The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-03-13
THE INDICTED
M|NERSAPPEAR

Caldwell, Idaho, March 9.-In the
small dingy court room, within
stones throw from where the terrible
tragedy occurred on the night of Dec
ember 30 last, Charles II. Meyer, Will
liam ID. Haywood and G. H. Pettibone,
of Denver, president, secretary-treas-
urer and member of executive commit
tee, respectively, of the Federation OF
Miners, were arraigned today before
District Judge Smith on the charge
of numbering Ex-Governor Steunen-
berg. When the indictments were
read the court ordered the prisoners
to appear before him on March 16 to
plead to the charges against them
The three prisoners were then taken
back to the penitentiary al Boise
City.
NO CONSPIRACY CHARGE.
There is no reference to conspiracy
or to the federation. The charge
against each is plain one of wilfully
numbering Frank Steunenberg Dec. 30,
1905. They are each and all charged
with placing at Steunenberg's gate
"a certain deadly contrivance made of
dynamite and other explosives to the
jurors unknown, and fastened togeth-
er and contained in box, SO arranged
that upon said gate being opened by
Frank Steunenberg, line of string SO
placed as to connect with said box
with said gate would partially turn
and tilt said bottles containing sui
phuric acid and cause the said acid to
run out of said bottles and into and
over giant powder caps, dynamite
chloride of potash and other explo-
sives and cause same to be exploded
with the wilful, malicious and pre-
meditated purpose of said defendants
to kill and murder"
TEN POUNDS OF DYNAMITE.
1t is charged there were ten pounds
| of dynamite, 80 giant powder caps
| and chloride of potash and sulphuriC
| acid in bottles.
President Meyer of the Western
| Federation of Miners is very sick
| man and fears are entertained that he
| will not leave the penitentiary alive
| He has been a sufferer from chronic
asthma for years. On account of Q
heavy cold Mr. Meyer contracted il
mis- cell, his condition has taken
! change for the worse 1t is not be.
| lieved that he can stand the solitary
| confinement and the hardships of pris
on life for many months, For thi!
reason efforts will be put forward tc
secure his release on bail, if the hab
cas- corpus proceedings are decided
against the prisoners.
MOVER MAY NOT LIVE.
Meyers condition was notice
able In the court room when he wal
arraigned. Although never yer.
strong, and rugged, he looked like
mere shadow of the man that was ar
rested and placed in the penitentiar!
nearly three weeks ago. He was sub
jected to violent fits of coughing an(
at times it seemed as If he woulC
never regain his breath. The prisol
officials admit that he has lost at leas
ten pounds since his arrest.
| ST. JOHN NOT INDICTED.
1t is now generally accepted that n
indictment has been returned agains
Vincent st. John, alias ], w. Vincent
president Of the Burke, Idaho unior
and former president of the Telluride
Colo, union. but he will be held an
in due time turned over to the Colo
RADIO authorities at Telluride. He
also wanted in Connection with tn
murder of an English mine superir
tendent at the camp several years ago
named Arthur Collins, case in whic
the British government has intereste
| itself