The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-02-24
meant MURDER
DETECTIVES CHARGE AGAiNoT
MINERS FEDERATION.
CLAIMS PLOT WAS TO KILL
Man Who Broke Up the Molly Ms-
suires Said to Be Responsible for
Arrest Of Moyer. Haywood and Pet
tibope.

N''SSh VI hOtSit T'sJ"oSA aHo FS~
tibone.
Denyer.-The Republican Tuesday
morning says: James Mcfarland.
manager OF the western division Of
Pinkerton' National Detective Agency.
the man who ran down. ex-
posed and convicted the Lead
ers Of the notorious Molly
Maguires" of Pennsylvania, an organ
izalion of assassins, is responsible for
the arrest OF Meyer, Haywood and Pet
tibone Of the Western Federation OF
Miners inner circle" connected with
the assassination OF former Governor
Steunenberg of Idaho. He went into
the Idaho and Colorado fields himself.
worked as he had done in the anthra-
cite min. S of Pennsylvania. ingratiatsd
himself with the conspiralOrS. learned
their secrets, found cut the leaders
and is now ready to proceed against
the assa ssins before the properly con-
stituted courts, with an abundance Of
incriminatinG testimony and evidence.
Acting on the evidence gathered by
Mr.. Mcfarland and submitted by him
to the Idaho peace officers, GOV. Jesse
f. Mcdonald of this state signed tho
reGuistion papers for tue arrest OF
Haywood. Moyer and Pcttibone. and he
has no apologies to Offer. He believes
that he did right, The executive was
given mass of documents to read reL
ative to the assassination OF ldaho's
former governor, and the deeds of vio-
lence in this state, and although he
has been in position for years to know
i
ner circles" that appear in mining
camps during disturbances, he was ap
palled at the evidence given him in
this Steunenbers matter and the terri
Bile history of the Western Federation
OF Miners in Colorado. But more than
all was he actually Mortified regarding
the crimes that failed of execution OF
the conspiraCieS set on foot III THIS
, state TO asSassnate citizens who had
incurred the displcasure OF the organ.
ization's leaders and the murderous
ring that ran it.
When the revelations are made re-
gardng the operation of the Inner
circle in Colorado and d fnver. more
than one family will offer prayers to
the Unseen for deliverance from death
The most miraculous escapes from
death were those OF James H. Peabody,
lol 1ltl EpNNi Htl, 'l "h'o' H'au
great price had been set. His assas-
sination was demanded. He was the
head and front of the opposition to the
Western Federation of Miners and 1t
was decreed that his murder should be
| lesson to all who might be in place
to balk the will of the ring OF assas-
| sins. Explosives were placed where
! 1t was almost certain that he would 60
| and meet the fate that befell Governor
| SteunenberE The trap was balted
| often for him. But if ever human
bore a charmed life it was the man
who smashed the Western Federation
OF Miners in ths state. BY miraculous
means, it seemed he failed TO enter
any ol the traps laid for him.
Then band OF assassins was set on
to shoot him or stab him to death
whenever the opportunity offered. For
more than "A month his every footstep
here and at his home in Canon City.
was dogged by men who had been told
off to murder him. But no opportunity
offered.
AS a last resort poison was adopted
as the method by which to get rid OF
him. The refrigerator of his residence
at Canon City which was outside the
back door, was used by assassins. The
| Peabody family was poisoned through
| the milk. An awful tragedy was
| averted through the intent of the a.
| sassins to make certain of their work
! Cora Peabody. a daughter, was very
near to death and physicians from this
| city had to be summoned. Her life was
| despaired Of Former Governor Pea
body drank too much and vomited. He
| hau severe attack for day. hut
| with Spartan resolutions he and the
members of the family said nothing. In
| fact they issued stern denials of the re-
ported poisoning. But, nevertheless.
| the attending physicians took and held
| the evidence that arsenic in large
doses had been administered.
The explosive that ended the HE OF
NJ b. VALLEY last May was meant for
a member of the Supreme Court. The
bomb was arranged in vacant lot
| through which tho justice passed al
most daily 1t was known to almost
| the minute when he would reach the
spot 1t was by accident that Mr.. Wal
| ley exploded the bomb that scattered
| the lower part of his body into frag
ments.
The adjutant general of this state
| In presence of a number of the most
| relia Bile witnesses dug from under tho
gate of a public officer of this state.
| resident in this city. bomb. This
was done on the information secured
| from those under arrest elsewhere ana
| it was an evidence of the truth Of the
statements made regarding the work
| of the inner circle" He was to have
met the same fate in the self same
manner as Governor Steunenberg.