Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-04-05
THE WESTERN MINERS CASE.

What dramatic situation is that of
Messrs. Meyer and Haywood of the
western federation of miners, who are
charged with completely in the assas-
sination of Ex-Governor Steunenberg
of Idaho. Money is being subscribed
by the unions for the legal defense of
these men, Mr.. Mitchell's organiza.
ton alone appropriating $4,000 for
the purpose. And labor unions
everywhere are profoundly concerned.
The case of these men is to a stating
extent their case. Shall they be
conbicted what an odium is cast upon
the whole organization! But hap
PLY no guilt has yet been proved,
/ however ugly the prima facie evil
dence. 1t is known beyond doubt
that Ex-Governor Steunenberg some
months ago was blown to pieces by a
bomb attached to the gate at his
residence. The killing was no acct
dent AS the governor had incur
red ennities among the miners by his
!awenforcing policy during the Occur
d'Alene labor troubles some years
ago. suspicion naturally ran in that
direction. The PinEertons arrested
one Harry Orchard as the principal
in the Steunenburg assassination. He
made confession in which he inn
plicated the chief officials of the west
ern federation of miners, Meyer and
Haywood, in a long series of crimes,
dating back for seveal years and cul-
minating in the murder of the ex-
governor of Idaho. The chief points
in Orchards confession, or alleged
confession, were these:-
Arranged the mechanism and plant
ed the bomb which slew Ex-Governor
Steunenberg.
Planted and exploded the bomb
which blew up the railroad station at
Independence, Col, killing 10 men
Hired a man TO poison a former as
sociate at Goldfelds, New.
Laid bomb in the path of Chief
Justice Gabbart of Colorado, by
which an innocent man was blown to
pieces.
Planted a bomb at the gate Of the
residence of Judge Goddard of Den
yer, who escaped death.
Plotted the death Of former Gov.
ernor Peabody of Colorado.
This is terrible record, if it can
be established by satisfactory evil
dence. OF course, the world knows
that the tragedy at the independence
, railroad station took place, as well as
the murder of Governor Steunenberg.
Who did those horrible deeds Is an
other matter entirely Orchard pro
fesses to know. A very dramatic
story concerning the alleged attempt
upon Judge Goddard's life is told in
Denver special. When Orchards
alleged confession was being read be-
fore the Colorado authorities by the
Pinkerton detective who secured IL,
preliminary to the arrest and extradi.
ton OF Meyer and Haywood, Judge
Goddard was present. The story
proceeds in this melodramatic style:
For four hours these men had sat
aound that little table listening to the
low, controlled voice Of McParlan, who
punctuated his remarks by turning
the leaves Of the manuscript and
showing 1t across TO one or another
of them as confirmation that his story
was as written. In the confession
Orchard said he had been ordered to
get both Chief Judge Gabbart and
Judge Goddard. He gave In detail his
, efforts to get the chief Judge and the
accidental killing of an entirely in
nocent man. Then, he said, he had
planted bomb just outside the gate
before Judge Goddard's house; that
that bomb was buried about six inches