The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-20
INFAMOUS PLOTS
CHARGED TO TRIO.
OFFICIALS OF WESTERN Fedora.
TON or MINERS CONNECTED
WITH A CHAIN OF CRIMES
BASED ON CONFESSION
OF Prisoner Under Arrest In Idaho
Upon Charge of Killing Steunen.
BERG With Bomb On De-
cember 30, 1905.

Denver, Feb. Republication was
made here today of the complaints on
which Governor Gooding OF Idaho,
asked requisitions for Charles II.
Meyer, president; William D. Hay
wood secretary-treasurer of the West
ern Federation of Miners, and G. A.
Pettibone, former member of the ex-
ecutlve committee Of that organiza-
ton.
From these it appears the men were
charged directly with the murder Of
Former Governor Steunenherg of
Idaho, and not merely nth being ac-
cesories TO the crime The complaints
and requisitions charge the accused
with having discharged the bomb by
means Of which Steunenberg was
killed at Caldwell Idaho, December 80.
last, The specific charge of murder
was made, it Is explained in order 10
forestal habeas corpus proceedings on
behalf of the accused men. but no at
8empt will be made TO prove that they
were in Idaho at the time Of The com
mission Of the crime. 1t is alleged
however they Conspired with others
10 murder Steuneaberg and furnished
funds to carry out The plot. Various
atrocious murders committed during
labor troubles in this state form a
chain of crime-, W tn which efforts are
being made 10 connect the officers OF
the Western Federation through the
70 etfr Il Il Ig !,
Harry Orchard, who i. charged with
the Stcunenberg murder
This confession, it is asserted dis.
closed a plot 10 kin Former Governor
Peabody OF Colorado william II, Cab
hcrt chief Justice of the Colorado
suprema court, and John Campbell,
former chief justice. Orchard is said to
have confessed wholesale assassina-
tions were planned at headquarters of
the Western Federation of Miners in
Denver, chiefly by refugees from the
camps at Cripple Greek and Telluride
1t is also said Orchards confession
gives tn history of the explosion al
independence station near Cripple
Greek, June 6. 1901. which killed four
teen men and injured many others.
Governor Mcdonald. who issued the
necessary papers for the extradition
of the federation officers to Idaho
said today he had read copy OF
Orchards confession, but was not at
liberty 10 diyulge it- contents.
1t develops Orchards confe sion ac-
cording to the best authority stated
that bombs had been placed in the gate
way Of the residences Of the two mem
bers Of the Colorado supreme court
and that more than a dozen attempts
had been made to assassinate Former
Governor Peabody An investigation
since the alleged confession wa made,
disclosed the presence OF bombs in
exactly the spots indicated The man
who unearthed the bombs, a promi-
nent member Of the Colorado national
guard, is now in Idaho having ac-
companied the party that returned
with Meyer, Haywood and Pettibone
He will appear as witness in the or |
chard trial. il ts said. TO prove the |
truth of the alleged confession.
Information reached here ton ght /
from Cripple Creek that Edward |
Green, a federation man. had been ar. |
rested on a warrant forwarded by the /
Idaho authorities. charging him with /
in the Steunenberg assas.i. |
nation.