Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-02-23

BY sudden and almost secret. arrests
of leaders of the Western Federation
of Miners, the state authorities of LA
no believe they have the ringleaders
of the band that plotted and carried
into execution the assassination of
former Governor Frank Steunenberg
at Caldwell, Idaho. Saturday Sheriff |
Sutherland of Shoshone county, Idaho, |
arrested Vincent st. John, alias John |
w. Vincent, president of the Burke |
Miners union and lodged him in jail
at Wallace. AT the same time this
arrest was made special train was
speeding west from Denver bearing as
prisoners President Charles H. Meyer
and William d. Haywood of the West
ern Federation of Miners, also G. A.
Pettibone, at one time on the execu-
tive board. Twelve armed deputies
guard the men. st. John was also at
one time prominent in Western Fed
Grafton inner circles. 1t is now al
legged that the plot to assassinate
Frank Steunenberg was concocted at a
point on the upper waters of the st.
Joe river, Idaho, where Simpkins
Gladly wanted by the police and
Orchard, who is now in the peniten-
tiary at Boise awaiting trial, were os-
tensibly hunting and fishing. The
descent of the officers of the law was
secretly made because of fear that
their quarry would lake fight.
Another sensation comes from Den
yer, where detectives tell that Harry
Orchard has confessed the circum-
stances leading up to and surrounding
the Caldwel. assassination, also the
murders in Cripple Creek, including
the Independence horror. Boise of
ficers will not say Orchard has con-
fessed anything, but declare they have
all the evidence they desire to con-
Wet all the prisoners of murder and
conspiracy.
The governor of Idaho believes as
sassins of Steunenberg are in custody.
Later.
Denver, Feb. disqualification has
been made here of the complaints on
which Governor Gooding of Idaho
based acquisitions for Charles Fl. Meyer,
president, and William D. Haywood,
secretary treasurer of the Western Fed
GRAFTON of Miners, and g. A. Petit.
bone, former member of the execu-
tive committee of that labor organiza.
ton.
From these it appears that the men,
who were arrested here and hurriedly
removed to Idaho, were charged direct
ly with the murder of former Governor
Frank Steunenberg of Idaho, and re-
uuisitions in the three cases are identi
cal and charge the accused men with
having discharged the bomb by means
of which Steunenberg was killed a.
Caldwell, Idaho, December 3d. 1905
The specific hrage of murder was made
it is supposed, in order to forestal
habeas corpus proceedings on behalf o
the accused men, but no attempt viii
be made to prove that they were IL
Idaho at the time of the commission U
the crime. 1t is alleged, however, tina
they oonspiIed with others to murde
Steunenberg and furnished funds Il
carry out the plot.
The atrocious murders COMMITTEES
during labor troubles in the Crippl
Greek and Telluride districts in thi
state, which have been shrouded Il
mystery, the earlier Occur d. Allen
murders and the more recent Stuenen
berg assassination form d chain o
crimes with which efforts are bein
made to connect the officers of tn
Western Federation of Miners on co
fession said to have been made by Hal
nv Orchard, who is charged with tn
Steunenberg murder.
This confession, it is asserted, dii
closed a plot to kill former Governc
James b. Peabody of Colorado, Wi
liam H. Gabbert, chief justice of tn
Colorado supreme court, and job
Campbell, former justice. Orchard
said to have confessed that wholesal
assassinations were planned at til
headouartres of the Western Federatio
of Miners in Denver, chiefly by ref
gees form the camps at Cipple Cree
and Telluride.
It is also said that Orchards confe
sion gives a history of the explosion {
the independence depot, near Cripp
Creek. on June 6, 1904, which kille
fourteen men and injured many other
Governor Mcdonald, who issued IL
necessary papers for the extradition {
the federation Officials OF Idaho, sal
that he had read copy of Orchard
confession, but was not at liberty
divuge its contents.
James MCFARLAND, head of a dete
tive agency which was employed
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