The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-02-23
MANY OFFICIALS
DECREED TO s,[:j
CRIMES ADMIT TED
DASTARDLY PLOT TO KILL RE-
vEALED IN CONFESSION
OF ORCHARD
Tells Of Assassination of Ex-Governor
Steunenberg and Attempts ON
Others by Miners Officers,
Blowing Up Mine and
Bombs Placed.

Boise City, Idaho, Feb. 20.-The law
firm of Patterson, Richardson and
Hawkins, of Denver, has been engaged
to defend President Meyer Secretary
and Treasurer Haywood, and Execu-
tive Committee Member Pettibone of
the Western Federation of Miners,
who are charged with completely in
the assassination of Ex-Governor
Steunenberg, at Caldwell, Idaho. At
torney Richardson reached hers to-
day and was gtTen permission by, Gov
ernor Gooding to interview the prison
ers, who are confined in the peniten-
tiary.
u. s. Senator Patterson is the SEN
ior member of the law firm which
will protect the federation interests
during the coming trial.
General Western Manager McPart-
land of the Pinkerton agency claims
to have convicting evidence against
Meyer and Haywood. The alleged
confession of Harry Orchard, of the
murder of Ex-Governor Steunenberg
has produced a sensation. Orchard ad-
mits many other crimes which, he
says were planned by the federation
officers. These crimes include the
blowing up of Independence depot at
Cripple Creek, in which IA non-union-
lists were killed; the blowing up of
the Vindicator mine, in which two
anti-union bosses were killed and the
killing of superintendent Arthur Col
Inns, of the Smuggler Union mines at
Telluride. Orchard claims to have
belonged to the federation "inner cir
cle' and received orders and money
direct from Meyer and Haywood Ac-
cording to the alleged confession, the
following Colorado men who had be-
come obnoxious to the Western feder-
alton for one cause or another had
been marked for death:
Ex-Governor James H. Peabody;
former Adjutant General Sherman NJ.
Bell; Chief Justice w. H. Gabbert, of
the supreme court Justice John
Campbell, of the supreme court; JUS
tice Luther NJ. Goddard, of the su-
preme court; Adiutant General Bulk
eley Wells; Sheriff Edward Bell of
Teller county; former President A.
E. Carlton, of the Mine Owners AS
sociation; former Secretary C. c.
Hamlin, of the Mine Owners Asso-
citation; Attorney Samuel D. Crump,
counsel for the association and Cen
eral Frank NJ. Reardon, postmaster of
Victor, one of the leaders in the fight
against the union men.
Bombs had actually been placed to
kill Justice Gabbert, Ex-Governor Pea
body and General Wells, is the aston
ishing statement in the alleged con-
fession, but through miscarriage of
plans the intended victims escaped.
The Internal machine planted near
Judge Gabbert's home was accidental
ly exploded by Merret Valley, who
was blown to pieces. Valleys terri
BILE fate has always been a mystery
until Orchards alleged confession.
A second internal machine placed
under Judge Gabbert's gate was dug
up last Thursday by General Wells
and two Pinkerton detectives. 1t was
found buried at the spot stated in the
alleged confession.
Governor Peabody escaped because
the bomb placed near a curbing to
blow up his carriage failed to explode.
The federation leaders declare Or
chard's confession is pure imagina-
ton and that if any Internal ma
chimes are now found, it is merely the
carrying ont of pre-conceived plots to
bolster up a lie.