Gilpin observer., 1906-02-22
MEANT MURDER
DETECTIVES CHARGE AGAINST
MINERS FEDERATION.
CLAIMS PLOT WAS TO KILL

Man Who Broke Up the Molly Ma
guires Said to Be Responsible for
Arrest Of Meyer, Haywood and Pet
tibone.
Denver.-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
ization 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 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
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 the
requisition papers for the arrest OF
Haywood, Meyer and Pettibone, and he
has no apologies to offer. He believes
that he did right. The executive was
given mass of documents to read rel
ha ci ff dol hn'
former governor, and the deeds of vio-
lence in this state, and although he
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-
palled at the evidence given him in
| this Steunenberg 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 in this
state to assassinate citizens who had
incurred the displeasure of the organ
| iZation's leaders and the murderous
ring that ran it.
! When the revelations are made re-
garding the operation of the Inner
circle in Colorado and Denver. more
than one family will offer prayers to
the Unseen for deliverance from death.
The most miraculous escapes from
death were those of James II. Peabody,
former governor, on whose head a
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
| ,,-l.. ,;,.l,+ lao. iv,y y,Ia 10
to balk the will of the ring of assas-
sins. Explosives were placed where
it was almost certain that he would go
and meet the fate that befell Governor
forSteunenberg. The trap was baited
often for him. But if ever 4 human
bore charmed life" it was the man
who smashed the Western Federation
of Miners in this state. BY miraculous
means, it seemed. he failed to enter
any of the traps laid for him.
Then a 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
OF 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 as
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 a severe attack for day. But
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 life Of
NJ. b. VALLEY last May was meant for
member of the Supreme Court The
bomb was arranged in vacant lot
through which the justice passed al
most daily. Ii 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
reliable witnesses dug from under the
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 and
II 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.