The Glenwood post., 1906-02-24
meant MURDER
DETECTIVES CHARGE AGAINST
MINERS FEDERATION.
CLAIMS PLOT WAS TO KILL

Man Who Broke Up the Molly Ma
suires Said to Be Responsible for
Arrest of Meyer, Haywood and Pet
tibone.
Denver.-The Republican Tuesday
morning says: James Mcfarland,
manager of the western division Of
Pinkerton' National Detective Agency,
the man who ran down, ex-
ers Of the notorious Molly
Maguires" of Pennsylvania, an organ
ization of assassins, is responsible for
the arrest of Meyer, Haywood and Pet
tibone of the Western Federation of
Miners inner circle" connected with
the assassination of former Governor
Steunenberg of Idaho. He went into
the Idaho and Colorado fields himself,
worked as he had done in the anthra-
cite mines of Pennsylvania. ingratiatsd
himself with the conspirators, learned
their secrets, found out the leaders
and is now ready to proceed against
the assassins before the properly con-
stituted courts, with an abundance OF
discriminating testimony and evidence.
Acting on the evidence gathered by
Mr.. Mcfarland and submitted by him
to the Idaho peace officers, Gov. Jesse
f. Mcdonald of this state signed tho
requistion papers for the arrest of
Haywood, Moyer and Pettibane, and he
has no apologies to Offer. He believes
that he did right. The executive was
given a mass of documents to read rel
ative TO the assassination of Idahos
former governor, and the deeds OF yio-
lence in this state, and although he
has been in position for years to know
something of the rifle clubs" and lin
ner circles" that appear in mining
camps during disturbances, he was ap-
palled at the evidence given him in
this Steunenberg matter and the terri
BILE history of the Western Federation
of Miners in Colorado. But more than
all was he actually Mortified regarding
the crimes that failed of execution, Of
the conspiracies set on foot in this
, state so assassinate citizens who had
incurred the displeasure Of the organ
izations leaders and the murderous
ring that ran 1t.
When the revelations are made re-
garding the operation of the inner
circle in Colorado and Denver more
than one family will offer prayers to
the Unseen for delivcrance from death.
The most miraculous escapes from
death were those of James H. Peabody.
former governor, on whose head
great price had been set. His assas-
sination was demanded. He was the
head and front of the opposition to the
Western Federation of Miners and Il
was dccreed that his murder should be
a lesson to all who might be in place
| to balli the will of the ring of assas-
| sins. Explosives were placed where
| II was almost certain that he would go
and meet the fate that befell Governor
Steunenberg The trap was baited
often for him. But if ever human
bore charmed life" it was the man
who smashed the Western Federation
OF Miners in this state. BY miraculous
means, it seemed. he failed to enter
any of the traps laid for him.
Then band of assassins was set OF
to shoot him or stab him to death
| whenever the opportunity offered. For
more than month his every footstep
here and at his home in Canon City.
| was dogged by men who had been told
off to murder him. But no opportunity
| offered.
| AS last resort poison was adopted
as the method by which to get rid of
| him. The refrigerator of his residence
| at Canon City, which was outside the
| back door, Was used by assassins. The
| Peabody family was poisoned through
| the milk. An awful tragedy was
| averted through the intent of the a.
sassins to make certain of their work.
| Cora Peabody, a daughter, was very
| near to death and physicians from this
| city had to be summoned. Her life was
| despaired Of Former Governor Pea
| body drank too much and vomited. He
| hau severe attack for day. But
| with Spartan resolutions he and the
members of the family said nothing. In
fact they issued stern denials of the re-
ported poisoning. But. nevertheless.
the attending physicians took and held
the evidence that arsenic in large
| doses had been administered.
The explosive that ended the life OF
NJ. b. Valley last May was meant for
member of the Supreme Court. The
bomb was arranged in a vacant lot
| through which tho justice passed al
| most daily. 1t was known to almost
| the minute when he would reach tho
spot 1t was by accident that Mr.. Wal
| ley exploded the bomb that scattered
| the lower part of his body into frag.
mentS.
The adjutant general Of this state
In presence of number of the most
reliable witnesses dug from under the
| gate of a public officer of this state.
resident in this city, bomb. This
! was done on the information secured
| from those under arrest elsewhere and
| it was an evidence of the truth of the
statements made regarding the work
of the "inner circle" He was to have
| met the same fate in the self same
| manner as Gnyernnr Steunenherr