The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-02-22
SAYS MANY WERE
MARKED FOR DEATH.
SUSPECT TELLS OF PLOT FOR
ASSASSINATION.
COLORADO MEN DOOMED
Ex-Gov. Peabody and Judge Goddard,
Of Supreme Court, Among Them
Conspiracy Laid to
Labor Leaders.
COLORADO MEN DOOMED

Boise, Idaho, Feb 2l.--A wholesale
conspiracy OF assassination that rivals
the deeds of the Molly Maguires' is.
said to nave been unearthed by the
police adlhorities here. Following the
arrest OF charles E. Meyer, president
of the Western Federation of Miners;
William X Haywood, secretary; G. A.
Pettibone, a former member of the
executive committee, and Harry Or
chard, miner, who is said to have
been the tool OF the officials named in
the assassination of ex-Gov. Steunen-
berg.
Orchard has made a confession,
which is said to be sensational, but it
has not been made public. 1t is adj
mitted, however, that Orchard con-
fessed it was he who fired the bomb
that blew up ex Gov. Steunenberg az
his home in Caldwell, Idaho, on the
evening of December 30, 1905. He
says he tried to assassinate the gov
ernor on Christmas day, intending to
shoot him with shotgun. He found
he could not effect his purpose without
also killing members OF Steunenberg's
family and decided to spare them, post
poning the crime until later, He hid
the gun and cartridges They have
since been found by the detectives
working on the, case at the place in
dicated by Orchard
Others Marked for Death.
According to Orchards confession,
other men marked for assassination
were: Judge Goddard, of the Colorado
supreme court, who ruled against the
miners; the bomb failed to explode.
Ex-G Gov. Peabody, of Colorado; the
bombs intended for his death were
hidden and have been found Orchard
says these crimes were planned by the
inner circle" of the miners Feder-
alton, of which Haywood and Meyer
were the moving spirits. A number of
other atrocities laid to the inner
circle include the explosion at Inde-
pendence station in June, 1904, when
IA miners were blown to death.
''They Will Not Return Alive"
Denver, Col, Feb 21,-"The officers
of the Western Federation of Miners
and those of the executive board who
were implicated in the secret designs
of the leaders will never leave Idaho
alive" James Mcfarland, mansger of
the western district of the Pinkerton
National Detective agency, is reported
as saying.
They knew this when we arrested
them, and they Immediately began to
plan to destroy the train on which
they were to be taken to Idaho. | had
fofeseen this and it was for this rea-
son that insisted that they be car
ried to Boise in a special train.
Although they will not leave Idaho,
! have information and proof of their
connection with a dozen atrocious
murders in Colorado that would hang
them il they did"
Thirty-three years ago Capt Nc
Parland gained national renown by
breaking up the Molly Magnires. He
lived with the members of that famous
band of Pennsylvania conspirators
from 1873 until 1877, at the end of
which time he gave testimony con-
cerniag their operations which result
ed in the hanging of 20 members. The
most fiendish work carried on by the
Molly Maguires, declares MCFARLAND.
was but child's play compared to the
plot hatched by officials OF the West
ern Federation of Miners and carried
into effect by their tools.
According to MCFARLAND he has Sc
cured positive evidence that the mem
bers of the Western r ration of
Miners planned and ca. lied out the
assassination of Detective Lyte Greg
ory, who was killed mysteriously In
West Denver two years ago. He also
charges them with the murder of
Martin Gleason, superintendent of the
Wild Horse mine, and Arthur Collins.
superintendent of the Smuggler union
Light on Mystery.
Mcfarland claims to have positive
evidence that members of the Western
federation planned and carried out the
assassination of Detective Lyte Greg
ory, killed myster;ously in West Dem
yer two years ago; of Martin Gleason.
'SNPNA AfASSAAASht VI luc WllQ r. Horse
mine at Cripple Creek, who was
thrown down shaft; of Arthur Col
Inns, superintendent of the Smuggler-
Union mine at Telluride, who was shot
iIom ambush; of the killing of ID men
in the explosion at the independence
depot, near Cripple Creek, June 6,
1904; of the murder of Martin B. Wal
ley, who was killed last summer by an
explosion in this city, and of other
murders.
Another Man Arrested.
Baker City, Ore, Feb. 21.--Steve
Adams, alias Steve Dickinson, said to
nave been a member OF the Western
Federation OF Miners, who is wanted
oy the authorities in Boise, Idaho, in
connection with the Steunenberg MUIR
der case, was arrested Monday night