National Guardsmen to company owned militia
Militia Raids
Children encounter guardsmen looking for hidden weapons. Militia searched ranches and farms for guns since local families gave miners food and a place to stash firearms.
Eleven-year-old Gustav Snisky’s home was ransacked by guardsmen hunting for hidden weapons. The soldiers kicked Gustav in the back, destroyed family belongings and stole food and money from the Snisky Ranch.
The Death Special
Armored Car Denver Public Library WHC.X-6038. Machine gun on wheels terrorizes families.
The “Death Special” -an armored car designed to spread fear. The Colorado Fuel & Iron Company covered an ordinary car with steel places, adding a machine gun and spotlight.
At night, private detectives tore through the tent colony, spraying bullets into tents.
Innocent Victims
Frank Snyder – History Colorado 89.451.4855
When eleven-year-old Frank Snyder was killed in the crossfire, his father, William, refused to abandon him. Crying “they’re shooting children!” he lifted his son’s body on his shoulder and carried him across the live battlefield to shelter.
Children Of Ludlow 