The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-06-02
WESTERN FEDERATION
TRIAL POSTPONED
TILL OCTOBER
Judge Smith Grants Motion of Prosecu.
ton -Attorneys for Defense Ask
for Bail Again---Refused

for change of Judge and a change
of venue, these would be passed at
this time and taken up and disposed
of at some future day.
Motion for Change of Venue.
The motion for a change of venue
consists of 36counts and occupies 20
pages of typewriter matter. The
first IL paragraphs recites the afro
cious murder of Ex-Governor Steun-
enberg, the excitement and indigna-
ton which followed. the troubles
which had existed between the mine
owners and the Western Federation
OF Miners, the numerous instances In
which the officers of that organiza-
ton had been harrassed and oppress-
ed by arrests and prosecutions on
various charges, none of which had
ever resulted in conviction. Para
graph II deals with the employment
of the Pinkerton detective agency
and the advent of Mcfarland into
the case, he being employed by Gov
ernor Goooding. This was followed
by the report of the alleged confess
sion of Harry Orchard, who had been
arrested for the murder, in which
1t was said that the latter had told
Mcfarland that the Western Fedora
ton of Miners was responsible for
more than &c murders in the metal
ferrous mining regions within a few
years prior to the murder of Steun-
enberg. That the general publica-
ton of these reports in connection
with the assassination of Ex-Governor
Steunenberg in various newspapers
and circulated throughout Canyon
county caused the subject of Steunen-
berg's death to be the constant and
common topic of conversation among
the people of Canyon county. causing
them to form and express a decided
opinion as to the guilt of these de-
PENDANTS.
Such expressions of opinion becom-
ing general throughout the county
the people were warned through the
public prints against expressing any
opinion in the case, less an apparent
ly fair and impartial jury could not
be procured through citizens disqual-
flying themselves from serving as
such, yet at the same time such warn
ings were published statements ap-
nEaQpod N uhi
was quoted as saying that these
defendants were absolutely guilty
of killing Governor Steunenberg and
numberless other crimes throughout
the west
Paragraph 20 deals with the al
legged conspiracy of Governors Good
ing of Idaho and Mcdonald of Colo
RADIO, with VanDuyn. Mcfarland,
Hawley and others, by which the
defendants were clandestinely remov-
ed from Colorado and brought to
Idaho.
Reference is made to the various
newspapers which were circulated
throughout Canyon county, the read
ing of which caused the citizens to
become so warped and prejudiced
that it is absolutely impossible for
these defendants to secure a fair
and impartial trial in said county.
Governor Cooling is accused of
spending virtually all his time and
lending his powerful influence in aid
of the prosecution; that whenever
public sentiment became torpid in
state either a manifesto has been is
sued or a public speech made in
which the said Gooding has stated
In effect thar he was satisfied of the
guilt of the defendants; that such
statements and publications. coming
from such source. must have great
weight with the inhabitants of said
county. where these defendants are
wholly unknown.
The conduct of the Governor
throughout the proceedings is severe
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