The Ordway new era., 1906-02-23
MEANT MURDER
DETECTIVES CHARGE AoAlNST
MINERS FEDERATION.
CLAIMS PLOT WAS TO KILL
Man Who Broke Up >the Molly Ma
suires Said to Be Res3ons'b'e for
Arrest Of Meyer. Haywood and Pet


Arrest Of Meyer, Haywood and Pet
tIbone.
Denver.-The Republican Tuesday
morning says: James Mcfarland.
Pinkerton' National Detective Agency.
the man who ran down, ex-
posed and convicted the lead
ers Of the notorious ''MosIy
Maguires, OF Pennsylvania. an organ
ization OF assassins. is responsible for
the arrest OF Meyer. Haywoodsapd, Pet
tibone of the Western Federation 0f
Miners Inner circle" connected with
the assassination OF former Governor
Steunenberg of Idaho. He went iniO
the Idaho and Colorado fields himself.
worked as he had done In the anthra-
cite mines OF Pennsylvania, ingratiated
himself with the conspiratOrs. learned
their secrets, found out the leaders
and Is now ready to proceed against
the assassins before the properly con
stituted courts, with an abundance Of
discriminating Testimony and evidence
Acting on the evidence gathered by
Mr.. Mcfarland and submitted by hins
to the Idaho peace officers. Gov. jesse
+. Mcdonald Of this state signed tho
requisition papers for the arrest Of
Haywo Meyer and PetttbOne. and be
has no apologies to offer. He believes
| that he did right. The executive Was
given a mass of documents to. read,rel
ativc to the assassination Of IAah0's
| former governor, and the deeds Of vto-
lence In this state. and although -
| has been In position for years to know
something OF the rifle clubs" and In
ner circles" that appear In mining
camps during disturbances. he was ap-
pnlled at the evidence given him ID
| this Steunenberg matter and The terri
BILE history OF the Western Federation
OF Miners In Colorado. But more than
all was he actually hOrrtfied regarding
the crimes that failed Of execution. o.
the conspiracies set on foot In this
state to assassinate citizens who had
incurred the displeasure Of the orsna-
ization's leaders and the murdeSCus
| ring that ran IL.
When the revelations. are made ~
garding the operation of the Inner
| circle" in Colorado and Denver. moro
| than one family will offer prayers to
| the Unseen for deliverance from deatb-
The most miraculous escapes from
death were those OF james II. Peabody.
| former governor. on whose head
great price had been set. His nssas-
| sluation was demanded. He was the
| head and front OF the opposition to The
| Western Federation of Miners and 1t
was tiecreed that his murder shonId -
| lesson to all who might be In place
| to balk the will Of the ring OF aasas-
| sins. Explosives were placed where
| II was almost certain that he would 80
and meet the fate that befell Governor
| forSteunenberg. The trap was baited
often for him. But II ever human
bore a, charmed life" 1t was the mas
| who smashed the Western Fedefafina
OF Miners in this state. BY miracuS0D
means, 1t seemed, he failed to enter
any OF the traps laid for him.
Then band of assassins was set on
to shoot elm or stab him to death
whenever the opportunity offered. For
| more than a month his every fO0tstep
here and at his home In Canon Guy.
was dogged by men who had been tosa
| on to murder him. But no opportunity
/ offered.
AS last resort poison was adopted
as the method by which to get rid Of
him. The, refrigerator Of his restdenee
at Canon City, which was outside fho
back door, was used by assassins. Toe
Peabody family was poisoned tnrcugh
the milk. An awful tragedy wss
averted through the intent OF the A.
sassins to make certain OF their wost.
Cora Peabody. daughter. was ve9y
near to death and physicians from shb
city had to be summoned. Her iffe Wns
| dpspaired Of. Former Governor Pes
body drank too much and vomfted. no
| bau a severe attack for day. But
| with Spartan resolutions he and ~
members of the family said nothing. II
| fact they issued stern denials OF the rd-
ported poisoning. But. nevertheless.
the attending physicians took and hesa
the evidence that arsenic In iaros
| doses had been administered.
! The explosive that ended the Mo q
| Nj. B. Valley last May WAS meant Tor
| a member Of the Supreme Court. To
bomb was arranged in vacant ~
| through which the justice passed n
most daily. 1t was known to alMQet
| the minute when he would reeM a.
| spot. II was by accident that MI Wa!-
| ley exploded the bomhstAe4s agANeFee
| the lower part Of his body Into nag
| ments.
| The adjutant general OF this sfAae
| in presence Of q number OF the u1oet
| reliable witnesses dug from uneer taa
gate Of public. oflicer 0fsthis state.
resident in this city. = bomb TIL.
was done on the information secure4
from those der,Arrest eisewnere -
It vas an evidence Uf the HNth' q ~
| statements made tegArdiA8' ~ -
| * the 'inner circ3e." IL was ~ 1eyl
met the same fate n, tn 1eu e1ue
manner as Governor etspneneerss Z.
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