. The situationseemed of its own accord to center around Victor. Generalreports went out of a mass meeting to be held there, troublewas expected, and groups of men went constantly in that direc-tion. ^ ^There have been various accounts of what the bloodhounds did when putupon the trail, but they succeeded in accomplishing nothing. * The annual convention of the Western Federation of Miners, being in ses-Bion at Denver at the time, passed the foUowinig resolution. •No. 87. Whereas, A crime has been committed in the blowing up of theGolden Circle depot in the Cripple Creek District, we, the delegates of the [120]. RASTALL HISTOEY OF THE CRIPPLE CREEK STRIKE 131 At about 9 oclock, Manager ]\Iurphy of the Findle^ Mine andMajor Naylor, of the militia, called at Coroner Dorans office,and forced him to allow the removal of the bodies to the under-taking parlors of J. H. Hunt. The reason given was that Cor-oner Doran was understood to have spoken of the explosion asan accident. Later in the morning the county commis-sioners held a special meeting at Victor. It was decided thatSheriff Robertson was too weak a man to handle such a serioussituation, and that he ought to leave the county and let strongerhands be in control. Accordingly when the sheriff came overfrom Independence he was met by the commissioners, who in-sisted that he should leave. He consented and started for thetrain. But members of the J\Iine Owners Association andCitizens Alliance had held a meeting meanwhile and decidedupon drastic mea,sures. Their committee met the sheriff andtook h
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