Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-19
MURDERSUSPECTS
ARE UNDER ARREST
CHARGE is COMPLETELY IN
STEUNENBERG CASE
President and Secretary Of Western
Federation Of Miners Quietly APP
pretended at Denver-Are
Taken to Idaho
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
DENVER, Colo, Feb. 1S.-Charles
II. Moyer and william d. Haywood,
president and secretary respectively of
the Western Federation of Miners, and
G. A. Pettibone, former member of
the executive board of that organlza-
tion, who were arrested In this city
last night on warrants charging them
with completely in the murder Of for
mer Governor Steunenberg of Idaho,
were taken from their cells in the
county Jail at an early hour this morn
ing.
They were surrounded by an armed
guard of twelve deputy sheriffs, who
escorted them to the Union depot, and
were there placed on board a special
train that a few minutes later left the
station carrying the entire party, prls-
oners ard armed deputies, over the
Union Pacific railroad, en- route for
Boise, Idaho.
Extraditon Papers Signed
The three men who were taken out of
the city as prisoners of the Idaho au-
thorities, 1t was learned today, were
arrested last night by three different
officers after extradition papers had
been signed by Governor Mcdonald.
The papers were delivered to the gov
ernor on Thursday last, but not word
to that effect was allowed to escape
from the executive chamber. In fact
it is believed that no one except the
authorities who came with them to the
city was advised that Governor Nc
Donald had in his possession the pa
DerS issued in Idaho
Governor Mcdonald signed the
papers not later, it is believed, than
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, and a
short time afterwards left the city for
Colorado Springs The governor is not
expected to return before Monday OIL
Tuesday.
Three Officers Make Arrest
From information received tonight
from officials at the county Jail, where
Mover, Haywood and Pettibone were
taken Immediately upon their arrest
by deputies, it is understood that three
deputies were detailed from the office
of Sheriff Nesbtt of Denver to make
the arrest.
The officers were instructed to pre-.
serve the greatest secrecy as to theil
mission.
The men were taken from their cells
morning by an armed guard of twelve
deputy sheriffs, escorted to the Unior
depot and were there placed on board a
special train.
President Meyer was about to leave
the city for Deadwood, S. D., it is said
on Burlington train, when he was
accosted in the car by a deputy sheriff
who forthwith presented a warrant fol
Meyers arrest. Secretary Haywood
was taken into custody by an officer
just as he had stepped out of an ele.
vator in a down town building. 1t is
thought little attention was paid to
Pettibone before his arrest. No watch,
1T is said, was kept over his move
ments and he was arrested almost
simultaneously with the others but in
a very secret manner.
Neither of the Federation officials
was informed of the others arrest, and
only when the three men were led out
of separate cells this morning, prepara-
tory to the journey to the depot, were
the prisoners allowed the information
that triple arrest had been made the
night before on warrants charging
completely in the murder of Idahos
former governor.